Two Monkeys & A Washtub: October 2010

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Giveaway Winners! Yeah - I love announcing winners!

I love announcing winners! It's always so much fun!

TastyBaby Organic Foods - Steve

PowerCapes Personalized SuperHero Cape - Bergamot

EvoraKids Probiotic Oral Supp. - maddiemb

SoapSoundz Hygiene Heroes - Chubby Cheeks

Ecousable SS Water Bottles - Heck of a Bunch (partymix25)

Nature's Path Organic Cereals - janetfaye

The Secret to Skinny - hendy

Sore Throat Giant Microbe - kimbuckjr

$15 EcoMom GC - Nikki

Teddy's Pride Pet Oral Care 60-d Supply - HoundGirl

Aurorae Yoga Ultra-Thick Mat - Nell

Tillamook Cheese Prize Pack - G_Mimi

Aroma Home Hot Sox - Cathy W

Eat Wholly Prize Packs (3 win) - JessicaASU (main prize), CountryCookinMama (main prize), danav27(coupon prize pack)

Isagenix Sampler Pack - shala_darkstone

Kidorable Umbrella - katy

Music for Little People Prize Pack (3 win) - Grandma Bonnie, Penny W, hendy

Suave Naturals Body Wash & Lotion - mami2jcn

Thanks to everyone that entered! There are still giveaways ending soon and more that I will be posting this week so keep stopping by to enter!

Happy Halloween!

Have fun trick-or-treating with your kids or handing out candy and enjoying all the wonderful costumes! We had lots of plans this weekend, but with two kids battling a stomach virus...we have spent the weekend cuddling, sleeping, and trying to feel better when they weren't getting sick!

Hope you've had a great weekend and have fun tonight!

Friday, October 29, 2010

Surfin' Saturdays: Week 17 is all about Twitter! Tweet Tweet!

Welcome to the 17th Surfin' Saturdays hosted by Chubby Cheeks Thinks, Two Monkeys & a Washtub, And Then There Were Four and The Coupon Challenge! Each week we will be surfin' a different social network. You will have to check back every Saturday to see where we will be! One week it may be a facebook hop and then the next an email hop! It will be lots of fun and you will get to meet new people and see old friends as well!

We kindly ask that you follow these simple requests

Follow the hostesses in the first four spots (We will follow you back! Just please leave a comment letting us know that you are following us!)
Please only link up the network that is being hopped that specific week.
No spam please. These will be removed.
It would be wonderful if you are linking up this week if you could add our button to your sidebar or in a post to help spread the word! :) The more people that join, the more fun it will be! (Plus if you add our button to your sidebar you can grab 5 extra entries into any ONE giveaway!)
If someone follows you please feel free to follow them back! If you follow me and leave a comment you are guaranteed a follow back!

This is a new list every Saturday, so please remember to come back and link up!

This week is TWITTER!

Please link up only your TWITTER account!!

Friday's Kid-Tested Recipe: Pizza Chicken Fingers

I hate sneaking food into my children's diets, so I thought I would share some of the recipes that I make with my kids (ages 4 &2)! When kids help cook, they rarely avoid the food because they helped to make it! I'll try to note steps that even the youngest children can help with in the kitchen! These Pizza Chicken Fingers are not only yummy but they are super easy to make too!

What you'll need to make it!
Canned Biscuits
Pizza Sauce (your favorite - ours is a pasta sauce: Classico Four Cheese)
Shredded Cheese (my kids prefer Kraft's Mexican Blend)
Leftover cooked chicken shredded (or you can purchase pre-cooked chicken)

How to make it!
Flatten each biscuit out with a rolling pin (if they stick, use a little cooking oil spray or olive oil on your pin before rolling)
Once biscuits are rolled, sprinkle with cheese, chicken shreds, and a light layer of pizza/pasta sauce
Cook at 375 for 15-20 minutes, or until biscuits are golden brown (all your insides are cooked already, so you are really cooking the biscuit)

How to serve it!
Serve your Pizza Chicken Fingers with a side of pizza/pasta sauce for dipping and a side salad

Kids starting at around age 2, with supervision, can help with layering their pizzas and making up the side salads (you'll be amazed at their creativity with helping - and they will be more likely to at least try the salad too)!

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Have a great recipe or a food/cooking blog? Feel free to link up now or send me an e-mail! I am going to start featuring recipes of others every Friday...I just haven't gotten my act together yet! I'd love it if you'd grab the button, but it's not a requirement to join in!

