Sunshine Award! My First Award!

Thank you so much to Teri at Mom to bed by 8 for passing along the sunshine and giving us our first ever award! I can't tell you how happy I was when I received your email and it really touched me that today, someone was thinking enough of me to take time out of their busy day to do this! I really do thank you Teri - you made my day!

So now it is my turn to pass along the sunshine and give the Sunshine Award to 12 of my very favourite blogs! These are some of the blogs that I visit the most, that are the most informative and also which I have had the pleasure of developing some nice friendships with some of the ladies who started them. So without further delay, the 12 blogs I am giving the Sunshine Award to are (drumroll please!)

1 Feisty, Frugal & Fabulous
2 Natural Mommie
3 Annies Home
4 Fun and Funky Mommy
5 Second Time Around
6 Coffee with the Mrs.
7 My Wee View
8 Organic Girl
9 The Next Kid Thing
10 My Organized Chaos
11 Seeryus Mama
12 Aubut Life

I really do hope that the ladies from the above blogs are as happy as I was and that they choose to accept the Sunshine Award. When you do accept it, it would be great if you could please post the award photo on your blog and then pass it onto another 12 blogs of your choice that you would like to honour with the Sunshine Award!

CSN Lighting - Review Coming Soon!

Lately, my hubby and I have been slowly doing some redecorating around our home and have been desperately searching for unique lighting options. A few years back, I had been watching one of those home renovation shows and the designer mentioned that the lighting you choose for your room actually sets the whole design trend for that area and can either make or break your theme. So naturally, being the type-A personality that I am, this has been quite a challenge for us. That is until we were looking at the lights section of CSN Stores and discovered that they have some of the coolest and most intersting lighting options I have yet to find in any store! And can I just say that right now I am in LOVE with this light that would look fabulous hanging above our staircase landing - we have a great two-storey entrance way and this would be a show-stopper!



CSN is an incredible website that is made up of more than 200 online stores, making it not just your average website - it's a like a shopping mall at your fingertips! If you're anything like me, shopping from the comfort of your own home is one of the best things technology can offer these days. Being a new Mom, who also works from home, I don't always have the time to get out and look at all the newest things or search for the best bargains. With CSN you can be assured that you're getting incredible products for you and your family with fantastic prices!

There are seriously over 40,000 products to choose from and you can literally spend days at this site and never get bored! No matter what you're looking for - diaper bags to cribs and gliders, you are sure to find it here!



I am lucky enough to have recently been made a CSN Preferred Blogger (huge woo-hoo coming from my home!!!) and am going to be reviewing one of their products very shortly. So please check back soon for my product review and more great information about CSN Stores and all they have to offer you!

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