When it comes to jewelry, I have to admit that I LOVE Diamonds. The diamonds that I have, I cherish. While I don’t have any loose diamonds yet, the ones that are set in my rings are definitely something I plan to keep forever.

For my viewers that plan on asking your significant other their hand in marriage, make sure you have that diamond. Take a peek below on how to pull off the perfect marriage proposal.

You know that Valentine’s Day is only 8 days away. Be sure to be prepared! If you are looking for affordable diamonds, be sure to take a peek at the diamond selection at Brilliance. They offer a great variety of wedding rings, bands, engagement rings and more!

Watch the video below to find out what kids have to say about Organics, healthy eating and more!
 

I am in my mid-thirties and know it is important to try to keep my skin healthy. As many of you probably already know, your skin is the largest organ in your body and it is up to you to keep it healthy. Although our skin is something that protects us from certain things found in our environment and pollutants, we also have to our own measures to protect our skin as well.

I remember as a child my mom using a particular anti-aging cream to try to keep her skin looking young. She was young then, but I always seen her using her creme and now that I am an adult, I use various anti aging skincare products too! I also use products like eye cream and shea butter to keep my skin soft and moisturized because I hate when my skin is dry and itchy.

One thing that I do daily is drink lots of water! It is very important to keep your skin hydrated. Drinking the suggested eight to ten glasses of water each day will definitely hep your skin become healthier. Drinking water can also help your skin to become less susceptible to those unwanted wrinkles.

There are TONS of skincare products on the market that have been developed to help you stay looking younger.  What products do you recommend?

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

Around my house, my kids are assigned chores. I don’t have a chore chart, but I think I just might use a neat online chore chart I just recently found on the website DoughMain

Today I joined DoughMain. This is a very neat website that allows you to combine family organization and financial education in one simple and easy to use platform. What I really like about this site is their Chore Chart & Tracker. I mentioned that my children are assigned chores, but that does NOT mean that they always do them without being reminded. DoughMain has a very cool chore chart that parents can view and assign chores online. You can then track your children’s progress in real time. This Chore Chart also has a allowance and rewards system that helps parents to reward their children for completing the chores assigned as well as other achievements.

Here is a screenshot of the chore chart I am setting up for my daughters:

With this chore chart you add each of your children and assign them a color. You then add chores for them and when and how often they are to do them. Your children can login to their site with their login information that you setup and mark when they have completed each of their chores in the chart. When your children complete these tasks, they can also earn real money or Dough Points as an extra incentive if you choose to setup this option using their Allowance Tool. I think that using some type of reward system for my children might give them an extra incentive to do their chores without reminding them.

If you have a busy family and looking for a way to stay organized, DoughMain offers family organizer tools including an online family calendar that is interactive like the chore chart. You setup each family member with a color and then you can add each of their items on their schedule as an event. What is neat about this calendar is it has the option to import community calendars from sports teams, schools, scouts, etc. directly into your DoughMain calendar.

Now for the fun! In addition to being organized and doing chores, the kids can have FUN playing a financial responsibility game too! There are 3 different age relevant games that can be played to help teach financial responsibility.

• TheFunVault.com – a Flash game portal teaching basic money lessons to children ages 5 and up
• SandDollarCity.com – a multiplayer virtual world where children ages 8 to 12 manage a family candy shop
• IRuleMoney.com – a site for ages 13 to 17, featuring 30-second videos of teens talking about all things financial, from jobs, credit cards, car loans, to credit score

Best part of DoughMain is there is nothing to download, access everything from your browser!  

For more information and to sign up visit: doughmain.com

For the last year I have received these notifications from the company that provides our electricity that we are using more than the rest of my neighborhood. I don’t like to waste electricity, so I don’t like when I receive these notices in my mailbox.

Earlier this month I decided to call the electricity company and asked them what was going on. I know that my house isn’t upgraded to central heat and air, so I would have thought that we were using maybe a little less than all the neighbors on my block that are blowing cold air in their homes. Our electricity company then told me they would send someone out to do some research.

Wouldn’t you know that the main cause of the surge in electricity is our hot water heater. Since we have a family of 6, we go through a ton of hot water, not only for baths and showers but from doing the dishes too! Again, my house is a little old and I have not upgraded to a dishwasher, so our dishes are all done by hand.

Since I don’t plan to stop taking a shower every day, I can only stress to my kids to use less. NO more LONG showers or else! I am now finding myself trying to conserve energy in other ways. Even my husband is constantly going around turning OFF lights that the kids turned on that are not being used. I think that if we all do the little things to conserve, it might add up in the long run.

If you are using too much electricity, you might want to see how you can conserve. There are websites such as MoneySupermarket that can compare good deals for energy as well as provide lots of useful money saving tips. I know that I like to SAVE money!

So the question is, do you your best to conserve electricity?