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(Rachele)Blogger316125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420417943344220216.post-5021323872781574438Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:59:00 +00002012-01-15T08:28:14.237-05:00 Everyone loves Amazon Codes. Want to win $100 to Amazon? Complete the entries in the Rafflecopter below. You can come back and do a few each day or do them all in one sitting! Good Luck! /*{literal}<![CDATA[*/ window.RAFLIN = window.RAFLIN || {}; window.RAFLIN['815c331d'] = {id: 'ZDg0MTU1NmVjYmJmNjNlNTBiMjEzM2Q0NjlkMjlmOjUyMQ=='}; var url='//d12vno17mo87cx.cloudfront.net/http://becausesomeonecares.com/2012/01/100-amazon-twitter-blast-is-live.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachele)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420417943344220216.post-3982029710408255179Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:03:00 +00002012-01-04T14:03:21.421-05:00 $100 Amazon Gift Code will be up for grabs. If you'd like to promote your Twitter account and get new followers this is a GREAT way to do it.  For just $1 you can help give someone $100.  It'll be a Rafflecopter Giveaway and your Twitter account will Thank You for all the new Follows.  Click the button below to sign up! http://becausesomeonecares.com/2012/01/100-amazon-twitter-blast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachele)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420417943344220216.post-2951242830132586900Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:12:00 +00002011-12-15T10:08:35.338-05:00 I've been participating in a "test drive" for Verizon FiOS over the last six months and will NEVER go back to my local cable company as long as FiOS is available. First off.  I've always been a fan of Verizon as a company.  I've used their cell service since it became available and have never received anything other than exceptional customer service any time I reached out.  I feel they are http://becausesomeonecares.com/2011/12/whos-your-cable-company.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachele)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420417943344220216.post-7028969921230250641Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:39:00 +00002011-11-30T09:39:08.789-05:00 http://becausesomeonecares.com/2011/11/beautiful-sky-ww.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachele)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420417943344220216.post-955320485626539856Thu, 24 Nov 2011 19:34:00 +00002011-11-24T14:34:49.830-05:00 http://becausesomeonecares.com/2011/11/just-in-time-for-holiday-shopping.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachele)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420417943344220216.post-8946571002734110829Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:39:00 +00002011-11-16T15:51:45.431-05:00 Came home from work today and realized the new kitten must have been quite busy today.  Incense sticks that were on top of the entertainment center were all over the living room floor.  Shadow (kitten) is meowing up a storm so I fill her food bowl and hear a rustling noise coming from the den.  Thinking it must be the biggest rodent thus far I set off to find it.  When I do find it, I don't rushhttp://becausesomeonecares.com/2011/11/never-dull-moment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachele)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420417943344220216.post-5639867570414458075Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:01:00 +00002011-11-14T17:14:09.086-05:00 This post brought to you by Puppies vs. Babies. All opinions are 100% mine. It's not right to compare children.  They each are unique and beautiful in their own way.  So let's compare babies to Puppies.  Both are so freakin' adorable that I love them all.  If there was a contest, who would win? Puppies vs. Babies online contest is a contest Animal planet put together to once and for all findhttp://becausesomeonecares.com/2011/11/who-cuter-puppies-vs-babies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachele)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420417943344220216.post-5034938984801361997Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:11:00 +00002011-10-23T10:11:47.746-04:00 If you play games on Facebook than you are familiar with the "life every 5 minutes" or so.  The developers reward you with lives incrementally to keep you coming back.  You can also "gift" lives, coins or power-up to your friends to remind them to keep coming back.  There is usually a one-per-day-per-friend limit. Recently I started playing Collapse Blast and have been surprised to see that thehttp://becausesomeonecares.com/2011/10/collapse-blast-on-facebook-so-many.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachele)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420417943344220216.post-3459314140701764755Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:23:00 +00002011-10-05T17:24:36.265-04:00 I've recently had several online (and off) discussions on The Middle.  It's a popular show with a quirky family that most of us can relate to.  My 5 year old loves the show and was very excited to see the Season 2 DVD arrive.  She told her brother, "That's a show Mom and I watch.  It has a boy who whispers to himself *(whispering) whispers to himself." We were watching last night and there'shttp://becausesomeonecares.com/2011/10/ive-recently-had-several-online-and-off.