Get your cube PIMPED!

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Contest Factory for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Do you work in a rundown, stuffy cubical every single day? Is your life completely reminiscent of the movie Office Space? Are typewriters still being utilized somewhere in your office? How about Lotus? If you answered YES to any of these questions (I know I did), then you need to enter the Pimp My Cube contest!

The Pimp My Cube Contest is on the hunt for the world’s most pathetic, messy, horrendous, comical, outdated, depressing, hazardous cubicles and offices. They want you to take a video of your worthy workspace while you explain to everyone WHAT exactly makes your work space so… uniquely awful. Make sure you plead your case and try to convince Contest Factory to come to your workplace and PIMP YOUR CUBE!

Once you’ve completed your video, you can invite your friends and family to vote for you. By being active and voting/commenting/inviting other people on board, you can entries into the Contest Factory sweepstakes. The grand prize of the Pimp My Cube contest will be selected by Contest Factory judges, your vote count, and your compelling plea get your cube pimped. If you don’t win first prize, don’t fret. There is a $200 gift card awarded for 2nd prize to a random drawing winner.

Contest runs from 12/5/11 to 1/31/11 at 12pm.

How to Improve Your Odds at Online Bingo

Bingo is definitely a game of chance but games of chance don’t equate to not being able to improve your odds.  First, it’s important to notice that there are two different categories for improving odds.  Online Bingo players can improve their odds of winning, but they can also improve their odds of winning money.

Improving Bingo Odds of Winning

There is no real statistical evidence out there that says purchasing particular cards when playing online bingo leads to actually winning at bingo.  The numbers are the numbers and the odds of a particular number coming up are the same for all numbers in the game.  A bingo game that uses 75 numbers equates to odds of 1 to 75 for every single number.  A bingo game that uses 90 numbers equates to odds of 1 to 90 for every single number.

The real way that bingo players can increase their odds of winning is by purchasing as many cards as they can.  By purchasing more than a single card, bingo players increase their chances of winning.  The more cards, the more chances of getting the specific patterns needed in order to win at playing bingo.

Improving Bingo Odds of Winning Big Money

Bingo is a set game with specific rules.  A 75 number bingo game only uses 75 numbers, balls, and equates to odds of 1 to 75 for each single, specific ball.  This is an excellent fact for bingo players because it allows players the chance to win more money without decreasing their odds of actually winning at playing bingo.

Since the odds of winning at bingo are the same, the odds depend on the number of balls in the game, bingo players can win more money by playing games of bingo with bigger jackpots.  Bigger jackpots lead to better chances at winning more money.  The odds of getting the B-I-N-G-O don’t change from jackpot game to jackpot game.  What changes is the amount of money the player puts up to purchase cards, but that money is in relation to the size of the jackpot.  The bigger the jackpot the more money a player can win and that player’s actual odds of winning, of securing a specific bingo winning pattern, don’t change.

Online bingo is one of the few places where players actual odds of winning don’t change in relation to the jackpots offered.  Players can win huge amounts of money, without changing their actual odds of winning, by simply playing in the bigger jackpot games.  That’s what makes online bingo not only a fun game but also a fair game.

By playing as many cards as they can, and by playing in the biggest jackpot game, online bingo players can improve both their bingo odds of winning and their bingo odds of winning big money.

Get in on the online bingo revolution!  Sign-up and play online bingo today!

Dress to Impress

This post brought to you by Express. All opinions are 100% mine.

In today’s struggling job market, you are likely to be in direct competition with several other prospective employees when you hit up that job interview. Now more than ever is the time to step up your appearance and wardrobe to give yourself that edge you need to land the job. If you’re already in the door, keep yourself looking fresh and styled in those afternoon meetings by picking up some new professional looking threads.

Express is your one stop shop for both men’s and women’s suit wear. Weather you’re an executive professional, creative professional or a soon-to-be professional, everyone should have a few flattering suits in their wardrobe! One of my favorite pieces from the Express line is the Women’s Luster Tweed Jacket and Pants. There isn’t a girl on Earth who wouldn’t look sharp in that outfit! Check it out:

Make sure you enter the Express sweepstakes to score your suit gear for free! You could win a $500 suiting makeover and dress to impress without pulling out the plastic!

