BIRTHDAY FREEBIES

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With my birthday just a week away  (Feb 25) I did some research online about getting free things on your bday but never knew so many companies give things away. I'm gonna check out some of these place located her in Memphis, TN and have myself a very special bday next week. Can you say free icecream!!!

Restaurant	Freebie
Abuelo's	Free dessert.
Acapulco	Free entree.
Amato's Sandwich Shop	Free large Amato's original 9" cheese pizza or a cheese pazzo bread.
Applebee's	Free birthday dessert with the purchase of an entree.
Arby's	Free 12oz. milkshake with any purchase.
Atlanta Bread Company	Free cookie.
Au Bon Pain	Free sandwich or salad.
Auntie Anne's Pretzels	Free BOGO coupon for any pretzel item.
Bakers Square	Free slice of pie with any adult entree purchase.
Baskin Robbins	Free 2.5 oz scoop of ice cream or a swirl of soft serve.
Beef 'O' Brady's	Free dessert with the purchase of any entree.
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream	You become a Chunk Spelunker and get a free scoop of ice cream plus $3 off an ice cream cake!
Benihana's Japanese Restaurant	$30 gift certificate.
bd's Mongolian Grill	Free stir-fry meal.
Biggby Coffee	A snail mailed coupon for a free beverage.
BJ's Restaurants	Free Pizookie dessert (otherwise known as a delicious dessert).
Black Angus Steakhouse	Free BOGO steak dinner, up to $19.99.
Black Dear Diner	Free dessert with any food purchase.
Boston Market	Free individual dessert with purchase of any create your plate meal.
Boston's The Gourmet Pizza	Free flatbread.
Bonanza Steakhouse	BOGO coupon for one free steak or buffet.
Brio Tuscan Grille	Free filet and crab shrimp cake.
Bruegger's	Free bagel with cream cheese with the purchase of a drink.
Bruster's	Free BOGO coupon for a waffle cone.
Buca di Beppo	Free small appetizer for groups up to 5. Free large appetizer for groups of 6 or more.
Buffalo Wild Wings	Free dessert.
Captain D's	Your choice of a 2 piece fish dinner, fish & shrimp dinner, or season tilapia dinner.
Caribou Coffee	Free medium drink.
Carrabba’s Italian Grill	Free dessert with purchase of an entree.
Carrows	Free dessert.
Chevys	Free entree.
Chili's	Free brownie sundae.
Cinnabon	Free mochalatta chill
Coldstone Creamery	Free BOGO coupon for a Coldstone Creation.
Country Buffet	$3 off a regular adult dinner.
Country Kitchen	Free dinner entree up to $8 in value with valid ID.
Culver's	Free one-scoop sundae.
Dairy Queen	One BOGO coupon for a free mini, small, or medium blizzard.
Daphne's Greek Cafe	$5 loaded onto your Pita Points Rewards Club card.
Del Taco	Free premium milkshake.
Denny's	Free Grand Slam breakfast.
Dickey's Barbecue Pit	BOGO coupon for one free BBQ sandwich.
Dippin' Dots	Free small cup of Dippin' Dots.
Don Pablos	$10 gift certificate.
Einstein Bros Bagels	Free breakfast sandwich when you buy any drink.
El Chicos	Free fried ice cream.
El Torito	Free entree.
Famous Dave's Barbeque	Free dessert with the purchase of an entree.
Fazoli's	Free dessert.
Firehouse Subs	Free medium celebratory sub with valid ID.
Flat Top Grill	Free stir fry, however they're planning on changing this to a $5 off coupon.
Fox and Hound	Free BOGO coupon for any entree.
Friendly's	Free single cone with any Friendly's purchase.
Fuddruckers	Free 1/3 lb. burger with the purchase of another Fudd’s entree.
Genghis Grill	Free birthday bowl.
Glory Days Grill	Free Oreo sliders.
Gold Star Chili	Free meal.
Gordon Biersch	Free BOGO coupon for an entree.
Great American Cookies	Free cookie cake slice with the purchase of a regular soda. Because nothing goes with a cookie like sugar water.
Hometown Buffet	Free BOGO adult dinner buffet.
HoneyBaked Ham	Free sandwich
Hooters	10 free wings.
Houlihan's	Free menu item up to $15.
HuHot Mongolian Grill	(What the heck is with all these Mongolian grills?) Free grill meal.
IHOP	Free Rooty Tooty Fresh 'N Fruity breakfast. In English, that means two eggs, 2 bacon strips, 2 sausage links, and two pancakes.
Jack in the Box	Free dessert with a valid ID and the printable coupon.
Jamba Juice	One sixteen size smoothie for $2.
Jason's Deli	$5 off any item.
Jersey Mike's	Free regular sub and 22 oz. fountain drink.
Joe's Crab Shack	Free appetizer.
Johnny Rockets	Free hamburger with the purchase of any entree and drink. So basically a BOGO.
Juice It Up	Free BOGO 24 oz. smoothie.
Keg Steakhouse and Bar	Free 10 oz. Prime Rib classic dinner and caesar salad for US visitors only and you must sign up a month in advance.
Keva Juice	Free 24 oz. regular blend smoothie.
Krispy Kreme	Free doughnut of your choice and a free small coffee or fountain drink.
