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		<title>Infographic: Facebook&#8217;s IPO</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 12:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been reading about Facebook&#8217;s IPO which is coming out this Friday. It&#8217;s all very interesting and well this is my first look at something like this which interests me. It&#8217;s awesome to see and how hard Mark has worked and now he&#8217;s going to be uber rich. It&#8217;s a good American Success story! This [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="socialize-in-content" style="float:left;"><div class="socialize-in-button socialize-in-button-left"><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-url="http://beingalison.com/infographic-facebooks-ipo" data-text="Infographic: Facebook&#8217;s IPO" data-count="vertical" data-via="BeingAlison" data-related="@BeingAlison"><!--Tweetter--></a></div><div class="socialize-in-button socialize-in-button-left"><iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://beingalison.com/infographic-facebooks-ipo&amp;layout=box_count&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=&amp;action=like&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=dark&amp;height=65" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:px !important; height:65px;" allowTransparency="true"></iframe></div><div class="socialize-in-button socialize-in-button-left"><script src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5&r=http://beingalison.com/infographic-facebooks-ipo"></script></div></div><p>I&#8217;ve been reading about Facebook&#8217;s IPO which is coming out this Friday. It&#8217;s all very interesting and well this is my first look at something like this which interests me. It&#8217;s awesome to see and how hard Mark has worked and now he&#8217;s going to be uber rich. It&#8217;s a good American Success story!</p>
<p>This infographic is cute and informative! Love the right colum where it&#8217;s other people commenting on the facts. Hope you enjoy it!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mbaonline.com/facebook-mba/"><img src="http://images.mbaonline.com.s3.amazonaws.com/facebook-mba.gif" alt="Facebook MBA: Behind the IPO Everyone's Talking About" width="500"  border="0" /></a><br />Created by: <a href="http://www.mbaonline.com/">MBAOnline.com</a></p>
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		<title>DealFind $100 Dollars Giveaway</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 19:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are looking to get a present for someone you love, or just want to treat yourself, look no further then Dealfind! When shopping with them you&#8217;re already going to be saving 50-90% off on spas, salons, restaurants and other services/businesses in your area. They are now also offering amazing savings on travel, hotels, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="socialize-in-content" style="float:left;"><div class="socialize-in-button socialize-in-button-left"><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-url="http://beingalison.com/dealfind-100-dollars-giveaway" data-text="DealFind $100 Dollars Giveaway" data-count="vertical" data-via="BeingAlison" data-related="@BeingAlison"><!--Tweetter--></a></div><div class="socialize-in-button socialize-in-button-left"><iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://beingalison.com/dealfind-100-dollars-giveaway&amp;layout=box_count&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=&amp;action=like&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=dark&amp;height=65" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:px !important; height:65px;" allowTransparency="true"></iframe></div><div class="socialize-in-button socialize-in-button-left"><script src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5&r=http://beingalison.com/dealfind-100-dollars-giveaway"></script></div></div><p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-14828" title="Deal_Find_Logo" src="http://beingalison.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Deal_Find_Logo.bmp" alt="Deal_Find_Logo" />If you are looking to get a present for someone you love, or just want to treat yourself, look no further then <a href="http://www.dealfind.com/">Dealfind</a>! When shopping with them you&#8217;re already going to be saving 50-90% off on spas, salons, restaurants and other services/businesses in your area. They are now also offering amazing savings on travel, hotels, resorts and product deals for houesehold items, cosmetics, jewlery, electronics and more.</p>
<p>Which basically covers the gambit on anything you can want to buy! Love the travel, hotels, and resorts myself because we are always looking for some new places to visit, but sometimes haven&#8217;t heard of them! Hopefully I get to score my family some great deals in that area and discover new destinations to travel.</p>
<p>Just subscribe to Dealfind&#8217;s daily deal emails (subscribing is free), that way you will get all latest deals delivered right to your inbox. Also to make it easier you can download their mobile app, like DealFind on Facebook or follow on Twitter for the latest deals in your city. When you see a deal you like simply click &#8216;Buy&#8217; and you&#8217;re on your way to saving. Super easy and if you already are on some other deal sites this is going to be a piece of cake for you to get adjusted too.</p>
<p><strong>Giveaway Time!</strong> I&#8217;m going to be giving away $100 DealFind Dollars! So you can take advantage of a few Deals that you find! Or get something for the whole family and enjoy time outside of the house! To enter just fill out the Rafflecopter form:</p>
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		<title>Frito-Lays Chips and Parties!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are hopefully going to be having a little BBQ over the Memorial Day weekend because the boys (big and small) have a 6 day weekend since they tacked on unused snow days to that weekend! Which is awesome and the perfect weekend. I just hope it&#8217;s going to be nice! In the mail yesterday [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="socialize-in-content" style="float:left;"><div class="socialize-in-button socialize-in-button-left"><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-url="http://beingalison.com/frito-lays-chips-and-parties" data-text="Frito-Lays Chips and Parties!" data-count="vertical" data-via="BeingAlison" data-related="@BeingAlison"><!--Tweetter--></a></div><div class="socialize-in-button socialize-in-button-left"><iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://beingalison.com/frito-lays-chips-and-parties&amp;layout=box_count&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=&amp;action=like&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=dark&amp;height=65" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:px !important; height:65px;" allowTransparency="true"></iframe></div><div class="socialize-in-button socialize-in-button-left"><script src="http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s=5&r=http://beingalison.com/frito-lays-chips-and-parties"></script></div></div><p>We are hopefully going to be having a little BBQ over the Memorial Day weekend because the boys (big and small) have a 6 day weekend since they tacked on unused snow days to that weekend! Which is awesome and the perfect weekend. I just hope it&#8217;s going to be nice!</p>
