October is traditionally an exciting month for b5media’s Lifestyles Channel and their readers. Summer is over and the Holidays have not yet begun, so it is the perfect time for us to thank our readers for their continued loyalty. To do this, the Lifestyles Channel joins forces with hundreds of sponsors to create a two week extravaganza of giveaways, jump-starting the holiday season and allowing our readers to win gifts, both for themselves and for giving.
This year’s Blogtoberfest is better than ever before. We have simplified the process and the sponsors have been extremely generous in the gifts that they …read more

 The b5media Lifestyles Channel is excited to announce our Second Annual Channel Wide Blogtoberfest! Blogtoberfest will run an entire two weeks throughout our channel beginning Monday, October 6th and wrapping up Friday, October 17th.
Here’s how it will work: Each day select blogs within the channel will post as usual, the only difference is, they’ll post our beautiful Blogtoberfest button (shown above) and a special note letting you know that it is a sponsored post. That particular post will have a secret prize assigned to it from our list of awesome prizes that will be announced prior to opening day. All …read more

The b5media Lifestyles Channel of bloggers joined together for a post round-up based on summertime barbecues published on Brew-Ha-Ha today by Kelly Phillips Erb.  It’s filled with great summertime and barbecue tips and stories, including my post here on PlayLibrary about backyard movie theater systems. 
Check it out when you get a chance.  Kelly pulled together a great list of posts including recipes galore from food to cocktails and even a homemade mosquito repellant!  There’s more, too, so stop by Brew-Ha-Ha for your summer barbecue fix!
What’s your #1 summer barbecue tip?
Image: Flickr

This week, b5media Lifestyles Channel bloggers are sharing the views from their windows.  Check out the posts below.  You’ll be surprised at how creative the various interpretations of “a view from my window” can get!
Mary Emma Allen at One Book Two Book shares a view from her window that entertains and delights her grandchildren.
Also at One Book Two Book, Karen shares the sweetest view of her kids playing on the deck and how the two youngsters deal with the heat.  I’m thinking they’ve got the right idea!
Linette, one of our resident super bloggers is sharing views on three blogs.  The …read more

On April 30th, the b5media Lifestyles Channel is asking its bloggers to share a bit about where we blog from with our readers.  Well, my office is such a mess that I’m too embarrassed to take a picture of it.  However, I’m still going to share where I blog with you, but instead of my office, I’ll show you the view from my backyard which gives me inspiration each day.
 
I spend a lot of time outside in my yard and on my lanai with my kids playing with many of the toys I write about here on PlayLibrary. 
I moved to …read more