la Madeleine	Free pastry.
Logan's Roadhouse	Free Nutter Butter Fudgeslide with any entree purchase. I have no idea what this is but it sounds spectacular.
LongHorn Steakhouse	A delicious free dessert.
Maggianos	Coupon for $10 off any check of $30 or more.
Maggie Moo's	Free ice cream cone.
Marble Slab Creamery	Free ice cream cone.
Marie Callenders	$5 coupon and a free slice of pie.
McAlister's Deli	$5 coupon. I'm starting to see a pattern here.
Memphis BBQ	Free entree up to $20.
Mimis Cafe	Free entree up to $10 value with any $20 check.
Moe's Southwest Grill	One free entree (excluding fajitas) as well as free chips and salsa.
Ninety Nine	Free dessert
Noodles & Company	Free bowl of soup.
Not Your Average Joe's	Free entree and dessert.
O'Charley's	$5 coupon with any $20 food purchase.
Old Country Buffet	Free BOGO adult dinner buffet.
Olive Garden	Nwonknu
On The Border	Free dip trio or brownie sundae.
Orange Julius	Free BOGO 20 oz. Julius or premium fruit smoothie.
Panera Bread	A mysterious offer loaded onto your loyalty card.
Papa Murphy's	Free cookie dough with the purchase of any pizza.
Planet Smoothie	Free small smoothie.
Ponderosa	Free steak dinner
Qdoba Mexican Grill	BOGO free entree coupon.
Red Lobster	$5 off two adult entrees.
Red Robin	Free Gourmet Burger if you pick up a Red Royalty Card at your local restaurant and then register it online.
Rita's Italian Ice	Free regular Italian Ice.
Romanos Macaroni Grill	Free slice of chocolate cake.
Rubio's	Free meal up to $7.
Ruby Tuesday	Free blondie for one or two gourmet cupcakes.
Ryan's	Free BOGO adult dinner buffet.
Schlotzsky's	Free small sandwich or 8" pizza.
Sharis Restaurant	Free slice of pie.
Smokey Bones	Free slice of cake.
Smoothie King	BOGO coupon for a free 20 oz. smoothie.
Sonic	Free regular creamslush, medium tator tots, or medium drink!
Souper Salad	Free lunch or dinner buffet.
Spaghetti Warehouse	Free spaghetti entree and spumoni sundae.
Spicy Pickle	Free entree.
Starbucks	Free handcrafted beverage
Steak 'n Shake	Free Double Steakburger with Cheese 'n Fries.
Sticky Fingers	This might be my favorite offer yet. You get a free half-slab of ribs or any other menu item priced up to $15.99 with the purchase of a second entree of $6.99 or more.
Taco Bueno	Free cheesecake chimichangas with the purchase of any entree.
Taco Cabana	Free flauta plate, which includes 3 chicken flautas with rice, beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole and 2 fresh flour tortillas.
Taco Del Mar	Make a guess! We can't get confirmation on this.
Taco John's	Free cini-sopapilla bites. I've never had these before, but if they’re as delicious as they are hard to spell, I’m excited.
TCBY	Free small cup of frozen yogurt and $3 off a cake or pie.
Ted's Montana Grill	Free cookie and ice cream dessert.
Texas De Brazil	Free BOGO coupon for a dinner.
Texas Roadhouse	Free appetizer or sidekick of ribs.
T.G.I. Friday's	Free dessert with the purchase of an entree.
Tony Roma's	Free entree up to $15.99.
Tropical Smoothie Cafe	Free smoothie.
Waffle House	Free waffle.
Wendy's	$1 off any premium combo.
Which Wich	Free regular Wich (AKA sandwich).
Wienerschnitzel	One free corndog.
Wingstop	Free large fresh cut seasoned fries.
Zaxby's	Free nibbler and free meal deal.
Zoes Kitchen	Free BOGO coupon for an entree.
Z' Tejas	$10 coupon.
Retail Freebies
American Eagle	Coupon for 15% off.
Aveda	Free gift up to $24 in value.
Barnes & Noble	Children get a free cupcake or cookie at their cafe. Children at heart get nothing.
Columbia Sportswear	Coupon for 20% off.
Cost Plus World Market	10% coupon on gourmet food & non-alcoholic beverages.
CVS	Coupon for $3 off next purchase.
Hallmark
Hot Topic	$5 off coupon on a purchase of $30.
Kmart	Children get $5.00 Birthday Bucks, a crown, happy birthday certificate, and Fun Pack with surprise goodies!
Old Navy	$10 off coupon on a purchase of $50.
Proctor & Gamble
Sephora	Changes yearly. 2014 contains makeup, lipstick, a mini mascara.
The Children's Place	Coupon for 15% off.
Toys R Us	They claim you'll get coupons, but I never received anything.
Entertainment Freebies
AMF Bowling	Free bowling.
Baltimore Orioles	1 free ticket to a non-prime game.
Brunswick Bowling	Two free games of bowling.
Chuck E. Cheese's	100 free tokens.
Dave & Buster's
Disney Movie Rewards	100 bonus Disney Movie Reward points.
Harkins Movie Theaters	Present your ID at the box office and get a free medium sized popcorn on your birthday.
Medieval Times	Free BOGO admission coupon.
Swagbucks	50 free Swagbucks.
Various Strip Clubs	Free lap dances (Don't ask me how I know this!)

