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TOTEM by Cirque Du Soleil Giveaway for Pittsburgh area-CLOSED

RANDOM.ORG DREW NUMBER 18 LOLA. WINNER HAS BEEN EMAILED AND HAS 24 HRS TO RESPOND TO WINNING EMAIL NOTIFICATION. IF NO REPLY IN SPECIFIED TIME FRAME, A NEW WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN.

I’ve never seen a Cirque Du Soleil performance. I’ve been told more than once how great Cirque Du Soleil shows are.

Well Pittsburgh, it’s your turn to catch the TOTEM by Cirque du Soleil coming to Pittsburgh in May. Wouldn’t this make a great day out for Mother’s Day or a facinating family night out?

Celebrate Mom with a thrilling Cirque du Soleil experience!

Treat your mother to a memorable Cirque du Soleil experience by taking advantage of our special offers on show tickets—bring your family of four to a show for only $131!

Cirque du Soleil is pleased to announce that it will open in Pittsburgh with its big top touring production of TOTEM, starting Thursday, May 12. TOTEM will perform for a limited engagement under the trademark blue-and-yellow Grand Chapiteau (Big Top) at 20th & A.V.R.R. in the Strip District.

TOTEM traces the fascinating journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly. TOTEM illustrates, through a visual and acrobatic language, the evolutionary progress of species. Somewhere between science and legend TOTEM explores the ties that bind Man to other species, his dreams and his infinite potential.

Fun for the whole family!

Click the banner above to get your tickets for one of several performances of TOTEM by Cirque du Soleil .

You can try to win 2 tickets for the performance on Wed. May 18 right here!

Stop back May 12 to hear my review of the TOTEM by Cirque du Soleil as I attend Media night on May 11.

GIVEAWAY

Cirque Du Soleil is going to give one lucky person 2 tickets to see the Cirque Du Soleil in Pittsburgh on Wed. May 18.

TO ENTER: Leave a comment below telling me either Why you would like to go OR who you might like to take with you.

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1. Tweet this giveaway to help spread the word. You can use the Retweet button in upper left corner or copy and tweet the following message:

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AVEENO Active Naturals products, take the pledge to be an Active Natural

AVEENO has a whole line of Active Naturals products. AVEENO’s newest line uses active ingredients found in nature to care for and protect your skin.

If you really sit down and read about everything we put our skin through, it’s amazing how well it holds up: UV rays, harsh cold, air pollution, even sometimes our cosmetics.

As an AVEENO ambassador I had the opportunity to try some of the products in AVEENO’s Active Naturals line.

AVEENO smart essentials uses the active natural, southernwood. The natural combination of saccharides and polyphenols help attract and bind water to the skin and improves antioxidant activity. Then vitamins A,C, andE and humectants help my conditioning and nourishing the skin.

I received the AVEENO smart essentials pore purifying facial wash, daily detoxifying scrub, nighttime moisture infusion, and daily nourishing moisturizer.

I washed my skin day and night with the smart essentials pore purifying wash. It was very gentle on my skin. I followed that with using the daily detoxifying scrub once a day, usually at night. One thing I liked about this scrub was that the polishing beads in the scrub were not abrasive for my skin. I have sensitive skin and some scrubs are often too abrasive for me. I would follow my cleansing routine up with the daily nourishing moisturizer in the morning. It has SPF 30 which was really nice too. Did you know you should use sunscreen even on over cast days? Although you can’t see the sun, the UV rays are still present. Finally the nighttime moisture infusion. It made my skin so dewy soft without feeling greasy.

My husband commented on the scent. He was sniffing my face and said “mmm you smell good” lol. I told him it was the AVEENO products I was using. Also, AVEENO uses responsible packaging for these products.

They also have sunscreen with Active Naturals using the benefits of natural lotus complex. These products use “Mineralblock Technology” using natural titanium dioxide and zinc oxide. AVEENO sunblocs maintain their protection after 80 minutes of activity including swimming and perspiring. AVEENO active naturals sunblock include those for baby as well as adults.

Last but not least I received the AVEENO Active Naturals Living Color shampoo and conditioner. They’re color preserving hair care items using the active natural Lupine.

Lupine has been scientifically shown to seal the hair cuticle. This helps to seal in color and retain moisture in your hair. This product claims to prevent almost 80% of hair breakage in just one use.

