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YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS HORIZON HEALTHY FAMILIES COMMUNITY DISCUSSION LIVE, IN REAL-TIME, RIGHT HERE, ON THIS BLOG AT 9:00 PM (EST) TODAY!!!
But, wait there's more:
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Disclosure: I have been engaged by BlogFrog as a Horizon's Community Leader and am being compensated for my services for the length of the program.
My friend Deb Smith at Jersey Bites has launched an awesome new program called 3 Square Deals: a daily deal site being offered in partnership with local food banks in New Jersey.
So, how's it work?
Buy the Deal: 3 Square Deals offers discounts on local businesses for 50-80% off thingsto do in your city!
Print the Deal: Print your deal voucher and use it as early as the next day.
Share & Enjoy: Don't keep this a secret! Tell your family, friends and co-workers and go enjoy the deals together!
Here's the BEST Part: 3SquareDeals will donate 10% of its revenue to the Food Bank of South Jersey, Community FoodBank of New Jersey and FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties . The potential to raise tens of thousands of dollars for hunger relief could become a reality once we are serving all of New Jersey.
That's just all sorts of awesome, YO!
DETAILS HERE: http://www.jerseybites.com/2012/01/3squaredeals-has-arrived-deals-that-fight-hunger-in-new-jersey/
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Disclosure: No payment, product or any other considration, besides the chance to give hunger the virtual bitchslap it deserves, was received for this blog post.
With 6 people, living in a 7 room house (seriously, see for yourself!) I feel it safe to say that the number one challenge of owning a small home is keeping our every day necessities neat and organized.
Add a couple of kids (or, twenty) into the mix and, well, then we're lucky if we can keep the clutter to a minimum.
I was contacted by the owner and president of a local company here in New Jersey called Bath Extras. She and her husband invented a new product called the Butt Bench.
I know what you're thinking. Because, I probably thought the same thing too. Butt Bench?!? Really?!?
Still, in an effort to shine a light on small businesses (most especially, if they're local) I am SO GLAD to be able to introduce you to this week's favorite find -- yes, REALLY!
Continue reading "Favorite Find: Butt Bench Bath Seat - Yes, REALLY!" »
Source: houzz.com via Liz on Pinterest
Sometimes it's the simply obvious stuff that has me go, "DER! Why didn't I think of that?"
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Disclosure: No payment, product or any other consideration besides sharing stuff we like with online friends was received for this blog post.
4 years ago, I watched my oldest daughter leave the house as a freshman in high school and I still remember thinking to myself...PHEW!...1 down and 3 to go!
I also remember being told (by other parents) that when my children hit kindergarten (i.e. started school full-time, not like in a smack it with a hammer sort of way) or reached the maximum 48 inches to ride alone (or whichever came first) that my job (as a parent) was DONE!
To date, I don't believe I have heard a less true statement.
In fact, now that my oldest turned 18 (that's a whole other adult, people!) and then the middle girl went and turned 16 (SOB!) I still can't help but wonder, "How in the heck DID we get here?"
I was once able to remember special occasions by referring to each of my pregnancies as a timeline: "Yes, I remember Grandma sold her house in 1998 - because, I was pregnant with Glen at the time."
Now that my kids are older (and heavier) I'm learning to focus on celebrating each moment...of every day...as if it were a special occasion.
Of course, it most likely will not be the one that my kids remember (like, that one year I "almost" forgot my son's birthday) but, let's NOT go there...just yet...m'kay?!?
How about you? How do you remember your family's special moments? Ever forget your kid's birthday? It's okay, I won't tell them.
Oh, and in case you missed it: more of our LIASO moments.
Disclosure: I am partnering with Hallmark as a Life is a Special Occasion blogger and will be sharing personal stories, insights and inspirations in enjoying simple, every day moments, with you (yes, YOU!) I am being compensated for my services for the length of the program. As always, all stories and opinions shared are always my own.
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Photo credit: Sylvia Joy Witcoff of Willow House
We've gotten away with relatively warm-ish weather, here in Jersey [knocking on wood until knuckles bleed] so, I've started my spring cleaning...early.
Who am I kidding? It's taken me THIS LONG to put away the Christmas stuff, YO!
In doing so, I came across the Willow House catalog I received from a friend of mine [cough, cough] back in October [cough, cough] along with this awesome entertaining bucket and tray which, once I placed a saucer in the bottom of it, makes a great plant holder, btw.
The OTHER good thing about Willow House?
Continue reading "Thinking Spring With the Help of My Friends at Willow House" »
Have you heard of Pinterest? Got a couple of hours to spare? No, really, it's one of my new favorite places to visit whenever I need an idea for...well...anything, really.
