I have been talking about doing things for me this year and becoming more healthy so I was excited to try this set called JumpStart 180.  It is a 8 week Low Impact Exercise System designed for men and women 50+ who are beginning to exercise. These low impact routines are effective for beginners, people in chronic pain, those recovering from surgeries (hip and knee replacements, rotator cuff repairs, neck and back surgery, heart surgery and MORE), and even as a gift for your parents or grandparents.  I wish I had these when Rex had his rotator cuff surgery.

What I really liked is that it had 7 different workouts that lasted 30 minutes and they were easy to follow.  It also comes with a workbook so you can track your progress.  It had a calendar so you would know what work outs to do each day.

I have been switching these up with a couple other DVD’s I have and find that I really enjoy the variety this set has.  It also has an advanced exercise routine – so if you have been working out for awhile you don’t get bored.  It has something for everyone.

I think this would be a great gift for an aging parent or grandparent.  If you would like to purchase this set for yourself or someone you know you can find it on the link below from Amazon.com.

JumpStart 180 would also like to give one of my readers a set of these DVD and work book.  It is going to be a quick turnaround so watch your email – the giveaway ends Feb 3rd and I will need a response the next day.  You must be 18+ US, DC.  Leave a comment on who this would be for.  Extra entries for each way you follow Kaisy Daisy’s Corner. Giveaway ends Feb 3, 2015.

Please fill out the form HERE to enter.

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One of my favorite things about the weekends is making breakfast for Rex and I. So when I saw Delicious Mornings I couldn’t wait to make something out of it.  My first thing I made was Bacon n’ Eggs Hash Brown Casserole and Cinnamon Toast Crunch Bars. Both were very good.  I can’t wait to try a few more.

About Delicious Mornings:

Make the most important meal of the day the BEST meal of your day! “Delicious Mornings” is a delectable collection of from-scratch breakfast recipes, including everyone’s classic favorites as well as scrumptious new twists like French Toast Casserole, Red Velvet Pancakes and Easy Apple Fritter Monkey Bread. Holidays, birthdays, or even weekdays — whatever the occasion, you’ll be jumping out of bed to try these amazing recipes!

About the Author:

Dina Foglio Crowell is a proud military wife, mother, baker and blogger.  She is the author, recipe developer, photographer and food stylist behind the popular baking blog Buttercream Bakehouse.  Dina is a self-taught baker and an award-winning cake decorator with two second-place wins at the National Capital Area Cake Show.

Her passion for baking and cake decorating led her to open a home-based custom cake business in 2009 called Buttercream. She soon embarked on sharing her sought-after recipes and created a baking blog in 2010 called Buttercream Bakehouse, which soon became her full-time passion.

As her blog grew in popularity, she was accepted by dozens of ad networks, including Pollinate Media Group and Collective Bias, and as a freelance writer for Tap Influence and as a brand ambassador for well-known brands, including Hershey’s, Nestle, Kraft Foods and Betty Crocker. She spends her free time as a volunteer field editor for Taste of Home Magazine, and her blog listed as a favorite at www.tasteofhome.com.

Her biggest cheerleaders are her parents, Lucy and Jimmy Foglio, who continue to inspire her to work hard every day and reach for the stars. She currently lives in the suburbs of Fredericksburg, Va., with her husband and her four beautiful children. For fun she likes to cook for her husband, John; cheer on her two youngest sons, Brennen and Kayeden, in baseball; volunteer in their schools; shop with her teenage daughter, Ashlynn; and have one-on-one talks with her oldest son, Tristen. The family also has two Maltese, named Oliver Nutmeg and Finnegan Chestnut.

You can find “Delicious Mornings” in Barnes and Noble, Books a Million, The Marketplace by The Blaze, Books and Things and Amazon.

I received a Copy of this book from the author for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for the review, and the review is honest and my responsibility.

Gifts From Home That Any College Student Would Love

What parent doesn’t want to ensure that their child who is away at college isn’t happy? Gifts from home are always welcome, so make sure you send one that is well appreciated by our future scholar. I remember when I went to school in California – I would get little packages that had things I couldn’t find ~ one thing was this powder mix called Ice Teasers. Not sure they make it any more.

Gift Cards

Most college students are on a tight budget, so they have little money to spend on frivolities. These cards can be for something fun or useful. Grocery store gifts cards are always welcome, as well as those for pizza places close by. An office supply store card is always helpful to pay for those extra expenses like copying, printing or collating as well as computer supplies.

Care Packages

A care package can be as simple as a box filled with your student’s favorite non-perishable foods and sweets. For special occasions like birthdays, it is always nice to let an expert like BisketBaskets.com deliver a specially crafted gift basket full of tasty treats.

Gas Cards and Bus Passes

If your student has a car, a gas card will be helpful to finance regular shopping trips or even better, a trip home on holidays. A student without a car will need a bus pass to move around town if their college doesn’t provide one, so these can ensure your student makes it back and forth to where he needs to be on time.

Especially during their first year away from home, your college student needs to feel your love. Gifts from home that are useful and sometimes frivolous will help make the transition easier.

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Moving On

by Annette Bower

BLURB:

Anna Jenkins, a mysterious woman arrives in the resort town of Regina Beach as the heir to a cottage, even though there isn’t an obvious family connection. The residents of the town know everyone’s business and they are very keen on discovering Anna’s secrets. Anna meets Nick Donnelly with a secret of his own. As a soldier, the injuries he sustained in an IED explosion were greater than most people realize.

