Human Interest
Remember this blog about the kid who dressed as Scooby Doo's Daphne for Halloween? Well his mom is still writing and is having a giveaway of some of the cool stuff she's received since her post went viral. She's accepting comments on her blog as entries in the giveaway until Jan 31, and the last time I checked there were less than 100 comments - so those are some good odds!! The Daphne blog and it's discussion led me to find My Princess Boy, which is a "nonfiction picture book about acceptance". I love that there is so much attention being given to real people who are allowing their kids to just be kids! More power to these mothers!
An amazing blog that started this month, Born This Way, is too adorable for words. Cute photos from LGBT youth coupled with heartwarming stories about when the pictures were taken. I get lost in this blog, and some of my favourite stories so far are Renee, LaMar, Ken, Joshua, and Dustin. They keep adding more daily, so there are many stories to choose from!
Arts and Crafts
For any playwrights out there, the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto is having an Emerging Playwrights' Competition. It is open to Canadians, and be sure to read all the eligibility requirements to see if you are eligible to participate. Submissions are due April 29, 2011.
My craft blog addiction this week is Craftgossip, which is constantly updated with all types of crafty/DIY things to do, sourced from tonnes of different bloggers. Some of the hundreds of posts that have caught my eye are: Cinnamon Trolls (eek!), DIY mini-notebooks, and Printable Valentines. There are tonnes of posts to choose from at Craftgossip - and it is updated frequently, so my new addiction is being fed constantly!
Deals
Finding a deal on gas nowadays is all but a pipe dream, but OntarioGasPrices.com makes finding the lowest price a little easier. Here are the links for the Barrie, Elmvale, and Midland gas stations. The prices are usually best in Elmvale, but I like to check all my options, just in case someone is selling it for less than $1/Litre. I know - pipe dream, right?
On Fridays or Saturdays over at Smart Canucks, some amazing people go through your weekly grocery flyers and post their Hot Coupon Flyer Deals of the Week! I used their superior deal-round-up skills last week to get TWO 1.77L jugs of Tide liquid laundry detergent for only $4.96+tax. Each jug was $2.47!! Smart Canucks rocks! They also have Baby Deals for all the Mom's out there, and I love that they call it 'Baby Deals', because it makes me think they are selling babies...for cheap!!
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"Born this Way" is great! First I'd heard of it, so thanks for the link.
ReplyDeleteAnd I really think I need to start spending more time on Smart Canucks. You've scoring some great deals over there. :)
I love reading "Born This Way". And the photos are amazing. I love that it is real people submitting to it.
ReplyDeleteI love deals! Smart Canucks and Redflagdeals.com are great. I love that there are all these people on the internet who find all the deals and share them with everybody. What awesome people! They let me be lazy AND get a deal - two things I like! LOL!