Thursday, October 28, 2010

I may be getting old...but I sure am handsome!

Such a happy dog! We love Logan and everytime I take a close up, I am reminded that at one time he was solid black on his face and that even though he still acts like a puppy as much as possible he is getting older! As the gray hairs continue to replace the black hairs...at least he remains handsome!

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Sorry for the limited number of posts...

We've been prepping for a garage sale all week...I'll be posting more reviews and giveaways this weekend and more about what's been going on! Thanks to everyone that's stopped by to say hi or sent emails making sure everything is okay! Don't worry...still here...just busy prepping for a garage sale!

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Eden Fantasys: Great Costumes to keep the excitement!

This post includes links to an adult store and is meant for those 18 years and older. Please don't click the links or enter the site if you're under 18!

Eden Fantasys is more than just an adult store! From cool toys and beautiful lingerie, you'll also find great articles in the forums! One of my favorite features about Eden Fantasys is that when you receive a package from Eden Fantasys you would never know where it came from and you'll never receive an embarrassing catalog in the mail either!

I love looking through all their beautiful lingerie and costumes this month! Their were so many cute styles to choose from on the site, but these were some of my favorites to spice things up a little because eventhough we're moms, we have to be women too!

School Girl Costume - $29.99

Candy Striper BabyDoll - $21.99

Give yourself a reason to dress up once the kids are in bed with one of their fun costumes this Halloween!

There are so many great reasons to shop at Eden Fantasys from the great selection to the amazing product reviews that are written by real users who've tried the products out and tell you their honest opinions so you don't have to worry about whether or not something actually fits the description on the site! If you haven't visited EdenFantasys yet, you should really check it out whether you're looking to spice up your marraige or rekindle the romance!

Disclosure: I am a member of the EdenFantasys Ambassador program and receive products in exchange for discussing the benefits of shopping at EdenFantasys.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Finding Me Mondays...Not a lot of weight changes, but plenty of gains!

When it comes to weight loss, I have decided that sometimes it's not the numbers on the scale that tell the whole story, but the size that you purchase in your favorite store on your favorite cut of pants that truly matters! I may not be in a size 12 in every pair of pants, but in Ann Taylor LOFT Julie pants, I am now officially in a size 12 and they aren't like suck it in tight, they actually fit! I bought these pants to wear to Bloggy Bootcamp in Austin this past Saturday and ran into a few women I hadn't seen in a few months that actually read this post (at least every once in awhile)! They actually noticed the changes in me...so even if it's only 10 pounds or so, it is really making a difference in how I present myself and dress myself (at least I'm starting to think so)! Yea! Okay, so I still have a long way to go, but after a full week of travel, Bloggy Bootcamp, and finally back at home, I'm just happy I haven't gained weight over the past week!

Since the list was getting long, I'm going to start posting a link to the long list and just include the previous week and this week's weigh-in every Monday! (Long list June 21st (203.5 lbs) - September 13th (194 lbs))

Last weigh-in: September 13th/September 26th - 194lbs, Size 14

October 11th - 191 lbs
October 18th/October 25th - 192 lbs (totally okay with being up from the 11th, but ready to gain control!)

As I've said every week though, regardless of my current weight and how I feel right now, I am still hoping that by next June, I will still be able to reach my goal of being able to keep up with my kids and husband and wear the red dress that hangs prominently in my closest (it blocks all my pants) so I have to look at it every day....it will continue to be my motivation! I get tired of being the one behind the camera every time and am ready to be the one in front of the camera (smiling) more often! I don't want my kids to wonder what I looked like when they were young!

Join me in the journey of finding yourself, whether it's weight loss or something else by linking up below! We could all use some support!

Friday, October 22, 2010

Winners! Yeah! Thanks so much to everyone that entered!

Tropical Traditions Virgin Coconut Oil - Winner was Renee!

10 Sticks of Halls Cough Drops (2 win) - Winners were Julie and windycindy!

Peter Rabbit Organics Fruit Pouches - OThisLittleLight!

SKOY Cloth - edcu5!Piggy Paints $15 GC - 4 girls & counting!Tracy Anderson's 30d Book(2 winners) - Winners were lkish & Hendy!
Glade Scented Oil Decorative Candle - Jessica

Surfin' Saturdays - It's all about Facebook! (Week 16)

Welcome to the 16th Surfin' Saturdays hosted by Chubby Cheeks Thinks, Two Monkeys & a Washtub, And Then There Were Four and The Coupon Challenge! Each week we will be surfin' a different social network. You will have to check back every Saturday to see where we will be! One week it may be a facebook hop and then the next an email hop! It will be lots of fun and you will get to meet new people and see old friends as well!

