This is a partnered post. As a full-time blogger, nothing is more crucial to my business than my computer. And as a full-time penny pincher, I also have a few tricks up my sleeve for shaving off the cost of this expensive, but necessary equipment! 1. Enter Sweepstakes. Well, naturally!…
The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free. Do you have a blogger on your Christmas list this year? It might be hard to know what to get them, since bloggers are often…
The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free. So Christmas is next week....and I haven't had time to wrap any presents or mail cards yet. Whoops! I know I'm not the only one…
This is a sponsored post. As those of us here at Contest Corner headquarters can tell you, server uptime is very important. There's nothing worse than a server crash causing your website to go down for hours! At times in the past, we have toyed with the idea of creating…
This is a sponsored post. You guys know that I'm a reality TV junkie, so I'm always anxious to find new programs to follow. The more outrageous the premise, the better - so I think this season of Cutthroat Kitchen: Superstar Sabotage is going to be a fun one to…
This post is sponsored by Invisalign. On May 31 I got an opportunity to attend Bloggy Boot Camp in Seattle. The 8-hour round-trip drive from my home here in Oregon isn't something I take lightly, but I've been wanting to get more of a perspective on blogging beyond just the…
I was invited on a press trip courtesy of Experience Kissimmee in conjunction with the #RockYourVacation campaign. Experience Kissimmee is currently hosting the Rock Your Vacation contest, where 8 finalist videos have been selected and put up to a public vote. By voting for your favorite, you will be entered…
This is a sponsored post. Recently, I wrote a post introducing Suwit Muay Thai, a destination Muay Thai training camp based in Phuket, Thailand - or as I call it, a "Train-cation"! You know, martial arts training on vacation?! OK, I'll stop with the bad puns now. ;) At any…
This is a sponsored post. Many people don't know this, but I started training in martial arts in 2000. That's actually how Jai and I met - he moved to Oregon from Arizona in 2002 and resumed his training, so we met during class. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to…
All travel consideration provided by the Chicago Auto Show. I spent several days in Illinois last week for the 2014 Chicago Auto Show Media Preview. The Chicago Auto Show is the largest in the country, and I was able to see everything from a superhero's car to a $1 million…
