Anxious for The Amazing Spider-Man to be out in stores? If so, I have something amazing to share with you! You can pre-purchase a gift set with an exclusive Blu-ray, DVD movie, and a limited edition mask DVD case. You … Continue reading
We love going to the movies but we don’t get a chance to go very often so, when I was given a reward code to redeem for a free ticket to Finding Nemo 3D from Hollywood Movie Money, I couldn’t wait … Continue reading
One thing that drives me crazy is my email inbox. It seems like no matter how many hours I devote to going through my inbox I can never get the number down to an acceptable amount. As a blogger and … Continue reading
Do you have people in your life who are hard to shop for? I do, so I’m so glad that sites like UncommonGoods exist. This site has so many unique gift ideas that it makes it easy to find the … Continue reading
I always struggle with what to get the males in my life. With Father’s Day coming up I am busy thinking of what to get my dad and want something more creative than socks {my go-to gift for him}. When … Continue reading
Do you love reading beauty and fashion articles? Finding out about the latest styles and the newest makeup products? I do. Many of the tips and trends I find on them don’t work for me though. The clothing style isn’t … Continue reading
I came across a site today called My Autie Space that’s full of amazing Autism related graphics that can be shared online {they even have code boxes for easy sharing!}. Here are some of my favorites:
For Kids:
For Parents:
For Teachers:
For Autism Awareness Month:
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Find many more graphics at My Autie Space!
If you thought Pinterest was addicting and enjoy fashion I invite you to check out Polyvore. I discovered this site today and spent a ridiculous amount of time on it. Polyvore lets you put outfits together and then share them … Continue reading
Melissa & Doug want you to tell them which of their educational toys you think is the best! Just click on the image below to place your vote in the North “Poll!” You’ll Get a Melissa & Doug 25% Off … Continue reading
I normally don’t review web or phone applications, especially ones that I can’t use, but when Tommee Tippee shared this one with me I just HAD to pass it on! Tommee Tippee, a brand that makes products for babies, has … Continue reading
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve opened up my fridge and freezer to figure out what was for dinner and just stood there. More times than I wish to admit we’ve had quesadillas with salsa and fruit on … Continue reading
There is no featured mom of the week today. Instead, I wanted to share about a wonderful resource I found on InspiredToAction.com. Kat has created a FREE e-book called “Maximize Your Mornings: Take Control Of Your Day Before It Starts”. … Continue reading
There are hundreds of “deal” sites all over the internet. Wouldn’t it be great if all the daily deals were in one spot? Well… now they are! Social Deal Map aggregates deals from numerous group buy websites and displays them … Continue reading
I recently came upon the site NoiseTrade. According to their website: “NoiseTrade provides an alternative for music fans who want to download good music and still support the artists they love. And it’s perfect for music fans who don’t have a lot of money but want to help great artists and fans just discovering new music. You can choose to help in a few ways. You can tip the artist, share the music on Facebook or Twitter, and email your friends from the NoiseTrade widget.”
One of my favorite finds on this site so far has been a free download of the “O Holy Night Tour Live: The Prison Show” by Sara Groves. Click the image below to be taken to the website to download this music along with music by many other artists.
(Disclosure: This is not a sponsored post just something I wanted to share with you all :) Enjoy!)
Some of you may know already through Facebook or Twitter that I am the new Brand Manager for Living My MoMent but I just wanted to “officially” announce it here.
Living My MoMent is all about supporting MoM and DaD owned businesses and blogs. Here is what Abbey (owner of Living My MoMent) says about her business: “Our country is in one of the worst recessions since the great depression and it’s hard to keep small businesses afloat let alone advertise for them. These types of businesses are usually hit the hardest when the economy is bad and I don’t want to see all of their efforts go to waste. So why not offer FREE ADVERTISING. And that’s what I do!”