We kindly ask that you follow these simple requests

Follow the hostesses in the first four spots (We will follow you back! Just please leave a comment letting us know that you are following us!)
Please only link up the network that is being hopped that specific week.
No spam please. These will be removed.
It would be wonderful if you are linking up this week if you could add our button to your sidebar or in a post to help spread the word! :) The more people that join, the more fun it will be! (Plus if you add our button to your sidebar you can grab 5 extra entries into any ONE giveaway!)
If someone follows you please feel free to follow them back! If you follow me and leave a comment you are guaranteed a follow back!

This is a new list every Saturday, so please remember to come back and link up!

This week is Facebook!

Please link up only your FACEBOOK account!!

Friday's Kid Tested Recipe: Fish Tacos!

What you'll need to make it!
Fish Sticks (we used Gorton's Crunchy Breaded Fish Sticks and baked according to directions)
Flour Tortillas
Lettuce Shreds
Shredded Cheese
Guacamole
Salsa
How to make it!
Cook the fish sticks as directed on the package (oven keeps them crispy)!
Once the fish sticks are cooked, break them in half to release the steam and set aside!
Layer tortillas, shredded lettuce, fish sticks, and shredded cheese followed with guacamole & salsa (if your kids like it)!

Kids starting at around age 2, with supervision, can help with layering their tacos!

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Thursday, October 21, 2010

Friday Hopping!

Join in on the fun, find some great new blogs to read, and make some new friends in the Blogosphere!

Visiting? Let me know how you found Two Monkeys & a Washtub and where you hang out on the web so I can friend you back! Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to enter my giveaways while you're here!

TastyBaby Organic Foods *US Only* Ends 10/22
PowerCapes Personalized SuperHero Cape *US & CAN* Ends 10/23
EvoraKids Probiotic Oral Supp. *US* Ends 10/23
SoapSoundz Hygiene Heroes *US* Ends 10/24
Ecousable SS Water Bottles *US* Ends 10/24
Nature's Path Organic Cereals *US* Ends 10/24
The Secret to Skinny *US* Ends 10/25
Sore Throat Giant Microbe*US* Ends 10/26
$15 EcoMom GC *US&CAN* Ends 10/27
Teddy's Pride Pet Oral Care 60-d Supply *US&CAN* Ends 10/27
Aurorae Yoga Ultra-Thick Mat *US* Ends 10/27
Tillamook Cheese Prize Pack *US* Ends 10/28
Aroma Home Hot Sox *US* Ends 10/28
Eat Wholly Prize Packs (3 win)*US* Ends 10/29
Isagenix Sampler Pack *US* Ends 10/29
Kidorable Umbrella*US* Ends 11/1
Music for Little People Prize Pack (3 win)*US* Ends 11/1
Suave Naturals Body Wash & Lotion*US* Ends 11/1
Truvia $50 Prize Pack *US* Ends 11/2
Cedar's Mediterranean Foods Prize Pack *US* Ends 11/2
Ascenta Health Omega3 *US* Ends 11/2
Trading Phrases Fairy Wings Wall Decal *US* Ends 11/3
Gorton's Seafood (5 winners) *US* Ends 11/3
Get Out! Eco Friendly Family Living *US* Ends 11/4
Best Bath Store Prize Pack ($50 value)*US* Ends 11/5
Clean+Grean Eco-Friendly Cleaners (5 win) *US* Ends 11/5

I'd also love if you linger and check out my Finding Me Monday posts, cooking with kids or the posts about Logan, our great dane

I'm looking for sponsors for the Holiday Gift Giveaway Hop!

I am participating in the Holiday Gift Giveaway Hop this year and will be hosting my own giveaway on my blog as part of the event. The event runs December 1 to 5th and there’s over 200 blogs participating so far! It is going to be so much fun!

The giveaway theme is cash and gift cards/gift certificates. I am currently looking for companies who wish to sponsor my blog giveaway for this event with a Gift Certificate from their business. It’s up to you the amount and who can enter (US, Canada or worldwide).

How will this help your business? We are expecting this to be a high traffic event and the buzz is already building online about it. Your company will gain exposure and I am offering a few Sponsorship Packages to give you more incentive to sponsor my blog giveaway!

