July 2009 Blog Posts (562)

Win a $30 Skin Free Gift Certificate

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Added by Thrifty Living Mom on July 31, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments

X GAMES 15

As I reflect upon Girls Day at the X Games I am in awe of what these Athlete’s are capable of!!!! These Women work and play HARD! Tuff as Nails and Beautiful Cara-Beth Burnside is a sight to see cutting up The Pro Vert Skate Circuit! Women in Action!!!!! I was very happy to meet future members of WISE who are excited to be a part of a growing chapter! WOMEN POWER!

Moto Cross in the Home Depot center was an experience to be had! For those of you who have NEVER been to the X Games you… Continue

Added by Kelly on July 31, 2009 at 7:48pm — No Comments

The Back To School Thingy!

August 15 - September 27

Link up with MckLinky! Be there or be square!

Added by Deborah on July 31, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

10 End of Summer Activities

Rock legend Alice Cooper memorialized the joy of the last day of school in the band’s ubiquitous 1972 hit, “School’s Out.”

With no school to fill youngsters’ last few weeks or days of summer, it’s up to parents to figure out how to keep them busy and out of trouble. Start planning now to stretch their creativity muscles with fun activities?

Here are 10 to generate memories.

#1. Broadway Babies.

Have the kids write, produce and put on a play. Check out library books on… Continue

Added by GetButtonedUp.com Moms on July 31, 2009 at 4:21pm — No Comments

How can you instill the love of learning in your children so it sticks? Even after they reach puberty?

I remember being told that kids love to learn and enjoy learning until they reach the age of 7 or 8 -- then, they become more interested in social activities and lose that innate desire to learn that they were born with. Determined to prove that old wives' tale wrong, I reinvented education for my girls.

I started Merit… Continue

Added by Susan Tatsui-D'Arcy on July 31, 2009 at 4:03pm — No Comments

Win a FREE copy of my Tooth Fairy book!

Win a FREE copy of my Tooth Fairy book! Hurry! Aug 15 deadline.

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Thanks!

Sheri

Added by Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt on July 31, 2009 at 3:10pm — No Comments

I Found Enlightenment In My Laptop

With my husband working out of town for two weeks and a major deadline looming, “stressed” barely described what I was feeling last week. I hurt. Specifically, my neck hurt. And my back. Basically a solid “V” of pain stretched from my lower back to my shoulder blades, then turned in at my shoulders to travel up my neck.

Pain. Serious pain. Pain so bad that I couldn’t turn my neck. I couldn’t bend over. And when I woke up in the morning, I cried… Continue

Added by ecostilettor on July 31, 2009 at 2:33pm — 7 Comments

Creative image hosting that is free and Eco Friendly

Recently I started a business that creates products from recycled material. We use all kinds of things from clothing to leftover wood. Any way I was researching the net for services that would help me promote my business with out costing me anything. I found several other businesses that promised you the world and then charged you for the country! I sell products from our site on etsy, craigslist, ebay, and so on and you all know that if your not on the top or on top of the game your not going… Continue

Added by cyndi on July 31, 2009 at 12:10pm — No Comments

How To Detangle Your Child's Hair

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Added by Cozy Friedman on July 31, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

I am new to TwitterMoms!

I just found this group. I am pretty excited to be associating with such influential people! If you find yourself looking to make money from home message me please. I would really like to connect with moms who know how to leverage their reach and influence. If this is you, we should connect because you can make a nice healthy, steady income from home with your reach.

I live in Chicago, and my background is marketing, sales, and media. If I can help you in anyway, let me… Continue

Added by Gina Merica on July 31, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Should Your Kids See You Naked?

Is seeing naked mom going to scar your child for life? Please! Is it even possible for your infant not to see you nude? After all, for the first year of his life, he's stuck at your side. If you change your clothes, chances are, he'll be tagging along. Of course, by the time your child is 15, baring all in front of your kid is a bit... sketchy. Or is it? Giyen Kim of Bacon Is My… Continue

Added by Momversation on July 31, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Promote your contest, business, shops, handmade- blog! For free!

