A Giveaway and the Big Guns

Today is the big day!  As I'm celebrating 100 posts on the blog, I want to giveaway a little prize.  and that little prize is... A $50 Gift Card to Target!

Below you will find the entry platform. 

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As I am aware that a lot of my followers are not bloggers and not familiar with Rafflecopter, you can also enter the following way: For each way you follow you will receive on entry.  The links to follow can be found my clicking each icon or the text below them!  If you were following previously and wish to be entered in the giveaway, simply comment here or on my Facebook Page so that I can add your entries!                                       Bloglovin //Twitter//Instagram//Facebook//Pinterest For additional entries you can Tweet about this giveaway and comment on this post with your favorite blog post I've written so far. 
I am so excited to have reached this milestone in blogging and I hope you're excited too! Now I have to run  off and fire a big ol' cannon for the new Commanding General of the ROTC's promotion.  

No but seriously...I'm doing this. 

I hope you all have a great weekend! 

A One Day Giveaway and a Trip Down Memory Lane

As promised, today, I am giving away a "MercoBox" by Merco Local

I told you about how I'm a huge fan of small business? Well, as such a fan, I see that Merco Local has been working hard to promote "mom & pop" shops more than anything I have seen online.  They work with local businesses who don't have a huge advertising budget to get their names out there. 

Merco Local recently started this awesome thing where they send out boxes filled with locally made products and gift cards. The box is filled with all kinds of good stuff and opportunities to "go local" instead of buying from chain stores and corporate giants. 

What I love about the MercoBox, is it shows how versatile local business is. It's not just "hand made" this and that, it's cosmetics, coffee, chocolates, soap, cleaning products etc. There is so much more to local business than what you might think.  These boxes give you the chance to give local a try.  

Merco Local sent me two of their MercoBoxes for free. One to keep, and one to giveaway.  I have an unopened box for one lucky winner. This giveaway will only run for 24 hours after the time posted.  That means that it will end about this time tomorrow morning.  To enter to win, please do the following. 

'Like' Chalk it up to Better Luck on Facebook 

'Like' Merco Local on Facebook. 

After you have liked them both, please comment on the giveaway post stating that you have liked both pages. I will choose one lucky winner from the comments and send them their very own Merco Local box.  It is recommended that only people who live in Utah enter to win as the products are from here, but anyone is welcome to join in!  

And just because I feel like I have been a Grade F blogger lately, I figured I ought to share with you some gems from my child hood. My mom was looking for a picture for my sister's Senior Baby Ad in her high school yearbook, so we busted out the bucket of old pictures. These two are my favorites. 

This was the year that I was all about the horses and where my rodeo queen dream began.  That was Christmas day a long time ago.  I got a saddle, boots, and other "cowpoke" things. I thought I was the coolest kid in the world.  The cowgirl dream has sort of gotten lost along the course of my life, but maybe some day I'll try to give it a major comeback. Probably when I strike it rich and have a huge home with 100 acres and a some stables that I simply must fill with a horsey or two. 

Please, feel free to make fun of this photograph for the rest of the day. 

Krafts for Kuties

I am a huge fan of small businesses.  I prefer to eat at "Mom & Pop" Restaurants like Ruth's Diner and shop in small boutiques.  I think that small business is the back bone of America and I always love to see someone take a talent that they have or a hobby and turn it into their work.  Because of that strong belief in "the little guy" I am always quick to promote the businesses of the people around me. I know all sorts of people that have crafts businesses, photography businesses, and blogs that have become full on occupation. In my experience, these small businesses produce quality products and please their customers. 

Today, I want to talk about my friend Kyrie.  I have known her since I was in the 1st grade. Her little sister has been my best friend for basically as long as I can remember.  Currently, she is my Headliner sponsor. You have been seeing her banner at the foot of my blog for the past few days and her button on my sidebar. Have you clicked it? Well you should.  Kyrie is incredibly talented. She can crochet practically anything.  You can't even try to tell me these aren't the most adorable things you have ever seen. 

And if those weren't cute enough there are also ones like this for little boys...

And this is only barely scratching the surface of what she has to offer. She has an extensive number of products for infants, children, adults, men and women...I just keep scrolling through all of the great stuff on her Facebook page thinking...

Well, today is your lucky day, because Kyrie is giving away this away!

plus...If all that wasn't enough, part of the profits from her business this Christmas season will be going to help a local family in need. Does it get better than that? Oh...it just did!

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