Abbey offers many forms of advertising but if you are a MoM or DaD who blogs or owns a small business here is a form you can fill out to be featured FREE on LivingMyMoMent.com:
Regardless of whether you blog or own a business, I hope you will check out LivingMyMoMent.com and support MoMs and DaDs.
I recently had the chance to review CardMobili.com and their application for the Blackberry phone. CardMobili is a unique application that allows users to store their loyalty cards on their cell phones instead of in their wallets. CardMobili supports iPhone, Windows Mobile, Android, Blackberry and JAVA cellphones, such as Nokia, LG, Samsung and Motorola. Here are some of the key features of the CardMobili application:
Using CardMobili was pretty easy. First thing I did was sign up for an account at CardMobili.com. Next I added my reward cards on the website. I started off adding four cards: ToysRUs, Jewel-Osco (a grocery store), Best Buy, and Speedway (a gas station). All four of these cards were in the CardMobili network but cards that aren’t already in the system can be added in, too. I have not had the chance to try this application at a store yet but to use this application all someone has to do is show their phone at the store and the cashier scans the barcode that is on your phone.
Overall, I love the concept of this FREE site. Many times I have forgotten my card and they usually will take my phone number and look it up. Lately though when I have gone to the grocery store the cashiers have given me a hard time about me not having my card and having to look it up for me. It will be great having this application on my phone so that I always have my reward cards when I need them.
(This is a sponsored post written by me as part of a Team Inexpensively tour, but all opinions are 100% mine.)
Back in July I won a Sunshine Award from Staci at November Sunflower. Thank you so much Staci! :)
“The Sunshine Award is awarded to bloggers whose positivity and creativity inspire others in the blogging world.”
Awards like this have some rules…..
1. Put the award on your blog and/or within your post.
2. Pass the award on to twelve bloggers.
3. Link to the nominees within your post.
4. Let them know they received this award by commenting on their blog.
5. Share the love and the link to the person from whom you received the award.
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I am breaking the rules and sharing this award with 10 (not 12) wonderful women I had the chance to spend time with at BlogHer in New York City:
1. Louise of MomStart
2. Maria of My Chicago Mommy
3. Valerie of Seasonally Affected Mom
4. Heather of Wistful Wrists
5. Heather of Just Heather
6. Renae of Madame Deals
7. Anna of Girl With Blog
8. Maricris of Zensible Mama
9. Alecia of Savings & Stewardship
10. Cher of Mama’s Money Savers
Hope you will stop by their blogs and say hello!! :)
I love to save money so I was very excited when Jennifer of Sisterly Savings contacted me about reviewing her site. I often feel overwhelmed when I visit frugal sites because there is so much information. Trying to find the store deals amongst the coupon codes and freebie posts can sometimes be a daunting task. I love how the Sisterly Savings site is set up. Along the top of the site is a navigation bar that helps you easily find what you are looking for.
The back to school bargains section has posts on where to find the best back to school deals both online and off.
The coupon section is split into coupons that can be found in the Sunday newspaper and ones that can be printed online.
The freebie area of the site is separated by type of freebie (my favorite ones are the photo freebies).
The going frugal section is full of tips on being frugal (I love the newest one about buying coupons on ebay).
Product reviews are in their own category and here you can also find the items that are being offered as giveaways.
The reward programs portion of the blog provides plenty of information on different ways you can earn extra rewards just by shopping, searching the internet, or a number of other things that you probably already do. You can find Pampers “Gifts to Grow” and Huggies “Enjoy The Ride” codes.
The last section is for store deals. Sisterly Savings covers drugstores including CVS, Walgreen’s, and Rite-Aid. She also has deal information from some of my favorite stores including Target, Old Navy, and Kohls.
Sisterly Savings can also be found on Facebook and Twitter so make sure to follow for up to the minute updates on what’s new on her site :)
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(Disclosure: I am being paid to review this website but all thoughts and opinions are my own.)
