For 2011, Propel Zero is giving away 3 million samples in Walmart stores across the country from March 19th to April 24th in conjunction with a sweepstakes to win a year’s supply of Propel Zero. To enter that particular sweepstakes:

1. Attend a Walmart sampling date at your local store.
2. Snap a photo of yourself with your favorite Propel Zero flavor at a sampling event (or wherever you happen to be).
3. “Like” Propel Zero on Facebook.
4. Upload your photo to the Propel Zero Facebook wall and answer the question: “I stay active by… ” (running, taking the stairs instead of the elevator, taking my dog for a walk, etc.).
5. Fill out the sampling form and let them know A Cowboy’s Wife sent you.
6. Check back to find out who won April 29th!

MY PROPEL ZERO GIFT KIT GIVEAWAY

In the mean time, you can also enter MY giveaway here at A Cowboy’s Wife for a chance to win a Propel Zero Gift Kit.  There will be 10 winners!!!!  WOOHOO!  Gift Kits include (and is featured in the photo above):

• (2) 20-oz. bottles of Propel Zero
• Propel Zero t-shirt
• (3) FREE Single-Serve Propel Zero coupons
• Drawstring Backpack

TO ENTER

Required entry: Leave a comment here on this post telling me how YOU stay active.  Are you a runner?  Do you workout regularly? Play Sports?  What do you do?

Additional, optional entry options, leaving each one you’ve done in a separate comment to count:

• Join the Propel Zero Facebook Community and A Cowboy’s Wife’s Facebook Community.
• Follow @ACowboysWife and @nowpropelled on Twitter and tweet the following. You may do this daily!

Enter to win 1 of 10 @nowpropelledGift Kits from @ACowboysWife: http://acowboyswife.com/propelgiftkit

• Subscribe to my feed via RSS or email. You must confirm your email subscription for it to be a valid entry! If you’re already a subscriber, simply leave a separate comment letting me know you’ve already subscribed.

This giveaway ends at 6:00 p.m. CST on 4/24 and is open to all U.S. residents 18 years or older.  You can read rules here and visit the winner’s page here.

While you’re there creating your band name, check out all the other cool things you can do like make a shopping list and add your band to the event list! They are really making it so much fun. I love how they are engaging customers this holiday season!

If any of you buy these rockin’ tees, I’d love for you to send me a photo of you in it! I’ll showcase the folks that wears them and it will be fun to see the look since a rocker tee is a little out of my element…but it looks good on you, I just might try it myself!  You can email photos to oldnavyrocker (at) acowboyswife (dot) com

WHAT YOU WIN

5 winners will receive a coupon valid until November 24th for a $50 off $100 at Old Navy.

HOW TO WIN

Head on over to Gobblepalooza and use the Band Name Generator. Come back here to this post and tell me the name of your band and if you want, describe your logo. Did you notice any outfit changes with the SuperModelquins when you changed the music preferences? Is there a song that your whole family loves? I’d love to hear it!

***I’m giving you unlimited entries but every single entry has to have a band name that was created from the Gobblepalooza site.  I hope to see a variety of names and not any copycats. Please play by the rules.  It’s very generous of Old Navy to offer these coupons so let’s show them respect okay?!!

This contest ends on Nov. 21 at about 8amCST. That gives you plenty of time to use your coupon!

SALES…..Starting on T-Day hundreds of select Old Navy locations will be transformed into a family, fun shopping extravaganza with 3 Days of Rockin’ Deals, including exclusive one day deals:

• 50% off all outerwear
• $15 Frost Free jackets for kids
• $15 adult jeans.

ENJOY Y’ALL! and for more info, check out the M80 Newsroom!

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• Deanna D j___ill@yahoo.com
• Mandy m____r23@gmail.com
• alice ali____do@gmail.com
• The First Michelle bea____ls@aol.com
• Lethea Benson Lu____es@bellsouth.net
• Kristina La____a35@yahoo.com
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• Rebecca t__b@yahoo.com
• Myranda mc___n02@yahoo.com

My girl Tara got me hooked on this Old Navy Weekly site where you hunt for coupons to use at Old Navy and if you’re lucky enough, you might grab one of those $75 off $100!!  I haven’t been lucky enough to snag of the big ones yet but even the smaller ones like 30% is HUGE.  And with school coming up fast, these coupons can really come in handy.

