As I mentioned earlier, I subscribe and follow a number of blogs. Many of them post reviews of products and host giveaways for various sponsors. I enjoy reading the reviews since they often introduce me to new products and help me decide how useful those products would be for my family. Sometimes, reviews come with giveaways - readers can enter to win either the product being reviewed, or another product by the same company. I love entering giveaways - and everyone has a good chance of winning. I enter for products I like for myself, for the kids, or to give to friends. So far, I have won several: some books, a couple of household items, a Tooth Tunes toothbrush, a beautiful hand-knit dress, and more.
Right now, there is an amazing event going on - the quarterly Bloggy Giveaways Carnival for January. As of this morning, there are close to 1400 giveaways listed!! You can find them all here: http://www.donttryit.com/bloggy_giveaways/2009/01/bloggy-giveaways-quarterly-carnival-jan09.html
Good luck!

So I decided to start my first blog this year. I actually wrote a post on January 1, saying that the first of the year is a perfect day to start something new - then deleted it. I read some statistics that approximately 20,000 people start a new blog on any given day. Imagine that, today 20,000 new voices in the blogosphere will start speaking - well, typing! Do I really have something to add?
I started reading some parenting blogs a little over a year ago. My first favorite - the one I still read daily - is Baby Cheapskate, where Angie helps parents save big bucks on baby stuff. I participated in Baby Cheapskate's Coupon Traders for a while, and joined the Freepeats forum as soon as it came to town. You can tell I really admire Angie's work - her Blog Coach is a must-read for any blogger out there.
Then, a few months ago, I started reading more blogs - and it has been a humbling experience. The more I read, the harder it gets to start my own blog! There are some truly amazing blogs out there, and I subscribe or follow a number of them.
So, I figured, when I do not know where to start, I just start - and find my way as I go!

Still looking for my blogging voice!