The Sponsorship Packages are:

Gold Package- Donate a Gift Certificate of $100 and up. You will receive:

Company or Product Feature Post: 300+ words, up to 4 keyword links of your choice, pictures, links to your site and Social Media sites. (This post is in addition to the Holiday Gift Giveaway Hop Post which will include all sponsors)
Sidebar Button Ad (your choice of November, December or hold until 2011). You must provide me with the picture for the button or a 125x125 pixel ad.
Facebook Post about your company on the Two Monkeys & a Washtub Facebook page.
Weekly Tweet to my Twitter followers about your company and a link to your site. (Starts November 1 to December 5).
Description of your business with a link to your site and a picture on the Holiday Gift Giveaway Hop post.

Silver Package- Donate a Gift Certificate of $50 to $99. You will receive:

Sidebar Button Ad for the event (December 1 to 5). You must provide me with the picture for the button or a 125x125 pixel ad.
Facebook Post about your company on the Two Monkeys & a Washtub Facebook page.
Weekly Tweet to my Twitter followers about your company and a link to your site. (Starts November 1 to December 5).
Description of your business with a link to your site and a picture on the Holiday Gift Giveaway Hop post.

Bronze Package- Donate a Gift Certificate of $49 or less. You will receive:

Facebook Post about your company on the Two Monkeys & a Washtub Facebook page.
Weekly Tweet to my Twitter followers about your company and a link to your site. (Starts November 7 to December 5).
Description of your business with a link to your site and a picture on the Holiday Gift Giveaway Hop post.

Please email me at baileypoo@gmail.com if you are interested in becoming a sponsor or if you have any questions.

Ahhh....this is the life...

...I love fall...cooler temperatures (well low 80's in North Texas), the feel of dried grass under me....okay so they stopped watering that much in August when the sprinklers couldn't keep up...but a guy can dream - right? Ahhh....the time of year when my tongue no longer drags on the ground when I hang out in the yard watching the kids play!

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Clean+Green Eco-Friendly Pet Mess Cleaners Review & Giveaway (5 winners)!

Event's been extended through the 20th to bring you more great companies!

If you've got cats and dogs in your house, you've inevitably received your fair share of accidents and not-so accidents to clean up around the house! Logan, the Great Dane, is pretty good about keeping his areas clean, but the cat's like to "miss" the litter box by leaving presents on the stairs or under the kids play table. (I love my cats, can you tell?) So many cleaners aimed at cleaning up after pets just aren't safe for pets or kids and we have both so I was so excited to have the opportunity to review products from CLEAN+GREEN®!

We received CLEAN+GREEN® Carpet & Upholstery and Wood & Tile for review and had no problem finding kitty "accidents" to test the products out on! Before I tell you about our experiences, here's a little bit more about the company:

CLEAN+GREEN® are eco-friendly aerosol pet odor and stain remover products. Their line of eco friendly, green cleaning products are made from organic and biodegradable ingredients and packaged so you can recycle the container - so you can clean green! For green pet cleaning, use effective, non toxic, organic home cleaning supplies and keep an environmentally friendly home - with pets."

CLEAN+GREEN® offers a line of green home cleaning supplies for green carpet cleaning and carpet stain removal, green wood & tile floor cleaning, and green furniture cleaning for pet urine removal, pet stain removal and pet odor removal. The products work on cat urine, dog urine, vomit, hairballs, bird droppings, and small animal urine. They are odor eliminators for cat urine odor, dog urine odor, vomit odor, hairball odor, bird dropping odor, small animal odor, dog smell, cat smell, ferret smell and other small animal smells. CLEAN+GREEN® is a stain remover for urine, feces, vomit, hairballs and any other pet accidents.

Our experience: When we went to change out the litter box, we realized that one of our male cats had overshot the back of the box leaving a nice urine stain on the tile grout behind the box! Instead of scrubbing on our hands and knees like normal, we sprayed the Wood & Tile spray and walked away for a couple hours! When we came back to change out the laundry (which is in the same room as the litter box), we noticed that the stain was lighter and there was no odor anymore either! I hoping we never had to use this product on our wood floors, but am glad that it's safe for both surfaces! When it comes to carpet and upholstery, luckily our cats only like to leave little poop presents, so we used this product mainly to remove any residual smell which it did quickly!

I love that these products are environmentally safe and completely safe to use around kids and pets! We'll definitely be purchasing more when ours run out (but with such large cans, 14 oz) and only a limited amount needed even to cover a large floor area...it may be awhile before we need to order!

Buy It!

You can purchase CLEAN+GREEN® online or in select retailers! Free shipping online when you spend $30!

