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

Need a degree? What could be better than earning one online?

The USC Rossier School of Education offers teachers and aspiring teachers the option to earn a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from this research university with the convenience of studying online.

Enjoy an online learning experience that combines independent work with field-based experience. If you are motivated, you might even be able to finish in as little as one year.

As an online student, you have the opportunity to be a member of the USC Trojan Family. Enjoy their helpful tuition reimbursement and scholarship programs, too.

Rossier earned awards for innovative use of technology in their educational programs.

Online students get full USC student status and benefits. They also will participate fully in commencement ceremonies and they receive free lifetime Alumni Association membership as well.

Sound interesting? If you are wanting to earn a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from an internationally renowned institution with a century-long history of educating teachers, request a program information to learn more.

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Hampton Hotels. All opinions are 100% mine.

Do you have enough friends and family to fill a hotel? Think so? How about entering this cool contest–Hampton Chain of Friends Sweepstakes–and finding out?

Get this…the grand prize winner of this contest will receive a free stay for themselves and 100 friends at a Hampton hotel for one weekend. There’s more, though! The winner also gets $5000 to put towards the room tax for the weekend! How cool is that?!?

What would you do with your best friends and family all under one roof for an entire weekend? Me? I’d swim, hang out in the hot tub, sit in the hotel bar and visit, enjoy a couple of great meals, and just kick back with everyone I love the most. It sounds like a wonderful treat to have everyone there with no where to go and everything you need under one roof.

Visit the website to enter the sweepstakes. Anyone can enter! You don’t have to be a Hilton Honors member or even have stayed in a Hilton or Hampton hotel ever in your life! Have I encouraged you to enter? You have absolutely nothing to lose and you stand to win a great weekend!

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

The National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association (NMEDA) is a non-profit association that can help disabled people regain their independence.

Whether you suffer a disability yourself or you are a caregiver, NMEDA may be the extra assistance you need to find equipment that will enable mobility.

This is the only association that promotes safe driving and equipment for the disabled. NMEDA dealers sell handicap vans and vehicle modifications for the disabled.

NMEDA has both regular dealers and Quality Assurance Program (QAP) Dealers.

The QAP is a nationally recognized accreditation program within the Adaptive Mobility Equipment industry. The fundamental belief that motivates these QAP dealers is the belief that satisfying customers consistently requires a calculated approach to quality.

I was curious about how close I am to a qualified dealer. I visited the home page and entered my zip code into the dealers locator. I found that a dealer is approximately 45 miles away from me. Try it yourself! Enter your own zip code and see how close you are. Leave a comment here to share what you find!

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Ramblers Way. All opinions are 100% mine.

Don’t you love a good shopping spree? How about one where you spend something other than your own money…even better, right? What if you had $200 to spend on wool products from American Comfortwear?

I personally would have a blast doing this. I wandered around this site and easily found many things I’d love.

Isn’t this lovely?

Before you react to the idea of a wool camisole…you need to understand this is not your Grandma’s itchy wool. No…the folks at Rambler’s Way have figured out how to make their wool soft and comfortable. Even better…this is not hot and heavy wool…it’s breathable and completely comfortable to enable you to wear it every month of the year.

I’m an animal lover, so I was happy to read their humane animal-handling practices. They breed their sheep naturally and they graze rotationally.They use humane handling systems to shear and sort. They use trained animals to protect and move their flocks also.

Visit this beautiful website and browse their plentiful selection of soft worsted wool apparel. Everything you will find is made sustainably right here on American soil, too.

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

Music lovers wanting a music career…have you ever seriously considered the benefits of earning your degree online?

Imagine earning a Master of Arts in Teaching degree online…and not from a questionable no-name online school. No, I’m talking about a degree from an internationally renowned institution with a century-long history of educating teachers. In fact, US News and World Report ranked this school #22 in the US and #9 among all private universities.

As a student, you will combine interactive online learning with actual experiences in your own area. You also have the opportunity to learn from a teaching faculty recognized for their exemplary contributions to modern education. You also have the unique opportunity to become part of the special USC Trojan Family.

Enjoy full USC student status and benefits…the same status you’d have as a regular student…even participation in commencement ceremonies and free lifetime Alumni Association memberships as well!

