As much as I love the internet, I have always been concerned about certain information being stolen by hackers. Several years ago my husband purchased train tickets online for his brother and a few days later we were contacted by our credit card company with concerns of suspicious activity on our account. Sure enough, someone had gotten our credit card information and charged over $6000 worth of items including round-trip tickets to New York.
I know that nothing is full-proof but I do my best to make sure that my online transactions are as secure as possible. I log-out after every online purchase, online banking session, and
Data security is very important and something that everyone should be aware of. There are several rules that I follow in order to help prevent our personal information from being stolen by hacking. A few of the easiest include:
TGIF! I know that we are all busy, but be sure to take a few minutes and enter some blog giveaways today. I try to enter a few blog giveaways each day simply to increase my chances of winning. It is the perfect way to get some extra goodies for my own family and a way to stock up on frugal gifts for family and friends.
Last week I won a $25 See's Candy gift card! I will be using it to get my Dad some chocolate covered caramels for Father's Day, they are his favorite!
My kids and I absolutely LOVE seafood, but living in Idaho we rarely get to have fresh seafood. Visiting the Oregon Coast every summer helps, but we need more than that to satify our seafood needs. That's why we count on the Gorton's fisherman!
I've been lucky enough to be provided with the opportunity to try a variety of Gorton's seafood at home with my children and we can't get enough. Gorton's Seafood tastes delicious.
As part of our decision to eat healthier, I'm thrilled that Gorton’s offers 20 products with 200 calories or less per serving. We especially love their ShrimpScampi, Buttery Shrimp and Grilled Tilapia.
With so many different types and
kinds of seafood, you can create the perfect meal every night of the week. Every single time!
How about sitting down for a delicious and healthy meal that takes less than 30 minutes
to prepare? As a busy mom, meals that are healthy, quick and easy are
often those that save the day and allow me to spend valuable time with
my children.
If my kids had their way, we would have Gorton's Seafood for dinner every night of the week. Unfortunately, Daddy doesn't like seafood so we can't indulge as often as we'd like!
As part of the #SmoothBlogger program I have been sharing my personal experiences since receiving an amazing treadmill.
Two months ago I completed the fitness test on my Smooth Fitness treadmill for the very first time. I will admit that I was a little disappointed with the results, but it made me want to do better. My goal was to improve just a little bit each time I took the fitness test. Any improvement was going to be considered a success in my eyes.
The fitness test
program grades you on your speed of completion, which is determined by
how far can you walk, jog or run in 12 minutes. You receive 1 of 5
grades: very bad, bad, average, goodor very good.
This morning after completing the fitness test on my top rated treadmill, I received something that I never had before... my result was not "bad" this time but instead it was "average!"
Were my eyes playing tricks on me? I had to take a double-look to make sure that I did indeed see what I thought I did flashing on the screen in front of me.
I am not a runner by any means of the word, but I have gone farther than I never thought possible since receiving my Smooth Fitness treadmill.
Running around the block was impossible and now I can jog for entire mile and a half! A year ago if anyone had told me I'd be able to do that I wouldn't have believed them.
Today is Haagen-Dazs free cone day, so take the kids to your local Haagen-Dazs and have a frugal
after school treat. I know that my kids love icecream no matter what the occasion!
My grocery shopping list has changed in conjunction with my journey to a slimmer, healthier lifestyle over the past several months. I recently had the opportunity to sample a variety of Simply7 Snacks healthy chips. My personal favorites were the Creamy Dill and Bruschetta Lentil Chips. Both of them were simply delicious!
These healthy chips were full of flavor! I loved that they were both crispy and "fluffy" as my kids say. We also loved the unique shape of the lentil, hummus and pomegranate chips. My son has braces and isn't allowed to eat most chips, but he could easily eat these ones without having to worry about them messing up his brackets.
I also love that they are a healthy alternative to regular potato chips and contain 40% less fat! No need for dip with these healthy chips!
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2013 is almost halfway over and it’s time to do something new! Forget about yesterday, today is #FreshMade! Each day we have a choice, a choice to do the same old routine or do something unique and different. It’s time to grow, it's time to change, it’s time to make your dreams a reality.
Chick-fil-A is helping you make today #FreshMade, by creating new menu options that you can feel good about! They are introducing 3 new premium salads and an improved wrap all under 430 calories made with premium ingredients.
Take your taste buds to greener pastures.
Quiz: Are You A “Starter”? - Some of us wake up with pep in our step, ready to conquer the world. Others might need a little kick in the behind to inject something new into their lives! Find out if you’re already raring to to go or need a little help getting the good time rolling!
Every day should be a day to remember, but there are those special occasions that need to be celebrated just a little more. Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, birthdays and graduation are those important memory-making occasions that often lead to frame-worthy photo opportunities.
This Mother's Day weekend will be one to remember with the newest addition to our family being just 5 months old. It is guaranteed that our cameras are going to be busy capturing memories all weekend long.
In addition to capturing those picture perfect moments, being able to display them is even more important. Photo albums, photo collages and digital photo frames are among the most convenient.
Best Buy can help make sure you never miss the important moments with a wide assortment of the latest cameras, including DSLR cameras, action camcorders, and compact cameras with long zoom, low light and wi-fi.
