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Tech Savvy Mama
PBS Teachers & SciGirls Promote Science, Tech, Engineering & Math in Tweens
This morning as Little Miss Techie was reciting the names of the planets thanks to There’s No Place Like Space, I was reminded of the upcoming PBS Teachers Live! webinar, Engaging Students with Experiential STEM, and the new SciGirls show. Both the webinar and SciGirls seek to get girls...
AT&T participates in Text4Baby: Tips on your Baby’s Growth & Development
Today’s tech savvy guest is Laura, a wife and working mom who has been with AT&T for 13 years and is currently the Executive Director of Multicultural Marketing. Laura is here to share how expectant mothers can track their baby’s growth and development in the womb and receive milestones...
Yes, a Nook!To me, there’s just something about a new book. The stiff binding and crisp pages always feel wonderful in my hands but as a lover of technology, I’m pretty giddy that a Nook arrived on my doorstep today but wonder how my traditional book reading self will...
PBS Teachers Free Webinar (Wed 3/10) & Search for Innovative Educators (ends 3/12)
The PBS we know and love for our kids also has an outstanding site for teachers that offers free webinars and is currently searching for the most innovative educators. PBS Teachers is a web portal designed for preK-12 educators to access PBS’ educational services and a searchable library of...
Free Blogalicious Bytes Tax Tips for Your Blog Webinar (3/10)
If you are like me and wondering what to do about any revenue generated by your blog (freelance writing, consulting, ads, etc.) and how to be IRS-compliant, you will want to attend Blogalicious Bytes' FREE webinar "Tax Tips for Your Blog" with Tax Attorney, CPA Shannon Nash this Wednesday, March...
DC Metro Ticket Giveaway for Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey is returning to the DC Metro area with Zing Zang Zoom, a “thrill-filled, mind-blowing circus spectacular where family fun is no illusion.” Illusions like children levitating their parents, a disappearing 4 ton elephant, and a tiger transformation will be part of the fun...
Parenting Help Me
Children and Bullying Children since the dawn of school education have been bullied by bigger and meaner children. Although it is a common place problem it does not mean that is acceptable for a child to bully another child. Children have it hard enough with tougher academic loads than...
Reform Makes It Harder For Credit Cards To Target Students
Image via Wikipedia On Monday, February 22, all provisions of the credit card reform act (which was passed last year) went into full effect. From this day forward, unexpected interest rate hikes, dual-cycle billing, and other questionable practices will largely become a thing of the past. But perhaps most importantly, credit...
When Parents Need a Break from Parenting
Child Care: When Parents Need a Break From Parenting Every parent needs a little bit of time away from their children. This is a healthy need and when one decides to take a time out from their children, they have to find a good baby sitter or place to drop...
Choosing Child Appropriate Videos and Video Games
Child Appropriate Videos and Video Games Children love a good movie or video game. Parenting and step parenting requires deciding what is appropriate for your children to watch. There are a plethora of movies and video games available to youth. One thing about parenting is keeping the child’s...
Strategies For Helping Your Baby Sleep
Strategies For Helping Your Baby Sleep Most parents of newborns realize they’re in for plenty of slumber-deprived nights. While every new mom and dad hopes their little one will sleep peacefully from the first night onward, it rarely happens. In most cases, four or five months will pass before a baby...
Your Teen Wants Rhinoplasty – How Should You Respond?
Image by madelineyoki via Flickr “The teen years are a difficult stage for anyone, especially when it comes to appearances. We all remember how hard we tried to fit in; wearing “cool” clothes, the latest shoes, styling our hair the right way, and more. One year you might be a punk,...
THE FATHER LIFE
[A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW] Making the Correct Decision
One of the many things that we try to teach our children is how to make a good decision. Sometimes the problem can be that we may not always make good decisions ourselves, or we may allow emotions to influence our choices. I found this to...
10 Smartphone Apps to Help You Get Ahead
How to succeed in business? There’s an app for that. If you want to be in career-competitive mode while mobile, here are 10 of our favorite applications for your smartphone. When you traded up to your new smartphone, you vowed to use it for something besides Tap Tap Revenge and Bejewled,...