I was just tickled to death when I was asked to host a giveaway for you guys ’cause I have learned how many people absolutely LOVE Old Navy and I’m a new lover of their stuff.  I even went their yesterday and bought me a cute camp shirt!

So guess what I have for you??

10 winners will receive a printable coupon for $50 off of $100 to use in-store only for the valid dates of July 17th through July 23rd, which means, this contest is gonna be quick!  2 days in fact!

All you have to do is comment here and tell me what you love about Old Navy, about the Old Navy Weekly site, and/or if you’ve won a coupon and what did you by. Chit chat I suppose;) . Is there a particular style they always carry that you love, the price, variety, what???

OH, and guess what?? Entering is unlimited!!! WOOT!  Have at it y’all!

Giveaway ends on July 16th at midnight CST so that you can use your coupon during the valid days.

Changing what I put into my mouth in order to lose weight has been a constant struggle for me.  Going from drinking soda 24/7 to stopping cold turkey was a challenge to say the least.  Once you make the commitment though, it’s worth everything.  I’m helping my body, my skin and even my teeth.  Teeth??  Yes, the soda has done nothing but rot my teeth so drinking water was absolutely necessary for me!

So that’s weight, skin, and teeth so far and I haven’t even begun to scratch the surface of how beneficial water is. Water means I’ll live longer because my body will be more healthy.

Drinking Water

No biggie right?  You turn the faucet on and bam, you have water.  Sadly though, there are many people without clean drinking water.  Can you imagine??  In fact, over 900 million around the world don’t have clean drinking water. THAT is sad. YOU can help though. You can help Crystal Light bring clean, safe drinking water to those people in need. Just take the Water Way Challenge! All it costs is your time and you’ll be helping someone somewhere get that clean water! And if you need a bit more of an incentive, how about a chance to win a spa trip for two to Jackson Hole, Wyo. And if you want a chance to win $250 bucks, head on over to Divine Caroline and tell your story.

I encourage you read my other posts about water and Crystal Light, learn the benefits, take the challenge and even make the recipe using Crystal Light!  I would love to hear you thoughts and stories about drinking water, playing in water, not having water, etc.  Share it with me won’t ya!

• Learn how to stay hydrated
• Make it a habit!
• Get a little fruity:)

SOMETHING FOR SOMEONE

Like the previous water posts, I have $50 bucks up for grabs.  Two ways to enter.  Leave each one in a separate comment.

1)  Take the Water Way Challenge , quiz, or tell me something you learned from the site. Come back here and tell me.

2) Tweet this giveaway and include @AcowboysWife & the link to this giveaway.

That’s it!  Ends on June 4th.

This is 4 of 4 sponsored posts by Crystal Light, however, I wholeheartedly believe in drinking more water throughout the day and during workouts. All my regular readers already know that I flavor my water as well.

I’ve was very happy to participate in this campaign and hope that you truly learned something and it encouraged you to drink more water and help those without clean drinking water. It really is important!

No matter which flavor I choose, I try to add fruit when I can. If I pick the Peach Tea, I slice up some peaches and add to the drink. If I make my favorite, Strawberry Orange Banana, I slice up oranges and/or strawberries and add it to the drink. It makes for a nice presentation and is a great way to work in those fruit servings for the day. This is the perfect drink to serve at a barbecue! Serve in a pretty glass pitcher and throw in some fruit and you have a very tropical beverage!

Another thing I like about Crystal Light is the 5 calorie per serving. Oh yeah! That’s a whole lot better than 100+ calories per soda and it’s so much better for you.

Oh my gosh! I just remembered a recipe I made a while back!!

Fruity Lemon Yogurt Dip

Ingredients:

• • 1 1/2 tsp crystal light lemonade flavor mix
• • 4 oz reduced fat cream cheese
• • 2 containers (8 oz each) vanilla lowfat or fat free vanilla yogurt

Directions:

Mix all ingredients in medium bowl until well blended. Serve as a dip with assorted fresh fruit.
Overall, I love the taste, the variety of flavors, the creative recipes that can be made with the different flavors, and the low calories. If you’ve never given it a try, you really really should.

SOMETHING FOR SOMEONE!

I’ve got $50 bucks to giveaway here but if you want to enter to win $250, head on over to Divine Caroline. It’s easy to enter here and there!

HOW TO ENTER

Leave a comment telling me your favorite Crystal Light drink and if you do anything special to it like add fruit or mix flavors! If you’ve never tried it, just tell me you haven’t and tell me your “dream” flavor.