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachele)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420417943344220216.post-7333359251085652909Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:52:00 +00002011-10-04T09:53:41.152-04:00Do you ever take time for yourself? I rarely do. I mean, I take time, I just never think of "my time" as an opportunity to do something FOR myself. Today I changed that. One of the rare mornings that I dropped the kids off and went directly to the salon (read: Super Cuts) and got my hair cut. It's been over a year. The dry ends were killing me and forcing me to curl them to hide the http://becausesomeonecares.com/2011/10/me-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachele)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420417943344220216.post-6901416070158525933Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:31:00 +00002011-09-28T08:38:20.509-04:00 I've been extremely happy with my Verizon FiOS service the past couple months.  Still trying to figure out all the features and have had a couple snafus along the way...but... FiOS does Magic.  Seriously. First.  We've had some issues with the permanant line getting hooked up.  A temporary line was hung around the yard and several weeks later, after all the important markings were completehttp://becausesomeonecares.com/2011/09/fios-magic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachele)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420417943344220216.post-3590931767466741831Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:05:00 +00002011-09-21T08:05:59.425-04:00 The Web The Spider Cozy Back at Home http://becausesomeonecares.com/2011/09/wordless-wednesday-morning-surprise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachele)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420417943344220216.post-7360304588803327587Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:32:00 +00002011-09-16T20:32:27.292-04:00 I LOVE this show.  I can't actually relate to any of the personalities and I think that's what I like most of all.  They are quirky, clumsy and hilarious.  I know families that slightly resemble this one.  It's just not mine... Thankfully.  It's a comical family dynamic with two working parents and kids with challenges of their own.  The middle child, Sue, has finally found an activity(sporthttp://becausesomeonecares.com/2011/09/how-do-you-handle-multiple-events.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachele)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420417943344220216.post-8875549914529856495Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:12:00 +00002011-08-26T00:14:37.394-04:00being realrandom thoughtshurricane IreneWow. Is it irrational to have feelings for a Hurricane?  When I found out that "Irene" was coming up the coast, my initial, irrational, childish, reaction was... "Crap, Mom's coming for me." Yes.  My very estranged, very dead, Mother's name is Irene. Irrational? Paranoid? My Mother and I never got along.  I wanted an all accepting mom.  She wanted the girly girl interested in beauty, http://becausesomeonecares.com/2011/08/good-night-irene.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachele)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420417943344220216.post-3443975974051752982Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:28:00 +00002011-08-22T14:28:28.216-04:00thoughts on bloggingmy perspective Image from boostability.com Stop Following Rules made by Others. That's my main bit of advice.  Everyone has thoughts on what needs to be done to become a successful blogger but what they neglect to understand is that we all have a different meaning of "successful." Set Your Own Rules... and Don't Be Afraid to Change Them When I first started blogging I wanted to make money.  Plain and http://becausesomeonecares.com/2011/08/my-thoughts-on-blogging.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachele)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420417943344220216.post-1071766598612224446Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:48:00 +00002011-07-26T09:50:26.020-04:00cable programmingkids programmingVerizon FiOS I was asked by Verizon and Mom Central to Test Drive Verizon FiOS' Triple Play package and give my honest opinion of what I think.  I was happy to join this program for several reasons.  I'm an Internet and TV junkie so theses services are important in my life.  My old cable company was doing OK but I had started to begin having problems with my Internet connection and was getting dropped http://becausesomeonecares.com/2011/07/verizon-fios-test-drive-part-one.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachele)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420417943344220216.post-4237503692831466387Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:19:00 +00002011-07-25T13:19:50.913-04:00vegetablescrazy shitgardeningIt's true.  I've killed or allowed to die every plant I have ever bought or been given.  I grew a Chia herb garden that did really well indoors but died shortly after I transplanted outside.  I received another herb garden last Mother's Day that did really well until it got cold and then nothing grew back. When I'm NOT trying to grow stuff it's amazing what happens.  I posted here about the http://becausesomeonecares.com/2011/07/i-can-grow-anything-as-long-as-im-not.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachele)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420417943344220216.post-7786708920393028365Sun, 24 Jul 2011 12:01:00 +00002011-07-25T08:24:24.528-04:00Warner BrothersComic- Con2011Persons of InterestCourt TVComic Con 2011 is wrapping up today.  