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The Evenings at Mom 2.0…

February 23, 2010

I know I’ve described the Mom 2.0 Summit on several occasions as my favorite blogging conference, but I’ll reiterate that. It’s my favorite blogging conference. Why? Well the vibe is super-inspirational, the sessions are spectacular, and the events are amazing.
The first night, we had a Mad Men party (click over to see my photo and [...]

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Day One: Mom 2.0

February 19, 2010

It’s day one here at the Mom 2.0 Summit, and I’ve already attended some fabulous sessions.
First, a big thank you to my conference sponsor, XtraXtra.com. If you aren’t already familiar with them, Xtra Xtra is a Web site where you can share your personal milestones, such as engagements, marriages, births, and accomplishments! You can add [...]

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Genesis Today Blogger Immersion Event

January 31, 2010

More check-ins at Barton Creek
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As I discussed before, this week, I, along with a group of other bloggers, attended a Genesis Today event in Austin, TX. While the primary purpose was to select a winner of the Genesis of a Great Idea contest, the bloggers in attendance also were treated to some great experiences, including [...]

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The New England Patriots and Verizon FiOs

October 5, 2009

A few weeks ago, I had a chance to attend opening day at Gillette Stadium to watch the New England Patriots and learn more about Verizon FiOs. Any of you who follow me on Twitter know that I went through a period of 8 days with limited internet and phone access with my Comcast connection [...]

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Saving Money at Halloween with iParty

September 18, 2009

Last week, my blogger BFF Jill and I attended a fun event in Boston at iParty – a party store (and much more) located throughout New England and Florida. The event highlighted some fun trends for Halloween costumes and decorations, and also provided us with some great money saving party tips to share with our [...]

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Giving the Gift of Summer Reading With Leapfrog

August 8, 2009

By now, you’ve probably heard about the wonderful Leapfrog Tag System for kids aged 4+ and the Leapfrog Tag Junior for kids aged 2-4 years old. They are a great way to introduce the joy of reading to young kids, and include books with stories of recognizable characters. My son loves his Tag Junior, and [...]

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Finding Great Deals with TJ Maxx & Marshalls

August 1, 2009

This week, thanks to the fabulous Victoria from Rocket XL (aka @happysquid), I scored a last minute invite to the TJMaxx/Marshalls Off-Price 101 Mom Blogger event, held practically in my backyard (actually Framingham, MA). I had the chance to meet 21 other amazing bloggers, as well as the TJ Maxx/Marshalls team, and PR professionals from [...]

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Stouffer’s Let’s Fix Dinner Blogger Roundtable – Fixing Family Dinners

May 4, 2009

As you may have heard, this week, Stouffers hosted a Let’s Fix Dinner blogger roundtable event in Solon, OH, and I attended with fourteen other bloggers. The topic, Let’s Fix Dinner, focused on how families can overcome some of the barriers to sitting down to dinner as a family, and featured some amazing speakers, such [...]

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Camp Baby Part III

April 20, 2008

Day 3:
I woke up at a slightly more reasonable 4:30am on day 3, and again, couldn’t fall back to sleep. Day 3 was really a wrap up day. We started out with a trip to J&J headquarters. Our GM driver got incredibly lost on what was essentially a 2 mile drive, couldn’t figure out where [...]

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Camp Baby Part II

April 16, 2008

Read the first part of my Camp Baby redux.
Day 2: Sessions!
I woke up super-early (think before 4am) for day 2 and unfortunately could not get back to sleep. In desperate need of some coffee, I headed down to breakfast right on time, and found the nearest open seat. I was pleased to be seated right [...]

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Camp Baby Part 1

April 12, 2008

Johnson’s Camp Baby is over, and I have so much to blog about. This is part 1, and I’m sure there are many more parts to come! Keep checking for more updates…
For those of you who don’t know, Camp Baby was sponsored by Johnson & Johnson, and involved lots of sessions with some fun stuff [...]

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