My son is turning 13, next week (ACK!) and is at that age when money becomes a very practical gift -- seeing as he grows out of EVERYTHING within a few months anyway.
Here are some really cool folding techniques I've pinned today:
We can't afford to get him a camera at the moment, however...
Source: joannagoddard.blogspot.com via Liz on Pinterest
His sisters would probably appreciate giving/receiving puffy little money hearts more than he, still...
Source: homemade-gifts-made-easy.com via Liz on Pinterest
This adorable shirt & tie has awesome step-by-step instructions including lots of visual aides, too (YAY!)
Source: homemade-gifts-made-easy.com via Liz on Pinterest
So fun, right? I should probably preface any future Pinterest posts with "Warning: major time suck ahead!"
Find me on Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/thisfullhouse/
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Disclosure: No payment, product or any other consideration besides sharing stuff we like with online friends was received for this blog post.
My husband, Garth [not his real name] and I love attending open houses - especially, if it's a home that we've admired from the sidewalk, or wondered...you know...what the heck is going on over there?
Same thing with blogs, right?
Mi feed reader es su feed reader! So please, clean off a chair, sit down and feel free to share your links (PG-13, please) about any blogging events, fundraisers, giveaways, book tours and contests, or if you have a burning blog post and just need to a little shout out (HEY!) go for it!
Okay, I'll start:
- My friend One Bored Mommy (whose blog name is an oxymoron, really) published an awesome post detailing her latest organization project - inspired by my new-ish guilty pleasure, Pinterest.
- The Shopping Duck (cool name, she's from Jersey) blogs about Shoprite's Cans For Fans - an awesome program where Shoprite will donate one can of food (up to 50,000 cans) to local food banks.
- I found this homemade Clean/Dirty Dishwasher sign over at Parent Hacks and, yes, it's pure genius. Unless, you are raising tweens/teens and they quit wanting to read stuff (UGH!) Still, don't let that stop you from checking it out!
Right, NOW it's YOUR turn:
Thanks SO MUCH for stopping by and feel free to come back to see what my blogging friends are up to this week -- we'll leave the porch light on for ya'!
In the meantime, TGIF (ALMOST!)
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I am very happy to once again partner with the good folks at Horizon Organics as one of eleven community leaders in the Healthy Families Community hosted on The Blog Frog.
Our mission is to kick-off discussions with online friends, like you (yes, YOU!) by sharing some healthy recipes, exchange parenting advice and ultimately save money and time.
One of my favorite discussions, this week: Healthy Families members are sharing their favorite home-cooked meals and looking for some great crock pot recipes.
Here are a few more snippets of other popular discussions, including an awesome chance to win a $200 Target Gift Card, going on right now in my community:
Every year, my in-laws would send their grandchildren birthday and holiday gift subscriptions and Your Big Backyard and Ranger Rick were two of my kids' favorite magazines (mine, too!)
I was surprised to learn that the children's magazines offered by the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) featured no advertising.
Ranger Rick is Celebrating its 45th Birthday: by offering readers a FREE Ranger Rick plush with each subscription of their award-winning magazines!
Deal Alert: Save 57% on a 1 year subscription (10 issues per year) for $19.95 (cover price is $35.00) also, all profits from the sale of their magazines support the National Wildlife Federation (BONUS!)
Happy Birthday, dude!
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Disclosure: I'm a Founding Mother of NWF's Be Out There program - just helping families (like mine) get their kids outside and enjoy nature, more - no payment was received for this blog post.
In my never-ending quest to NEVER PAY FULL PRICE if I don't have to (even my kids know to hit the clearance racks, FIRST!) every now and again I get a heads up on some awesome deals.
This week, I just found this great site called CouponSherpa.com and was sent a listing of their Top 10 Coupons Codes for January:
My oldest daughter is a senior in high school (SOB!) which means she gets way more mail than her father and I do.
Until, those tuition notices kick in and then, well, hello FAFSA!
Got a scholar athelete in your family?!? EXCELLENT!!! Foot Locker and DoSomething.org have partnered to offer 20 college scholarships:
The Foot Locker Scholar Athletes Program honors students who demonstrate academic excellence and show their strength of character and devotion to their sports, as well as their communities. Students will be rewarded not because they scored the most touchdowns or ran the fastest mile, but because they have become strong leaders in the community, exemplifying sportsmanship both on and off the field.
Students can apply online or be nominated by teachers, coaches, friends and family by visiting www.dosomething.org/footlocker. Application closes on January 9, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. (EST).
Good luck and happy college shopping...YO!
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Disclosure: No payment, product or any other consideration, besides a chance to share ways in which families (like mine) can perhaps save a little extra milk money was received for this blog post.