Additional ways to enter, each one being left in a separate comment please.

• • Twitter this giveaway, including @ACowboysWife & a link back here.
• • Sign up and take the Water Way Challenge. Literally takes seconds!
• • Enter the $250 Giveaway at Divine Caroline, come back here and tell me you entered.
• • Subscribe to my blog via email or RSS reader.

Ends on May 28st!
This is 3 of 4 sponsored posts by Crystal Light, however, I wholeheartedly believe in drinking more water throughout the day and during workouts. All my regular readers already know that I flavor my water as well. I’ve made that very clear here at my blog and on twitter that I couldn’t drink water otherwise.

You know that drinking water is very beneficial but what actions do you take to insure you’re getting enough? When I quit drinking soda, I had to teach myself to drink water. I had to make it a daily habit or else I would forget to drink anything at all.

Here are some tips that have helped me:

• * How much water? The recommendation of “8  glasses a day” is recommended, but keep these things in mind- that amount includes all dietary water intake, including food and non-water beverages;  factor in a person’s body weight, which is an important factor in figuring the amount;  it also varies if you are sick or exercise.  It’s also not good to just drink when you’re thirsty — you’re already dehydrated by then. Form a routine: drink a glass when you wake up, a glass with each meal, a glass in between meals, and be sure to drink before, during and after exercise. Try to generally keep yourself from getting thirsty.
• * Carry a water bottle. A lot of people find it useful to get a big plastic drinking bottle, fill it with water, and carry it around with them all day. I like a reusable water bottle at my desk, and I drink from it all day long.   I keep two filled with water in the fridge so that when I run out of my current one, I can quickly grab another.
• * Set a reminder. Set your watch to beep at the top of each hour, or set a periodic computer reminder, so that you don’t forget to drink water.
• * Substitute water. If you would normally get a soda, or an alcoholic beverage, get a glass of water instead.  You can always use my favorite way which is flavoring your water.
• * Filter. Instead of spending a fortune on bottled water, invest in a filter for your home faucet. It’ll make tap water taste like bottled, at a fraction of the price.
• * Exercise. Exercising can help make you want to drink water more.  If you’re going to exercise, be sure to drink water a couple hours ahead of time, so that it will get through your system in time, and again, drink during and after exercise as well.
• * Track it. It often helps, when forming a new habit, to keep track of the water you drink — it increases awareness and helps you ensure that you’re staying on track.

Drinking water can be difficult on busy days so setting a reminder and carrying a water bottle are the two that I recommend if you are forgetful (or too busy).  I’ve seen so many changes in my skin and hair from cutting out soda and drinking water instead and only wish I had taught myself this habit a long time ago.

Share your tips for making water a habit!

SOMETHING FOR SOMEONE!

I’ve got $50 bucks to giveaway (I’ll be giving away $50 on 4 posts:) and it’s easy to enter.

Leave a comment using water in a poem.

I love to read these! Y’all always crack me up.

Additional ways to enter, each one being left in a separate comment please.

• Twitter this giveaway, including @ACowboysWife & a link back here.
• Sign up and take the Water Way Challenge.
• Enter the $250 Giveaway at Divine Caroline, come back here and tell me you entered.
• Subscribe to my blog via email or RSS reader.

Ends on May 21st!
This is 2 of 4 sponsored posts by Crystal Light, however, I wholeheartedly believe in drinking more water throughout the day and during workouts. All my regular readers already know that I flavor my water as well. I’ve made that very clear here at my blog and on twitter that I couldn’t drink water otherwise.

You do realize that you must have one of these right?  And just think what your sweetie would say if you won this for them!  You might even get a big ol’ smooch on the kisser for it!  To be honest, around here we don’t celebrate Valentine’s very often but I admit that I would love to be surprised with something romantic, like my favorite love songs playing on my new iPod Touch…LOL.

Before I get to the giveaway, you MUST check out the cool stuff happening at Walmart for Valentine’s Day!  You can create a sweetheart list, send and eValentine, and even download a super fun iPhone app where you actually blow into the phone to send a kiss!  So much fun!!  I would love for someone, well my hubby of course, to blow me a kiss…SA-WEET!

Okay, so I know all you care about is the giveaway so without further ado……..

THE PRIZE

Apple iPod Touch 2nd Generation 8GB with a $10 Walmart Gift Card which will come in handy to download some cool new songs!