[LUDWIG@HOME] Poop Jokes Are a Gas
“Jingle Bells, Daddy smells. Daddy poops on rocks!” My three-year-old comedian thinks this joke is hilarious. I usually roll my eyes and remind my son that his take on the Christmas classic isn’t funny. My critique doesn’t seem to matter. I’m treated to about a dozen zingers about pee-pee, poop, and toots...
[FATHERHOOD] For vs. With: Getting Our Priorities Straight
As a dad, I have found that one of the greatest temptations is to provide FOR my family at the expense of time WITH them. It is so easy to do. Especially if this was modeled to us by our own father. As men, we have a tendency to connect our identity...
[DAD FITNESS] The One Food That Builds Muscle and Burns Fat
Do you want to know the one food that has all you need to build lean muscle and burn bodyfat? Oh yeah, and it tastes great AND is easy to prepare! Your mother always told you to “eat your breakfast,” it’s the most important meal of the day!” Well, your Mom...
[A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW] We’re Giving Our Kids a Worse and Harder World
The parents of every generation expect and hope that their children can and will do better than they did. Ours may be the first generation, in a very long while, where it is both unlikely and unrealistic to have this expectation. The world has just gotten...
For Love or Funny
Who decided that we need billboardsto advertise the benefits of marriage?...
If we look hard enough, we can see patches of red...Not to mention the brilliant blue sky. How 'bout some green, folks? Thank goodness for moss. It's green when everything else isn't.By the way, please remind me that I like moss later this summer,when the siding on my house will be covered with it. We're...
What to do if you're locked in a cage...
Have you been told that your dream will never come true?It might help to know that JK Rowling was divorced and living on welfare when she wrote her first Harry Potter book.12 publishers rejected the manuscript before she finally sold it.Now, she's very wealthy and happily married.Thomas Edison's teachers told him he...
I love quiet evenings.Dinner's all done.Homework's done.I'm done.I sit on the couch and pretend to watch TV, but I'm really watching other things.On quiet evenings, I stare at my kids.Admit it. You do, too.While they're paging through a book or magazine, we parents are taking in the details.Don't girls look...
It finally happened.Spring has sprung.Down the road, we found proof the cold winter was behind us.We weren't the only living things who appreciated the flowers. Do these unexpected bursts of flowers affect you like they affect me?Joy... relief... and a hunger for more? I don't even mind the mud that comes with...
I'm never going back to the museum again.
Museums are weird. I know I'm supposed to learn something when I visit... Unfortunately, I rarely learn what the curators are trying to teach me.Today, I learned that "natural history" is terrifying.Take a look at this next picture. Can you guess what it is?No, it's not cow dung. It's copper (from Arizona). I...
Parenting News
Parenting plays important role in improving schools
The two opinions you printed in juxtaposition on Feb. 10 , display the ongoing debate regarding the problems of public schools....
Palo Alto Green Parenting Examiner
Find out more about Anthony: Anthony Marek lives green with his wife and two children....
Poor parenting skills hurt schools
For years I have been watching all manner of attempts to improve our public school system....
Good parenting means creative discipline
A relative of mine decided to get creative when she was having a hard time correcting her son's behavior....
Parents acquitted of manslaughter
They may have poor parenting skills, but the mother and father of a Calgary toddler who died of a methadone overdose aren't killers, a judge ruled Friday....
Parenting Styles: Non-Involved
Non-involved parents may be overwhelmed by their own circumstances. These parents may be successful adults, earning a good living, or they may suffer from addictions....
ecomii parenting blog
Seeing the World through Baking and Traveling
The Great Recession has taught us there’s more to life than granite countertops. Someone said this to me recently, and I thought of it again when my co-worker Jessica Birk told me that she and her two sons, Craig, 4, and Brandon, 2, have started baking together every weekend. Often they...
The mad rush for holiday toy shopping is on. This can be tricky territory for the health and eco-conscious parent. And now a new law designed to improve toy safety may end up reducing eco-friendly toy choices. The Scoop The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) sets mandatory safety standards for toys,...
