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  • Chilanthropy – Sponsor Review

    Chilanthropy – noun. The act of relaxing while being philanthropic
    Chilanthropy is an eco-conscious company striving to make the world better, one candle at a time.  Founder Rey Herrerra came up with the idea of Chilanthropy when he co-hosted his friends baby-shower and made candles for all the guests.
    In his own words Rey says
    “I live my life eco and green. With 9 million+ neighbors every little bit counts! At home, everything possible is recycled, composted and I even keep a worm farm to eat unused food – providing fertilizer for the vegetable garden. With work, I’m doing my best to make sure that my business practices emulate my eco-conscious lifestyle. Minimal, recycled, recyclable, and compostable packaging helps offset this footprint. Eco-shipping is a little tricky – So I use green boxes and Milex packing peanuts that are made from corn and even edible!”
    Not only is Rey aware of the planet and taking it upon himself to live a green lifestyle, but he is also aware of the many needs people around the world have. He has dedicated his products to make the planet better, and he uses the proceeds to donate to charities – making people’s lives better.
    Some of the charities Chilanthropy supports are
    When I came across Chilanthropy, I knew I needed to contact Rey. I wish I had more resources to donate to charities, but I feel I can at least do my part in spreading the word about these great companies!
    Talking to Rey has been a joy. You can really feel the passion he has put behind Chilanthropy. 
    Rey sent me a Mexican Hot Chocolate candle to review, and if you come back March 30th, he is offering one up as a giveaway during the Charity Hop Around the World Event.

    This candle smells amazing! I had started burning it one morning, but blew it out before running some errands. Shortly after I got home, we had an unexpected visitor stop by. One of the first things they asked was “what are you cooking? It smells delicious!”  So I got to tell them I wasn’t cooking anything, it was a hot chocolate smelling candle, that hadn’t even been burning for the last couple of hours!  

    Head over to Chilanthropy and browse the different candles (I’m thinking the Grapefruit/Pomegranate is next on my list).
    You can buy online, or see if there is location that sells Chilanthropy candles near you.
    Or you can visit Chilanthropy on Facebook

  • Continuing Education and changing the world

    *This post is sponsored by Campus Book Rentals*

    I love learning! I was one of those crazy people that loved going to school, having homework, and delving into my books. Since having kids though, I haven’t been able to go back. As much as I would love to, I know right now my time is spent best teaching my kids and helping them grow into little geniuses.  Did you know you can take a lot of free online classes though? I was pretty excited to learn I can take some online courses for free from different Universities around the country. I get to keep learning on my time, and if I happen to go a year without even looking at the site, it’s ok!

    One of the other big reasons I can’t go back is cost. School is expensive. Tuition, books, fees, any extra project materials. it all costs money! If you happen to be going to school right now, how do you pay for it all? I know there are grants and loans you can get. But have you checked into some other options for your textbooks?  I personally think textbooks are extremely overpriced! When I was going to school I was always looking for the cheapest book, no matter what it’s condition was. And then I would just hope that at the end of the year I could sell some of those books back for a somewhat decent price.

    Well, enter in the newest form of acquiring those needed textbooks at 40-90% off bookstore prices! Campus Book Rentals RENTS you your texts! Most of us plan on selling our books back anyways, so why pay full price when you’ll just return the book anyways? (ok admittedly there were some I loved and kept, but not many).
    Just check out the savings on these books
    – Interior Design normally $138 you can rent for as low as $32!
    – Constitutional Law and the Criminal Justice System normally almost $180 you can rent it for as little as $14!!

    I mean those savings are pretty dang awesome!! Besides the savings, here are some other perks to using Campus Book Rentals.

    • Free shipping both ways!
    • You can HIGHLIGHT and mark up your textbooks with no added fees!
    • You can choose how long you want to rent the book for!

    By far my favorite aspect of using Campus Book Rentals is that for every book rented they donate to Operation Smile.  I just love companies that give back to the world. If you don’t know what Operation Smile is, you should check them out. Through donations they are able to provide surgeries to kids born with Cleft lip or Cleft palate – surgeries these kids otherwise could never afford! 
    So if you’re going to school, and trying to save money, please check out Campus Book Rentals and help give back to the world! It’s the simple things in our lives we choose to do that can make a world of difference to others!

    2013 Update
    Campus Book Rentals has rolled out a new initiative called Rent Back. Rent back allows you to take books you already own and rent them out. This provides you 2-4X more than you would potentially make selling your books back to the bookstore. They just keep getting better!

    *I was compensated for this post.  I feel this company has a lot to offer, and is making a difference in the world.

  • Looking for Charity Sponsors

    Looking for Charity Sponsors

    Come the end of March I will be participating in this wonderful blog hop hosted by I am a Reader not a Writer, Reading Away the Days, and Reading a little bit of Everything.
    I’ve chosen to feature the Children’s Alopecia Project as my chairty. 
    I am looking for businesses to sponsor a giveaway here on Home Maid Simple to help get the word out about the Children’s Alopecia Project.  There is no minimum prize value.
    If you would be interested in sponsoring the giveaway please contact me at