Key Features:

• * New contoured design
• * Revolutionary Multi-Touch touchscreen interface
• * Brilliant 3.5″ widescreen display
• * Ambient light sensor and accelerometer
• * Built-in volume controls and speaker
• * Built-in Wi-Fi and Nike + iPod support
• * Buy music on the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store
• * Rent movies from iTunes to watch on iPod touch
• * Download games and applications from the App Store via Wi-Fi
• * For Mac and Windows

HOW TO ENTER: PLEASE READ THE RULES COMPLETELY!

In order to be entered for this giveaway, you’ll have to create a love poem! You can create one from the traditional Roses are Red classic or make up one. Leave your poem in the comments section.

Additional entries available by doing the following!  Leave each one you do in a separate comment please.

• *Leave a comment with a love song. (can be done daily!!)
• *Stumble this post.
• *Blog it!
• Visit Amy at Mom Advice and check out what she’s giving away. Come back and tell me!
• *Visit Mixin’ it Up with My Wooden Spoon, listen to any of the shows I’ve done and come back here leaving a comment with the first sentence of the show you listened to!
• *Twitter it using the #embrace hashtag and including me @ACowboysWife in your tweet. Or you can just copy and paste the paragraph if you’re lazy like me!

iPod Touch giveaway @ACowboysWife http://bit.ly/AWD5 !  #Embrace the ones you love this Valentine’s Day! #11moms

• *For  10 bonus entries, pick one of the songs from the little chocolates, create a video with you singing some or all of it and upload it.  Leave the url link here in the comments!!

Giveaway ends on Feb. 13th.  Winner will be announced on Feb. 14th!! Good luck! Thanks to Nestle, Mars–M&M, Russell Stover, and Walmart for this great giveaway!  Check out the other Eleven moms if you get the chance.

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Up for grabs is a PINK Flip Video Camera.  They are so cool.  2 members of my foodie community won one and they are having a blast with them!

HOW TO ENTER

Leave a comment telling me what some of your favorite things are.

You can enter DAILY!!! Yep, come back and enter every single day for even more chances.  And if you really want to triple those entries, you can do the following:

• Stumble this post
• Twitter this post
• Share it via facebook, social networking site, or something like that.
• Join my foodie community.
• Subscribe to my blog via reader or by email.

Leave each one you do in a separate comment please for it to count.

This giveaway ends on Feb. 1st!  Good luck:)

I have both “The Promise” and “The Christmas Collection“.  They both are fabulous!  OMG, the Christmas album was a breath of fresh air and sounded amazing.  Some of the songs included on that album are:

1. O Holy Night – Il Divo, Adam
2. White Christmas – Il Divo, Berlin
3. Ave Maria – Il Divo, Schubert
4. When a Child Is Born – Il Divo, Zacar
5. Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) – Il Divo, Traditional
6. Over the Rainbow – Il Divo, Arlen, Harold
7. Panis Angelicus – Il Divo, Franck
8. Rejoice – Il Divo, McCutcheon
9. Silent Night – Il Divo, Gruber
10. The Lord’s Prayer – Il Divo, Malotte

WIN BOTH ALBUMS!

Leave a comment telling me one thing about the group or group members of Il Divo. Need a little help?  Look here and here:)

Giveaway ends on Dec. 22.  Read rules for giveaways

So, with that said, I think a GREAT gift for anyone with a hobby like that, is the Home Depot Gift Card.  And don’t forget the women either, there are so many things to buy at Home Depot that anyone would be thrilled with a gift like that!   So many of us are do-it-yourself ers and if you’re not, you should try!  It can be fun and rewarding.

They have some cool gift cards too I might add, in fact, I believe there are 17 to choose from so that you can find the perfect one that will suit the people on your gift list……check some of these out and scroll down:

OMG, how cute is that little bitty toolbox to put a gift card in?!!! You know you love it!

Well guess…..I happen to have a $100 Home Depot Gift Card today that you can enter to win.  The Home Depot is absolutely generous folk and I was honored to be able to bring this to you courtesy of them.

How do you enter??

In the comments below, tell me your worse DIY story. Did you intend to build something cool only for it turn out completely wrong??  Did it rain on your project?  Your story must consist of more than 2 sentences…if it does not, you will be disqualified.

I can’t wait to read your stories.  Good luck to all.

*******For an additional entry, Tweet and/or Blog the giveaway!

Giveaway ends on Nov. 30th. Winner will be chosen and announced on Dec. 1st.  One story entry per person.