Read the Bible in 90 days?!?!?! What???

That's right! I am going to read the Bible in 90 days! There is a program that I am joining up with to do just this. Over at Mom's Toolbox, there is a large number of people signing up to follow the program to read the Bible in just 90 days!

I recently was lucky enough to win my own copy of the Bible and Participants Guide for the program. Although I have read parts of the Bible, I have never read it in its entirety. I really want to accomplish this. I am trying to raise my girls to follow Christ and I think that by knowing his word, I will be better able to do this.

I look forward to starting this program on January 1st. Would you like to accomplish this also, come on and join us!

Etsy Team Columbus

Have you ever heard of Etsy Team Columbus? Well, I have had the honor of befriending one of the members. This is a group of crafters and artists that all live in Columbus Ohio. They are offering variety boxes to raise money for charity. Get a sampling of items from these artists and help them help someone. Check out the variety boxes at the Etsy Team Columbus site.

ETC is also having a giveaway on their blog.

There is still time to get entered to win the gift basket.

Introducing $$Dollar Days$$

Book your party on the 1st through the 10th of the month and get a special package for that amount of money!

December's Dollar Days special is a great

Massage Package

($32.00 value)

Book your party on the 6th and get this package for only $6! Want to get it for $3? Book your party on the 3rd!

Its that simple!

(Parties must be qualifying parties in order to get the package)

~~Hurry Dates Are Going Fast!~~

Brown Bag Party Special Offer

Are you wanting to get started in the Romance industry? Want to join the leading company in the industry? Didn't get signed up during the kit sale?

That's okay because Brown Bag Party is still looking out for its potential recruits!

If you sign up in November, you will receive the Holiday Toy Booster, FREE!

Wow! How awesome is that!

You are going to get extra toys with your kit for FREE! Great way to start out your business!

Are you ready to start changing your financial future? Let me help you get started! http://www.bbpartygirl.com/

December Hostess Exclussive

Have you been Naughty or Nice?

Rather Naughty or Nice, this year Santa is bringing our December Hostesses these Naughty stockings for HIM & HER!!!

Host a Brown Bag Party in December and you can purchase these His & Hers Stockings full of naughty goodies for only $20 each.

Book your December party today! (Catelog parties count too!)

www.bbpartygirl.com

Sassy Holiday Affair!

Mark your Calendar and plan to attend:

The Sassy Holiday Affair Shopping Extravaganza
Sponsored by Sassy Sisters In Sales
November, 21st
10:00am - 5:00 pm EST
Various vendors representing a variety of products. There is something for everyone. Games, Prizes, Special Deals, Exclusive Savings! Invite your friends - they won't want to miss this either! All of our guests will be entered for a chance to win fabulous prizes , but you must REGISTER !!!!!!!
Event will take place on MomChats.com. In the menu select Chat rooms, enter your name, no password needed. Once logged in you'll be in "the lounge". At the top of the box click on the arrow & choose the room assigned to a Sassy Affair. Sit back and enjoy the fair! Chime in with questions or comments anytime.
If you are a vendor and are interested in participating, go to Sassy Sister Events and submit a vendor form. This is a free event. Your only requirements are to submit a prize (see terms for more details) and you must publicize the event on your blog or other social sites.
Come Join The Fun!

Introducing Our Newest Toy!

DOMESTIC DIVA'S
My Secret Flower
Your pleasure will blossom with our powerful mini bullet vibe.
Our unique flower controller has 7 functions, is coated with a
smooth silky texture and comes complete with batteries. The
bullet portion is waterproof for easy cleaning. Plug and play. Item: 865 - $24.00

To order visit: http://www.bbpartygirl.com

This Weeks SSIS Spotlight IS:

Cheryl Farmer!!!

