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I am your typical housewife living in high maintenance suburbia. I have a handsome husband, 2 kids and a flock of pet chickens. I try and feed my family with $100 a month. With the help of coupons, gardening and bartering I am able to squeeze the most out of our grocery budget and still manage to have a little fun along the way.

Giveaway—Enter to Win a Roo Garden Apron

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If you love your mom and your mom loves to garden, listen up. I know just the thing to get her for Mother’s Day: A Roo Apron.  You might remember them from when the peeps over at Roo Aprons sent me one of their amazing garden aprons to try a few years ago. Turns out that for an avid gardener like myself, it was the garden tool I’d been missing in my life {it really is a tool. Their slogan, “It’s not a garment, it’s a tool!” even says so!}. I LOVED it and started wearing it every time I harvested.

So what exactly is a Roo? Glad you asked! It’s a comfy yet heavy duty apron that will help you gather weeds, apples, fresh garden veggies with ease because you’ll have a huge “pouch” to fill {just like a kangaROO. Get it?!}. Simply put on the Roo, fill the pouch to the max with whatever you’d normally have to juggle in your hands and the cylinder chute allows you to deposit your collection with ease. Pull the cords and your harvest is easily transported and unloaded with ease.

roo gardening apron This first time I used my Roo, I was at an apple orchard, and it was a life saver! I put the apron on and loaded it up. It was comfortable even with some cumbersome, heavy cargo. The straps weren’t digging into my shoulders at all. I have used it so many times since that first time, and I love it a little more each time. Even if I’m not harvesting anything, I can fill the pouch with tools and have everything I need at my fingertips!roo apron 2Here are some things I love about the Roo Apron:

  • It’s made from industrial strength cotton so it’s tough as nails.
  • It has a water resistant nylon storage pouch so nothing will leak through to your clothes or poke you through the apron.
  • The plastic hooks allow for easy release of the pouch.
  • It has self adjusting straps that make for a comfortable fit for all sizes.
  • I can throw the dirty apron into the washing machine with all my other laundry!
  • The Roo is very affordable and will make a perfect addition to your Mother’s Day wish list!

roo garden apronGuess what’s even better than the Roo itself? The fact I GET TO GIVE A ROO AWAY TO ONE LUCKY READER! I’ll give you all the nitty gritty on how to enter the giveaway below, but first I wanted to tell you about an awesome promo over on The Roo Website just in case you don’t win. The fine folks at Roo are offering an exclusive discount just for my readers! You can use code MOMSDAY at checkout and get 10% off your order. Wahooo! You’ll absolutely love yours, or if you’re looking for a great present idea for the woman that helped shape you, they make the PERFECT Mother’s Day gift!

What Do You Win? Your very own Roo Garden Apron

HOW YOU WIN IT:

Life’s pretty complicated sometimes, so I like to keep things simple around here. You have FIVE ways to enter: 1 required and 4 bonus entries. That means you can leave a total of FIVE comments below for FIVE awesome chances to win.

1. *REQUIRED ENTRY* What color Roo would you choose if you won? Head on over and check out their selection of colors from Purple Orchid, to Pink Peony! Then leave a comment below letting me know your answer.
2. *BONUS ENTRY*  Do you like/friend/follow me yet? Pick one or all and like me/follow me/subscribe to me via one of these forms of social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest,  YouTube and/or Google+! Leave a comment below with the name of the site you followed, ie. “liked you on Facebook and Instagram.” Only 1 comment/entry regardless of if you follow me on all 6 sites. Which you totally should anyway.

3. *BONUS ENTRY*  Start spreading the news. Share this giveaway with your peeps via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and/or Google+! If you don’t do the social media thing, just send out an old fashioned email about this awesome giveaway. Leave a comment below letting me know how you shared it.

4. *BONUS ENTRY*  Head on over to my Facebook page and leave a comment on one of the posts or pictures there. Come back here and leave a comment below letting me know which post or picture you commented on.

5. *BONUS ENTRY*  Subscribe to my daily emailed newsletter. It’s an easy peasy way to make sure you don’t miss a thing. Plus, I’m way too busy gardening to spam you, so your email address is safe with me. Leave a comment below letting me know you subscribed.

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THE FINE PRINT:

5 entries per person/ip address. If you cheat, you will totally be disqualified.

This giveaway is only available to US residents.

This giveaway ends on May 1st, 2016 at 6pm MST and the winners will be announced in the May 2nd edition of Mornings with Mavis. You will be notified via email and have 48 hours to claim your prize. Prize will be forfeited within 48 hours if not claimed.

Good Luck! I hope you win.

Peace Out Girl Scouts!

♥ Mavis

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Comments

  3. Leaf green! I love that shade, and it will come in handy when harvesting the millions of carrots my son just dropped into the soil…so much for spreading them down the rows!

  13. I would love to get the pink peony! But I don’t think that my husband would rock that, so I’ll settle for a unisex color like leaf green 🙂

  15. I’d love the blue, but am sure my girls would’ve really disappointed if I didn’t get pink or purple. 🙂

  16. I also like you on facebook, follow you on Pinterest, get your daily emails & shared on facebook.

  26. The Purple Orchid. Love these aprons! My mom so needed this when I was a little girl.

  39. I’m all things green. Even my Jeep is mint green. What a splendid idea to make such a useful item

  51. 2 more entries please. I shared and I commented on your FB page. Unfortunately (or fortunately) I already subscribe to your newsletter and follow you on FB. Oh well!

  57. Pink Peony-it’s so bright and cheerful…and my hubbie would never claim that it was his!!!

  65. Commented in “Don’t have time for a big garden this summer? Check out these 20 Leafy Greens you can grow in 20 days or less. –>” Post

  73. I commented about problems keeping you awake on Facebook…..and then being just worries you have and not really problems LOL…..I feel that way often!!!

  79. I would pick the Leaf green Roo, so then I could blend into my garden all while being fashionable and ready for whatever it throws at me! Hey think it could hold a pug? 🙂

  87. Peacock blue for sure. It’s my mom’s favorite color and I’d love to get her one as gardening is the only respite she has while enduring chemo. This will help come harvest time.

  105. Hi Mavis, I’d choose the Leaf Green apron. Thanks for having this giveaway!

    Michelle

  106. I follow you on Pinterest, Facebook and Instagram. I had no idea there was a Youtube Mavis! I’ll check it out tonight after I get to put my feet up.

    Michelle

  115. Like you on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube and/or Google+ and I get your emails. 🙂

  117. Commented on How We Spend Less Than $100 a Month on Groceries Week 17 of 52 on facebook

  124. Leaf green! Just moved to a house where we will be able to set up some raised beds and container planters. Looking forward to “harvesting” our own veg. 😉

  133. I subscribe to your daily newsletter, and I love reading your gardening and savings tips.

  139. Receive your daily newsletter, bought my yogurt maker and a couple of other things posted on it.

  140. Commented on Facebook post about Lucy and the baby chicks, she is a good girl.

  145. My aunt would love this (I, unfortunately, have a black thumb — I swear, I even kill plastic plants!). Peacock blue for her, please. And I like you on Facebook and YouTube (I don’t do the rest of them).

  149. I subscribed to your e-newsletter, followed you on FB, shared your post AND commented on your FB post about growing leafy greens. I would LOVE any color, but Purple Orchid would be first choice. 🙂 I did all of this on the 26th, but was on my phone and couldn’t find the comments to record my activity. I’m loving your blog and FB posts!

  151. Peacock Blue would be awesome!
    I like you on Facebook, follow you on Instagram, etc.
    Shared on Facebook
    Subscribe to daily newsletter too.

  155. Mavis,
    I’ve followed you on the three sites I use, Facebook, Pinterest, & YouTube.
    Tony

  161. I left a comment on your Facebook page about how cute your four legged rototiller is.

  163. I’ve been getting your $100 a month newsletter for sometime now. I have now also signed on to your dig for your dinner newsletter.

  169. Posted on your page! I would rather watch paint dry on a bare wall than hear about football too!!!!

  175. Oh to be practical or fun? Only 5 choices and I’m stumped! I guess Pebble Gray, then the bounty from my garden could do the showing off!

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