A Cowboy's Wife » twitter http://acowboyswife.com Family, Photography, and Finds from a Professional Texas Mom Blogger Tue, 22 May 2012 19:07:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 HUGE Clearance Sale at Sears – Up to 80% Off! http://acowboyswife.com/shop-to-save-and-enter-to-win-with-sears/ http://acowboyswife.com/shop-to-save-and-enter-to-win-with-sears/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:54:56 +0000 A Cowboy's Wife http://acowboyswife.com/?p=2066 Edited to add an outfit for people with a budget! Both came in at under $18!

I was recently hired by Sears to help promote their clearance sale, offering 75-80% OFF ORIGINAL PRICES ON FALL & WINTER APPAREL from now til April 18th, and because I’m a new fan ofsearsbaby frugal, I knew it would be something of interest to you guys!

Sears has been around for a long time and has an excellent reputation.  Probably more well known for their Craftsmen Tools around these parts but offer so much more than that.

searsshirtOkay, now for the Sears clearance fashions. WOW!!!  I was just browsing through and saw women’s fashions for $3.59! THAT is crazy sales.  And if you really want to be frugal, you’ll stock up on their jackets and coats and save yourself a ton for when next winter comes around.  I saw $120 coats for $14.99.

I saw some CUTE dresses for both casual and evening that I would love to have I’m sure you know how expensive dresses can be right?  This is the exact reason you should take advantage of clearance prices like this.

And see that cute top to the left?  CUTE!  Would look HOT with a pair of black bottoms and nice heels to dress it up or flats for a more casual look.

I thought it would be fun to pick out an outfit, show you the look and how much it would cost!  I took one top and two bottoms.  One casual and one a little more dressy.  I photoshopped these and not very well I might add but you get the idea.

searsoutfit and searsoutfitb

There are tons of clearance items in every single department so check that out.  Be sure to sign up to get Sears Emails and get $10 in coupons!

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A while back, I found out I was nominated for a Texas Social Media Award and after browsing the list of nominees, knew I had no chance.  So you can only imagine my surprise to find out that I (little ol’ me) actually won an award, me and 24 others.  I was uber excited to say the least and honored of course! I’m sure the judges, Internet Editor Robert Quigley, food writer Addie Broyles and technology culture writer Omar Gallaga had hard time narrowing the winners down from the big list of nominees and an even harder time to pick an overall winner so I just want to say thank you for recognizing me, my blogs, and my social media efforts.  And an even bigger thank you to the person(s) that nominated me and left such beautiful comments.  Thank you.

There will be one overall winner and that will be announced and held in Austin at the same time as SXSW, which I’ll be at with the rest of the Eleven Moms so it works out perfectly for me to attend!  I can’t wait to get my little trophy!

You can attend the awards show and party on March 15 at Ballet Austin’s downtown building (501 W. 3rd Street). The public is invited to honor and celebrate with the winners. Tickets are on sale now for the event, which will include a cocktail party and an awards show. WOOT!

All the award recipients are residents of Texas who are leaders in the growing field of social mediasocialtexas and I want to recognize them here, right now!

  • Henry “Rizoh” Adaso, Houston
  • Joshua Baer, Austin
  • Perry Belcher, Austin
  • Michael Chapman, Austin
  • J.R. Cohen, Houston
  • Michael Cote, Austin
  • Jenn Deering Davis, Austin
  • Sam Decker, Austin
  • Lori Falcon, Abilene (ME)!!
  • Kyle Flaherty, Austin
  • Matt Glazer, Austin
  • Lisa Goddard, Austin
  • Michelle Greer, Austin
  • David Guenthner, Austin
  • Kami Huyse, Houston
  • Cali Lewis, Dallas
  • David Neff, Austin
  • Erica O’Grady, Houston
  • Bryan Person, Austin
  • Connie Reece, Austin
  • Benn and Lani Rosales, Pflugerville
  • Dwight Silverman, Houston
  • Aaron Strout, Austin
  • Paul Terry Walhus, Austin
  • Michael Williams, Austin

So congratulations to all of you and I look forward to meeting you social media folks in Austin!

The Statesman’s Twitter efforts have gained national attention. The main account, @statesman, is one of the top 10 most-followed newspaper Twitter sites in the nation. The Statesman has more than 40 staff members tweeting the news.

CAN A GAL (WHO WON AN AWARD) GET A  YEEHAW or a WHOOP WHOOP HOLLA!

