Sunshine and Sippy Cups

Air Scrubber Plus – Clean Air and Healthy Home iPad Mini Giveaway

I’m super excited to bring you guys this awesome giveaway! One lucky winner will get a brand new iPad Mini worth over $300 – how cool is that? This giveaway is sponsored by Air Scrubber Plus, to celebrate National Home Indoor Air Quality and Awareness Month in October – and I’m excited to share some info about how they can make your home cleaner and safer for your family. Keep reading to learn more – and good luck!

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ranked indoor air pollution among the top five environmental dangers. In fact, the quality of indoor air can be up to five times more polluted than the most polluted outdoor air. 87 percent of American homeowners are not aware that pollution may be worse inside their homes than outdoors. October is National Home Indoor Air Quality and Awareness Month and we want to spread the word on improving indoor air quality! [Read more…]

Posted by Meagan Paullin on October 14, 2013 Filed Under: Giveaways | 11 Comments

$750 Fall Into Cash Giveaway

Welcome to the $750 Fall Into Cash Giveaway!… I love to be able to offer you guys some pretty rad prizes to win. So I partnered up with some of these amazing bloggy ladies to bring you an awesome prize package. Check it out, enter it up, and good luck my friends….

We’ve joined forces with a great group of bloggers to bring you this fabulous giveaway.

One lucky person will win $500 cash and five others will win $50 cash! [Read more…]

Posted by Meagan Paullin on October 13, 2013 Filed Under: Giveaways | 1 Comment

Unexpected Mom Moments – And How to Handle Them

I participated in a campaign for Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Wet Ones. I received product samples to facilitate my review and a promotional item as a thank you for participating.

I live in Central Washington. Yakima, Washington to be exact. I’ve lived here my whole entire life – I’ve even spent almost all of it in the same zip code. You might have heard of us if you’re an apple lover… Next time you pick up a bag of apples, look for the label saying grown in Yakima – we’re the number one producer of apples in the country. We also kind of rock at other agricultural goodies – we’ve got a fast-growing and thriving wine country, and grow about 75% of the country’s hops too. {You’re welcome, beer and wine lovers :)} And every year one of my favorite events takes place in the fall, to celebrate all of the awesomeness of our area… The Central Washington State Fair. It’s a huge smorgasbord of deep fried foods, livestock and agriculture, carnival rides and games, and just plain fun. I have so many amazing memories of spending long days and nights at the fair as a kid, it was amazing to take Abby this year, now that she’s big enough to really enjoy it.

Of course, the first thing we did was check out the carnival rides. We had to bring Abby over to measure here… She just turned 3 at the end of July, and is very tall for her age – but before spending the money on an unlimited ride bracelet, I wanted to be sure she’d be big enough to ride a good amount of the kid rides. Once we made sure she was, I bought us both a wristband, and we took off into kiddie ride wonderland. Most of the rides she could go on by herself… But this giant fun house thing required momma to come along too – there was a rope ladder – think, like, pirate ship netting style? – and she got totally tangled in it. I didn’t even know how old I was until I attempted this…. Crawling through plastic tubes that make you feel like an oversized hamster really do a number of your knee caps, I tell ya. And while Abby thought that this rickety bridge was “so much cool!” to clomp across, all I could think about was whether I’d updated my life insurance policy recently… Lol. [Read more…]

Posted by Meagan Paullin on October 13, 2013 Filed Under: Busy Mom Solution | 5 Comments

Why I Like My Drinks Shaken, Not Stirred

Are you an “on the go” type of mom? The type of mom who is on the go around town – taking the kids to school, practice, and activites, going to the gym, and getting groceries? Maybe you’re stay at home mom who is on the go chasing after kids all day, a work at home mom who chases deadlines all day, or a work outside the home mom who chases the clock all day? No matter what type of mom you are, I can bet you would probably categorize yourself as on the go, am I right?

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Posted by Meagan Paullin on October 13, 2013 Filed Under: Busy Mom Solution, Giveaways | 24 Comments

Win a Nature’s Sleep Memory Foam Mattress Topper and Two Gel Pillows!

The Vitex Gel Memory Foam Pillow is Nature’s Sleep newest revolutionary pillow with the perfect marriage of coolness and comfort. Offering a combination of Memory Foam and a Gel Layer, this pillow will keep you sleeping throughout the night at a comfortable temperature and perfect support in preparation for you to wake up refreshed and energized the next day. It is available in a Queen size which is firm but with a gentle and cool feel. The cotton cover is removable and washable and retails at 195.00. For the month of October you can use the coupon code: GEL60 to get 60% off with FREE SHIPPING! [Read more…]

Posted by Meagan Paullin on October 12, 2013 Filed Under: Giveaways | 1 Comment

10 Minute Italian Meatloaf Recipe

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of McCormick & Company. All opinions are 100% mine.

Every mom knows how important dinnertime is – a chance to connect as a family, hear about everyone’s day, and slow down from the hectic frenzy of our busy days. And we all also know that meals cooked at home are more affordable and healthy. But homemade doesn’t have to mean time consuming! McCormick recently did a study using search data from Google to find the top 10 most searched-for family recipes – and put together some super simple versions using their spices, to give busy moms some quick dinner options they can feel good about serving.

Italian Meatloaf Recipe

Since I haven’t made meatloaf before – ever – I decided to give this one a shot. I love anything Italian, and this sounded like a great twist on a family classic. I had Mike help me prepare it – since he’s the real pro in my kitchen. It was seriously so crazy-easy, took about 10 minutes of prep time – and an hour later we had a totally delicious dinner with hardly any clean up. Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about. [Read more…]

Posted by Meagan Paullin on October 11, 2013 Filed Under: Food, Featured Recipe | 71 Comments

Win a Nexus 4 From GIV Mobile!

“To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson… Giving back is so very important to me. I do charity work locally, am passionate about a few national charities, and am excited to be partnering with the Ronald McDonald House Charity this year as a spokesperson. So many people want to do good deeds, but feel unsure of how to help or where to start. So I am always happy to promote brands that make it easy to give back – which is why I’m also very happy to bring you this giveaway event, so that I can introduce you to an awesome brand that is all about giving! Keep reading to learn more, and then enter to win big!

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