Cheryl Farmer is the creative energy behind Creative Cove Jewelry Designs. If you haven't had a chance to check out her lovely creations, I urge you to do so this week! Her creations are one of a kind and are absolutely gorgeous! She works with a variety of beads, including turquoise, amazonite, coral, and agate just to name a few.Please take a few moments to check out Cheryl's Art Fire shop and peruse her amazingly gorgeous jewelry creations!If you would like to hear more about Creative Cove Jewelry Designs click on : Sassy Sisters In Sales! This link will take you to the full article, where you can find more about this very creative Sassy Sister!

October is Orgasm Month!!!!!

Did you know that October is Orgasm Month????? Why not, its the only month that starts with the BIG "O"!!! In honor of orgasm month, here are a few facts and finds about orgasms.

An orgasm is the peak of the plateau phase of the sexual response cycle, charaterized by an intense sensation of pleasure.

Many women have multiple orgasms.

The difference between a "clitoral" and a "vaginal" orgasm has to do with where you are being stimulated to achieve orgasm, not where you feel the orgasm.

An orgasm is good for you!!!
Benenfits:

Orgasms relieve tension.
Orgasms help you sleep better.
Orgasms calm your cravings for junk food, and sometimes cigarettes.
Orgasms burn calories.
Orgasms can work as natural pain management.
An orgasm a day keeps illnesses away.

New from Soylicious.com

Just listed from Soylicious.com is our Seasonal products. Two beautiful melt warmers. Both warmers are two piece electric tart chunk warmers that are UL listed. Combine these with your favorite Soylicious.com scents and get into the spirit of the season.

Fall Harvest

and

Holiday Magic

Check them out they are beautiful. What a great addition to your holiday decor.

Hurry, get them before they are gone!

http://www.soylicious.com/christinastrickland

Kit Sale from Brown Bag Party

Woo Hoo!!!! Brown Bag Party has announced their HUGE Fall kit sale! If you have been waiting for the perfect time to start your own business and you think that the romance industry is for you, NOW is the time! Our Basic kit, the kit that I started out with, is going to be on sale for an awesome low price of $99!!!!! WOOZA!!!

You will get over $500 in retail products as well as training material and sales supplies. This is an awesome deal!

If you want more information about the romance business or about what Brown Bag Party has to offer you, visit my website and click on the Join My Team button. All you have to do is fill out the form and I will contact you to talk about the opportunity! No pressure and no strings attached! I will just help you decide if Brown Bag Party is right for you!

I love what I do!

I get paid to party and you can too!

http://www.bbpartygirl.com/

The Benefits of Pole Dancing

The benefits of pole dancing

(Thanks Krystal @ ohitfeelssogood.blogspot.com)

Pole dancing and pole fitness has become very mainstream in the last 5- 10 years, from just exotic dancers to soccer moms wanting to be fit and feel confident. Pole dancing builds strength and flexibility. It can be done as a fitness rountine with other workouts or by itself. Pole parties have become a very popular way to learn some basic moves with your friends and feel more comfortable getting familiar with a class based structure. With Brown Bag Pole parties you and a group of 10-20 friends get together in your home and I come with a portable pole and show you 5-7 basic moves. The great thing about this is your in the privacy of your home. Your friends will cheer you on and you learn to feel sexy, feel confident and get fit! Most women forget this actually is excercising! Pole parties cost $38 per girl and that includes a goody bag full of things to make your night extra special. Want to learn more? Take extra classes or purchase a pole. This doesn't have to be about him many women dance for the partners but some use this as there time to feel good about themselves. Get rid of the mirrors in the room. Feel sexy without letting your body tell you otherwise.

Have a pole party

Be sexy,

Be fit,

Pole dance

To book your pole party for you and your friends visit:

www.bbpartygirl.com

Click on host a party and fill out the form!

Just Buggy

Its been a while since I have listed something new but today I have posted 3 new sets of clips on my site!

Here they are for a sneak peek!

Just Buggy!!!

WOW! I got to get busy!

I just realized that I have been 4 days without doing my workout. Man, I didn't want to do that! I have got to get back to it! I want to reach my goal and there is only one way to do it, STAY MOTIVATED!!!!! How are you all doing on your journeys?

