And the Winner is...

Congratulations to Sarah! Fusion Creative Team will be contacting you to discuss your blog header. Send us a copy of it when they complete the design or a link to your blog.

We have some more exciting giveaways planned so stay tuned!

Enter Today for Your Chance to Win

Fusion Creative Team is offering a chance to win a free blog logo header design to one lucky BethsHappyHair reader (a $50 value). Fusion Creative Team has over 15 years of ad agency, graphic design experience and now caters to small businesses on a budget.

Here's how you can win:

Visit Fusion Creative Team from now until August 30th. Blog about Fusion Creative Team and send me a link to your blog. Be sure to include a note about this contest in your blog inviting others to enter. A winner will be chosen on August 31st and announced on BethsHappyHair.

Fusion Creative Team has created many pieces for me, including my EasyHairNetwork.com logo and website and my blog logo header. (Well my old blog header—they've announced that they will also give me a new blog header for my new site for helping them with this contest—YAY me!) I luv luv luv Fusion Creative Team. And, from now until September 30th, mention that you read about Fusion Creative Team at BethsHappyHair and get 10% off your custom website design or get a business logo for only $80.

A Terrific Hair Deal

You can't pass this up. If you are in the market for real hair extensions than you must check this out.


Scroll to the bottom of the listings where Elizabeth is selling the most silky, medium brown hair I've ever seen for a mere $120. This is the bargain of the century.

Be sure to check with your local salon about their extension knowledge. In fact, I would recommend only going to a salon that specializes in hair extensions. They'll make sure you get the right kind of application for your lifestyle.

It's Tummy Time!

Shannon: I discovered this week that bran muffins are actually bad for me. Lots of calories. I thought the action in the bathroom was making up for however bad I thought they were, but I didn't actually realize how terrible they were. I should have since I made them and they have buttermilk and sugar in them. Over it. We even went camping this weekend and I did very well not stuffing my face with garbage. I easily stayed within my portion limits and I think it is paying off. Just look at the measurements below.

Measurements:
Around belly button: 31" (-.5 from last time, overall -1")
Around bulge: 35" (-1 from last time, overall -2")
Weight: 146 lbs (-3 from last time, overall-4)

Although the pictures don't look like it, I do feel it. I am still focused on my goal. More veggies are ripening in the garden and I am taking full advantage. I tried the zucchini recipe and loved it. I am even noticing that my stomach does have a limit. I am feeling fuller with less food. It's exciting. In the beginning, I guess I thought I would be dramatically changed within a month, but now I know it takes time and commitment and I am anticipating each week to see if I can survive the challenge. I still go back to one great comment from Andrea (Momma in Flip Flops2!) about asking yourself when you are about to eat something: "Do I NEED this, or do I just want it?"

Thanks everyone. I love the support each week.

See you next week.

The best feel-good, yummy recipe ever!

I received a load of zucchini from a friend's garden and I had no idea what to do with it. I just accepted it with a smile and a thank you to be nice (sorry Anna). However, I did some online research to decide what to do with it, so it wouldn't go to waste. I discovered Zucchini Boats. Holy buckets are they delicious AND you feel so good for eating something healthy.


This is what you do:
• 2 medium zucchini, halved lengthwise
• spoon out the guts and put aside
• blot out as much liquid from the guts as possible with a paper towel
• put the zucchini, open side down on a baking sheet in the oven at 375 for 15 minutes
• while that is baking, put two tablespoons of olive oil into a large skillet and saute the guts for 5 minutes, then add half a jar of Prego sauce and mix well, then add two pieces of bread, ripped into pieces
• line the zucchini boats with shredded mozerella, add the mixture, top with a little more cheese and bake for 25 minutes longer or until they are tender (poke with a fork)

You can add onions and peppers and all that other stuff, but for a plain jane like me, I loved it. I can safely say that I prefer this to any other pizza out there.

Enjoy!

My New Look

So I decided to get a new look. Actually I was after 3 columns of space. Now I am working on getting a new header designed. I have Fusion Creative Team working on that. Which reminds me that I should mention my BLOG LOGO HEADER GIVEAWAY again.

I found out that my friend from Affordable Glamour had commissioned Fusion Creative Team to create a blog logo header for her too. Check out Affordable Glamour to get a feel for the design work that Fusion does and to get some great fashion tips.

Back to the giveaway. You have about a week to visit Fusion Creative Team and blog about their designs, their site, whatever and this contest. Make sure you include a link to Fusion Creative Team and to BethsHappyHair. Complete this before August 30th. I will announce a winner on August 31st. You can also enter by commenting to this post. This is a $50 value!

Start blogging...and linking...and commenting...

Great Snack Idea for Kids

My children love fruit snacks and fruit rollups, but I can't stand all the sugar. Now, they eat dehydrated fruits and rolls and they go nuts for them and I love that they are less in sugar.

The easiest way to make a fruit roll is to start with applesauce. You can blend in any fruit you'd like to change the flavor, but you should start with an applesauce base (the pulp in the fruit gives it the perfect texture and holds the roll together much better than any other fruit).

You can use wax paper to line the dehydrator trays or some sell special roll liners. Add the blended fruit mixture to the liner at about 1/4" thick and dehydrate for 4 hours or until roll is shiny and pliable. My kids eat it immediately so I bought an extra liner so I can make more rolls at one time. You can make it thicker but it will take longer to dry. I've also found that the cinnamon apples that I canned to make pies with can be blended and used as well. You get rolls that taste like apple pie.

Store any uneaten rolls in baggies. You probably won't have to do this though as they go FAST!

Thanks Betty125 for the great tip. Sounds delicious and healthy. I might try it myself.