Give Your Kids Consciousness for Christmas
As a native New Yorker, before I moved to California I thought drinking tea was New Age-y and I didn’t know a chakra from a hole in the wall. After five years in California I go to acupuncture, own a pair of Birkenstocks and my boyfriend’s mother is a healer....
New Research on Twins Confirms Genetic Role in Autism
There has been an unprecedented increase in recent years in the number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). A variety of elements are suspected of playing a role (see our recent post linking environmental toxins to autism). Researchers have known that a higher incidence of autism exists among...
With all of the delicious eco-friendly baby products on the market I often find myself coveting items made especially for infants. Recently I found myself fervently wishing that the Ruffle Blanket from Organica Deluxe would morph into an adult-sized wrap. Alas, it did not. One consolation is that if you wrap your...
This Little Piggy Went Chemical-Free
What is more precious than your baby? Knowing that your baby is completely chemical-free. We brought some of our littlest road testers on board for the Nascar of bathing events to find the best phthalates- and paraben-free (and in most cases organic) products on the market. So get ready to...
Bedtime Stories My Kids Love
Adventures of Microscopic Man - The Total Transformation
YaiYai transforms into Leo the Lizard and now attempts to shift back into the large YaiYai. Will he be successful? Can anything go wrong?Find out in today's episode of Microscopic Man!MP3 File - Click Here to Download Podcast ...
Adventures of Microscopic Man - Changes in the Creature
YaiYai completes the first nanobot transformation and now he is awake in the lab. Is the creature changed? Is he more dangerous?Find out in today's episode of The Adventures of Microscopic Man. ...
Rodney's New Year's Resolutions
Rodney is working hard at being a better person and you can tell by his thoughtful New Year's Resolutions.Happy New Year Everyone from Bedtime Stories My Kids Love!MP3 File - Click Here to Download Podcast ...
Twas the Night Before Christmas by Labotomy Boy
It's Christmas and Lobotomy Boy has a special version of "The Night Before Christmas" for everyone!Enjoy this special Holiday Edition of Bedtime Stories My Kids Love.MP3 File - Click Here to Download Podcast ...
Rodney Writes a Letter to Santa
Lovable Rodney reaches out to Santa as only Rodney can as he sends his annual letter to Santa Clause.Enjoy this special Holiday Edition of Bedtime Stories My Kids Love.MP3 File - Click Here to Download Podcast ...
Happy and Snappy get their Christmas lists ready and head out to the mall to meet Santa...but to their surprise, things are not always as they appear to be...Enjoy this special Holiday Edition of Bedtime Stories My Kids Love.MP3 File - Click Here to Download Podcast ...
Darryle Pollack | I never signed up for this...
If you live long enough, you get the last laugh. I just made that up. Or maybe I heard it someplace and I don’t remember—-which is definitely possible. Either way, it suits what I want to say— which is a salute to Betty White —soon to be host of Saturday Night Live—-and longtime...
The Marriage Ref: do we deserve this?
I deserve it. I write this post spouting my own opinions on marriage. A few hours later, I sit down to watch the Marriage Ref for the first time. You’ve seen the previews. It’s the new show from Jerry Seinfeld, who recruited celebrities —who take turns sitting on the panel. I didn’t watch...
A space for marital separation
Did you see this?? Married 85 years. I can hardly process the idea of living that long— much less living with the same person. Then again, this could be a little ADD in me—I can’t even write a blog sticking to the same topic. I like variety in everything– food, work, clothing …...
Now that I have your attention…. ……I probably don’t. While reading this, I bet you’re also checking the stock market……doing laundry…….putting on makeup……. talking to your husband….. sitting on a plane or on a toilet. Or maybe all of the above. I used to wonder how kids could pay attention to music and TV...
To honor International Women’s Day, women are telling inspiring stories— of remarkable and courageous women around the world; of women helping women; of women who made it possible for them to succeed. I feel so fortunate, to live in the United States; where for the most part, women have the...
1. The biggest mystery at the Oscars—other than the whereabouts of Brangelina— During the opening, people were wondering: what’s going on between Alec Baldwin and George Clooney? If you read my blog, you know what’s behind their hostile stares. It’s my fault and I”m embarrassed that this spilled out in front...