Win It - Giveaway Details!

Five winners will win a CLEAN+GREEN® Carpet & Upholstery, Wood & Tile, and De-Skunk Coat Cleaner prize pack! This giveaway will end on November 5th at 10:00PM Central! I'll email the winners who will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen! (US Only)

Mandatory Entry!

Visit CLEAN+GREEN® and let me know what product you'd like to try for your worst pet mess!

Extra Entries!

(If it states 2 extra entries, please leave 2 comments)

Follow me on Google Friend Connect (see right hand side bar) (+1 extra entry)

Like Two Monkeys & a Washtub on Facebook (+3 extra entries)
Like Clean+Green on Facebook and let them know your favorite product and that Two Monkeys & a Washtub sent you (+2 extra entries)

Follow Two Monkeys & a Washtub on Networked Blogs (+2 extra entries)

Subscribe to Two Monkeys & a Washtub by e-mail/RSS feed (+2 extra entries, you can do both)

Follow monkeyswashtub on Twitter (+1 extra entry)
Follow SeaYu on Twitter (+1 extra entry)

Tweet up to 3x daily, must be 1hr apart, leave one comment with the link to your tweet (up to 3 extra entries daily):

Five will win a Clean+Green Prize Pack @monkeyswashtub from @SeaYu http://goo.gl/fb/WhN4l Ends 11/5!

Vote for me on the Fence (+2 extra entries daily)

If you have the Healthy Families, Happy Kids Button on your blog's main page include 10 additional entries in the comments!

Disclosure: I received the products mentioned above for review in exchange for my honest opinions. No additional compensation was received!

Can you believe we've come to the final day of the Healthy Families, Happy Kids Event?

Wow...it's been an amazing event! Thanks so much to all our amazing sponsors and to all those who have visited our blogs and entered these giveaways and read our reviews! We appreciate you stopping by to visit and hope you'll be back too! The giveaways are still continuing, so make sure you stop back by to visit, grab those extra entries and be sure to join us weekly for Surfin' Saturdays too (we'd love to have you)!

Suave Naturals Review & Giveaway! - CLOSED

When it comes to finding products that are afforable, smell wonderful, and work well, that can be difficult, but Suave Naturals definitely fills that gap!

I love having lotion that I know I can slather on without worrying that I spent too much for it, and know that it will still work without having a strong scent! Suave Naturals in Lavender Vanilla has a light scent and absorbed quickly into my skin leaving my skin soft! Love it! Now that the temperatures are getting colder, that means the heaters will be running more often, so our entire family will be applying more and more lotion! It's nice to know that Suave Naturals works without costing a lot and is comparable to it's higher priced counterparts!

As anyone who has ever helped me move, you know that I'm a body wash junkie! I love to try new body washes, love to check out new scents, and in general would probably spend every extra dollar I made on body wash and lotion (well, if I didn't need things for my kids and essentials like groceries and clothing)....it might be an addiction to some, but I think it's a hobby! Suave Naturals in Lavender Vanilla definitely competes well with the higher-priced competitors! It left my skin feeling soft and the fragrance wasn't overpowering!

Buy It!

Suave Naturals products are available at mass retailers and drugstores nationwide!

Win It - Giveaway Details!

Suave, through Mom Spark Media, will be providing a Suave Naturals Body Wash and Body Lotion for one lucky winner! The winner will select their choice from these three fragrances: Lavender Vanilla, Wild Cherry Blossom or Mango Mandarin! This giveaway will end on November 1st at 10:00PM Central. I'll email the winner who will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen! (US Only)

Mandatory Entry!

Let me know which scent you'd pick if you won and why!

Extra Entries!

(If it states 2 extra entries, please leave 2 comments)

Follow me on Google Friend Connect (see right hand side bar) (+1 extra entry)

Like Two Monkeys & a Washtub on Facebook (+3 extra entries)
Like Suave on Facebook and let them know your favorite product and that Two Monkeys & a Washtub sent you (+2 extra entries)

Follow Two Monkeys & a Washtub on Networked Blogs (+2 extra entries)

Subscribe to Two Monkeys & a Washtub by e-mail/RSS feed (+2 extra entries, you can do both)

Follow monkeyswashtub on Twitter (+1 extra entry)
Follow SuaveBeauty on Twitter (+1 extra entry)

Tweet up to 3x daily, must be 1hr apart, leave one comment with the link to your tweet (up to 3 extra entries daily):

Win Suave Naturals Body Wash & Lotion @monkeyswashtub from @suavebeauty http://goo.gl/fb/NtEDi Ends 11/1!

