Confessions of a Hoarder (plus a Giveaway)

  So a little confession, I'm a bit of a hoarder and I happen to hoard samples. Oh how I love getting little, tiny sized offerings of all sorts of stuff, and I can't turn them down! Nordstroms is an absolute nightmare for my poor husband when we go shopping as they are WAY too happy to offer you a little sample of anything your heart desires. 

  Then I found BirchBox, oh dear I don't even have leave the house to find my tiny treasures! They ship them right to my house! Suffice to say that I have accumulated quite a stash of sample products that I have no interest in or won't ever use. What to do with it all?

 Turn it into your gain! 

For no reason at all I decided to gather all the goodies 

I have never used, or opened, sniffed and said "nope" to. 

Now 2 lucky gals can have them!

  I have been hoarding the pretty boxes that my Birchbox sample come in too, so I have put together two packages of sample sized happiness for two lucky readers to win. These boxes are full of stuff that any girl will enjoy, most of the sample are entirely unused but one or two may have been opened to investigate but only about a single spritz has been used to decide that this product wasn't for me. If that doesn't weird you out it's yours for the taking and my husband will thank you.

Pamper Box

  This box contains a bunch of sample sized goodies that will help revive and revitalize you! Any nurse or nursing student could use a little pick me up and this is full of great stuff that will help you feel like you had the time and money for a mini spa day. And who knows you may love the products so much you might just go hunt them down.

Primp Box

  This box is stuffed with goodies for the nurse or nursing student who still wants to look good, even if it is only during long 12 hour shifts or at clinicals. There are a bunch of samples and full sized products in here that will help you look great whether you are heading out for a much needed break or just wanting to look like you actually have enough time to get made up before heading to work or school. 

How to Get a Box

• Leave a comment telling me if you are a nurse or nursing student, which box you just have to get your hands on, and why one of these boxes would make your day. 
• You have until June 21st, 2015 to enter, one entry per person, please leave an email address so that I can contact you if you have won.
• 2 lucky gals will be chosen at random.

Good luck!

Shift Stories: Timberland Photo Contest

 Timberland PRO Renova 

has launched a new contest in honor 

of

 Nurse Appreciation Month!

Renova Shift Stories- A day in the life of a nurse

 May 6-June 7 2013

Each week (Mondays) we will be announcing a new theme related to nursing lifestyle. Fans may upload photos to our contest tab on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram following the weekly theme. Fans may submit their entries using the hashtag #RenovaShiftStories for a chance to win a pair of Timberland PRO Renova shoes! 

Enter Here

If you would like to see my entry for this week

Check it Out Here

Influenster:

Have I told you about 

Influenster?

This is a community of people who are invited to try products for free 

and then spread the word about what they like and hate about each product.

A number of themed boxes go out several times a year

to lucky members who have qualified by earning badges

that are related to your individual interests.

Take a look at the brand new site,

Influenster recently went through a makeover that 

has made it WAY easier to find everything.

I love receiving their boxes of goodies, 

which are kept top secret until the lucky recipients unveil 

the contents.

Why not take a look, 

you may end up loving it as much as I do! 

Dilemma and a Giveaway!

  I have a dilemma, but it is the very best kind of dilemma to have. Mr and I have decided that we need to get away, this will be our very FIRST vacation ever!  So we are now tossing around ideas as to where to head off too. We live smack dab in the middle of two great choices, Las Vegas or California, so where to go? Now you see my dilemma!


  It is two totally different vacations, in two totally different spots. I could head out to the Coast and spend my vacation on the beach, laid back out in the sun and just chill. On the other hand I could head over to Vegas and party it up, shop and let loose with the glam night life. Such a hard decision!!


  OK, so while I consider my trip destination I figured I would offer you ladies a very similar dilemma in the form of a giveaway. (Guys are welcome to join but the prizes are girly stuff, but hey maybe you have a lady in your life who would love them)


  Here's the deal, there are two prize packs to be given away and a lucky winner for each.

The Pamper Pack

This prize contains all a nurse needs to pamper herself after a long shift!


- Simple Moisturizing Face Wash
- Wen by Chaz Dean Sweet Almond Mint ReMoist Intensive Hair Treatment
- Soothing Peppermint Menthol Foot Balm
- Sally Hansen Nail File

The Glam Girl

You may wear scrubs for a living but a girl has to glam it up once in a while!


- 14 Gorgeous Bangles
- Pair of Aviator Sunglasses
- Multi-Strand Rhinestone Necklace

The Rules:

  You must be a follower of this blog either through Google Friends Connect or Google+, your choice. Now leave me a comment telling me which prize pack you would love to win and why you should get it. Make it funny, silly or serious but leave me something to make me decide to give it to you, this will not be drawn at random, my favorite commentors will win the prize. That's it!


  Oh yes, and since I have to choose between vacation spots, you guys have to choose between prize packs, meaning you can only enter for one prize!


  The winners will be announced on June 29th.


(Everyone is invited to enter, this giveaway is not limited to nurses only. US and Canadian Addresses only)

Happy Nurses Week 2012!

Say it loud and say it proud my fellow nurses!

Happy Nurses Week!

  All kidding aside I wanted to say thank you. To all you wonderful people who give up your days and nights to take care of total strangers, you all rock! I also wanted to put in print a shout out to all my instructors, preceptors, friends and most importantly the patients who helped this every day gal become a nurse. Without your help, guidance and encouragement I would never have gotten to where I am.

  To all you student nurses out there, take time to celebrate this week. You are on the most incredible, life changing journey. This week take a moment to look back to the day before you started nursing school and then look at yourself now. I bet you will be shocked to see how far you have come already. Good luck to all of you, but as my dad says you won't need it because you all have brains!

   Oh yes and head on over to this super cute blog 

The Days When I'm Not a Nurse

Anna is giving away a lovely package of great stuff

in celebration of Nurses Week.

Happy Nurses Week everyone!

Fibers Nurses Week 2012 T-Shirt Design Contest

  Nurses Week is coming and Fibers is starting the celebration early. 

They are holding their 3rd Annual Humerus T-Shirt Design contest in celebration. 

Up for grabs are some really cool prizes, including an iPad3! 

  Naturally I decided to join in the fun and whipped up my own design.

I thought this was a pretty funny and appropriate since every NOC Nurse lives off coffee.

I would ABSOLUTELY love it if you voted for my design.

All you have to do is follow this link.

It will ask you to join Fibers, but don't worry you won't be charged 

and they don't spam your mailbox.

Even better,

why don't you head on over to Fibers and create your own design.

Who knows you might win a prize!

Garnier B.B. Cream Free Sample Alert

I'm still loving the Garnier B.B. Cream that 

BzzAgent sent me to try out.

Have you been wanting to try it 

but are unsure about buying a whole tube?

Well now you are in luck!

Garnier is giving away free samples of 

their new B.B Cream!

Head over here to request your free sample!

Feed it Forward

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

With the spirit of the season upon us I wanted to share

a wonderful program that I found online.

Restaurant.com

has a program running called

"Feed It Forward"

which allows you to gift up to 40 people 

with a $10.00 credit to Restaurant.com that will

allow them to buy gift certificates to a number of restaurants 

of their choice.

If you don't have 40 people to give to you can 

donate these gift certificates to

"Random Acts of Kindness"

which will distribute them to those in need.

This program runs until December 25th

go check it out and give some holiday cheer!

In the spirit of giving, 

if you would like a free $10.00 gift certificate,

leave me a comment on this post telling me

what you are grateful for this holiday season

 and I will send you one before Dec 25th!

(don't forget to include your email address)