EcoSmart Natural Bug Killer Value Bundle Giveaway!

Perhaps you remember my, ahem "critter issue"?  I had lots of fun ants living with me, who would NOT go away.  Finally, I got smart and used the EcoSmart Ant & Roach Killer, pictured below.  It's the best natural ant killer I have ever used.  Lucky for you, Ecosmart is giving away the insecticide value bundle of your choice to a yournontoxiclife reader!!!

Each person can enter up to 5 times by following the list below.






To enter once: comment below, telling us why you need or want this all natural bug spray bundle.

Bonus entries:

• become a follower of this blog
• blog about this giveaway and comment back with a link
• tweet about this giveaway with @yournontoxiclif (that's without the "e")
• become a fan of yournontoxiclife on facebook

The giveaway will close one week from tomorrow, March 5th at midnight CST.  I will randomly select a winner one week on Saturday, March 6. I will contact the winner by email, so please include your email in the email box of your comment.

Good Luck!!

Stress Free Video

This is a fun, amateur video done by students in a psychology class. Funny ending, too.

Focus on the positive outcome of goals | Psychology Today

Focus on the positive outcome of goals | Psychology Today
This is a great way to jump start any New Year's Resolution that may need fine -tuning at this point.

Top-6-mindless-money-wasters

top-6-mindless-money-wasters: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance

This is a good article on awareness of money wasters, which are:

-->Convenience Stores

-->Cell Phone Plans

-->Soft Drinks at Restaurants

-->Unnecessary Bank Fees

-->Magazines at the Check Out Line

-->Annual Credit Card Fees

These are indeed BIG money wasters and worth checking out.

Seven Days To Stress Relief

Seven Days To Stress Relief
I found this great article on relieving your stress in seven days. You are walked through the following aspects of stress:

-->Acknowledge Your Stress

-->Identify Your Stress Triggers

-->Avoid The Drama Queens

-->Learn to Breathe

-->Think Positive

-->Set a Sleep Schedule

-->Take Cues From Those Around You

This is one worth checking out!

5 Tips to Get What You Really Want from GiftCards

So, here we are. It's January and you probably have already burned through many of the gift cards you received over the holidays.

The ones you still have left are probably from somewhat obscure places or are for places that don't carry what you really want.

Bear in mind I use the term "general fund" a lot. The general fund is the fund I use for regular, household purchases: groceries, paper products, linens, health/beauty products, etc. These are the items that we use the most of and need replenishing regularly.

Cases in point:

Tip #1
I had a gift card for Target,but they didn't carry the vacuum cleaner I wanted. Walmart did. What to do?
Read More