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Success Stories Round-up - September 2014

Submitted by Kirsty on Tue, 2014-09-30 23:59

Hello again compers!  Well, October has crept up on us hasn’t it!  It only seems like yesterday that I was preparing everything for the Back to School rush, and sending both my children off to start school again.  Both my girls are now full time at school, freeing me up to concentrate on work and comping again – hurrah!  Having said that, wins for September have been a bit sparse – just 13 w

Something For The Weekend - WIN The Ultimate BBQ Kit with Brothers Cider

Submitted by Kirsty on Thu, 2014-09-25 23:59

Hello again compers!  How is your week going - any nice wins to report?  Nothing here, but I think a large proportion of the comps I have entered recently end at the end of month.  Did you do any Back to School comps this year?  As my youngest started school for the first time this year, I took lots of lovely photos of her in her pristine uniform, and have entered them in what seems to be an endless string of photo comps for Back to School.  I am hoping that I might win one of them with her – she is a redhead and tiny, so hopefully that will all go in her favour to

Puzzling for Prizes

Submitted by Kirsty on Tue, 2014-09-23 23:59

Hello again compers!  How is your week going - any nice wins to report?  Two small wins for me on Friday (a Forever Friends keyring on twitter, and an Aloe Vera gel from Holland & Barrett on Facebook), but nothing since.  Not far off the end of month comps now though, so having some nice comping sessions in the evenings.  Has the weather been cooler where you are this week?  It has felt decidedly fresher on the morning school runs here, but to be honest I am quite pleased.  I am enjoying the cooler evenings too – so much more cosy to snuggle up on the sofa on a

Something For The Weekend - Win Your Own Woodland

Submitted by Kirsty on Thu, 2014-09-11 23:59

Hello again compers!  How was your week?  Any nice wins to report?  Still pretty quiet here, as not ramped up to full comping speed yet.  My youngest started reception this week, as you know, and today is her first full day – hurrah!  Did your little ones start or go back to school this week?  Any tears?  All gone quite smooth here so far, no tears just two very tired children (and parents, come to think of it)!  I can cope with that though, just means lots of lovely quiet evenings to be spent comping – hurrah! 

Writing Winning Words

Submitted by Kirsty on Tue, 2014-09-09 23:59

Hello again compers!  How was your weekend?  Get up to anything exciting?  It was the last weekend before our youngest started school this week, so we had a quiet one.  You know the drill – duvet days, lots of snacks, favourite foods (nachos and homemade pizzas in our case), and getting the girls ready for their first full week at school – exciting times!  It did mean I was fortunate enough to actually get some comping in though – amazing what you can get done on an iPad with Home Alone in the background and a tin of Cadbury Roses at your side!  Any wins to report?

Something For The Weekend - WIN Cash With Butterkist's 100th Birthday

Submitted by Kirsty on Thu, 2014-09-04 23:59

Hello again compers!  Well, how was your first week back at school or work?  Any tears, from adults or children?  My eldest started back at school last week (Year 4 now, big girl),  and my youngest started “big school” Reception class on Monday – today will be her first full day, so we shall see how she is when I pick her up at 3pm!  I am guessing I may have 2 very tired children on my hands this afternoon!  I think the first few weeks of September are meant to be spent just relaxing and recovering from a busy summer.  Whether you have children at home or not, chan

Success Stories Round-up - August 2014

Submitted by Kirsty on Tue, 2014-09-02 23:59

Hello again compers!  Well, here we are in September, the summer holidays are over, and normality has resumed – well it is starting to normalise in this house, slowly.  My eldest went back to school today, starting in Year 4.  My youngest is starting Reception, but won’t go until Monday next week, so she has a few more days grace yet.  I am starting to get back into comping a little more, now that the evenings aren’t exclusively spent out of doors, and early nights are the order of the day in the week again.  August wasn’t too bad for wins – 16 prizes in the end, m