GIVEAWAYS

Mindbloom is a FREE life game that will reward you for reaching personal goals.  When you play Mindbloom, you plant a tree that represents your life, each leaf on the tree represents an area of your life that you want to improve.  The game focuses on enhancing real lives, not virtual worlds.   The thought behind the game is that online inspiration leads people to take action offline.   I don’t know about you, but there are a few areas in my life that I can use some inspiration. You can also access Mindbloom from your phone, so you can get inspired on the go too.

I admit I have never really played any of the online games, because they have never really interested me.  I think that Mindbloom is going to be something that I will enjoy long term.  It seems like a great way to get motivated and keep track of your goals.  It is much easier to achieve you goals if you have them written down and are accountable.  I love the feel of the Mindbloom site, the tree and the backgrounds are gorgeous.  I have viewed several of the photos and the quotes and they are very inspiring.  Overall, Mindbloom is a very uplifting and motivational site!

Here are some of the features of Mindbloom:

• Users keep their tree healthy by creating a simple action plan that helps them accomplish them to live the life they want. Mindbloom has a list of over 500 suggestion, like substituting water for soda.
• To stay motivated Mindbloom has a gallery of free inspirational media and uplifting quotes. You can even download your own inspirational music from iTunes.
• You have the choice of doing actions on your own, or with the help of supportive friends. You can connect to Facebook or Twitter via Mindbloom’ social connection.
• Rewards for offline actions lead to online benefits. You will receive rewards, just like in similar online games, only these rewards can be used to expand your image gallery on online playlists.

Want to give Mindbloom a try?   It’s FREE to sign up. Mindbloom does have a feature called a GrowPro package , which provides access to premium content, rewards, and more. With the launch, the company is offering the GrowPro package for $34 until November 1. After the introductory offer the cost will be $89. You can also find Mindbloom on Facebook and Twitter.

Win a FREE premium GrowPro package from Mindbloom: 5 Thrifty and Thriving readers will win a premium package for FREE!!

How to enter: Just leave a comment on this post letting me know what area you would like to work on in your life (It could be spiritual, health, parenting, or even just getting dinner on the table on time) Um, for me it would be all of the above!!

Giveaway will close on Friday, October 7th at 9:00 pm. Winners will be notified shortly thereafter. Good luck!

I was compensated to share my thoughts  regarding the new Mindbloom game, all thoughts are my own.

You can now get STAR WARS the complete saga on Blu-ray, with 40 hours of thrilling special features, including all-new content created exclusively for this release, you can journey deeper into the Star Wars universe and discover more than ever before. We are huge Star Wars fans at our house, so this is exciting news!

In honor of the release, select General Mills Big G cereals have a limited edition Star Wars good versus evil image on their packaging, which when combined creates a full panoramic poster. Exclusively at Walmart, look for specially marked boxes of Big G cereals, including Honey Nut Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and Lucky Charms. Collect all three to create a Star Wars panoramic poster showcasing your favorite characters, like Darth Vadar™, Luke Skywalker™, Han Solo™, Princess Leia™ and more.

Enter to win 3 General Mills cereal and a $25 Walmart gift card: Here is what you will receive:

• Honey Nut Cheerios
• Cinnamon Toast Crunch
• Lucky Charms
• $25 Walmart gift card

How to enter: Just leave a comment letting me know what your favorite Star Wars movie is.

This giveaway will close on Saturday, October 8th at 9:00 am PST, and a winner will be notified shortly thereafter. Good Luck!

The cereal, gift card, information, and giveaway have been provided by General Mills through MyBlogSpark.

I had 2 giveaways that closed this week, and both were for gift cards.   Here are the winners of both of the giveaways:

Winner of the $75 Kohl’s gift card (courtesy of FreeShipping.org):

Leslie (LeslieSmithNotes@)

Winner of the $40 Sam’s Club gift card:

Sarah (sarah.takayla@)

Congratulations!!! Make sure both of you watch for an email from me, so you can send me your mailing address.

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One of the things we eat on a regular basis at our house is yogurt, and Yoplait is our favorite. My older boys like the Thick & Creamy, my youngest likes the Trix yogurt and my daughter likes it all – she’s not picky!

Yoplait Light yogurt that you know and love is now paired with 100% natural granola and real fruit, perfect for a convenient breakfast or snack. I have yogurt, granola and fruit on a regular basis, it’s very convenient that they all come together now.