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Is Your Teen a Square Peg Trying to Fit Into a Round Hole? Here’s Inspiration
You know if your teen is one who lives by the beat of a different drum. She doesn’t follow the rules; he doesn’t care what his peers think. These teens don’t fit into the mainstream, and they have stopped trying to fit in. Some are lonely and alone, others find...
Facebook and Privacy for You and Your Teen
As more and more parents are allowing your teens on Facebook, and as many of you are trying to figure out now to make your own way through the social networking maze yourself, you’ll want to be aware of what is happening at Facebook. In several recent redesigns they have...
Parenting Online Teens- Advice for Parents
One mom in my group call last night who has two young teen boys said “Technology is the only thing we fight about. And we’re fighting about it all the time!” Parents of teens today are dealing with what feels like an immersion in a foreign tech-based world, and...
How Do You Define “Success” for Your Teenager?
In my morning inspirational reading I reopened a favorite book The Art of Possibility by Ben and Roz Zander. In it, Ben Zander notes “The drive to be successful and the fear of failure are, like the head and tail of a coin, inseparably linked. They goaded me on to unusual...
Last week the Kaiser Family Foundation released data that seemed to shock adults, stating that kids 8 – 18 spend more than 7 1/2 hours plugged in to entertainment media daily. It is interesting to consider this figure while looking at another report that polled parents on the role of...
Proud to Receive a MOM’s CHOICE Award!
We are delighted to have been named a recipient of the prestigious Mom’s Choice Award for our audio program You’re Empowered! Parenting Teens with Conviction, Communication and Love. To have been named among the best in family-friendly media products and services is an honor, and validation of our commitment to...
Dinker and Giggles
I was sharing my weight loss journey with a woman from my hometown the other day. It reminded me just how long it took me to get things going. To get it right. As many of you know I shared my weight loss story and challenge with the viewers of the...
Why You Should Use Wordpress For Your Website
So you’re interested in using WordPress as your business site – smart move! But before you dive right in to planning and design you’re decided to do a little research. WordPress is most commonly known as a blogging platform but it’s grown in popularity as a website platform for both large...
It’s Your Turn To Ask The Questions: Bree Walker
As many of you know we announced in our newsletter that we will be interviewing Bree Walker for our Judging Before Asking series. I can only assume that many of you may have questions brewing in your heads for Bree. Perhaps you’d be willing to ask them – or perhaps...
When I saw this posted on Facebook I just had to share. This is a funny take on what our Judging Before Asking series is trying to bring to light! Thank you to AmeriQuest for having such a creative looking on marketing!...
A Mother’s Strength & Advice: Hydrocephalus
When was the last time you assumed something about someone? Be honest with yourself – was it last week, yesterday, or perhaps in the last five minutes. It’s human nature that we do. Our thoughts running 10,000 times faster than our common sense. This evening as I sat in a quiet...
A Hint Of Pink In A Sea Of Trucks
Crashing. Explosions. Roaring. Beeping. These are just a few of the sounds in my daily life. My life filled with dinosaurs getting run over by Tonka trucks. Lions running away from boogies – not boogie monsters but actual boogies! Yep, you guessed it I have boys. Three boys actually. The closest...
Sticky Fingers
Baby Elephants Can't Add Up Sums Easily
I absolutely love the stage my son is at in his education.He thinks he knows everything (quite obviously takes after his dad)."Shall I tell you the trick to learning your 9 times table? You will never guess it, it's so clever and unbelievable.""Did you know that your blood does the...
Hello and welcome to week 3 of The Gallery.Many of you moaned about last week's theme (numbers) but you certainly came up trumps! Your interpretations of the theme were just inspiring.And not only that, I got to visit and discover a whole raft of new blogs.And so this marvellous virtual...
Why I want to visit my son's headteacher and tell her she's an a**
My bright little man has been invited to visit Disneyland Paris at the end of this month to review the new features at the site.Just take that in: Can you even begin to imagine how exciting that is to a 7 year old?So I wrote to the school to let...