I love the scent of the product too. It’s a light botanical scent that smells clean. I love the conditioner. It’s a thicker consistency and seemed to coat my long hair alot better than some conditioners.

Stop by AVEENO’s facebook page and click on the “Be an Active Natural” tab. Pledge to take on green actions and earn Recyclebank points for your green acts.

Little Dudes and Divas review

Mother’s Day will be here before we know it. Then there’s the baby showers. But what do you get for them? If you need some inspiration, check out LittleDudesandDivas.com

Little Dudes and Divas offers unique and stylish diaper bags, baby and toddler shoes, highchair covers, stroller covers, blankets, stuffed animals and puppets, ….well there’s a lot that they offer. You really should check it out for yourself.

Whether you want to posh diaper bag to show just how trendy you really are or you need something cute on a tight budget, LittleDudesandDivas.com has something for you or that momma on your list. Also check it out for cute gifts for babies and toddlers.

I had the opportunity to review an item from Little Dudes and Divas. I got to try the Rileyroos Sporty Butterscotch Sneakers.

These shoes were great for my youngest who is 22 months old. They were soft and flexible with a rubber sole. Easy to put on with one velcro strap that adjusts easily. They were cute with just a pair of jeans and a t-shirt on him or …I even wore them on him for easter. Here is one pic with him wearing them.

You can see the reflective strips on the sides of the shoes as well in this picture. I got the 18-24 month size. My son is 22 months and there is still a little growing room in them. The shoes were easy to wipe off with a damp cloth. My son seemed comfortable in them. In fact he sometimes brought them to me to put on while in the house for no reason. At $32 these shoes are versatile. If you had to own only one pair of shoes for your toddler I’d recommend the Rileyroos. There are several other colors available on the site as well. I got the butterscotch color but there is also: Chocolate Berry (chocolate brown and blue), Firefly (orange and lime green) Aspen (which is chocolate brown and light blue), Stawberry Sundae (chocolate brown and pink), and Tiger (chocolate brown and orange). So they have color available for both boys and girls.

You can find Little Dudes and Divas on Facebook and twitter as well. Stop by Little Dudes and Divas blog too for new products and info.

Don’t worry, if these shoes don’t fit your little ones style, there’s plenty more cute ones to choose from as well as lots and lots of other products.

***I received a pair of shoes stated above to review Little Dudes and Divas. I did not receive any monetary compensation for this post. Any opinions expressed are my own***

Will you be in Pittsburgh tomorrow, come cheer me on I’m a contestant

Hi everyone. I had a unique opportunity and wanted to share it with you. There’s a mall near Pittsburgh called The Mall of Robinson. They are having an eco-living event tomorrow for everyone.

They are also having an eco-challenge game show and guess who’s going to be a contestant. Winner gets a $510 gc to the mall which would be so nice.

None of my family will be able to go. I had to get a sitter for the kids. So…if you are around the area tomorrow close to 1:00 stop by the Mall of Robinson and cheer me on. I’d so appreciate it!

Find the Mall of Robinson on Facebook and read about their eco-living event.

Please consider bidding in auction to help with a 4yr old’s funeral expenses

I know this is a rather morbid post but I feel it needs to be posted.

Junie’s Trinkets on Facebook is holding an auction to help raise money. Her friend’s 4 year old nephew drown and the the family needs help paying for funeral expenses. I could not imagine a loss like that and hope I never have to know the feeling.

There are many beautiful items that have been donated for the auction. I donated some of my handmade candles and many others have come together to raise money for this cause. Please consider bidding in the auctions.
They start tomorrow 4/19 and end Sunday 4/25.

If you prefer not to bid and just want to donate money directly to the family via paypal, you can use this email address to paypal the money to: RichieV.2011@gmail.com

Little Richie was from Utah. His story was in a Utah paper: http://www.abc4.com/news/local/story/Child-dies-after-falling-into-Utah-Lake/1Cdln3lZYUun5uENrucLXQ.cspx

and Obit: http://aurora-24444.tributes.com/show/Richard-Valenzuela-91308440

ALL proceeds from the auction will be going to the family of little Richie.

If you are not able to bid or donate, consider helping in another way like sharing the story so that others might be able to help