They come in the following flavors:

• Blueberry
• Strawberry
• Peach
• Cherry

Sam’s Club can help you stock up on your family’s favorite Yoplait yogurts at great, everyday low prices. They have an extended yogurt selections, featuring new Yoplait Light with Granola and Trix yogurt, which makes it easier finding the flavors, and prices, your family loves.

Enter to win a $40 Sam’s Club gift card (can be used at Walmart if you don’t have a Sam’s Club nearby):

How to enter: Just leave a comment letting me know your favorite yogurt flavor. It’s that simple!

This giveaway will close on Tuesday, September 20 at 9:00 am PST, and a winner will be notified shortly thereafter. Good Luck!

The Sam’s Club gift card, information, and giveaway have been provided by Sam’s Club and Yoplait through MyBlogSpark.

The wonderful folks over at FreeShipping.org have a nice treat for a lucky Thrifty and Thriving reader, somebody is going to win a $75 Kohl’s Gift Card. I love Kohl’s!  I also love FreeShipping.org, they have saved me a ton of money.  Not familiar with FreeShipping.org, let me tell you a little about them first.

FreeShipping.org lists free shipping codes for thousands of stores all in one place. I love the convenience of shopping online, but I hate to pay shipping charges, so FreeShipping.org has been helping me solve that problem for awhile now.

You just head over to FreeShipping.org and search for the store you plan on shopping, if there are any FREE shipping codes, they will list them for you. Not only do they list FREE shipping codes, but you can also find coupon codes too.  Like I mentioned before, they have a list of thousands of stores, but here are a few that I search for regularly on FreeShipping.org

• Kohl’s
• JCPenney
• Williams-Sonoma
• Bath & Body Works
• ThinkGeek.com

How to enter to win a $75 Kohl’s Gift Card:

1. Leave a comment letting me know what your favorite store is over at FreeShipping.org

Here are some things you can to to get additional entries (leave a separate comment for each one you qualify for):

1. Like FreeShipping.org on Facebook
2. Like Thrifty and Thriving on Facebook
3. Follow FreeShipping.org on Twitter and send a tweet tagged @FreeShippingorg and @ThriftyThriving
4. Google +1 your favorite merchant page on FreeShipping.org

This giveaway will close on Monday, September 19 2011 at 9:00 pm PST and will be announced shortly thereafter.

FreeShipping.org is providing a $75 gift card to one Thrifty and Thriving reader, no compensation has been given.  I agreed to spread the word, because I really do love FreeShipping.org, and I thought  the gift card would make one of you very happy.

Franz Bakery has a new line of Franz Organic Breads. Franz is a local Northwest company that is now four generations strong (how cool is that?)

I had the opportunity to try 3 of the new Franz Organic Breads:

Franz San Juan Organic Nine Grain Bread
As soon as I took the bread out of the box, one of my teenagers said “Ooh, I love the San Juan Bread” and preceded to make himself some toast with our strawberry freezer jam. I have 3 teenagers that do a lot of snacking, and I am more than happy to have them “snack” on the Franz bread.

Franz Willamette Organic Great Seed Bread
I really liked all of the breads, but this one was by far my favorite. I loved all the grains and seeds it had inside. It makes for a very hearty bread! I loved toasting one every morning and having it with my breakfast. Now that I am out, I am going to have to pick up some more!

Big Horn Valley Organic 100% Whole Wheat Bread
We added this bread to the freezer to try at a later date, and we took it out yesterday. I love that the Franz bread freezes so well. One of my favorite things about this variety is the crust. Yummy! I have a son that is a little on the picky side, so he requires his bread to be “crustless” which is fine with me, because I can eat the crust, or just save it to make homemade croutons.

Not only does the bread taste good, but here are some things I can feel good about when serving my family the Franz Organic Bread.

• They use 100% all-natural organic ingredients
• They are a local NW company
• Because it is baked here in the Northwest, it’s always fresh

I am giving away (5) FREE Franz Product Coupons. (Make sure you live in an area where Franz products are sold)

Here’s how to enter:

• Just leave me a comment letting me know how you love to eat your bread (toast, favorite sandwich, grilled panini, whatever)

You can get (2) additional entries by doing the following (leave a comment for each one you do):

• Head on over to the Franz Website and let me know which product you would like to try.
• Like Franz on Facebook