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Today Show- BlogHer, Cool Mom Picks, and Back-to-School Buys!

One of my FAVORITE brands for moms was featured on the Today show!

These are some of the best products for Back-to-School from Cool Mom Picks… And they’re all SO much fun, I had to share ’em!

Cool Mom Picks for Back-to-School:

These are all super fun, right?

I subscribe to Cool Mom Picks via email, to see their daily finds, and they always share the coolest stuff. And this segment on the Today show is no different- I’d LOVE to have all of this stuff.

Which one is YOUR favorite?

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Hey Review Bloggers- Check out the Reviewers Retreat 2012!

review blog conference Double Duty Divas And Great Wolf Lodge are hosting the 2012 Reviewers Retreat– and you DON’T want to miss this event!

About Reviewers Retreat

The 2nd annual Reviewer’s Retreat will be held June 3-5, 2012 at Great Wolf Lodge, Concord-Charlotte, NC. Reviewer’s Retreat is first conference geared specifically toward the issues and challenges faced by bloggers in the product review genre, a topic that is lacking from most conference agendas.

Review bloggers, those who conduct product and resource reviews on their site, will converge to take part in sessions on a variety of topics including brand-blogger relations, website design, perfecting the pitch, statistics, photography and more.

This brand-friendly conference welcomes company and agency representatives as building and strengthening relationships between bloggers and brands is one of the conference’s primary goals.

Join Me At Reviewers Retreat: Click Here to Reserve YOUR Tickets Today!!

Make sure to check out Reviewers Retreat on Facebook too… You can stay updated on the event, speakers, and other fun happenings.

About Double Duty Divas

“Double Duty Divas are moms who do it all! From kids to jobs and even side businesses and blogs. If you’re a mom managing multiple endeavors, you’re a DOUBLE DUTY DIVA!”

I love being a part of the Double Duty Divas– It’s a really amazing community of bloggers! Head to their site today, and click on the Join Us tab up top to apply to become a member. They share great tips, and I learn a lot from the other members. Plus, you have access to great Review Campaigns, Blogger Blasts, and more– Lots of support to help you bring your blog to the next level!

You can find them on Facebook too!

Get your tickets at a discount!

Join me as a member of the Double Duty Divas today– And don’t forget to reserve your ticket to the Reviewers Retreat 2012 today!! I’ll see you there….

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Forget about forgetting important information ever again!

Digital Storage for All of Life’s Information

Look around your house. Are you seeing stacks of papers that you keep meaning to go through? Boxes and files bulging with stuff you put there for safe-keeping, but couldn’t find what you need if your life depended on it. Don’t worry, we won’t judge, it’s the exact overload we were facing that made us think there has to be a better way.
Wouldn’t be amazing if you could store information you needed to remember in one place and more importantly, find it instantly, anytime, from anywhere. Good news! It exists, and it is a total game-changer.

Evernote is a website, a free app, and an extension that builds functionality into tons of programs you already use. If you can email it, scan it, type it, snap it, record it, or find it on the internet you can keep track of it all with Evernote.

You won’t believe how simple it is to use- watch the video then forget about forgetting important information ever again!

What do you think?

I think I’m in love!! I’ve told you about the new service that I’ve been using, AboutOne, and how it is SO incredibly helpful– It allows me to scan all my important papers, and put them in one big online filing cabinet, so I can always have access to what I need, since you can use it right from your Smart Phone. I’ve added all of the kids immunizations, report cards, and more.

But what I’m really loving about Evernote {I don’t know how I’d never heard of them before!} is that it has the little “clipping” tool, which reminds me of Pinterest. I love that I can use that to save articles that I’d like to reference, recipes I’d like to try, or great resources that I know I’ll want to use again. So helpful!

In the past I’ve relied on my cellphone to be my other “brain”. Seriously. I’m so bombarded with info every day, and since having the baby I have a hard time remembering everything. I would use the Memo, List, and Calendar in my phone for EVERYTHING. And like Carley, I often take pics of things to remember them! Problem is, if something happens to my phone {and you know it always does} then I’ve lost all of my stuff. And that my friends, is major-meltdown time.

How great is it to be able to store everything using my phone, but it’s all online, so I can still access it?? Love it! Thank you Evernote, from all of the over-worked, over-tired, over-frazzled momma’s out here, for making life a little bit simpler. And a BIG thank you to Digitwirl for sharing this great find!

What do you guys think? Do you use Evernote already? Do you think you’ll start? Are you using AboutOne too, like me? I think I’ll keep that one too, for my big documents, and use Evernote for my more miscellaneous stuff. I’d love to hear your thoughts!

Digitwirl is the weekly web show that offers simple solutions to modern day problems. In 3 minutes, Digitwirl brings busy women the very best time, money, and sanity-saving technology, and then teaches them how to use it, step-by-step.

Digitwirl was created by technology lifestyle expert Carley Knobloch, who uses lots of technology to manage her busy life as mom of two and entrepreneur.

Become a subscriber to get weekly show alerts and exclusive deals at Digitwirl.com, or follow Digitwirl on Twitter at @digitwirl.

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{Giveaway} Let Millions of Fans Help YOU Decide!

Have a tough decision to make?

Then share it in the Bounce it off Millions event, and let their millions of fans make the choice for you! That’s gotta be the most responsible way to make a big decision, right?

When you submit your question- “Should we name our baby Wyatt, or Logan?” – Bounce will add it to the list, and everyone who visits their Facebook page will be able to vote for the option that they think is best.

You can go check out other people’s questions too, and share your opinion, and then see how everyone else has voted so far too!

Prizes too!

