Valentine's Gifts from My Gift Stop and Giveaway for a $500 Gift Card

I feel like we are still just recovering from the holidays, but guess what Valentine's Day will be here before you know it. Don't worry though, My Gift Stop has you covered! With a beautiful array of jewelry, watches, sunglasses, bags, clocks, writing instruments and more there is plenty to shop from. Plus read on for a great giveaway they are hosting which includes a discount code for all!

Hubby hard to buy for? I know mine is and I struggle every year trying to figure out the perfect gift. Are you looking for valentine gifts for him? There are plenty of options at all price points. The watches are beautiful and very well priced. Many were discounted 100s of dollars.

I love this one. There are fancy ones and also more sports type watches including brands such as Bulova, Casio, Citizen, Invicta, Movado, Seiko and more!

I personally was excited about all the Disney watches! I love Disney so much and there is a great selection including my favorite mouse, Mickey Mouse! Does your hubby love Disney, check this out!

They have beautiful Disney watches for women too, John if you are reading, hint hint! I absolutely love these!

There are tons of fragrences for women and men too including Ralph Lauren, Giorgio Armani, Hugo Boss, Lacoste, Dolce and Gabanna and more.

Love this one. Isn't it gorgeous!

I am sure my husband would love this Swiss Army Knife and the price is great. What a wonderful all around tool.

There is gorgeous jewelry too with rings, bracelets, necklaces and earrings. Plenty of options for that special person in your life. Would also be a great place to shop for Mother's Day!

Plus they are doing a giveaway for a $500 Gift Card to MyGiftStop.com to one lucky winner!  Enter here.

What is wonderful also is that all other participants will receive a 10% off coupon via email good towards any products. Entry closes on Monday, February 5, 2018, at 11:59 PM EST Winner will be selected at random on Thursday, February 8, 2018. 

Get shopping! Valentine's Day will be here before you know it!

Disclosure: This is a compensated post for My Gift Stop however as always all opinions are my own.

A Girls Guide To Cars and Honda at the New England Auto Show

Car buying is such a tricky business. Dealing with high pressure sales people is not my idea of a fun day. That is why I love going to the New England International Auto Show to get a look at what is out there. This year I was lucky enough to be invited by A Girls Guide To Cars and Honda Motor Company to attend the Auto Show and learn more about the line of Honda vehicles.

We started out by learning more about the Honda Clarity!  This one is a beauty!  The Honda Clarity Electric Plug In. It is in it's signature blue color which I love! This car will go about 89 miles before needing to be charged. This car seats five and had quite a bit of room inside it. It also has several modes such as normal mode and sport mode.

Next we checked out the Honda Clarity Hybrid which you can plug in or gas up. This one is in a beautiful teal color which is it's signature color. A Girls Guide To Cars has an extensive review on their site which is great to read. It is wonderful seeing options like this coming to consumers. A Girls Guide To Cars is an excellent resource for investigating Car Brands with many extensive reviews including video.

We then moved on to the Honda Odyssey and I was amazed at the features it had and how they took family's needs in to their design. There is even WiFi and power ports at every seat which my kids wuld love! It has Cabin Watch and which allows you to have information displayed in front of you so you can see what is happening in the car. Cabin Talk has a microphone near you so that you can be heard in the back of the Odyssey. There is a Magic Seating arrangement to allow you to configure the two middle row seats. It is super easy to remove the center seat. I vowed when I was younger to never get a mini-van but looking at these great features it is tempting.

Photo Credit: Jeff Cutler Photo - This is me taking video

We also saw the award winning Accord. It is gorgeous and has Honda Sensing Technology.

With a family safety is key to me so I wanted to go in to the Honda Sensing Technology a bit which includes: 

Lane Departure Warning (LDW): LDW can detect unindicated lane departures from detected lanes. Alerts will flash and sound to help bring your attention to correcting the lane drift.

Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS): If your vehicle begins to stray from the center of a detected lane without signaling, the steering adjusts to help bring you back to the lane center.*

Road Departure Mitigation System (RDM): If your vehicle detects that it is drifting too close to the side of the road without a turn signal activated, RDM alerts you with rapid vibrations on the steering wheel and then can provide mild steering input to help keep you on the road or apply braking to help keep you from going off it.

Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC): ACC helps you maintain a set following interval on the highway, so you don’t have to manually change your speed. 

Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS™): Helps brake the vehicle when it senses an otherwise unavoidable collision with a vehicle detected in front of you.

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) Integrated with the Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS™), FCW: Uses a small camera mounted at the top of the front windshield to detect the presence of vehicles in front of you. If the FCW system determines that you are at risk of a collision with a detected vehicle, it activates audio and visual alerts to warn you. If you fail to act, the CMBS™ can automatically apply brake pressure.

Honda LaneWatch™: Any time you signal right, the camera on the passenger-side mirror will turn on and display live video on your Display Audio Touch-Screen, revealing nearly four times more than the average passenger-side mirror.

Blind Spot Information System: When your turn signal is on and a vehicle is detected in an adjacent lane, the indicator blinks and a beep sounds until the area is clear or the turn signal is off.

There are some amazing cars and options out there! Make sure to check out Honda Motor Company and A Girls Guide To Cars to learn more!

Disclosure: This post was sponsored by A Girls Guide To Cars and Honda Motor Company. As always all opinions are my own.

7/12/16: Groupon Coupons Save More Money

Disclosure:  This is a sponsored post.  As always all opinions are my own.

I am always looking for ways to save money.  I am the type of person who brags about how little I spend on something with discounts.  I am not an "extreme couponer" however I do enjoy saving when I can.  Entertainment, clothes, trips, food, it is all so expensive for a family.  Groupon is one of my go to sites for saving money.  I always search Groupon first before going any where or buying anything.  I love using Groupon for family fun activities and travel.  I can't believe I did not know about Groupon Coupons.  If you don't know about Groupon Coupons you need to check this out.  There are printable coupons and also others that you can use an electronic code.  You can filter by in store offers or promo codes.  I like that it has sharing options to share with friends on social media or via email.

I love booking vacations and often time need to book hotels for my family.  They even have Travelocity Coupons!!!  I will definitely be checking those out.  It is extremely easy to use.  I clicked on one coupon there and it was for 14% off hotel.  It allowed me to copy the code and then go directly to Travelocity for booking.  We also shop at Kohl's all the time, there are online and in store coupons for them.  I saw a 15% off coupon for Kohl's.

You can browse coupons by store here.  Here are some examples of companies that have Groupon Coupons:

Hertz 

Hotels.com

Foot Locker

JCPenney 

Kmart 

Kohl's 

Nike 

Oakley 

PetSmart 

Sears 

Walgreens

GET SAVING!

Find them online:

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Groupon.US/

Twitter:  @groupon

12/8/14: Linden Square Shop, Sip & Stroll

I was extremely lucky to go to Linden Square Wellesley last week for a Shop, Sip and Stroll event to check out the hot holiday gifts they have.  I must admit I had never been there before and was so excited to find this gem.  There are so many shops and dining options.  The full list is here but I will go over some highlights of where I visited.  You can also check out Linden Square's Gift Guide.

We started off at Roosters which is a beautiful barbershop and gives men the option to make an appointment or walk in.  They also have a father and son hair cut option. 

I loved the atmosphere and the barbers and stylists are top notch.  In fact the barber we met got to shave Dr. Phil's mustache off!  He had it for 38 years and he trusted this barber to remove it. 

Then we headed off to a salon for the ladies, Salon Maleah for some holiday party hairstyles.  It was a beautiful and friendly salon welcoming the whole family.  They have wonderful hairstylists there that have been stylists for years.

We were treated to some tips from stylists on hot, easy hair styles for holiday get togethers.  One was the hair twist which is easy to do and looks beautiful.  They also taught us that put the crinkled part of the bobby pin down in your hair for it to stay in longer!  Who knew I was doing it wrong all these years?