She's on the cusp of becoming a girl.She's leaving childish things behind; leaving tantrums, frustrations and clinging to mummy.She's discovering independence, learning, love.She is on the cusp of becoming a girl and I couldn't be more proud of her.** Howdie and welcome to week 2 of The Gallery!I launched...
Angelina Jolie's turning her little girl into a boy - a rant
I confess I'm not much of a celeb baby watcher, I couldn't care less if Suri is wearing heels or has been carrying a make up bag around since the age of 3.And I care little if one of the Beckhams is making goo goo eyes at the girls.But one...
Alice in Wonderland through the eyes of a 7 year old
I confess I am a movie anorak.My son is turning into one too and, oh joy, is old enough to come with me now and I am in celluloid heaven.So tonight we went to see the hotly anticipated Alice in Wonderland Tim Burton movie.Of course, the thing about Tim Burton...
American Mom in England
I cannot believe that I forgot Hubby has today off work! Very excited about it because he will cook tonight, giving me a much needed night off! Monday the 15th: Hubby's Cooking! Tuesday the 16th: Broccoli with Cheese Sauce and Baked Potatoes with Assorted Toppings Wednesday the 17th: Egg Fried Rice with Chicken...
A week ago I turned Twenty-nine and I had a bit of a panic attack because I had myself convinced I was turning Thirty. Of course it wasn't the age or the wrinkles to come that caught me - it was the sense that I haven't yet achieved the...
I cannot even begin to express how excited I am that we have sunshine once again! Monday the 8th: Fish Fingers and/or Scampi with Crunchy Breaded Courgette (Zucchini) Sticks Tuesday the 9th: Quinoa Black Bean Salad with Chicken (for Clever Preschooler) Wednesday the 10th: Veggie Pasta with Cheese Thursday the 11th: Baked Potatoes with...
This week I'm bringing you a bit of a treat! Instead of my normal (and probably boring) Friday Five, Fely of Growing Pains with the Hootons is going to share hers with you lovely readers! Without further ado, here's Fely: Oh my goodness it's Friday already!! Where did the time go?...
What do you do about random texts?
Today started off as a normal enough Tuesday, but then turned a bit odd. At 9:19 this morning I got a text that read: Hi fancy me taking you out for a nice meal and a couple bottles of wine tonight x So I sent one back thinking maybe Hubby was...
This should be a good week! =) Monday the 1st: Spaghetti and Meatless Meatballs Tuesday the 2nd: Homemade Pizzas Wednesday the 3rd: Cheese, Tomato & Spinach Lasagne (Since it didn't get made last Sunday!) Thursday the 4th: Dinner out for my Birthday! Friday the 5th: Egg Fried Rice with Prawns Hubby and I & Chicken...
The Balance Beam
Was it only three months ago that my son so affectionately referred to my backside as "blumpy"? Mommy ain't blumpy no more.I have successfully completely all 90 days of the P90X Program by Beachbody.com. (*fist bump*) If you're so inclined to read my day-by-day updates, feel free. I'll warn you that since I didn't plan...
Overwhelmed Much? Here's a Tip...
Yesterday I got a phone call from my older sister Tina, who now lives in Alabama. In addition to being a full-time working mom, she is also working on a degree through the University of Phoenix. I barely got out a “hello” when she started reading me her current assignment,...
My Best, Shiny, Happy, Good Looking Blog!
By the pure fact that I am always late in accepting awards and I never follow all the rules, I am seriously unworthy of the majority which I receive. But you keep giving them to me anyway. Apparently y'all are as codependent as I am. I love you for that. ...
One of the "DO" strategies (in my BE-->DO-->HAVE) which helps me a lot is making lists. As a self-proclaimed "life balance strategist" I am constantly impressed by and learning from others. I've started keeping categorized lists of "takeaways." Key messages gleaned from people, books, podcasts, et cetera, recorded in concise bullets....
So, I thought I was in a pretty good routine here. Work and family during the week; blogging on the weekend. I'm sure some of you were waiting for my usual Saturday post with bated breath. (Not to be confused with "baited" breath which is something else entirely.)Didn't notice? Okay, just...