I've had so much fun keeping up to date on all the happenings from the WB booths and events through their site WB Comic Con 2011.  It is a star studded event and it appears as though it was a packed house all weekend long.  Being able to see what was happening without fighting the crowds was amazing.  I secretly wished I was there, though. The ability to http://becausesomeonecares.com/2011/07/comic-con-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachele)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420417943344220216.post-5733776657843835282Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:57:00 +00002011-07-08T08:57:14.599-04:00wineONEHOPEcharitiesREPOST (from 11/09) If your familiar with my other blogs you know I'm a huge lover of wine. I'm not the snobby sort who can only consume the most expensive of varietals and looks down their nose at those with lesser tastes (or budgets). Yes. I am a fan of low budget wines. Some will say it's lack of knowledge, which in part is probably true. I don't taste a lot of high dollar wines so my palatehttp://becausesomeonecares.com/2011/07/onehope-wines-giving-back-with-wine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachele)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420417943344220216.post-5147671954297530Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:47:00 +00002011-07-08T08:47:22.033-04:00Season 6The CloserKyra SedgwickHave DVR's and OnDemand viewing made DVD's obsolete? There are so many ways to view our favorite shows and movies. DVD players are no longer required. Netflix can be rented through your Wii. Movies and Television programs can be viewed on computers and even phones so why purchase DVD's? BONUS FEATURES The kids love the bonus features on their DVD's and sometimes request just to watch those.  http://becausesomeonecares.com/2011/07/closer-season-6-available-now.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachele)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420417943344220216.post-7021704565309369427Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:39:00 +00002011-06-29T08:39:26.011-04:00social networkingbrandingfriendsbloggingBloggers talk all the time about owning their brands.  Creating a profile for your business (blog) and sticking to it.  Being recognized by potential advertisers is key and they want to be recognized by their business not by the person behind the business.  Social networking screws this up for me.  I am not a writer that happens to be a person.  I'm pretty sure all writers are people.  I am a http://becausesomeonecares.com/2011/06/branding-im-just-not-into-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachele)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420417943344220216.post-7142986444730548090Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:22:00 +00002011-06-27T13:23:09.610-04:00Kyra Sedgwick. working momsThe CloserRecently rejoining the work force, I was amazed at how quickly the kids and I adjusted to the new schedule.  Granted, I was working at Puddin Pops school so it only required that we leave 10 minutes earlier than usual and we dropped Handsome off first instead of 2nd.  It did, however require making two extra lunches (for PP and I) and me to be ready to actually be seen in public rather than http://becausesomeonecares.com/2011/06/how-do-you-make-it-work.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachele)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420417943344220216.post-8255096683450139496Sat, 25 Jun 2011 11:54:00 +00002011-06-27T08:14:18.738-04:00silly things kids dowater parks I posted this picture on Facebook on our last trip to Water Country.  Let this serve as  Public Service Announcement.  My kids did this last year but...I guess they forgot over the Winter.  If you have plans to visit a Water Park this Summer be warned.  These spouts attract children and if you see your child/ren standing or (even worse) sitting on one of these spouts, start packing up your stuffhttp://becausesomeonecares.com/2011/06/psa-for-families-heading-to-water-parks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachele)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420417943344220216.post-1503270801311448794Sat, 18 Jun 2011 11:47:00 +00002011-07-04T07:52:37.143-04:00tvThe CloserKyra SedgwickI'm so excited for Summer programming to begin.  In the past couple years some good shows have come out that only air during the Summer.  I don't remember this type of programming when I was a kid, or even 10 years ago, but it gives me something to look forward to when the other shows go on break and my DVR gets empty. The Closer is one of my favorites.  I've watched since the first season and http://becausesomeonecares.com/2011/06/closer-season-6-now-available-on-dvd.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachele)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420417943344220216.post-1338344140333488470Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:15:00 +00002011-06-02T06:15:29.098-04:00random babbleI've been working 5-7 days a week for the last month and trying to take care of everything else on my off time.  I haven't been here but I did manage to cut my lawn.  For the first time ever.  I wasn't allowed as a kid.  Mom thought it was "boys work", and since I had two brothers... I got to do the weeding.  Weeding sucks. I'll be back soon.  Feel free to talk about me until I get back.http://becausesomeonecares.com/2011/06/blah-blah-blah.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachele)3