January 2010

Vote for me please!

January 29, 2010

I’m participating in Free Money Finance’s March Madness for bloggers. The winner gets $ donated to their favorite charity. Please go vote for me in round #1 today. All you need to do is to Free Money Finance leave a comment with ALLOWANCE. Thanks so much! Kelly Pin it

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1 car experiment: FAIL

January 28, 2010

Today I posted at Consumerism Commentary about buying a 2nd car. The 1 car experiment has failed. We have been surviving with 1 car for the past 6 months. It hasn’t always been easy, but there were some benefits to having 1 car for awhile. The main issue has become the weather combined with my daughter’s [...]

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National Thyroid Awareness Month and win a $25 Amazon gift card!

January 27, 2010

January is National Thyroid Awareness Month The thyroid is a small gland located in the middle of the lower neck, which produces hormones that regulate many functions including temperature, weight gain, and weight loss.  Many Americans experience various problems with the functioning of their thyroid.  Some red flags to watch for are: sudden weight gain [...]

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Please Touch Museum Explore Trees Exhibit

January 26, 2010

Doubletree Hotels, and the Arbor Day Foundation team up to bring you the Explore Trees Inside and Out exhibit at the Please Touch Museum from January 23rd-May 2nd. I had the pleasure of visiting the exhibit, with my 4 and 5 year old last Friday, 1/22/10. (see disclosure for more info) We had an absolute blast! [...]

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Basics by Bravado sweepstakes and giveaway

January 26, 2010

As a mom of 4, I spent a lot of time searching for the perfect nursing bra. I was thrilled when someone finally introduced my to Bravado. Bravado is a company that has grown tremendously in the years since I discovered their comfortable, and wonderful nursing bras. Last year, they launched the Bravado Breastfeeding Information [...]

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365 Days of Homecooking Weeks 3 and 4

January 25, 2010

I have been a lax in updating about our 365 day homecooking challenge. We are doing really well with it, so here’s my update from January 11th-24th. 1/11/10 Chicken, noodles, salad, raw veggies. 1/12/10 Leftovers 1/13/10 I was in NYC, so I ate out. Family had dinner with my mom. 1/14/10 I came home from [...]

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Last Day to enter to win blogiversary giveaway!

January 25, 2010

photo credit: Eva Luedin It’s the last day to enter! I will be closing comments tonight 1/25 at 9pm EST. Since I have had a HUGE amount of entries, I will notify winners and write up a winners post later in the week. I’m amazed reading about all the wonderful and heartbreaking changes that my [...]

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Your Shape Challenge Week 2

January 25, 2010

Week 2 of my challenge was really tough. I had a sick kiddo at home so exercising during the day didn’t happen, and my husband and son were working almost every on a robotics project (see my vlog to see how well that paid off!). So I only exercised twice, which is not enough, but [...]

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Attitude Adjustment

January 23, 2010

I can remember my mom occasionally telling me I needed an attitude adjustment when I was younger. Looking back now I am sure she was right! (sorry mom for all the moodiness from 7 to well now) Today I was doing some work while the kids were playing, and getting interrupted every 5 minutes. Frustrating [...]

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New Restaurant.com Discount Code

January 20, 2010

REMINDER: All proceeds from my affiliates including Restaurant.com for the month of January are being donated to the American Red Cross, and Doctors Without Borders. Don’t forget to stop by and comment on my huge blogiversary giveaway! $700 in prizes and I’m donating 10¢/comment to disaster relief, which is being matched by several bloggers! For [...]

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