2008 has been a year of changes here at She Knows Parties. The year started with Julie, then Deb came on board. I’ve only been with She Knows Parties since May, but it’s been a ton of fun so far.
I’m excited to be with She Knows Parties for the end of it’s first full year. We celebrated the blogs one year anniversary in November. Now I want to celebrate the end of a really great year with a wrap up of the 10 most popular posts from 2008.

50 Fun Homemade Halloween Treats, Snacks, and Appetizers
50 Cute and Tasty …read more

She Knows Parties is turning one! So we’re having a month long birthday celebration, and you get the presents. I’ll have giveaways, recipes, holiday ideas, and recaps of the most popular posts over the last year.
I hope you’ll join us for the celebration. Don’t forget to subscribe to She Knows Parties rss feeds so you don’t miss any of the fun.
To make sure I get in all the celebrating possible during the month of November I’ll be participating in NoBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month). Which means you’ll be hearing from me at least once per day.
We’re kicking …read more

The prize behind the last Blogtoberfest post here at She Knows Parties is Scan on the Go.
From the company:
These portable identity theft protection/virus scanning solutions will protect users online no matter where they go. Small enough to fit in a wallet but powerful enough to stop malicious threats in a single bound, Scan-on-the-Go will help you practice safe computing on any and every PC you use.

Sounds like something I could use!
The winner from the second She Knows Parties Blogtoberfest post is comment number 40, Susan C., chosen by random.org.
Congratulations Susan C.! I sent you an email, and …read more

There are so many fun things going on right now around the Lifestyles channel here at b5media, I just have to mention some of them here.
Blogtoberfest is in it’s last few days. There are still giveaways going on around the channel, but most will be over by the first of the week. Check out the Lifestyles blogs in the sidebar, and look for the Blogtoberfest banner.
Here are the Blogtoberfest giveaways still going on where I blog. Check out these entries through the weekend and leave a comment to get registered:
9 Fun Ideas For Halloween Party Games and Activities
Preserving …read more

The prize behind last week’s Blogtoberfest post is Creativity Express!
Creativity Express would make a great gift from parents or grandparents. Created by a group of former animators at Disney and DreamWorks who helped create blockbuster animated films like Mulan, Lilo and Stitch, and Sinbad.
From the creators:
Creativity Express is interactive educational software for kids ages 7 and up. Animated characters, games, and projects provide hours of fun while developing creativity and whole brain thinking, strengthening problem solving skills and encouraging self expression.

The lucky winner, selected by Random.org is comment number 92, and the lucky winner is Bebemiqui. …read more

Tomorrow will kick off the beginning of our Second Annual b5media Lifestyles Channel Blogtoberfest Two Week Giveaway Event! This year, we’re happy to introduce our sponsors, who with a combined effort, are giving away over $7,000 in prizes. Go through the list and see what you can’t live without, or would just love to give to someone you know. Now, to make things especially fun, we’ve mixed up the prizes and placed some on unlike sites so it won’t be so easy to figure out where those prizes are lurking. Cleatskins- A cleat that you can take to …read more

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 …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 you …read more

Do you want a little publicity from the entire Lifestyles Channel on b5media?
From October 6 – 17th, we’ll be hosting our Second Annual Lifestyles Channel Blogtoberfest.
We’re planning to run this event for two weeks during the month of October (or until the prizes run out). During that two weeks, we’ll be giving away some amazing prizes.
We’ve already come up with a few prizes of our own by way of previous product reviews, public relations contacts and more to give to readers but would like to supplement them with some other prizes and gifts from sponsors interested in being a …read more

Don’t forget to check out the Halloween poll in our side bar. What’s your favorite thing about Halloween?
Do you like the candy? The costumes? The parties? The decorations? Sound off in this month’s poll.
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