Plus, each week, Bounce will choose some of their favorites to be featured on their Facebook wall– And if they pick your question to post, you’ll get some cool prizes!  Plus, there is another tab, with a Bounce Dryer Ball Giveaway that you can check out too!

Head over to the Bounce Facebook page, and click the “Bounce it off Millions” tab, to submit YOUR big question!

Check out a few of my favorites that have been submitted so far:

If using a filtered bottle, is it ok to drink water from the bathroom faucet? –A. Completely safe! B. Are you really that thirsty?

{Since when is there anything wrong with the water from the bathroom faucet? Isn’t it the exact same water that comes out in the kitchen? Lol.}

What color should I change my living room too? –A. Dark Red B. Summer Yellow

{Ohmyheck, either way, I want to see it. Those both sound SO great.}

Is it worth it to wear matching socks? –A. YUP B. HECK NO

{I was glad to see that 100% of the other votes agree with me that matching socks are totally over-rated :)}

What’s YOUR big dilemma?

Leave me a comment and tell me what BIG question you’re going to submit! I’d love to hear them… And I’ll even give you my own expert advice for which choice you should make :)

While you’re on Facebook…

If you do head over to add your dilemma to the Bounce it off Millions contest, could you do an amazing favor for me, too? If you stop by the Munchkin brand Facebook page, and go to their “Munchkin Bunch Voting” tab, the first pretty face you see is my little girl, Abby Piper! You can click her pic, and it lets you vote 5 times per day. At the end of the month, the 5 kiddo’s with the most votes {out of only 10, so our odd’s are great!} will win a place in the “Munchkin Bunch”! I’d just love to have Abby make it. Thanks so much… You guys are always amazing!

{Disclaimer: I participated in this Bounce campaign as a member of One2One Network and am eligible for a prize drawing, from sharing this info in a post. All opinions stated in the post are my own, as always.}

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Free Paper Idea Kit!

Get a Super Fun Kids Crafting Freebie!

Head on over to PaperTube.com today, fill out your shipping info on the form, and check the button to request a Free Paper Tube Idea Kit!

This is a super fun freebie for the kids. When I request these kind of free offers, I enter one of the kids names in the form, so that the package comes for them! They love seeing their name, and getting their own mail.

More Free Kids Stuff:

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This is the one we’ve all been talking about!!

Everyone loves FREE money, right?

And we all love getting FREE products too, right?

Of course! And with my VERY favorite Survey site- You get BOTH!

Yep, at Synovate you take fun online surveys, and they reward you with points that you can redeem for cash. Easy peasy.

What’s even cooler, is that Synovate is one of the VERY best companies at offering product testing– If you qualify, they’ll send you free, full size products to test out in your home. Then, after you give them your opinion about the product, they’ll give you more cash reward points. Getting PAID to try FREE stuff? Rockin’.

Sign up for Synovate today!

I’m sure you’ve heard about Synovate before… It’s a favorite of almost everyone!

But because they have a lot of great opportunities, they only open up enrollment once in a while- to make sure that they have enough great offers to keep their members happy. But they opened up today… So hurry and see if you get accepted!!

Example of a recent product test:

Synovate sent me a bottle of Italian Dressing to test out- and by the way, it was delicious! I wish I knew what brand it really was!- and then I earned $9 bucks in rewards points for doing a survey on it.

Then I got a SECOND bottle of FREE dressing. And earned ANOTHER $9 bucks in rewards! That’s $18 bucks I was paid to eat 2 bottles of FREE Italian dressing. Not bad, huh?

If you get it, let me know!

Coupon Blogger ContestAre you a fan of Sunshine and Sippy Cups? Then I’d so appreciate your support as I compete in the Cheap Sally “Bring Home the Bacon” competition! Show them that Sunshine and Sippy Cups deserves a spot in Round 2! Thanks so much — I have the BEST fans!

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The Munchkin Bunch Contest!!

Munchkin Bunch Contest

I entered Abby in the contest on Munchkin’s Facebook page, to be part of their new “Munckin Bunch”… A group of kiddo’s that “will become the stars of our Facebook page, providing us with monthly updates (via their parents) on the fun things they do each day.” Super fun, right? And you know I love to share, and post, and talk… :)

BIG Surprise!

When I saw a Facebook post today from Munchkin that they had picked the top 10 finalists, I was bummed, since I hadn’t heard anything from them and assumed we weren’t a finalist. I wanted to take a look though, and see if there were any little one’s that I knew, or at least help someone else out with my votes- Even if I didn’t know them. Karma, you know?

Imagine my TOTAL SURPRISE to see my little girls face as the first finalist on the page!! Woooo!!!! There are only 10 finalists, and the top 5 vote getters will be part of the new Munchkin Bunch…. So I’d LOVE your help with some votes!!

Abby says… “Please check out my Profile on Munchkin’s Facebook Page and give me some votes!! I really want to be a part of the Munchkin Bunch!!”

She’s the first face on the list– The picture that you see above is the one that they used. Her name is Abby Piper, and you can click the vote button up to FIVE times each day!

If all of my Sunshine and Sippy Cups fans could give her some votes, and show Munchkin that you’d love to have her be a part of their team, I would appreciate it SO much! You guys are always so supportive, so I thank you in advance to anyone who has some time to help out!

PLUS—Remember,  Munchkin is going to be giving away prizes to their fans too, starting soon, only on their Facebook page. So don’t miss out- “Like” them today to vote for Abby, and stay tuned in a few weeks for their new giveaways!

If you have any type of contest where YOU need votes, leave me a link below and I’ll be sure to return the love and give you some votes too!!

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