Day 3 Wii Fit Routine

Woohoo! Day 3 of my workout routine and I am still loving it! I got a later start on this today. Ended up with a bad migraine last night that carried over a little this morning.

I am dedicated to finally lose this weight I have been wanting to lose so I decided to go back to the low calorie diet that I did before I got preggo w/ Savanah, baby #1. I was successful with that, lost 30lbs without working out! So I am hoping since now I am working out that I will be even more successful!

So anyway, here is my routine for today:

Stretch
Fit Credits
Tree
2 minutes
Total
2 minutes

Warm-up
Fit Credits
Downward-facing Dog
2 minutes
Sideways Leg-Lift
3 minutes
Total
5 minutes

Exercise
Fit Credits
Super Hula Hoop
10 minutes
Balance Game of your Choice
2 minutes
Super Hula Hoop
6 minutes
Balance Game of your Choice
2 minutes
Total
20 minutes

Cool Down
Fit Credits
Warrior
2 minutes
Spinal Twist (Crocodile Twist)
2 minutes
Chair
2 minutes
Total
6 minutes

Full Routine
33 minutes

Whew, let me just tell you that 10 minutes of super hola will kick your arse!!!! Then a 2 minute break while you do your balance game and back to another 6 minute round of super hula! If I didn't burn some calories with this workout, something is definitely wrong! LOL!

I hope you are keeping up with your workouts!

Day 2 Wii Fit Workout Routine

So I have finished my workout for day 2 of the wii fit routines. Woo Hoo! I feel awesome! It does me good to get up and get moving first thing in the morning. I am usually dragging during the day! Here is the routine that I followed today:

Stretch
Fit Credits
Single Leg Extension
3 minutes
Total
3 minutes


Warm-up
Fit Credits
Torso Twists (Torso & Waist Twists)
2 minutes
Sun Salutation
2 minutes
Spinal Twist (Crocodile Twist)
2 minutes
Total
6 minutes


Exercise
Fit Credits
Free Run / Jog (10 min)
10 minutes
Balance Game of your Choice
2 minutes
Island Run / Jog (1 or 2 Player)
5 minutes
Balance Game of your Choice
2 minutes
Total
19 minutes




Cool Down
Fit Credits
Super Hula Hoop
3 minutes
Torso Twists (Torso & Waist Twists)
2 minutes
Total
5 minutes


Full Routine
33 minutes

As you can see the routine says 33 minutes, well, I actually went 35 minutes. LOL, I got a little carried away with trying to beat my score on the bubble balance game. This really doesn't feel like a work out at all! It is so fun!

So, have you started your workout routine yet? I would love to hear your take on these routines! I am excited for another day of the Wii Fit Routine!

Woo Hoo!

Wii Fit Workout Routine

I am sure by now that many of you know that I am a member of the awesome group

Sassy Sisters In Sales.

Well, one of the owners, Debbi, started a personal blog, My Journey of Changing Me, tracking her success and journey of her weight loss goals. She has encouraged many of her followers to start working out and working towards their weight loss goals. I am one that has taken on the challenge.

Debbi has introduced me, and many, to the Wii Fit Routine website.

Well, today starts my first day of workouts on the Wii Fit. I did the following 30 min weight loss routine.

Hard 30 Minute Wii Fit Weight Loss Routine
Stretch
Fit Credits
Triangle
2 minutes
Total
2 minutes


Warm-up
Fit Credits
Single Leg Twist
2 minutes
Single Leg Extension
3 minutes
Total
5 minutes


Exercise
Fit Credits
Island Run / Jog (1 or 2 Player)
5 minutes
Super Hula Hoop x 1
10 minutes
Balance Game of your Choice
2 minutes
Balance Game of your Choice
2 minutes
Total
19 minutes


Cool Down
Fit Credits
Short Run / Jog (1 or 2 Player)
2 minutes
Triangle
2 minutes
Cobra
2 minutes
Total
6 minutes


Full Routine
32 minutes

My total workout time ended up being 31 minutes. I think I missed a minute on the balance game. But I am very happy with that as a start! Thirty-one minutes is great for me, especially since I don't normally workout or exercise!

