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If the Body Shop deal wasn’t your thing, Groupon is also offering a $20 for $40 deal at Ed Hardy Kids online.   Powered by the fashion ingenuity of designer and entrepreneur Christian Audigier and the electric imagery of artist Don Ed Hardy, Ed Hardy Kids gives youngsters access to a chic style full of bright colors and dramatic illustration. A multitude of eclectic boys' T-shirts, an assortment of dresses, backpacks, caps, and designer onesies turn your kids clothes into catwalk-style struts. If you are a first time buyer from Groupon – use this link. If you are a returning customer - use this link .

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The HOT Groupon deal is $20 for $40 at . . . The Body Shop! Available in-store only and not online, this should give you some great deals just in time for the holidays. My sister-in-law gave me a set of spa products from the Body Shop to take on our honeymoon and I can’t smell it without being flooded with memories! If you are a first time buyer from Groupon – use this link. If you are a returning customer - use this link .

Okay, I have to confess, I don’t even know what this deal is going to be, but Groupon sent us a press release saying that they would be doing a deal $20 for a $40 gift certificate at a major retailer! (Not Gap this time.) Sign up now and you will be all ready to grab yours first thing in the morning before they’re sold out. I can’t wait to see what it is, I’ll post as soon as I can in the morning!

We are in the car driving. On the way home from spending time with some people who are close to us. We haven’t been with them in a long while. For a variety of reasons. One of which involves the conversation we always have when we leave. The one where I care. Joey doesn’t understand why I care. Because as he likes to say, “It is what it is.” For the love of God, what does that even mean! Once upon a time, I didn’t care at all. Well at least not much. My parents somehow managed to raise a strong-willed, passionate child who was amazingly free. And they did all of that in a pretty crazy, legalistic world. The problem came when I started working for companies with bosses. No longer was it okay for me to do what I wanted, the way that I wanted.  As I was trying to figure that out, I married into a family that could not be more different than the family I grew up in. My frankness wasn’t appreciated; it was castigated. And more than once I found myself wondering why God chose me ...

I contacted the winner of the Leyton’s Smiles giveaway and am waiting for confirmation. If you didn’t get the email, it went out to dxxxxxxxxxx1@gmail.com . It was also brought to my attention that I might not have mentioned that I also drew a winner who has confirmed for the CSN $35 gift certificate: supergrand2009@xxxxx.com In case you missed them, we have several great giveaways going right now:     All of these end within the next week or so, so get your entries in today! And if you have an ongoing giveaway, post it so we can all enter. I updated the linkie so it’s clean.

Ruelala is another personal invitation site that posts “deals” on a weekly basis. If you register right now, you can get a free $20 credit. The credit will come in your email within a day or two. To be perfectly honest, the prices and shipping at Ruelala are on the high side. But I would recommend signing up and getting the FREE $20 anyway. These introductory offers usually don’t last super long. I’m usually able to find a FREE or almost FREE deal with these credits even if I don’t buy anything else from the site. So, go Ruelala and I will keep an eye out for a great deal and let you know when I find it.