Below are the 10 places that I frequent most online. I will go into detail about all of these sites in future posts but I just wanted to share them with you in case you have never heard of some of them.
1. Meetup– This site is great to find local groups of people that have things in common with you. I am a member of some moms groups and we have a message board where we can connect online but then we can also “meetup” in real life. I absolutely love the groups that I’m in and am thankful for all the wonderful friendships I’ve made.
2. Facebook– I love facebook because it keeps me “in the know”. I can stay in touch with family and friends that I don’t see very often.
3. Twitter– Most of my Twitter “friends” I don’t know in real life but the connections I’ve made and the opportunities that have come up in tweets is the reason why Twitter has quickly replaced Facebook as my “go to” networking site. (I should also add here that I never really use the twitter site but view my twitter account through tweetdeck.)
4. Hotmail– I know a lot of people are partial to gmail but I prefer hotmail.
5. Blogs- I love blogs because if there is a topic you want to read about you can probably find someone blogging about it and if you can’t then you can start your own blog. I frequent parenting blogs and Christian blogs but there are some great photography blogs I love looking at, too.
6. WordPress– If you do decide to start a blog I recommend using wordpress.
7. Craigslist– Craigslist has gotten a bad rap lately because of their “adult” ads but I use the site to find garage sales and used clothing and toys for my children.
8. Etsy– This site has the cutest handmade items for children, adults, and the home.
9. Marketing Groups- I’m a part of about 15 marketing groups and I use them to find great products for reviews and giveaways. (Be sure to come back in June for our “birthday bash” where we will feature a new product every day and will celebrate with lots of giveaways.)
10. Foursquare– This last one I’m just starting to use. Due to safety reasons I do not use it in the town I live in nor do I use it when my children are with me but it’s fun to “check in” when I’m out and about.
What are your favorite places online? Do you have a favorite website that you think I should check out? Just leave a comment below!
(This post is linked up to Amanda’s Top Ten Tuesday. Visit her blog to check out more “top 10” lists.)
I love to share things that I love with everyone I know so this week I am spotlighting an adorable Etsy shop called “Mimi’s Babies“. I originally found this shop through Twitter and quickly became Twitter friends with one of the women, Charissa, who co-owns the shop and she made my day by agreeing to let me do a giveaway!
Here are ten of my favorite items in her shop:
1- Trendy Newborn Baby Photography Prop - Egg Pod Cocoon
2-Cupcake Purse
3-Green Spring Crochet Beanie with Oversize Hot Pink Crochet Flower
4-It's My Birthday Celebration Shirt Infant/Toddler Girls
5-Crochet Baby Kimono Pink Booties
6-Chocolate Brown Striped Crochet Beanie Hat
7-Swirls and Twirls Business Card Holder/Wallet
8-Crochet Loafer Booties
9-Six Petal 4 layer Crochet Flower with Crochet Headband
10-Crochet Flower Hair Clip
Now do you see why I’m absolutely in love with this shop? We are giving away one pair of baby booties (boy or girl) to one lucky reader. There are multiple ways you can enter this giveaway. Please leave a comment for each entry.
MANDATORY ENTRY:
1) Go to Mimi’s Babies website and leave a comment here telling me your favorite item in their shop
EXTRA ENTRIES (1 EACH)
1) Subscribe to Mimi’s Babies blog
2) Subscribe to Making Time For Mommy blog
3) Become a fan of Mimi’s Babies on Facebook
4) Become a fan of Making Time For Mommy on Facebook
5) Follow @mimisbabiesetsy on Twitter
6) Follow @aliciamarie112 on Twitter
This giveaway will end 3/9/2010 at 11:59pm. The winner will be notified by email so be sure to leave your email :)
(Disclosure: I have not received any form of compensation for doing this post. The booties that are being given as a prize through this giveaway are being made and sent to the winner by Mimi’s Babies Etsy shop.)
I am linking this post up to Oh Amanda’s meme Top Ten Tuesday.
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