After today's workout I feel great! I am excited to do this again tomorrow. I think with an actual routine to go by and someone to keep me motivated, thanks Debbi, I will keep this up and be able to reach my weight loss goals!

Awesome Bridal Giveaway

Bridal Giveaway 2009

Inspired! Wedding Tips and ideas is hosting its first annual bridal giveaway. Beautiful set of Toasting Flutes, choose from three different styles.

Choice 1

Our sponsor company is Aleximani Events. Post a comment to this blog post or any other on my blog for an entry into our giveaway indicate which set of Toasting flutes are your favorite.

Choice 2

Earn an extra entry by visiting the sponsors page view other gifts or items and come back and post the items that you liked on the site. If your name is chosen you could win both prizes, the flutes and other item (up to $50 value). Be sure to end your comments with "contest entry".

Choice 3

You can earn extra entries by following this blog, subscribe in reader or by email. You can also earn an entry if you advertise this giveaway on a social network or blog, you should come back and post the link. Come back everyday for extra entries, read any of the blog posts and comment, end your comment with "contest entry".

Entries will be accepted through August 17, 2009 at 11:59pm. Winner will be announced on August 24, 2009!!!!!!!!!!!

****Visit Inspired!!!!! Wedding Tips & Ideas NOW to enter giveaway!!!!******

While you are there check out Aleximani Events to see all of the awesome gifts they have for every occasion!

Sale Time!!!! In all my BIZs

~HELPING TO BRIGHTEN YOUR DAYS

& YOUR NIGHTS~

I am offering a sale in all of my businesses. If you have been wanting to try one of my products from Brown Bag Party, Mommy's Sunshine Designs, or Soylicious.com, now is the time w/ great savings!

I will start off the Sales with:

Brown Bag Party

One of the awesome new features with Brown Bag Party is that we now can offer coupon codes to use on our websites. I am offering 20% off all orders placed on my website! http://www.bbpartygirl.com/

To receive the 20% off use coupon code 4B9RVW at checkout.

All orders will be shipped straight to your door via Fedex. No one even has to know what you order!

Next business up for a sale is

Mommy's Sunshine Designs

I am offering a HUGE sale here, 20% off all orders and FREE shipping (US only)!!!
What a great deal!

Are you looking for a tutu for your pretty princess or a tye dye for your little sunshine?
This is the place you want to be! Check out all of my photos. Fill out the form on the contact us page with what you are wanting.

http://www.mommyssunshinedesigns.com/

And last but certainly not least,

Soylicious.com

I am offering 20% off all orders emailed to me. This one you have to email me your orders. Check out my site and make you a list of what you want then email me!

c_strickand@yahoo.com

I will work up your price with your discount and shipping and get back to you.

**Check out the exclusive scent MOON PETALS! Awesome!**

Check out my shops. You are sure to find something that fits your needs or desires! I have something for EVERYONE! Looking for a gift but not sure what to get? Message me and I will help you find the perfect item.

D and D Sales is having a HUGE inventory SALE!!!!

D&D Sales is my sister & her families business. They started it a few months back and are successfully running it as a family!

They are having a HUGE inventory sale! I am posting the fliers of the inventory and the sale prices. If you see something that interests you please email my sister @

danddbudgetfashions@yahoo.com

to see what is still available.

These are great prices as you can see so the inventory is going quickly. Act fast if you want to get you a great purse or tote.