Next we headed to Magic Beans to check out some hot holiday toys.  Wow what a selection, I will only highlight a few.  As you enter there was a whole holiday table which had some great items.

We then moved on to some toys for my kids age group including Goldie Blox which I love for the budding woman engineer, and wrecking ball and other building toys for kids.  There were tons of Lego sets, science sets, and so much more for everyone on your list.

We got to feel Sands Alive.  This stuff is amazing and does not dry out!  Plus it is bacteria resistant and 100% organic.  Play with it again and again. 

We also got to see some great cooperative games from Peaceable Kingdom.

I absolutely love these MBTA trains!!!  There was a huge selection of trains.

Plus my favorite being an engineer was all the science kits!  They are great.  What is better than learning and having fun?

Then we headed to Kenzie and Tiny Hanger which are connected.  Kenzie is an awesome store for tweens, kids and mom.  It is that perfect balance as little girls are growing up.  When we were there they had this super cute donut setup with real donuts on the white stand.

The clothes there are beautiful!

Can you spot the #LindenSquareElf?

I love this dress and it would look great on Lauren.

They also have beautiful accessories and a lovely assortment of fancy dresses for girls.

We then went in to Tiny Hanger and they have the most adorable clothes and accessories for little ones. 

These bibs almost made me want to have another baby.  Notice I say almost, I was reminded after I left that two kids is enough for me.

They had a lovely assortment of treats for the Sip and Stroll.  These were made by one of the ladies working there.  What talent!

There were cute little toys there too.

I see you again #LindenSquareElf.

We didn't stop there.  Remember it is the holiday season, you need to keep shopping.  Next up was Bonsoir which has luxury linens from Italy, France and the US.  

We even got a napkin folding lesson to learn how to make our holiday table look fantastic.

It was lovely there.

There were beautiful bath items also.

Then it was on to Sara Campbell for lovely holiday fashions.  They had amazing clothes.

We got to see the Magic Dress which works for any body type and is perfect for those holiday gatherings.

We also got to see some wonderful shawls that can be worn many different ways and are perfect to dress up any outfit.

We learned that fringe is in this season.

I love this piece, and yes it is as soft as it looks.

Lovely scarves.

Their collection was so elegant and beautiful.

They had lovely accessories also.

Next we went to the Tobey Grey Boutique.  They are known for their denim and will do denim fittings to make sure you have the perfect pair of jeans.

I loved this lovely layering option.  This vest was so soft.

They also have dresses.

One of their hottest sellers has been their sweaters.  They are lovely.

Who doesn't love accessories?  We went to Ceri Boutique to see some cool accessories.  They had some beautiful jewelry.

I love these little purses.

They also have some gorgeous clothes.

I love these scarves.  They are digitally printed with images from artists.

Who doesn't need some relaxation at the holidays or after the holidays?  I know most people do.  We got to check out the Bella Santé Spa.  This is one of their three locations.  As expected their biggest seller at the holidays are their gift certificates.

It is a beautiful spa and they have so many services.  I have gone to their spa in Lexington and love it.  It is a great place to find some relaxation.  I have always had a wonderful experience there.

We then got to try out The Cottage for lunch.  The food was awesome.  Here are the nachos.  They were amazing.  All of the food was really good.

I had the Chicken and Goat Cheese Salad and it was fantastic.

Unleashed by Petco also stopped by and brought us some treats for our furry friends.  Our dog Fred was very happy.  Last but not least we got to go to Impulse by Adamas Fine Jewelry.  I mean really you can never go wrong with jewelry.  Hint hint John if you are reading.

There were some amazing pieces there.

We were lucky enough to pick out a Sisco+Berlutti bracelet.  There is a great selection and most are under $100.

I hope this helps give you some ideas for your holiday shopping.

Find Linden Square Wellesley online:

http://www.shoplindensquare.com/

https://www.facebook.com/LindenSquareWellesley

Twitter:  @LindenSqWell

Disclosure:  I received a tour of Linden Square along with a gift bag and lunch.  No other compensation was received and all opinions are my own.