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My Day Went From Crazy To Awesome With Folgers Gourmet Selections Coffee & A Giveaway

This is a sponsored post for SheSpeaks/Folgers

I hate mornings! The alarm clock goes off and all I want to do is stay in bed. I just want a couple more hours of sleep. So I stay in bed for a little bit longer, wishing for more sleep. Then I glance at the clock and realize I have to get up like right now. So I force myself out of bed and drag myself downstairs to get the kids ready for school. I have to move quickly as the bus will be here in twenty minutes. I am greeted with a mess in the kitchen made by my older son and husband, the stress in me builds up. No time to clean as I have to get the younger boys ready for school. I finally get them out the door and then I turn on my computer. I am greeted with way too many emails and a long list of work that needs to be done. I then realize that I have not had breakfast yet, so I head to the kitchen. The mess is still there and I want to scream, "I don't have time for this!" I then glance over to my pantry and I see something that makes my day get better. A smile comes on my face and I say to myself "I can do this!"

I discover something in my pantry that makes my day go from crazy to awesome. My Folgers Gourmet Selections Coffee is all I need to make my day better. I am delighted by the different varieties that await me. Should I have Caramel Drizzle, Hazelnut Cream, Mocha Swirl, or Vanilla Biscotti Flavored Bagged Coffee? Decisions, decisions, what a great problem to have! I decide that today is a Caramel Drizzle kind of day as I am craving something sweet. I grab my Folgers Gourmet Selections Coffee and start to make myself a cup. I decide that today is a four cup of coffee day and scoop the aromatic coffee grounds into my coffee maker. I can already smell the caramel. I press the on button on my coffee maker and just love the sound of the coffee dripping into the pot. The scent of soft buttery caramel coffee starts to relax me and I just can't wait! The coffee maker beeps and I pour myself that first cup of coffee. I add milk and sugar. Then I take that first sip of coffee, mmmm! I thoroughly enjoy the taste of caramel and rich coffee. The smell is incredible. I take another sip of coffee and head back to my computer with my big mug of Caramel Drizzle Folgers Gourmet coffee. A smile comes to my face and I am ready to face the day. I got this day and things are going to be awesome!

Folgers Gourmet Selections has flavorful varieties that inspire coffee lovers to seize the day. Coffee lovers will have a full range of exceptional roasts and indulgent flavors to choose from. These rich aromatic coffees will delight your mood and that first sip will make your day go from crazy to awesome. Just look at all the different flavors of Folgers Gourmet Selections, it even comes in K-Cup packs!

Folgers Gourmet Selections® Toasted Hazelnut Bagged Coffee
Folgers Gourmet Selections® Peanut Butter Cookie Flavored Bagged Coffee
Folgers Gourmet Selections® Traditional Blend Bagged Coffee
Folgers Gourmet Selections® Coconut Cream Pie Flavored Bagged Coffee
Folgers Gourmet Selections® Hazelnut Cream Flavored K-Cup® pods
Folgers Gourmet Selections® Caramel Drizzle Flavored Bagged Coffee & K-Cup® pods
Folgers Gourmet Selections® Lively Colombian Bagged Coffee & K-Cup® pods
Folgers Gourmet Selections® Lively Colombian Decaf Bagged Coffee & K-Cup® pods
Folgers Gourmet Selections® Morning Café Bagged Coffee & K-Cup® pods
Folgers Gourmet Selections® Mocha Swirl Flavored Bagged Coffee & K-Cup® pods
Folgers Gourmet Selections® Vanilla Biscotti Flavored Bagged Coffee & K-Cup® pods

Folgers Gourmet Selections complements any mood, whether you choose a big, bright aromatic cup of Vanilla Biscotti or a robust cup of Lively Colombian, Folgers Gourmet Selections coffee is sure to delight. I want to hear all about your “coffee mood” and what flavors of Folgers Gourmet Selections you would choose to compliment your current mood! Would you choose Mocha Swirl or Vanilla Biscotti? Click on the links below to discover more and tell me what flavor you would choose for your "coffee mood."

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I have plenty of Folgers Gourmet Selections Coffee to share with one of my lucky readers! The coffee lovers prize is 2 packs of Folgers Gourmet Selections Coffee (10-ounce bags) and 2 boxes of Folgers K-Cup® Packs (12 ct.) SheSpeaks will provide and ship assorted flavors of Folgers Gourmet Selections products to my winner. Just enter on the form below and good luck!

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How To Help Your Kids Be Smart With Their Money

Imagine the pride you will feel when you see your kids being smart with their money.

I like to think that I am doing a great job with being smart with my money. I am able to do four things with my money every month. These four things are Save, Spend, Donate, and Invest. It makes me feel smart and secure knowing that I don't have to live paycheck to paycheck and that I have money in the bank for emergencies. I don't have to lose sleep over money and bills not getting paid. I want my children to be money-smart also and I know leading by example is not enough. I have to teach them about money and how to manage it so that when they move out they will be able to manage their money and not be in debt. I discovered a great child-friendly educational program that helps me to be able to teach my boys about personal finance basics in a fun, approachable way to ensure that the learning sticks. I don't want my boys to learn about money the hard way!

