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Your Shape Review

March 4, 2010

A video review of the Your Shape game for the Wii – with both positives and negatives of the game.
Disclosure: I am participating in a three-month sponsored challenge for the Your Shape game. All opinions are my own and are not influenced by the challenge.

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Custom Motors from Hot Wheels and Mattel

March 2, 2010

Last week, at the Mom 2.0 Summit, I had the opportunity to interview Dr. Michael Shore, Vice President of Worldwide Consumer Insights at Mattel. I asked about how Mattel changes products based on parent and child insight (truth is, they make a LOT of changes based on feedback, and also test out different product options [...]

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Louisa Edwards’ Steamy Read

March 2, 2010

Every once in a few books, you get one that really stuns you. The story may be touching or funny, tender or explosive. Then there are the characters that are so vibrant and real, you leave the book feeling like you’ve just spent a few hours getting to know new friends. When you read [...]

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Saving Time With Frigidaire!

March 1, 2010

As you probably already know, I was chosen to be a Frigidaire Test Drive Mom for 2010, and I’m on Team Range/Microwave. A few weeks ago, I posted that they were here, and now I’ve had the chance to use them for a few weeks!
Here are my initial impressions:
The Range
Awesome, awesome, awesome. The power plus [...]

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New Pampers and a Giveaway!

February 28, 2010

When my kids were in diapers (and thankfully they are no longer in diapers!!) the only diapers we used were Pampers. We had the best luck with them, with minimal rashes, irritation, and leaks.
Pampers has recently updated their design by making new Pampers with Dry Max – they are more lightweight. Since I no longer [...]

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Mini Remote Controlled Robots

February 26, 2010

My son loves robots (even at one point saying he wanted to be a robot when he grew up) and he also loves playing with cars, trains, and other little toys. While Zibits, the new mini remote controlled robots are billed as for ages 8+, my little guy is still absolutely obsessed with his!
Zibits Mini [...]

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Clearing Acne with New Proactiv

February 25, 2010

As you may know, I’ve used Proactiv in the past, which some good success. Well, recently Proactiv has reformulated with micro-crystal particles, which apparently penetrate pores even quicker than the original formula. While I’ve been using a prescription benzoyl peroxide on my face in the morning, to test out the new Proactiv, I actually put [...]

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Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart

February 24, 2010

While I had heard of Celtic Woman, I hadn’t ever actually heard their music (and for the longest time, I thought it was Celtic Women). Music Moms, a subgroup of Team Mom, sent me a copy of their latest CD, Songs from the Heart for review.
Songs from the Heart includes such traditional standards as Amazing [...]

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I Heart Beef (and a Fabulous Giveaway!)

February 24, 2010

Earlier this month, when I met with the nutritionist from Arnold, she recommended that I incorporate more protein in my diet in preparation for the Disney Princess half-marathon. So when I was asked to participate in the I Heart Beef campaign, I thought it was a great way to inspire myself to create delicious and [...]

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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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Retro General Mills Cereal Boxes and Giveaway

February 22, 2010

You may have already seen the limited edition retro cereal boxes at Target – from Honey Nut Cheerios, Cheerios, Lucky Charms, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and Trix. I did a double-take the first time I saw them on the store shelf, because they were so reminiscent of my childhood.
The limited edition boxes are available exclusively at [...]

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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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