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You know those mornings when you are absolutely out of time but your hair needs major help? Those are the days you can reach for TRESemmé Fresh Start Dry Shampoo and you’ll be out the door in a few minutes!

Not even sure where to start to use dry shampoo? It’s so easy! Here are a few tips to help you get started:

• Shake the bottle vigorously before using it and while you use it
• Lift your hair in sections and spray the roots lightly
• Spray in short bursts while you hold the bottle about 10 inches away from your head
• This isn’t hairspray — don’t spray it continuously to coat your hair
• Leave the product in for about two minutes
• Use your finger or a brush to work the product through your hair

Isn’t that cool?

TRESemmé has a line of dry shampoos that will absorb excess oil and banish odors without using any water. How? They use citrus extracts instead!

Choose from a strengthening, volumizing, moisturizing or smoothing shampoo. Sounds like the perfect Top Hair Products for School . Check it out and see if it works for you. I don’t know how it couldn’t.

Facebook has rolled out a lot of changes lately…not all of them obvious. Facebook is now monitoring your online activity — whether you are logged in or not.

The most recent modifications display your activities to friends and the public as well. Even after logging out of Facebook, there are permanent “cookies” that track all your movements on websites with Facebook widgets.

There is a solution short of dumping your Facebook account, however.

Delete all Facebook cookies in your browser or use a separate browser for your Facebook browsing.

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of T.G.I. FRiDAY’S for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Lovin TGIFridays? Me too! What a treat!

Get this…how cool would it be to have a stash of  T.G.I. FRiDAY’S “Entrées for One”  in your freezer at home? I know! So cool!

Choose from great options like Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo, Cajun-Style Chicken Alfredo, Chicken Pasta Carbonara, Chicken Fajitas, Chicken Mac and Cheese, Loaded Chicken and Chese and even Sesame Orange Chicken.

My fav? Gotta be Sizzling Chicken Fajitas, no question about it…

But wait, that’s not all! If you visit TGIFriday’s Facebook page, you can enter the  Fun Freezer contest  and maybe win some cool prizes! All you have to do is decorate your freezer, upload a picture and sit back to see if you win! We can do that, right?

In fact, I love a decorating project…this just might be fun. I could see a lot of fun things to do to decorate the freezer, snap a pic and enter the Fun Freezer contest.

Are you up for it? Post a comment about how you decorated your freezer and we can cheer each other on. I know…let’s decorate our freezers INSIDE with TGIFridays Entrees and on the outside, too!

Eating out of habit is something you may do without even realizing. It’s easy to develop the habit of eating while watching TV. After a pattern repeats often, that pattern becomes fixed in the brain. To break it, you must interrupt it or notice it to break it.

Researchers conducted a study of movie goers and popcorn eaters. Initially, popcorn was given to participants entering a movie theater. The popcorn handed out was either freshly popped or stale. Researchers also ran one more separate experiment giving participants stale or fresh popcorn before they went into a movie theater but this time they were asked to eat with their dominant or non-dominant hand.

The researchers found that people who ate with their non-dominant hand ate much less of the stale popcorn. This simple change resulted in a pattern interrupt — temporarily breaking their eating habit.

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.