The Money Savvy Kids @Home Kit helps me, as a parent, to teach important money lessons to my boys. When this kit arrived at our house the other day, my boys saw the cute purple piggy bank and said "that is a cool bank! Cool that it is purple!" My younger son then read the words on the bank and understood all the words except invest. I had my first teaching moment and explained to him what invest meant. I then let my boys explore the materials in this kit.They loved that the kit not only included a piggy bank for their money, but also stickers, a coloring book, and a workbook. The kit also has parent handbook a learning poster, and a CD with songs about money and images on it. My boys really loved the piggy bank, which comes in many colors, as it had four different chambers to put their money. My boys know that money can buy things and they love collecting change and tooth fairy money. Right now they are learning about prices of items and how they have to save their change to buy toys and candy. I know that money is used for more than toys and candy so I need to teach my boys how to be smart with their money.

I wanted to use this Money Savvy kit to teach my kids about money. So I read the parent handbook so I could be ready to use the materials to teach my kids. There are eight chapters in the handbook, so I decided to do one lesson a week with my boys. My boys get home early from school on Wednesdays, so I made that our money learning day. I really liked that the lessons had a bunch of discussion questions for me to ask my boys. The questions helped my boys understand more about money. The kid workbook also had eight chapters that had questions and activities for my boys to do after the questions from my book. Most chapters only had six questions so my boys did not get overwhelmed. The eight lessons include:
History of Money
Where Does Money Come From?
Kids Can Earn Money Too
Saving Money
Spending Money
Donating Money
Investing Money
and
Family Money Press Conference

This kit is great for kids ages 6-11 so my boys who are 7 and 9 were able to learn from it. My boys decided to share the piggy bank as they wanted to put their money together to be able to save faster. I talked with my boys about how to use the different chambers of the bank. We talked about the four different topics listed on the bank too. With my help, they decided to use the Spend chamber for things like ice cream and candy, the Save a Lego set, the Donate for church, and the Invest for vacation fun. They divided up their current change between the chambers on the piggy bank and got excited to see it fill up. I then discussed what to do with future money that they receive, like tooth fairy money. I told them about how dad and I take 10% of our money and give it to the church and how we try to save 10% each month. I also told my boys about how after mom and dad pay the bills, which amounts to more than half our money that we then have 10% to spend on fun things like going out for pizza. This kit not only helped me to teach my boys about money, but it also help my husband and I with making new choices with our money.

Find out more about this amazing money teaching kit at the below link and how you can get one to help your children be money smart.
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A Fun Safe Way To Roast Marshmallows With Kids

Summertime means camping and delicious smores. Check out this portable safe marshmallow roasting stick.

My husband loves to take the boys camping. They go camping at least 2 - 3 times a year. When the boys help me make the shopping trip for their camping trip, the first thing they tell me to add to the list is marshmallows (You can search on Campsi.com to find kid-friendly camping sites). I then add graham crackers and chocolate bars. My boys get so excited as camping means making s'mores.

I then add graham crackers and chocolate bars. My boys get so excited as camping means making s'mores. Do you remember making s'mores as a kid? I do and it was such a fun time, but it was also an unsafe time as I remember getting burned numerous times. I also look back and think about how unsanitary it was as we used sticks to hold the marshmallows. Who remembers searching for the perfect stick? It would sometimes take a long time to find the right stick and I wonder if the sticks we found we even safe to burn. As a kid, I did not care as all I wanted to do was roast my marshmallow and put it between two graham crackers with chocolate. I just loved how the hot marshmallow melted the chocolate and made this treat taste so good.

There is a better way to roast marshmallows. The marshmallow roasting sticks are a portable safe way to roast marshmallows over a campfire. I love that they are made from durable stainless steel and my kids don't have to use a dirty stick they may not be safe to burn. These colorful sticks start out at nine and a half inches and then extend to thirty-four inches so your hands and arms stay far away from the fire. My husband loves that they don't take up much space in his camping gear. These 4 extendable forks fit in a nice carry pouch making them easy to throw into a camping bag. The different colors of the forks mean no more fighting over whose stick is whose. The forks even come with protective removable silicone ends to stick on the prongs so they won't poke any fingers when not in use.

So now there is a safer, mom-approved, way to roast marshmallows for gooey delicious s'mores. You can even use these at home over a fire pit or barbecue so you can have s'mores year-round. You will be the life of the party when you show your guests these extendable Marshcone marshmallow roasting sticks. They will be so happy knowing that they will be enjoying hot, melted, gooey marshmallows in between graham crackers with delicious chocolate. There’s just nothing that brings bigger smiles and warmer stories than sharing a s’more with someone you care about. These colorful forks are perfect for camping, backyard parties, and more.

So how do you like your marshmallow roasted? Do you like it lightly brown or burnt to a crisp?