During his rehabilitation, Nick and Anna become friends. Nick begins to dream of a life on the land with a family of his own. When Anna discovers that Nick plans to return to active duty, she puts the brakes on loving a man who might die because of his career. Nick must convince Anna they have a future to live for.

Moving On: Sweet contemporary romance with an heiress, a soldier, a small town and secrets.

Excerpt:

Anna was drawn to the large windows that revealed small waves washing onto the shore while his voice rose and fell in the background. She jumped when Nick spoke from behind her. “Looks like you’ve got a big job to make this old man’s house a place you’d want to live.” He had picked up a ship in a bottle and held it to the light.

She stood with determined confidence. “They say work is good therapy.” She felt a pang of intuitive kinship with him again, and smiled. “Do you ever wonder if they really know what they are talking about?”

Nick raised his hand and gently touched the side of her face, turning it toward him. He looked deep into her eyes as if searching for recognition. “Yeah, they’re probably just a bunch of clowns who think up Pollyanna sayings to make us feel better about our lives.”

She would have returned that gentle touch in a moment of shared intimacy, if his stance hadn’t changed. He shifted away from her as if he sensed danger. Nick pivoted on his rubber-soled boots and almost leapt through the door. The moment was thick with uncertainty.

She caught a chuckle that ended up more of a snort. They were like two wounded animals who suddenly found themselves in the same pen, wondering who was stronger and would survive. Surely she wasn’t attracted to Nick Donnelly just because they were both grieving their severed pasts.

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Annette Bower explores women’s roles in families, in communities and women’s emotions at the beginning and end of love in her home office in Regina, SK.

Her short stories are published in magazines and anthologies in Canada, United States, and United Kingdom and most recently in the Lake Winnipeg Writers Journal, Voices V 14/1.

She pursues the writing craft in workshops through the SWG conferences, Writing with Style, Banff Centre for the Arts, Surrey International Writers Conference, and Romance Writers of America Conferences. She is attending the Novel Colloquium at Sage Hill Writing Experience in July, 2014.

Her women’s fiction novel, Woman of Substance, is published by Soul Mate Publishing. Her novel Moving On re-released electronically by Soul Mate Publishing in October 2014.

Web page: www.annettebower.com

Blog: www.annettebower.com/blog

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MovingOnAPrairieRomance?ref=hl

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Buy link Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Moving-Annette-Bower-ebook/dp/B00O2HZ4LW/

My Review:

I would give Moving On 5 Daisy’s!  It is a story about secrets and moving on.  Anna and Murray were about to be married when an accident happened an Murray died.  Anna had a hard time moving on in with her job and the in the same town.  She decided she wanted to go someplace no one knew her.  She moved to the resort town of Regina Beach as the heir to a cottage that Murray had been given.  There she met the older couple next door Margaret and Herman.  Not much happened in the town with out them and everyone else knowing it.  They wanted to know more about Anna but she kept quiet.  She found she had no water in the cottage and needed to have it turned on the next day.  Margaret directed her to Donnelly Bed and Breakfast for the night.  That is were she met Nick who also had some secrets. Moving On was a fast read and I enjoyed every page. You will need to read Moving On to learn what secrets Anna and Nike have.

Giveaway:

Annette will be awarding a $50 Amazon or Kobo or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour. Make sure to follow the tour and comment; the more they comment, the better their chances of winning. The tour dates can be found HERE.

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I received a Copy of this book from the author for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for the review, and the review is honest and my responsibility.

When I was young I use to collect stamps.  I was interested in them because my Mom and one of my sisters had pen pals from all over the world.  I thought the stamps were really interesting.  I also had a friend – Robin who’s mom had pen palls all over and let us have the stamps.

Stamp collecting has been one of the world’s most popular hobbies since the first postage stamp was issued in Britain in 1840. Almost immediately, people began collecting postage stamps and by the mid-to-late 1800s, the hobby was a phenomena. In the U.S. alone, there are an estimated 5 million stamp collectors. Some famous stamp collectors include U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, Warren Buffet, James Earl Jones, and John Lennon.

Stamp collecting is considered both a hobby and a science, with those who collect and study stamps often being referred to as philatelists. Philatelists are interested in both the historic and geographic aspects of postage stamps and often fill huge books with their collections. Stamps depict a variety of subjects, ranging from landmarks to famous figures and works of art. Often countries will produce special, limited edition stamps just for stamp collectors. Philatelists also often collect envelops, mail labels, postage meters, and other stamp-related parphenalia.

Stamp collectors acquire stamps in a number of ways. Many ask their friends and family to save stamps that they receive on mail, or inherent large stamp collections. There are also a number of exhibitions and stamp shows all over the world, which stamp enthusaiasts can attend to buy, sell, and trade stamps. The most common means of acquiring stamps, however, is through shops and online retailers. These store owners (whether brick and mortar or virtual) often sell stamp lots and collections at large discounts, allowing collectors to find a variety of unique items. Bruce MacDonald Stamps is one example of an online retailer where you can find rare stamps, along with collections and lots.

“Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this sponsored post in hope that I would mention it on my blog. . Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”