It is April it means that it is time for the Ultimate Blog Party hosted by my friends Susan and Janice from 5 Minutes to Mom. If you are visiting from the blog party welcome to Common Cents Mom, I am Hollie the owner and creator of this blog, and I want to thank you for popping in.

Join me for a cup of Moroccan tea- it is a mix of green and mint (and my favorite that I start my days with) or perhaps a cupcake and let me share what you will find here at Common Cents Mom.

I am a mom in my 40′s who has been blogging for over 10 years now and it basically started as an online journal, and then I started doing the occasional review and giveaway. I now do a few giveaways each and every month. I live a frugal and fun life, and enjoy sharing it with my readers. I am also the host of the #cdnmoney chat on Twitter each Wednesday night from 7-8 pm EST where we talk about all kinds of money topics.

I am a solo flying single momma with one teen daughter and our passions are music, being creative, cooking and me while I am trying to get healthier and kick some old bad habits but aren’t we all?

You will find I write about frugal living, family life, money, blogging and social media, and even an opinion post every once in awhile. What do you write about?

Now for years I was an avid scrapbooker and well since we have gone to the days of Instagram and SLR’s I found that I love to create books and well since you stopped by to visit I am hosting a special giveaway for my readers this week that even comes with a discount you can all use this weekend.

We love Blurb Books in our family and well one reader well they win a $40 credit to Blurb Books.

Blurb books has a wonderful new designer collection that if you like to take photos you will really want to check them out. Now for my readers I have a very special discount you can use but just for the weekend so if you want to check out Blurb this is the weekend to do it.

BLOG407  is the code to use for a 25% off at Blurb

Just to let you know I will be having another give away early next week and it involves Toronto’s favorite team the Blue Jays and it is a pretty big give away so if you live in or near Toronto you will want to make sure you come back to visit again.

To win the Blurb Books giveaway fill out the Rafflecopter.

a Rafflecopter giveaway
Fine Print:* Offer valid through April 7, 2013 (11:59 p.m. local time). A 25% discount is applied toward your product total. Maximum discount is CAD $100 off product total. Valid for printed books only. This offer is good for one-time use, and cannot be combined with volume discounts, other promotional codes, gift cards, or used for adjustments on previous orders.

**Giveaway is only open to Canadian residents and will end at the end of the Ultimate Blog Party on Friday April 12th at midnight.