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

Most calling plans only offer five different lines for family members. What is a large family to do in this situation? I’ll tell you in one word… TRACFONE!

Not sure about that? Well,  Real TracFone customers will tell you that this cellphone option works for them. With So many features  , how could you go wrong?

Don’t worry, you won’t find any contracts, credit checks, activation charges or even any cancellation fees with TRACFONE!

What’s more, you can get the brand name phones you want from manufacturers such as Motorola, Kyocera, LG and Samsung.

How does this sound?

“Double minutes for the life of your phone” Yep, you can either buy this separately for $19.99 — but be sure to check your phone’s package because it might include it!

Need just a simple and inexpensive phone? Get a basic phone for calling and texting for under $10.00 a month.

Want more features? You can get a super phone that is packed with features including a camera and video recorder, internet access, apps galore, mp3 player, and even a full QWERTY keyboard — all for just $29.99 a month!

Don’t believe me? Listen to this!

Researchers report that eating a small amounts of walnuts every day can significantly lower the risk of breast cancer in women.

Walnuts contain healthy Omega-3 fats, minerals and vitamins, making them an excellent food choice. Researchers guess that the health benefits come from a synergistic effect between multiple nutrients provided in the walnuts.

Eating just two ounces of walnuts every day can significantly lower your risk of developing breast cancer.

Researchers found that a study group whose diet included walnuts from the point of conception to later in life developed breast cancer at less than 50 percent of the rate of the group that ate a typical diet.

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

Like freebies? Who doesn’t? I’m sure you’re still recovering from filling your kids’ closets and dressers with stylish clothes that will help them start the school year in style. Isn’t that special and fun? Yeah, now their rooms are full, their backs are gorgeous and your purse is empty. Not so cool…

How about a little giveaway  to help ease the pain a little? Got any teenagers who would like the latest  men’s jeans   ? Do your teens like slim Rocco fits or the classic Kingston fit? This is the style my senior wears every day to school:

I’m not sure if I have any kids who would wear this, but I like it!

Anyway, as I was saying…how about a chance to win Express jeans  . Enter this contest now…for a limited time, Express is giving away chances to win 50 pairs of jeans. It’s like rockin’ the sidwalk for free! Can’t beat that! Are you heading over there now? C’mon…I am!

Then come back here and post a comment about which jeans you want and why! Maybe we’ll celebrate a winner right here on Curiously Awesome!

Ready to pay $15 for a 60 watt lightbulb come January 1? I’m not…

The US federal government will begins to unlawfully take away our freedom to purchase the light bulbs we want beginning on January 1, 2012. This will leave only poisonous compact fluorescent (CFL) bulbs or expensive light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs costing about $15 each.

A typical 60-watt incandescent bulb only costs around $1. OK, you might save a little each month on energy costs and the LED bulb may last a little bit longer. Is it worth it, though? LED bulbs are the only safe alternative to incandescents because CFLs are extremely toxic and dangerous.

Don’t forget, the US government’s Energy Star program estimates that US household has over 40 light sockets. I don’t even want to do this math…

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

I found an interesting contest on the Internet today. Not at all like other contests that are all over the net.

This is called www.upromisetodream.com  and it involves dreaming a dream for your children.

As parents we all have dreams for our kids, right? From the first moments we lay eyes on them, we begin formulating great plans, hopes and dreams for them. I’m no different.

I have a son who is a senior in high school. He will be 18 in February and his goal is to join the Marines when he finishes high school. I’m be honest. This scares me to death. As noble and honorable as this goal is, it is NOT what I had envisioned for my baby. It scares me spitless.

Anyway, I found this contest in which you enter a dream on a Dream Wall. So, I went to the Dream Wall and I entered a dream for my boy.

If you are a parent, you should go to the Dream Wall website, look around a little and submit your own dream. Read the dream wall official rules too. If you do, would you please post a comment here on my blog and share your dream? That would be so cool. If we keep this going, it can get totally viral!

www.upromisetodream.com

The World Health Organization predicts that by 2030 as many as 23.6 million people will die annually from heart disease.