Many of you are aware of my website, Mommy's Tyme. This has been an ongoing, super fun project for me. I believe in empowering women, promoting home businesses, and saving the Handmade Movement. I originally developed my web site as a spot for women to find links to information, share, interact, and find great shopping sites of my friends handmade projects. Well, I want to really develop this- I have, in the past, ask for article submissions, craft patterns, recipes and more… I am still asking… Continue

Added by Valerie on July 31, 2009 at 9:27am — No Comments

Mission #1 - Save my Sanity

My how things can change in a year. This time last year I was sitting on a beach in Maui enjoying warm sand between my toes and the company of my loving husband. This was the honeymoon we had waited twenty years for and it was worth it. All the problems in our lives and in the world just melted away on that beach.

I woke up to a different reality this morning. Hubby was bringing me the usual coffee in bed. Yes, I know I am spoiled, but for good reason., You see, we are a family of… Continue

Added by MomOnaMission on July 31, 2009 at 9:25am — No Comments

Wash your hands!!!

How many times a day do you hear yourself saying that? I have lost count. When I graduated from college, my first job was working in a PR department for a community hospital. As a new hospital employee, I was required to take a health seminar. The nurse leading the seminar was an older woman with a raspy smoke tinged voice. She started the seminar with this question,"You want to know the best way to stop germs in a hospital?" We all sat there staring… Continue

Added by Amelia Dellos on July 31, 2009 at 8:31am — No Comments

Want credit for feedback?

Ok, so don't be mad at me for videoing while driving. I WAS stuck in traffic (moving slowly) and I WAS using my cool joby gorillapod with the flip and I WAS watching the road while talking with BOTH hands on the steering wheel. Please watch and leave a comment for a $25 credit to make any photo gift you want from… Continue

Added by Ellen on July 31, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

The Positives

Being Positive

“I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning to sail my ship.”

-Louisa May Alcott

As I was sitting in the hospital one day, as happened a lot when my daughter was younger, another mom came in and we started chatting. Her daughter has a feeding tube button, as well as needed dialysis weekly because her kidneys were dying. The sad part was that a transplant wasn’t feasible since it had been tried before and rejected. This little girl was a spit fire!… Continue

Added by Heather Binning on July 31, 2009 at 7:19am — No Comments

What kind of "quirks" are you passing on to your kids?

Families are odd, odd things.

There are a lot of things you can control in life and a lot you can’t. The family you’re born into is one of the “can’t” things. I always thought that everyone else’s family was a bit more “normal” than mine.

For the longest time I didn’t realize that no one else tore paper napkins in half (to make the 260-count package last even longer? Who knows?); that other families weren’t watching black-and-white TVs whose screen was split in half, with… Continue

Added by Vicki Larson on July 31, 2009 at 7:04am — No Comments

Oprah Friday's Oprah The Beauty Queen

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Added by Lucy on July 31, 2009 at 7:02am — No Comments

Pregnancy Exercise Could Prevent Cot Death

By now it's pretty old news that exercise is beneficial for pregnancy but a new study by the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences has some evidence to suggest that exercising regularly during your pregnancy could reduce the risk of cot death for your developing baby.

The study wanted to find if cardiovascular and respiratory functions were improved in the foetus as a result of exposure to maternal exercise. In particular they were looking for… Continue

Added by Nisha: The 9 Month Club on July 31, 2009 at 2:00am — No Comments

Wanna get Lucky with me?

Visit www.luckymamamarketplace.com and sign up! That way you will know when we go live!

We are a children's on-line resale shop and we are coming soon! Sell the stuff your children have outgrown and buy something they need this year! Come on and get lucky with us!

Added by Nicole Bonnett Jozic on July 30, 2009 at 7:19pm — No Comments