Topic Talk—Holiday Hodgepodge!
November 26, 2008 by jyl johnson pattee · 3 Comments
Today’s Topic Talk post is a hodgepodge of shopping tips, best buys, holiday pic tales, and Black Friday stories. We are thankful for the great GNO Gals for their submissions!
- Abby at Steals and Deals
- Elizabeth at Parenting Pink
- Holly at June Cleaver Nirvana
- Jamie at The Heiner Clan
- Julie at The Cool Mom Guide
Steals and Deals offers several tips for buying gifts on a budget. Here’s a great one:
Don’t pay full price for anything. This might sound like an impossible task, but with the internet at your disposal, you have a grand tool to accomplish this, even if you are not making the final purchase online. Every time I “checkout” online I open up a new tab and search Google for online coupons. 99% of the time I find a 10-30% discount code, or a free shipping code, or a dollar amount off when you buy a certain amount like $10 off a purchase of $30. I always check “Steals and Deals” for their most recent posts to see if there is a tip I can use for this particular purchase.
Parenting Pink highlights fab finds for girls. Yep! They are all pink just like this Roadster!
June Cleaver Nirvana talks about a topic many of us can relate to—snapping the perfect holiday pic, or not! If you haven’t read Holly’s blog before, don’t delay another minute. She’s got humor coming out her ears!
The Heiner Clan poses the question: Do You Black Friday? Then, she shares her thoughts. Can you relate?
I think part of why I love shopping on this day is because I have money to spend. I am almost expected to spend. I am not just spending frivolously. It’s for Christmas, so it’s ok. I think of everyone on my list and what great things I will find at a great deal. I started going out years ago and think of it as a tradition now. Sometimes I go by myself, sometimes I talk my sisters into going with me.
The Cool Mom Guide, provides a great “must haves” list for kids from 9 to 92 like this great Nintendo Dogs for boys!
Thanks to these amazing GNO Gals for their Topic Talk posts.Wanna be featured? Please comment here or e-mail us at mommygossipgnoATgmailDOTcom and provide your BLOG URL,
linking to the holiday shopping post you’d like to contribute.
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Virtual Food Drive, GNO Style
November 4, 2008 by jyl johnson pattee · 9 Comments
Help Provide Thanksgiving Meals to Families Facing Hunger
GNO is teaming up with FeedingAmerica.org.
The Goal? Feasts For 14 Million. Let’s donate virtual food for a very real drive.
Click the PayPal button to donate as little as $5 or as much as your heart will give.
$15 will buy 6 cans of beans, 1 jar of peanut butter, 2 boxes of cereal, and many happy faces.
The good news? Kraft Foods is matching Feeding America donations, so this season $1 amounts to 16 meals. That means as little as a $5 donation will feed 80 people. How easy is that? All donations through the GNO paypal account—everything we raise—will go directly to FeedingAmerica.org who have a goal to feed 14 million people this Thanksgiving.
Take part in the GNO Gives Back fundraiser. You may donate from November 4-21. We will collect the donations and send one large amount to FeedingAmerica.org.
On Tuesday November 18, our GNO Topic will be about:
- Charities we love.
- How do you give back?
- Who do you know in need?
- Where can women make a difference?
Please help us spread the word! Let’s go on a Virtual Food Drive! Go ahead, take this banner and blog about it!!
Thanks so much!