Did I mention that in addition to being absolutely gorgeous, my children are geniuses? I know. All parents say this about their progeny.At least I've never heard anyone say, "My Junior is such a freakin' idiot. And so ugly too. Poor lil' guy."The phrase "a face only a mother can...
Mellow Mummy
The Sunday Review - Aveeno Dry Skin Care
The Mellow household has recently discovered Aveeno skincare products – a range of products specifically designed for very dry skin. Mr B. suffers from dry skin from head to toe, baby B. on her arms and legs, and me, well I only really suffer from dry skin on my hands...
Call For Posts – Flying Families Carnival
Image: federico stevanin / FreeDigitalPhotos.netThis week my sister got married, stateside! I wasn't at 'The Wedding' (boo) but I will be at 'The Wedding – Part Deux' in June and that, dear readers, is where you come in. The wedding takes place in New York and I am beginning to...
This picture was taken in late summer 2002. I was on holiday in Cornwall, staying in a B&B in Penzance. I couldn't sleep – those goddam seagulls! I woke up and tiptoed out of the building and just started walking. Trusting my instinct (and my distant memories from childhood trips...
Why Every Parent Should Write A Will
This post was inspired by Really Rachel who blogged this week about becoming a Godmother. I'm hoping it won't be a morbid post – I certainly wasn't intending it to be so. I don't pretend to be an expert on the topic of wills and I am not making any...
Lara has reached one of the most exciting milestones in her life so far - she has learned how to get from one place to another. Admittedly, she can only crawl backwards at present (I've been told I need to fit her with a reversing siren and lights) but backwards...
The Sunday Review - Pelican Bibs On Trial
At eight months old, Lara is beginning to master the art of finger food. It's a messy business but incredibly good fun. I've found that when I give Lara finger food, her tie-neck fabric bibs are no longer enough to protect her clothes from the food chaos. I have recently...
Gabi's World
Spread The Word to End The Word
It's that time of year again. It's time to take the pledge, but remember to abstain from the use of the word "retard" or "retarded" all year long (not just during or pleas for respect.) Visit http://r-word.org to take the pledge.And read my archived post of when "The R-word Hits...
It's been awhile yet again, but we took time out for enjoying my parents visiting for 3 weeks during the holidays. While Nana was here, we did a lot of shopping and redecorating. Jeremy got a new (and much needed) bed and linens.We surprised him Christmas morning by texting him...
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Preston's Birth Story is here....
Gabi's ticks are back. They aren't the same as last time. Now they affect her whole body, and they differ from day to day. Sometimes they look intentional and other times they appear to be involuntary. Her teacher has mentioned them at school several times as well. I had a...
Preston loves wearing his Sportacus costume and dancing to Lazytown when its on. He's so cute and really gets into the motions and mannerisms of Sportacus. Here is one video I took. Of course he usually stops doing most of the stuff every time I pull out my camera....
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Insomniac Mummy
Banging my head against the brick wall of Technorati
Technorati hate me. No, really they do! After enjoying a short time surfing on the crest of a Technorati wave with an authority of 470+ I have been plunged into the depths of the authority ocean, since my move to WordPress, and now have a Techorati Authority of 1. Read it and...
With Mother’s Day almost over I’m feeling a surge of emotion. On such a bittersweet day I’m thankful for the beautiful children and husband I’m lucky to have. Thankful for those now gone; My Mum, 29 years gone, but still loved and never far from my thoughts. For the Grandma who...
Friday has found us again already and what better way to round off a week than with another helping of ‘Hot or not?’. Last week James McAvoy just about tipped the scales into hot, with one wonderfully quirky person who shall remain nameless even admitting to taking a fancy to him...
Andrex ‘Win Your Mortgage Payments for a Year’ Competition
This is a sponsored post. Wouldn’t it be great if you could ease the financial strain just a little and have your mortgage or rent paid for a whole year? In the current financial climate many of us would welcome that little bit of breathing room, Lord knows I certainly would! Well,...
