BreakPal Review And Giveaway

For this week's Win It Wednesday, I finally have a giveaway of my own :D How special!

I was contacted by Phil Weaver of BreakPal. He offered me a free premium account in order to try out the service and let you guys know what I think. In addition, he is going to give one of you a free account as well!

I admit, at first I was very skeptical... but Phil Weaver and his wife, Liz Weaver, are really onto something. As I mentioned last week, fitness has been on my mind. Sometimes it's hard to find a minute or two away from my son to do anything productive - and when I have a bit of time, I end up here. So once I gave BreakPal a shot, I found that it was something I could really enjoy.

The idea behind BreakPal is extremely simple and quite frankly, I'm surprised I haven't seen it pop up anywhere before. It's simply a widget on your computer. At predertimened intervals, it pops up and you hear "Time to work out! Are you ready?" at which point, you moan to yourself and say "No, I'm not ready, I'm blogging!" But then you see that annoyingly fit, thin woman taunting you and you decide to drop what you're doing and WORK OUT! It then delivers an easy to do 3 minute workout straight to your desktop. Even if you aren't a stay-at-home parent, these desk chair exercises are for you!

The Good: There is a variety of workouts. Whether you're a blogger/stay-at-home parent or a working parent slaving away in an office, Breakpal caters to you. Some of the workouts can be done sitting in your chair. You can choose from:

Cardio

Cardio Kung Fu

Yoga

Simple Stretching

Chair aerobics

Chi Kung

Dance aerobics

I would have to say my favorite exercise was in the Chi Kung section, called "Serving Tea". It wasn't an intense, heartracing fat-burning exercise.. but it was relaxing and stimulating. It's not even so much the workouts that make the program worth my time but the idea behind it. BreakPal helped to motivate me and help me kick-start my fitness challenge. I wouldn't substitute it for a regular workout regime but I would certainly add to my daily routine. It's very beneficial to add a small bit of activity to your day, and BreakPal ensures that you never stay idle for too long.

The Bad: BreakPal is underdeveloped. I'd assume this has to do with the fact that they are a small business. Phil and Liz Weaver are not Internet Millionaires(but I LIKE that. They are real people trying to run an HONEST business). Once more people learn of BreakPal and visit their site, they will have the opportunity to develop their program further. I'm on board to see what comes in the future!

The... Free?: Are you interested in winning a FREE premium account to BreakPal? Here's your chance!

TO ENTER: FIRST, go to http://www.breakpal.com and create an account. Leave a comment here with a LINK to your account. For example, here's mine! http://www.breakpal.com/users/lamere

Bonus Entries! (You must leave a comment for EVERYTHING you do!)

For (1) Extra Entry - Join the Break Pal Facebook Group!

For (2) Extra Entries - Become a Fan of Break Pal on Facebook!

For (1) Extra Entry - Leave a Comment on Liz's Blog (Must leave link to your comment)

For (1) Extra Entry - Be a Follower of this blog!

For (2) Extra Entries - Place my brown button on your blog or website! Must leave link in comments!

For (1) Extra Entry PER DAY - Comment any other post in this blog (Leave title of post in comments)

For (2) Extra Entries - BLOG about this giveaway - you must include a link both to this blog and to Break Pal!

For (1) Extra Entry PER DAY - Follow me on Twitter (@Lamere) and Tweet about this giveaway! Leave the Permalink to your Tweet! You can use this Tweet: Get fit with @Lamere and BreakPal - Win a FREE Lifetime Premium account and start working out today! http://tinyurl.com/ngpntp

This giveaway will end with next week's Win It Wednesday!

Introducing... Win It Wednesday!

Instead of spamming my blog with various giveaways throughout the week, I have decided that just once a week I will put up a post with links to all of the fabulous giveaways and contests I can find on the web. Hopefully someday I will be able to replace these links with sponsored giveaways hosted myself!

Good luck everyone!

To Win a 3-Pack of Smartipants Diapers, visit The Cloth Diaper Whisperer. This is their Fluff Friday Giveaway.. I know it's Wednesday... that means you have less than TWO days to enter... so hurry hurry!

Win a Smartmom Jewelry Teething Bling Necklace from Monkey Toes! (And be sure to congratulate her on the new pregnancy! #5 is on its way!)

This one's a little different.. if you have hair like mine, and you find it's impossible to straighten, you might want to enter this one.. I'm curious to try this product. To win a straightener from Ozon Hair, go to Look What Mom Found!

Mmm.. Babybjorn! To win a Potty Chair from Babybjorn, go to Two of a Kind.

To win a $25 gift card from The Baby's Bundle, go to Two of a Kind!

To win a Mommy Necklace (these are great!) go visit Greek Momma - she's the BEST :) Also - if you become a follower of her blog because of this entry, please let me know! Leave a comment here!

3 Hour Giveaway!

I'm looking to expand my collection of cloth diapers as well as my blog followers! So I'm going to host a giveaway, starting now (9:30 PM EST) and ending at 12:00 AM EST tonight.

You can win 1 of your favorite cloth diaper  ... Just recommend to me what diaper I should buy, and I will purchase one for myself and one for you! 