<p>In the mail yesterday I got 4 Frito-Lay Chips. The regular Ruffles, 2 Tostitos Bite Size and Sun Chips! Good thing we are going to be using it for a party because otherwise I would need some <a href="http://greatist.com/appetite-control/">appetite control</a> so I wouldn&#8217;t eat them all up myself. Whenever there is chips in the house I have a super hard time resisting the urge to have a bowl!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-14823" title="Frito-Lay Chips" src="http://beingalison.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Frito-Lay-Chips-1024x771.jpg" alt="" width="574" height="432" /></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Really though Sun Chips aren&#8217;t too bad for you! I love all of the flavors and that extra bit of crunch! Now I need to get some mozzarella for my Tostitos because that is my favorite way to eat them. A very simple nacho. Plus that time of the month is coming soon and I crave salt, I just may be in heaven this month with all the goodies I have now.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">What I want to know is what is your favorite <a href="http://www.fritolay.com/">Frito-Lay Chips</a>! (Because honestly I didn&#8217;t know most of these were from the Frito-Lay company until I got it in the mail. )</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><em>Disclaimer: I received the chips for free in the mail. No other compensation was provided.</em></p>
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		<title>Orville Redenbacher&#8217;s SmartPop! Is My BFF! With Giveaway</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 12:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why is Orville Redenbacher&#8217;s SmartPop! my BFF? Well it&#8217;s a great snack for the whole family! Actually Landon asks for popcorn every single day and why not serve it up! It&#8217;s great and easy to make! He loves to push the button to start the microwave then I have to hold him so he can [...]]]></description>
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<p>But we didn&#8217;t have a preference for our popcorn. So we used Orville Redenbacher&#8217;s SmartPop! for a week (Healthy Snacking Challenge) and I think that&#8217;s going to be who we go to from now on! I actually think that it pops more then some of the other brands so less kernels is always good! Plus I love the built in bowl! So much easier to get your popcorn, plus the kids really enjoy it too.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-14812" title="Orville Popcorn" src="http://beingalison.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Orville-Popcorn.jpg" alt="Orville Popcorn" width="600" height="499" /></p>
<p>Orville Redenbacher’s popcorn has several advantages over other snacks; it is:</p>
<ul>
<li>100 percent whole grain</li>
<li>A good source of fiber</li>
<li>Low in fat</li>
<li>Zero grams of trans fat</li>
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<p>Plus it&#8217;s perfect for me and my diet. Because 6 cups of Orville Redenbacher’s SmartPop! popcorn has just 100 calories.Which is what I try to limit my snacks too! So that&#8217;s a whole lot of popcorn I can eat and still not go over my calories.</p>
<p>Overall it&#8217;s perfect for all the people in my family. When the kids are asking for it, I just can&#8217;t say no! Why would I?</p>
<p>Did you know that on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/orvilleredenbachers">Orville Redenbacher&#8217;s Facebook page</a>, you can find a $1 off coupon and a super cute game called the Pop Cam Game.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-14814" title="Look Popcorn!" src="http://beingalison.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Look-Popcorn.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="465" /></p>
<p><strong>Giveaway Time!</strong> 10 winners are going to win 1 box each of <span>Orville Redenbacher&#8217;s SmartPop! popcorn. Just use the Rafflecopter form to enter!</span></p>
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<p><em>I wrote this review while participating in a campaign by <a href="http://www.momcentralconsulting.com/">Mom Central Consulting</a> on behalf of Orville and received product samples to facilitate my review and a promotional item to thank me for my participation.</em></p>
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		<title>Strawberry Cool Whipped Waffles Recipe</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 12:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I decided to come up with my own recipe using store bought items. Mainly because it&#8217;s so much easier, but it was actually super delicious. Which being a mom I want easy and delicious all rolled into one! All the items are actually what I already have at home. Which was Eggo Cinnamon Toast Waffles, [...]]]></description>
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<p>I decided to come up with my own recipe using store bought items. Mainly because it&#8217;s so much easier, but it was actually super delicious. Which being a mom I want easy and delicious all rolled into one!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="uploadedimage" src="http://c647261.r61.cf2.rackcdn.com/dis/0_83167_634725307266827231.jpg" /></p>
<p>All the items are actually what I already have at home. Which was Eggo Cinnamon Toast Waffles, Strawberries and COOL WHIP whipped topping.</p>
<p>Just toast the waffles.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="uploadedimage" src="http://c647261.r61.cf2.rackcdn.com/dis/0_83167_634725308289569787.jpg" /></p>
<p>Add dollops of COOL WHIP.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="uploadedimage" src="http://c647261.r61.cf2.rackcdn.com/dis/0_83167_634725308402826513.jpg" /></p>
<p>Add on Chopped Strawberries.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="uploadedimage" src="http://c647261.r61.cf2.rackcdn.com/dis/0_83167_634725308998282330.jpg" /></p>
<p>Chow down!</p>
<p>We don&#8217;t eat dessert that often at my house. But I can see myself serving this at least once a week since! It&#8217;ll especially be nice for the summer months when it&#8217;s hot because this is a light dessert. I can even see it being served for breakfast or a snack too!</p>
<p>Also if you want to add another waffle on top you can make it into a sandwich too!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="uploadedimage" src="http://c647261.r61.cf2.rackcdn.com/dis/0_83167_634725316423149925.jpg" /></p>
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