July 25th Sassy Affair

Mark your Calendar and plan to attend:

A Sassy Affair Shopping Extravaganza
Sponsored by Sassy Sisters In Sales
July 25, 2009
11:00am - 3:00 pm EST
Various vendors representing a variety of products. There is something for everyone. Games, Prizes, Special Deals, Exclusive Savings! Invite your friends - they won't want to miss this either! All of our guests will be entered for a chance to win fabulous prizes , but you must REGISTER !!!!!!!
Event will take place on WAHMChats.com. In the menu select Chat rooms, enter your name, no password needed. Once logged in you'll be in "the lounge". At the top of the box click on the arrow & choose the room assigned to a Sassy Affair. Sit back and enjoy the fair! Chime in with questions or comments anytime.
If you are a vendor and are interested in participating, go to Sassy Sister Events and submit a vendor form. This is a free event. Your only requirements are to submit a prize (see terms for more details ) and you must publicize the event on your blog or other social sites.
Come Join The Fun!

Product Review: Everlasting Bouquet

Are you a person that loves flowers? I am! I love the beautiful colors and varieties there are. I love how pretty all the flower gardens look in bloom as you ride down the road.

Only I have a few issues, I don't have a green thumb and I suffer from migraines and floral scents bring them on. These two issues are the reason that I do not have any flowers in my house. I don't even have any outside, yet.

Well, I have found a solution! This product is the perfect solution to the lack of a green thumb and also allergies! Jean from JMayOriginals has created the Everlasting Bouquet! That's right a beautiful bouquet of flowers that never has to be watered, never has to be weeded, and best of all, never dies!!!! I recently won a giveaway from JMayOriginals, actually I have won two giveaways. Each prize was a unique hand crocheted Everlasting Bouquet. My second bouquet came in the mail today and it is gorgeous! A bouquet of three beautiful blue flowers complete with its on vase of colored stones to hold the flowers.

This is a great way to brighten up your office or your living room without having to worry about killing the flowers or having an allergic reaction!

Are you looking for the perfect gift that will last a lifetime? Check out JMayOriginals and get yourself one of these beautiful bouquets! These would also make a great bridal bouquet to throw at your wedding!

Jean also makes other great items and has just launched her first edible item; MUDBALLS!!! Yummy! Go on, check out her site, you know you want to!;)

Vacation Planning

It is the time of year when everyone is planning their vacations. It is supposed to be an exciting time and a relaxing time. My husband and I bought a time share the year after we were married. We knew that we liked to go on vacations and thought that it would be nice to go different places and not have to worry about coming up with money for rooms and such all at one time.

This should be a great way to vacation, right? Well, so far for us, 5 years, it has been nothing but a headache. Every year that we have used our timeshare to book our vacation we have had some sort of problem. Either the reservation was not there, it was the wrong reservation, or most recently, we can't get a room! We have this "agent" that is supposed to be there to book our vacations for us so we don't have to deal with all that. Well, this year we relied on her to book our room. When we kept getting the run around, I called her. I finally got a response back that we should go ahead and book our own room before it was too late. Well, guess what, it was already too late!

I am really starting to dislike this whole timeshare idea more and more! What is the point of having it if you can't successfully use it?

Sale Sale Sale

As you all probably have guessed by now, I have started a new business venture! I am an independent consultant with Soylicious.com! The newest candle company around! We just launched July 1st! WOW!!! So exciting for all of us! If you would like to learn more about Soylicious.com, click here or visit my website here.

As a launching special and because I am so excited for everyone to try these awesome candles, I am having a sale! That's right, only a week in business and I am already offing a sale! You can't beat that!

I am offering you 20% off your entire order!!! WOWZA!!!

Okay, you are probably saying what's the catch, right? The only catch is that you have to email me your orders. This sale is only good through me, not the company and no other consultant, just me!

c_strickand@yahoo.com

Please put "Soylicious.com order" in the subject line.

What are you waiting for? Start shopping!!!!

www.soylicious.com/christinastrickland

We have so many scents to choose from, I know there is plenty you will like!

Hurry this sale is only good until Friday, July 31st!