Here's how you enter:

Leave a comment on this entry telling me what cloth diaper you recommend that I buy. Include a link! And include your e-mail address in your comment so I can contact you.

For bonus entries, here's what you can do (leave a separate comment for each entry):

1) Become a follower of this blog.

2) Follow me on Twitter (@Lamere) and tweet this giveaway! Leave a comment with the permalink to your tweet.

3) Comment on any other entry in my blog and comment here with the title of that entry.

4) Put my button on your blog (you can grab the code to the left). Leave the URL to your blog.

The winner will be chosen by random.org ... have fun!

You Knew It Was Coming!

I have another post full of giveaways on the way... I hope these links are helpful to a few people. These are some great giveaways!

For a chance to win a Happy Heiny's Pocket Diaper:

I've been wanting to try a Happy Heiny's for a while now... so I'm super excited about this giveaway in particular. Head over to Look What Mom Found and enter her giveaway. Want to learn more about this awesome diaper? Visit Itty Bitty Baby Bunz! Good luck :)

For 3 Fuzzibunz Diapers:

Go to this site... it's easy to enter, no re-blogging required (I do this out of the goodness of my heart... haha!)

For a Go BPA Free Advanced Eating Kit:

Those of you with older babies should be excited about this... simply go to A Giveaway Addicted Mommy's blog to enter to win this awesome kit from The Soft Landing.

For a Babybonkie Swaddle Blanket:

Visit Mudpies and Maryjane... Liam stopped liking to be swaddled at about 10 weeks, but for those with tiny babies (and not-so-tiny babies...) who need more of these awesome "lazy swaddlers", this is a good giveaway.

For an amazing diaper caddy:

Again, no reposting required but this is too cool... HRM Parent. It's something I really need :)

And coming soon... A giveaway of my own!! Keep checking in, it should be posted by tonight :)

More Giveaways From Upstate ;)

So I am going to attempt Diaper # 2 today, so my blog will be more substantial than links to giveaways... but hey, what is more useful than constant linking to giveaways? I know I love to stumble across them!

This is, again, from one of my newfound favorite blogs... Our Life Upstate. She offers many ways to gain extra entries (have you guessed that this is one of them?), but there's no grueling hard work required, I promise.

This giveaway ends tomorrow, so this time I have given you a little more time than 20 minutes ;)

For a chance to win an Apple Cheeks Diaper System, head on over to Our Life Upstate. If you're super nice, you'll tell her who sent you ;p

I Am So Excited To Bring You...

Another Giveaway!

This one comes from Newly Wed, Newly Bred... a fantastic blog! I suggest you follow her blog and keep an eye out for future giveaways...

She is giving away all sorts of wonderful things from Bummis! Head on over to win!

Another Awesome Giveaway! Fuzzibunz!

Q: Interested in winning a one size diaper from Fuzzibunz? 

A: Of course you are!

This giveaway ends in 20 minutes... go check it out! Hurry hurry! It's on another mommy-blog that I really enjoy reading... Our Life Upstate!

More Giveaways!

Ready for more chances to win beautiful diapers or other products for your family?

For a chance to win the Simply Clean FUN Giveaway -

This includes detergent made by Jenny over at Jenny's Simply Clean. It is homemade, natural, and comes in about half a billion amazing sounding scents... including Birthday Cake! To enter, visit Monkeys on the Bed! 

To win (1) Baby Beehinds OS Fitted, (1) Thirsties Cover, and (12) Kissaluvs Wipes-

Visit The Cloth Diaper Whisperer for the current Fluff Friday giveaway!

For a chance to win any (1) item under $15 from Snugs Boutique:

Visit Emily's Latest! For more information, visit Snugs Boutique on the web. If only I wasn't over budget... they have snap presses for you DIY moms!

To win a KCK ONE cloth diaper!

Visit Monkey Toes Reviews & Giveaways. To learn more about this awesome WAHM-made diaper, visit Purple Ducks and Stuff!

To Win one of the NEW Rocky Mountain Diapers:

Visit Diaper Style! This diaper is the first RMD in print - Moovin' Lemon! It's an adorable cow print for your fluff butt :)

Some Giveaways...

There are some awesome giveaways floating around out there right now!

Win THREE Fuzzibunz Cloth Diapers!
For a review of the Fuzzibun diapering system and details on the giveaway, visit Two of a Kind. 

For more information on Fuzzibunz, go to the Fuzzibunz website.

Win a FREE Applecheeks Cloth Diaper!

For a review on the Applecheeks cloth diapers, visit 

Two of a Kind.
For more information on Applecheeks diapers, visit Applecheeks.

Win TWO Wahmies One Size Diapers!

Follow Diapershops on Twitter.

Win one Gro Baby Diaper System Experience Kit!

Follow Diapershops on Twitter.

Win TWO Bumgenius Diapers:

Join 

Diapershops on Facebook and find the update that says to leave 2 sentences or less about why you CD.

Follow This Blog for a chance to win the following:

1-Baby Beehinds One Size Diaper (hemp or bamboo)

1-Thirsties Diaper Cover

12-Kissaluvs Premium Print Wipes

For a chance to win one of three SWIM DIAPERS: