Ahh the good old days of 2005. My main job then was for Cindy’s pastoral internship studies. She would take notes on me and hook up to the Internet to take her tests online. She wasn’t using much of my storage then. Most of her other stuff was still on the desktop computer in the den. Then, as time passed, more and more things got transferred to me. Photos, music, videos ugh! My memory has just been eaten up by the media. I’m not going to even mention the games…oops. Anyway then a year ago she started blogging and Twittering and Facebooking. The social media usage alone has me running from 8am-1am most days and i’m getting tired!

I’m thinking about retiring. I can’t leave until I know I have found a suitable replacement. One that can meet her needs well into the future. Maybe she’d like the beautiful and functional Moonlight White HP Pavilion dv6z with its Built-in Wi-Fi, low-light webcam, and a dual-array digital microphone she could surf and Skype to her hearts content. Or maybe she’d like the HP TouchSmart tx2z with its cool tablet where a simple finger stroke on the 12.1″ diagonal screen delivers quick and easy access to information, entertainment, and social networks. Maybe she’d like the HP HDX 16t. Then we could get $500 off instantly when you purchase an HP HDX 16t with $300 coupon code NBN3248 + $200 Instant Rebate. Which is valid through 8/23 or while supplies last. Restrictions and exclusions apply. Whatever she decides on, I have had a great time working with her and I know the new guy will too.

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This tool is Break Pal. Break Pal is a new application that delivers micro workouts to your desktop via a yahoo widget. You set how often you want to do your 3 minute micro workouts, you can chose 15, 30, 45 or 60 minute intervals. When it is time to work out the alert pops up and tells you it is time to work out. Click on the pop up and it takes you to your exercise choices, click on your choice and workout with Liz.

Break Pal is also a social network where you can meet other peple who workout at their desks just like you. It adds a fun way to be accountable to others, another aspect that keeps us motivated to work out.

I know, now you are thinking, this sounds great Cindy but how much does all this cost? Break Pal costs $9.95 a month (I’ve paid a lot more than that on gym memberships that I never really used!) But… Break Pal has given me 1, 2, 3, 4, 5! A total of 5 full,  no expiration memberships! That is worth $119.40 a year!!

How to enter:

Main entry visit Break Pal then come back here and leave me a comment telling me what about having a Break Pal membership excites you the most.

Bonus Entries in addition to your main entry-leave a separate comment for each one you complete

• Tweet about this giveaway using this message “Exercise at your desk with @MomMaven and Break Pal. Enter to win here 1 of 5 memberships here http://tinyurl.com/cgcjby Pls RT”put the tweet URL in your comment
• Sign up to use Gravatar. I like to see who I am connecting with http://en.gravatar.com/
• Blog about this giveaway and post the link in your comment

This giveaway will end Tuesday 5/5/09 at 10:00pm Good Luck!

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