Chocolate provides protection from heart disease and stroke. In a recent study,
participants with the highest levels of chocolate consumption had a 37 percent reduction in cardiovascular disease and a 30 percent reduction in stroke.

It made no difference whether the participants consumed chocolate bars, drinks, or desserts.

Scientists warn that their findings need to be interpreted carefully because commercially available chocolate usually has many calories, which means that eating too much can lead to weight gain.

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

Any school clothes shopping in your future? Yep…I’m in the same boat. I get you…How about a little help?

Express has Men’s jeans ! Not only that, get this…For a short time, you can enter an Express giveaway and win a pair of FREE Express jeans

Is that cool or what?

Express will be giving away 50 free pairs of jeans. This could be a chance to Rock the Sidewalk at absolutely no cost!

Slim fit — classic fit — straight leg — boot cut — what’s your pleasure?

My guys prefer the classic fit, boot cut look. Like these Kingston Classic fits. What works for your guys?

If this sounds like an easy way to outfit someone, check this out and enter the contest. It honestly couldn’t be easier to enter to win. Absolutely easier than hanging out at the mall with your 15 year old while he agonizes over which T-shirt looks the best stretched over his chest and shoulders. KWIM? Yeah…I thought you might…

After you enter, post a comment about which jeans you want and why! I’d love to hear your feedback. Maybe we’ll see more than a few winners!

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

After you’ve used your computer for even a short while…if you’re anything like me, you begin collecting a lot of different data on it. You know…all those documents, pictures, music and emails that begin collecting. It would be devastating to lose these things, right? Yeah…

Carbonite unlimited  computer backup works automatically to back up files whenever your computer is online. Whenver you need anything you’ve backed up, you can get to your backed up files from any computer. You can also get to your stuff on your smartphone or iPad if you have a FREE app.

Doesn’t this take away a lot of worries? Unlimited backup — for both PC and Mac — for only $59 a year. Get this, though. All you have to do it try it free for 15 days. You don’t have to give a credit card to get the trial period either. Then…if you use the offer code BLOGAD you get two free months if you buy.

Carbonite was founded in 2005. Since then it has safely recovered over 7 billion files. Imagine, saving this important data  that may have been lost forever. This is a no-hassle way to get your data back.

Antibiotic dependence is responsible for many antibiotic resistant pathogens, including MRSA bacteria. Many of these antibiotic resistant germs originated in hospitals. Some hospitals are now examining copper and silver for minimizing antibiotic resistant strains of germs.

Because our doctors and hospitals rely on antibiotics for fighting illness, basic hygiene precautions are becoming lax. Even those antibacterial soaps that we all use as insurance from nasty germs can increase antibacterial resistant germs The more these bacteria get bathed in antibiotic substances, the better they are at adapting and becoming resistant.

Both silver and copper have antimicrobial properties. Silver fights pathogenic microbes voraciously, leaving the beneficial bacteria alone to get stronger.

Copper can eliminate germs spread by physical contact before they enter into the body. A recent study even discovered that using copper over surfaces where doctors, health workers, patients, and visitors touch reduces bacteria up to 97 percent.

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

Hey Sprint customers! Listen up!

Have you ever thought seriously about how devastating it could be to lose your cell phone? Especially if you have sensitive information saved on it? How about financial passwords or log-in information? Not cool, eh?

Well…you’re in luck. The Sprint Total Equipment Protection App is just what you need to safeguard your phone and your private information from getting into the wrong hands.

With this app, you can Android and Blackberry owners as well as some other feature phone owners can:

Locate a missing phone, sync contacts and lock the phone remotely. What’s more you can even make your phone sound an alarm remotely…and if all else fails you can wipe your phone clean remotely, too. Feel safer yet? I know!

Check out this YouTube video for more info!

You need to get moving, though current Sprint customers. You only have until August 30th to add this app to your existing phone service. This is a special open enrollment period that you really should avail yourself of.

This service costs $8 a month. Isn’t that totally worth it? What’s more, you even get coverage against accidental phone dips into the pool or lake! As a mom of a teenager who has ruined not one but TWO cell phones by these accidental dips, I think this makes it worth it all by itself!