The (Nursery) School of Hard Knocks
In the early years of childhood I’m certain that most children get themselves into the odd toddler spat or seven. It’s just part of the growing up process. You soon get used to being the parent soothing a hurt child, or being the embarrassed parent apologising profusely. However, the toddler spats...
Week two of ‘The Gallery’ is here already with the theme ‘a number‘. I spent quite a bit of time pondering over my entry this week. The theme was left wide open to interpretation. After uploading some pictures I took in the last couple of weeks I knew I wanted to...
The Shopping Mama
The Kia Sorento Got a Makeover. And You Can, Too! Giveaway
When I told my husband about the email to host a Kia Sorento makeover giveaway the first thing he did was say, “That car looks awesome.” And if you knew my husband you’d know that means a lot. He’s rather particular when it comes to cars and the more time...
The Baby Bunch Baby Egg Nest Giveaway (2 winners!)
The more I see from The Baby Bunch, the more I am convinced they offer the best practical AND adorable baby gifts. Just in time for Easter, I’m loving the Baby Egg Nest of baby socks. Featuring organic baby socks and a drawer sachet for mom, this gift set is...
CoffeeforLess.com – A Great Source for K-Cups
My morning routine has totally changed since I received a Keurig brewer last summer. After putting my contacts, the first thing I do every morning is head straight to the coffee machine, pick out a flavor K-Cup and pop it in the machine. My husband’s morning routine is pretty similar....
Extra Cash Back Shopping at ShopAtHome.com
ShopAtHome is at it again! Get lucky with the Lucky Day Extra Cash Back Event and save big at some of your favorite online retailers. Until March 18, ShopAtHome.com is offering extra cash back when you purchase from over 50 popular stores. Lucky Day Extra Cash Back event highlights include: Piperlime –...
TGIF: Sales, Coupons, Discounts & News
Bravado Spring Sale Use the code MB-182 for 25% off your entire purchase at Bravado! Designs. Shop quickly, code expires Monday at midnight. Thinking of buying? Check out my recent review of the Allure Underwire Nursing Bra. Zoolu! Discount Code To celebrate the awesome Zoolu! giveaway on The Shopping Mama, I have an...
21stcenturymummy's Blog
An Italian Escape for Mammas and Bambinos
A friend, who has a fabulous villa in Tuscany, Italy, has set up the Mum and Baby Experience, a 5-night break for mums and babies, staying at their private villa. I wanted to write about it as I think it’s an absolutely brilliant idea and I wish I could have...
5 Fabulous Treats for Mother’s Day
Whether you want to spoil your mum, or give your children/husband some subtle hints about what to get for you (hee hee!), I’ve put together some inspiring ideas for Mother’s Day gifts this year. Afternoon Tea Why not leave the kids at home and take your mum for afternoon tea this Mother’s Day. In London,...
Mother’s Day or Mummies Only Treat: Afternoon Tea at the Mandeville Hotel
It was a mummy friend’s birthday recently. We went for Afternoon tea at the Mandeville Hotel in London, along with a couple of other mums. It’s in a great location in Marylebone Village and not far from Selfridges, so you can hit the shops beforehand (shame I didn’t have the time)....
Starved 7 year old girl’s mother only guilty of manslaughter – Is our justice system too lenient?
The heart-breaking story of Khyra Ishaq, who was maltreated and starved to death at the hands of her mother and step-father, was in the news today as their trial ended. Source: BBC.co.uk 25 February 2010 “A mother who starved her seven-year-old daughter to death has been cleared of murder, but has admitted...
Are Pop Songs the New Lullaby?
At the end of last year, we heard how nursery rhymes were going out of fashion as you can read here on ParentDish. Now it’s the Lullaby that could fade away into a distant memory. In the news last week, parents are more likely to sing pop songs or TV theme tunes...
Item of the Week…Kids’ Playroom Rug from John Lewis
Spotted Rug – £34-£96 from John Lewis I bought this fabulous Spotted Rug for our daughter’s playroom. I got the biggest size – it’s rare to find kids’ rugs this big. It’s soft, good quality and great value. However no shoes allowed! Fun rug with brightly coloured spots on a cream background. Hand tufted. Made...