Product Junkie Rehab

It's been almost 3 years since I transitioned and 2 years into my natural hair journey. Over the course of that short time being natural I have developed a bit of a problem collecting hair products. I don't even know how this even started it just slowly crept in like a bad fart on an crowded elevator. When I was relaxed I never was into buying and spending money on products. I was like a guy if was cheap and gets the job done I bought it. I think since being natural I discovered a love for my hair that I didn't have before. Let me be honest for a minute here and make this statement . I HATED BEING RELAXED!!!! I only stayed relaxed because it was all I  knew outside of wearing braids and a ponytail. I'm so glad I made the change from relax to natural. No more chemical burns, long noise salon visits, and spending $60+ just to have my scalp burned off every 6-8 weeks (so don't miss those days). After getting rid of one problem I kinda developed another. At first it started by me not knowing what products worked for my hair, because I didn't know the basics  of natural hair and the whole hair typing thing. Once I grasps the basic knowledge about natural hair, then finding out the different kinds of products and how to properly use them for my type of hair things got a lot easier. I started to find a few staple products some not so nice products. Then something created a spark in me that I never had before. The more I researched the more I was interested. The more I was interested the more money I was spending on products. Fast forward I was hooked on trying every product that caught my eye, especially if it was on sale with a coupon marked down in the clearance section type of product. I was watching YouTube product hauls and reviews like they were hardcore porn movies. I looked up one day and notice my bed room was dominated by an organized prison for hair products. They were every where!!! In my closet, in a costume trunk, in a plastic 3 tier container, in the bathroom cabinet, almost a year worth of curl kit boxes and in the shower. I've tried giving some of it away and there is still too much left. So I have to face the music. I am Girl Friday and I am a product junkie. I never thought I would of seen the day I admit I love products because I love my hair. I've been doing pretty good lately using up stuff but still I find myself buying things. At least its things like conditioners that I use up in no time and things to make deep conditioners with. I've been only trying to buy things when I have to or are things that I really use on a daily, weekly, monthly basis. I plan on giving away most of the hair products I have left to newly natural women since I know how hard it was for me starting out. So here are a few tips I'm learning on my road to product junkie recovery.

Product Junkie Recovery Tips

• Clean House- Sort through all your products if it hasn't been used at least 4-5 times in the last 6 months put it in a box to be given away. Most likely your not gonna use them, some one else could.
• Inventory-Make a list of all the products you use by category (Shampoo, Conditioner, Deep treatments, Leave-ins, Moisturizers, Stylers, Oils, Tools, etc) By doing this you know exactly what products you use in your regimen and won't wonder or purchase other products.
• Restrictions&Limits- By setting up ground rules you only use what products you have and only buy what you need.
• Fighting Temptations- When getting the urge to walk down the isles of the supermarket hair section 

1. Stop and turn around you have plenty of products at home you can use.
2. Look but don't touch you won't buy it if you don't touch it.
3. Take mental inventory of products and come back to them when you use up products you already have at home.
4. If its a product you use REGULARLY and its on sale its ok to stock up on but not ok to horde (No more than 4-5 bottles of a product at one time)
5. Always keep a list of the products you NEED not WANT on hand when your out shopping.

• Recover Slowly-Take your time it's a process we are creatures of habit. A "PJ" addiction is just like any other addiction you can relapse if you don't take the steps needed to control it. 

Starting Over in 2014

I've been away from my blog here for a few weeks now but I will be back soon to make some major updates. I have been trying out products, recipes, diy projects etc to name a few things. I even enrolled in school and will be starting at the end of the month. I took time out to live life away from my computer screen and got inspired to make alot of changes in my life. I am starting a new path in my life and will enjoy the lesson and growth that will be coming from it. I will be taking time this year to explore learn and educate people on the many things I've over come. I feel it is my calling to reach out inform. My goal this year is to better my self, my life, my education, my career, and everything I do. I'm excited for this new season I'm about to coming into and I thank god for everything I have ever experienced in life. Working on some new things for my this blog well as my YouTube channel. To my readers I say thank you and stay tuned for my special updates coming in the next few weeks. 

Hair Typing Chart - What is my hairtype? 3c,4a,4b,4c