If you have a friend or family member that likes candles, please pass along my website and tell them about my launching special!

www.soylicious.com/christinastrickland

Brown Bag Party Announces "The Playroom Bag"

The Playroom Bag

Brown Bag Party is happy to announce the launch of our newest product

The Playroom Bag™

While designed toward the swinger lifestyle in mind,

our playroom bag has universal appeal.

We've assembled a nice little collection of goodies

for any fun night in the "Playroom".

The Playroom Bag is now in stock and ready to ship.

This item will not appear in our catalog, only online.

Contents subject to change.

To learn more, please visit:
http://www.theplayroombag.com/

Item: 911 - $20.00

***You can now place orders for the Playroom Bag online @ www.bbpartygirl.com**

A Weekend of Celebration and Thanks!

July 4th, Independence Day, brings lots of ways to celebrate and give thanks to all those heroes out there that are risking their lives and have risked their lives for us to have our freedom. From cookouts with friends and family to fireworks displays to parades, there are numerous ways you can celebrate.

My family started our festivities this weekend with our local fireworks festival Friday night. This was the first time our girls were big enough to know what was going on. This year they had the moon bounces for the kids and lots of other activities for the children and adults alike. My girls loved the moon bounce slides with daddy.

After this fun, it was time for the fireworks! Yay!

My 3 year old, Savanah was not too happy with the loud noise the fireworks made.

My 2 year old, Sarah, on the other hand loved them and wanted to see more.

Here are a few pictures that I took of the fireworks:

Saturday, the 4th, was spent with family for the most part with a cookout with friends to wrap up the day. What a great way to celebrate, with friends. We attended a cookout with lots of activities for the kids, even the "big kids" had a good time. There was a pool, sidewalk chalk for artwork, water slide and the biggest hit of all was a water balloon fight, this is where the "big" kids came into the fun. We wrapped up the night with a little fireworks display at the cookout. Once again Savanah didn't like them but Sarah loved it!

Thanks to all of the soldiers out there that have risked their lives and those that are risking their lives today! Also a huge thanks to their families for giving them the support to do what they do! God Bless you all and God Bless America!

Review of A Perfect Party by Cody

Saturday, June 27th, was our first Sassy Affair with the Sassy Sisters In Sales. One of our sisters, Kattia Gordon, is a rep for A Perfect Party by Cody. During Kattia's time slot her prize for her game was two of the treat/craft bags offered on her site. I won the prize so I took Kattia's advice and got two of the Beach Babe Treat bags.

Well, much to my surprise, the treat bags arrived yesterday, Thursday, July 2nd. I thought that was pretty fast shipping!

I sat my girls down today to let them open their surprise! I was very impressed with how the treat bags were packaged. When I opened up the cardboard shipping box, I found a nice memory box tied up with a pretty purple ribbon.

My daughters, Savanah age 3 and Sarah age 2, could not wait to get into this big box to see what their surprise was. I let them continue on to open the box. As they untied that ribbon and opened the top of the box they saw a tattoo and a candy stick. Savanah said, "Aww...Mommy look!"

So, on through this pretty purple tissue paper my girls got to their "surprise". They pulled out their bags and were excited to see what all was in them. As I began to pull everything out of the treat bags, we found: sunglasses, flip flops, a visor, candy necklace, small beach ball, and decorative foam pieces. My girls immediately put on the sunglasses.

I sat the girls in separate chairs and showed them how to pull the backs off the stickers to decorate their visors. They really enjoyed doing this. Both girls made their hats all by themselves. They put them on and are still wearing them. There were decorations for the flip flops but we didn't' get that far.

As you can see by the pictures, neither girl took off their sunglasses to decorate their hat. Once the hats were finished they put them on and then had to put on the necklace and blow up their beach balls. Now they are ready to go to the beach!

Thanks Kattia for suggesting the Beach Babe Treat Bags!

If you have a birthday party or any special occasion coming up, check out Kattia's site and let her help you find the perfect decorations and accessories for your event.

http://www.perfectpartybycody.com/