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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:)

]]> http://acowboyswife.com/bloggy-giveaway-flip-video-camera/feed/ 2361 Just Seeing How Many of You Read My Posts http://acowboyswife.com/just-seeing-how-many-of-you-read-my-posts/ http://acowboyswife.com/just-seeing-how-many-of-you-read-my-posts/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:52:42 +0000 A Cowboy's Wife http://acowboyswife.com/?p=1819 Christmas is almost here but as for most, it won’t be much.  We went with quality of quantity this year so one kid only has 2 gifts to open.  Of course little man will make out this year but he’s two and was actually in need of some fun toys!  A couple of things that he doesn’t have are boots and jeans but we’ll probably hit the stores after the holiday to get that stuff and any other hot deals.

Speaking of shopping after Christmas, are you planning on doing any?  Would it help if you had a $100 Walmart Gift Card?  heehee

Okay, so to enter, all you need to do is leave a comment telling me how you would spend it at Walmart.   That’s it!  If you want additional ways to enter, stumble–twitter–and/or blog this giveaway.

As you can see, I’m writing this in regular format instead of giveaway format just to see how many of you actually read my posts;)  This giveaway ends on December 28th and for details on how my giveaways work, read the fine print.

Happy Holidays!

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So, I also have been doing Tony Horton’s 10 Minute Trainer.  Now you would think that you can really do much for your entire body in that 10 minutes but GOOD GAWD, it kicks my butt!  I have this  great video of me working out to it but my windows movie maker apparently doesn’t like the how it’s formatted and won’t import it.  Arrrrgghhhh…..so I can show you my fat butt doing push ups and such.  Anyways, I love the workout and my body is sore everyday…still have not gotten through the soreness but I will…hopefully.

I’m also eating better.  Cutting out sugars, salts, and carbs….well, not completely cutting them out but trying to be smarter about it.  It’s all about baby steps for me.  Since we live a good ways from town, we always ending up eating in town.  Something I’ve been trying to do is pick smarter choices from the heart attack filled menus at fast food but what has been really great are those beautiful half white-half yellow words called, SUBWAY.  Man, these people did it right!  Delicious, healthy choices with options.  Since I rarely step outside the box to try something new, I always get the 6incher….Roast Beef, NO cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, mustard on whole wheat.  Is it still healthy if you ask for extra roast beef?  Just curious………

WIN IT

So to celebrate my upcoming New Year’s Resolution (weight loss & being healthy), I have a giveaway!

There will be 2 winners.

1st place winner will win the Tony Horton 10 Minute Trainer bundle..valued at well of $100.

2nd place winner will win a $15 Subway Gift Card!

HOW TO ENTER:  READ THE RULES!

Leave a comment telling me some ways that you try to stay healthy during the holidays AND what your favorite Subway sub is!

For additional entries:

  • Blog it
  • Twitter it, including @acowboyswife and link to this post. (can be done daily)
  • Stumble this post (leave your stumbleupon username in comment)

Please leave each additional entry in separate comment.  Giveaway ends on Dec. 18th.

]]> http://acowboyswife.com/tony-hortons-10-minute-trainer-kicks-my-booty-shhh-giveaway/feed/ 227 Baby Step Your Way to Social Networking Success http://acowboyswife.com/baby-step-your-way-to-social-networking-success/ http://acowboyswife.com/baby-step-your-way-to-social-networking-success/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:32:08 +0000 A Cowboy's Wife http://acowboyswife.com/?p=1435 If there’s one thing I’ve learned online and off, it’s that you MUST put yourself out there. Regardless of what niche you’re in, it’s important to communicate with other groups for several reasons. Not only will you be sharing your insights and knowledge with others, you will learn a great deal from people that you, otherwise, would have never met had you NOT put yourself out there.

Don’t Be Afraid

You can’t be afraid of rejection or criticism – in fact, you may as well prepare yourself for both of those because they will most likely happen. While most bloggers won’t bite, there will always be those few that think they’re better than you, or just don’t care about the little people. Don’t let that scare you! Instead, let it motivate you to become a better blogger, a better person!

Communicate

Twitter is hot right now, so if you’re not twittering, you’re missing out. It’s the new way to network and socialize via live chat. You’ll find that it’s more of an inviting conversation, which makes for a comfortable approach to those that you admire and want to get to know more.

There are also some wonderful online groups that you can join, like Mom Bloggers Club and Savvy Auntie. Offline, consider creating your own group or find local scrapbooking, mommy, or reading clubs. Surround yourself with activity. It will enhance your social skills and give your self-confidence a boost.

The Takeaway

Don’t let networking intimidate you, whether it’s online or offline. Join some groups, interact with the community or probloggers (perhaps request an interview), and just be yourself.

This is republished from my Blogging with Cents site but slightly modified:)

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