Vote for me on the Fence (+2 extra entries daily)

Disclosure: I received a Suave Naturals Lavender Vanilla Body Wash and Body Lotion from Suave, through Mom Spark Media, in order to conduct this review. A positive review was not required and no monetary compensation was received

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Best Bath Store (& the most amazing foot scrub) Review & Giveaway!

Event's been extended through the 20th to bring you more great companies!

Ahhh...free time....or at least the appearance of free time in a mom's life! I don't get much free time but when I do, I love to pamper myself and am always on the lookout for amazing products that are not only good for me but fun to use as well! I was so excited when I found Best Bath Store and was given the opportunity to review their amazing products!

When given the opportunity to pick from their amazing selection of products for review, it was truly hard to narrow it down! After much deliberation, I opted for the Summer Citrus Body Scrub, Shea Butter Face and Body Lotion Unscented, and the Dead Sea Foot Scrub!

The Summer Citrus Body Scrub had a light refreshing citrus scent that was wonderful in the shower leaving my skin soft, clean, and hydrated without being irritating! The scent is light enough that following a shower, you could layer another scent on top as well or use in combination with a shower gel or cream too! The Shea Butter Face and Body Lotion left my skin feeling wonderful! I'm not used to unscented lotions, so that took a little getting used to on my part because it didn't have a smell but I kept expecting it to smell like something! This lotion would be perfect for anyone with sensitivities to standard scented lotions and I love how my skin feels when I use it!

If I was only purchasing one product from Best Bath Store, I would be buying the Dead Sea Foot Scrub over and over again! I truly hate foot scrubs that have a minty scent and it's hard to find one without a minty smell anywhere, but the clean (no mint) scent is not the only reason I love this foot scrub! With only minutes to spare most days, I use a small amount of the foot scrub in the shower to scrub away the dead skin, never taking the time to wrap in plastic wrap as recommended, and my feet have never felt softer! I can't wait to take the time to sit down with my feet up and really let this scrub work it's magic! I will definitely be buying more Dead Sea Foot Scrub in the future and can't wait to try their other dead sea products too! Hmm...maybe I'll just have to add the Majestic Dead Sea Collection Gift Basket to my wish list!

Best Bath Store, LLC is a small, five-employee business located in Woburn, MA. Best Bath Store operates in a 5,300 square foot facility where they pay close attention to detail. All of their products are handmade at this facility in small batches to ensure freshness and customer satisfaction. Best Bath Store is a signer of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. Best Bath Store has committed to producing all of their products from 100% natural ingredients with respect to human, plant, and animal life. Their products are tested on each other, their friends and family before being sold to the public.

Buy It!

Purchase any of Best Bath Store's products online starting at only $5.95 for their bath bombs! You can request samples of certain products if you'd like to try before buying! Free shipping when you spend $69!

Win It - Giveaway Details!

Best Bath Store would love to send one very lucky winner a prize pack that includes the same products I reviewed (a $50 value)! This giveaway will end on November 5th at 10:00PM Central! I'll email the winner who will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen! (US Only)

Mandatory Entry!

Visit Best Bath Store and let me know what product you would love to try that isn't mentioned above!

Extra Entries!

(If it states 2 extra entries, please leave 2 comments)

Follow me on Google Friend Connect (see right hand side bar) (+1 extra entry)

Like Two Monkeys & a Washtub on Facebook (+3 extra entries)
Like Best Bath Store on Facebook and let them know your favorite product and that Two Monkeys & a Washtub sent you (+2 extra entries)

Follow Two Monkeys & a Washtub on Networked Blogs (+2 extra entries)

Subscribe to Two Monkeys & a Washtub by e-mail/RSS feed (+2 extra entries, you can do both)

Follow monkeyswashtub on Twitter (+1 extra entry)
Follow bestbathstore on Twitter (+1 extra entry)

Tweet up to 3x daily, must be 1hr apart, leave one comment with the link to your tweet (up to 3 extra entries daily):

Win a Best Bath Store Prize Pack @monkeyswashtub from @bestbathstore http://goo.gl/fb/8okto Ends 11/5!

Vote for me on the Fence (+2 extra entries daily)

If you have the Healthy Families, Happy Kids Button on your blog's main page include 10 additional entries in the comments!

Disclosure: I received the products mentioned above for review in exchange for my honest opinion. No additional compensation was received.