Need financial help? Don’t worry…you can utilize a tuition reimbursement program designed exclusively for USC graduates.

Honestly…I can’t think of even one good reason NOT to seriously consider this educational opportunity! What are you waiting for? Read the program information to get all the details.

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Softball Rampage. All opinions are 100% mine.

Any softball fans out there? Our family is big on both baseball and softball. As a matter of fact, the guys just got back from Miller Stadium in Milwaukee where they watched the Brewers beat the Astros 4 to 3. Good game! Good day!

On this same note…here is a different kind of softball winning opportunity.

Softball Rampage is looking for the best softball team names for softball teams that you can come up with. Got a good imagination? This contest if for you!

The winning is easy. Just go find the blog post for the contest and enter your best ideas for team names in the comments section. You may win $200 in RampageBucks Rewards, which you can then spend on their website to buy softball bats, gloves, and stuff.

I am horrible at naming things…pets, kids…you name it, I just cannot name things. My best shot at a creative name…let’s see…

Homerun Heroes
Super Sluggers

If you have even a shred of creativity, though, you really should try this. Nothing to lose…right?

Hey…if you think of some good ones, post them here in the comments section AFTER you go to the contest page and post your names there, of course!

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Incendia Health. All opinions are 100% mine.

As strange as it may sound, I actually have never talked to anyone personally who has has iLASIK surgery and I do not know anyone who has had the procedure done. Weird? Yeah…maybe.

Anyway, Abbott Medical Optics Inc. recently held a iLASIK Video Contest among people who have had the procedure done. The challenge was to make a video depicting how improved vision has changed their lives. The grand prize? $5,000.

Well, they’ve announced the winners now and there is some cool work here among these iLASIK patients. Definitely gives anyone considering this surgery some food for thought.

If you go to their website you can see the winners of the iLASIK Video Contest and see what I mean. While you’re there, look around a little bit. I even found that you can register to receive some great eye care products. Who couldn’t love that?

I don’t wear glasses, so this isn’t something I personally need to consider for myself, but perhaps it’s time to think about this procedure if you do wear specs. Hey…if nothing else, you can make a cool video and enter their next contest! By the way, AMO sponsored this content.

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Hormel Foods. All opinions are 100% mine.

Most people from my generation (born in the 60s and 70s) grew up with some form of Dinty Moore products filling their cupboards and filling their soup bowls. Because my mom was home with us when we were young, she did most of the cooking by scratch. Come to think of it…that was just the way most people did it back then. The life of “convenience” foods had really not been sprung on the American consumer yet. Anyway…we kids were the typical kids who always wanted what they didn’t get very often. For us, this was the Dinty Moore products. On the rare occasion when my mom didn’t have time to cook, it was usually Dinty Moore she pulled out of the cupboard. Oh…the excitement! It was hard to contain ourselves, but we managed and then we gobbled down the goodness.

Does this bring back memories for you too? If so…here’s a tip! Visit the hormel website. You will be amazed at the cool things you find. Recipes people! There are tons of them…and these are good ones that combine the goodness of Dinty Moore and Hormel with nutritious ingredients you have in your kitchen that you want your family to eat.

While I’m on the subject…does anyone other than me remember those old commercials? Remember that lumberjack whose name was “Dinty Moore?” He stuck his huge thumbprint onto every can…remember? The Dinty Moore advertisements have stood the test of time and continue to be relevant in today’s society.

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

Ready to hear about something new and cool? It’s called “SponsoredTweets” and it is an internet marketplace that allows you to connect directly with advertisers through Twitter. In return, advertisers compensate you with cash when you give them a sponsored tweet. Remind you at all of eBay?

Here’s how it works. Set your price…choose a category and some keywords…and wait for those offers! When you get offers, review them and either accept them or reject them based on how attractive they are to you. If you accept the offer, you will be credited within 24 hours. Not bad, eh? So far, Tweeters seem to think this is pretty hot. There are even celebrities involved, like Leann Rimes and Bob Vila!

Everything about this is designed to be ethical and safe. You are in complete control of your account at all times. That translates into complete safety and trust. IZEA never collects your Twitter password in this process and IZEA has successfully completed Twitter’s API approval process.

So…are you ready to sign up for sponsored tweets? Follow me over there!

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