Which suits from the Express collection do you guys love? If you win the $500 giveaway, where do you plan on wearing your new clothes? 

Oily hair? Dry Shampoo it!

This post brought to you by TRESemmé. All opinions are 100% mine.

Anyone who knows me, knows I am religious about washing my hair every… single… day. I know it’s better to skip a few days in between washes, but my hair is just so naturally fine and blonde, that if I don’t wash it daily it will look like I literally rubbed lard all over my head. Gross, I know. Even if I throw it back into a pony tail it will look greasy, limp and lifeless.

That is, until I discovered my HG (holy grail) hair product. I was walking through the hair care aisle at the drug store and stumbled upon the TRESemmé section. Low and behold, I found a glorious spray can that said TRESemmé Fresh Start Dry Shampoo. And that is the day my hair routine changed forever!

I had always known about dry shampoos, but they were only carried by high-end brands that wanted an arm and a leg. I wasn’t willing to shell out major dough to try it out. When I spotted the price tag on the TRESemmé  Dry Shampoo, there was no question that I was buying this stuff forever!

Now I never worry about skipping a day or two between washes. A few sprays of this stuff and any yucky oils in your hair are absorbed and your hair is instantly refreshed. I will even spray this onto my clean, dry hair because it gives SUCH a great volume boost!

Here are a few tricks on how to use it:

1. Shake WELL

2. Lift sections of hair and spray the roots lightly, about 8-12 inches away.

3. Let the product sit in your hair for a few minutes undisturbed so it can absorb and work it’s magic.

4. After about 5 minutes, either run a brush or your fingers through your hair and give it a good tossle.

If you want to watch a video tutorial on how to use this product, Julia Allison has a great youtube video demonstrating it. She is also doing a $500 Target gift card giveaway to one of her viewers.. so check it out!

Straight to Talk

This post brought to you by Straight Talk. All opinions are 100% mine.

Remember back in the day when your only option for mobile service was to be locked into a 2-year contract with sub-par service by an enormous company that treated you like replaceable cattle? Well those days are long over my friends.

With Straight Talk, you don’t have to worry about being locked into a contract, being turned down for service because of bad credit or dealing with a crappy phone because your budget is right. They seriously have covered ALL the bases when it comes to month to month mobile service.

Straight Talk has an unlimited EVERYTHING plan for $45 a month.. we’re talking unlimited minutes, picture messaging, text messaging, and data. No contract plan can even come close to that! The company I used to use charge $99 per month for the same exact plan. What would you do with the extra money you’d save?

Worried you’ll be stuck with an outdated phone by using this SERVICE? NOPE.. there are even Android on Straight Talk! And if you’re really on a budget, grab a reconditioned phone equipped with an MP3 player, camera and web access for only $10. Literally, pocket change. Check out what others on YouTube are saying about Straight Talk: Hook, line and sinker & Call a friend.

‘Tis the Sickie Season!

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walgreens for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

It’s that time again folks! Sneezing, sniffling, coughing, and hacking up your left lung season. My boyfriend just came down with his first cold of 2011. And let me tell you, when he’s sick, the WORLD MUST REVOLVE AROUND HIS SNIFFLES! I stopped by Walgreens on my way home to pickup some medication for him, and I made a few observations.

 Walgreens Brand Health & Wellness Products are such a better option for your wallet. Have you ever compared the active ingredients of “Walgreens Cold Severe Multi-Symptom Caplets Daytime“ to it’s ever popular counterpart, Dayquil? Exact same stuff for far less money. Health care costs are through the ROOF these days, so do yourself a favor and consider picking up the Walgreens Brand Health and Wellness medication when it’s available. It’s even got 100% satisfaction guarantee and they are recommended by Walgreens pharmacists.  My boyfriend swears the Walgreens Cold Severe Multi-Symptom medication works better for him than ANYTHING else. It keeps him functioning, which is a plus for both him AND myself!

Another great point, Walgreens will donate up to $3 million annually to it’s Walgreens Way to Well Fund™  with every purchase of Walgreens Brand Health and Wellness products.

If you want to stock up on some Walgreens Brand Health and Wellness products, consider entering yourself in some of these amazing blog giveaways! You could win a $50 Walgreens gift card.