May, 2016

• 24 May

  Get Sample Item Boxes from Amazon for Free After Credit (Limits on what you can use credit for)

  

  Amazon is offering a bunch of sample boxes for Prime Members that come with purchase credit towards an item relevant to the box contents. The current ones up are: Women’s Make-up & Hair Care Women’s Facial and Oral Care Amoretti Syrup Box Protein Bar Box Sports Nutrition Sample Box (All …

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• 24 May

  Vinebox Review: A Subscription to Three Glasses of Wine per Month

  

  The new Vinebox service allows you to taste new wines a glass at a time. I always love discovering new wines.  That’s why I’m a huge fan of tasting at different wineries. What I don’t like is spending a lot of money on a bottle of wine, only to find out …

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• 23 May

  Sale on Wine Pass — Complimentary Tastings and More!

  

  Every year, I’ve been a subscriber to the Virginia Wine Pass.  This pass is valid at over 100 wineries (and now some cideries/meaderies) and can get you bottle discounts, BOGO tastings/glasses, and complimentary tastings.  The card is good for two people. Each year, the card is for sale and is valid …

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• 22 May

  Love With Food Review: Gluten-Free Box

  

  Love With Food Review:  Gluten-Free Box Guest Post by Mrs. Pizza As a mom of 2 who’s married to a New York Italian trained chef who believes food cures all, eliminating pasta, breads, cookies, and bagels from my diet is often a losing battle.  But why fight it you ask?  …

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• 21 May

  Traveling When You Have Real Neighbors

  

  A few years ago, I bought a house in the suburbs.  This was a pretty big deal for me–not just because of the house aspect of it–but because I had been living in urban areas in apartments.  I was used to things being right by me and convenience. While I …

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• 18 May

  Hom-burger in Paradise (well, Charleston, SC)

  

  I recently took a vacation to Charleston, SC, to escape the… rainy… cold… of a Virginia May…? I didn’t expect the unseasonably bad weather in Virginia, but it was beautiful in Charleston. One thing I was pleasantly surprised by in Charleston was the quality of their restaurants, as well as …

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• 14 May

  Great Sale on Some Kindle Favorites Today

  

  Usually, when Amazon has a Kindle sale, I don’t recognize the books on the sale list.  Today, some of my favorites are on sale for $1.99-$2.99.  They are all HarperCollins books. Beautiful Ruins is a book that seriously touched me when I read it.  It was funny at times, romantic …

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• 3 May

  THIS WEDNESDAY: DC Area Meet-up in Clarendon

  

  May the Fourth is quickly arriving and I’m looking forward to seeing all you DC-Area people out in Clarendon to celebrate! I’ve got the space reserved starting at 5pm if you want to be an early bird, but given jobs and DC traffic, probably expect most people to be out …

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April, 2016

• 30 April

  How Babs Callahan Saved the Freddies

  

  Okay, maybe saved is a bit much.  Strongly ensured the succe…. okay, okay, fine.  Made sure there were 20 red balloons at the event. But who is Babs?  And how did she pull off such a heroic feat?  I’ll just let that cliffhanger dangle for a moment and get back …

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• 28 April

  I’m Beginning to Doubt Las Vegas is in the Desert

  

  Last time I went to Vegas back in October, it rained the whole time.  And we had picked the hotel I was staying at specifically because we wanted to go to the Mandalay Beach. Oh well. So this time when I popped over to Vegas, I was determined to spend …

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