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Mamapedia: The Wisdom of Moms

It’s 2:00 a.m. and your three month old is crying…a lot. You’re a first time mother, and while you’ve got a ton of questions, you called your mom at 2:00 in the morning last night about that crazy looking diaper, so you’d really like to get through this one on your own.

But where can you turn?

Mamapedia is a new site that takes the wisdom of thousands and thousands of moms and makes is searchable! You can head to the computer with that screaming infant in your arms and type,

“Why does my baby cry so much at night?”

And this is what you’ll find – an article about a mom who asked a question titled “Sleepless Nights with a 13 week old” and the responses of forty-four moms. You can read those forty-four answers while bouncing your baby, and with a little luck by the time you are through your infant will be fast asleep and you will feel better as well.
To launch this new mom resource, the Momfluence network and Resourceful Mommy are throwing a party. Join us on Twitter this Friday, May 8th, from 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. eastern time along with mom experts in a variety of parenting areas: multiples, kid crafting, health and safety, potty training, home schooling and more!
During the party, details about a “What Can I Learn Today?” contest will be revealed…along with the incredible grand prize.

Join us by RSVP’ing here!

This event brought to you by Momfluence: rocking the cradle and shaping the world.
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Need A Gift Idea For Mom?

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If you’re looking for a gift idea for that special Mom in your life, check out the great suggestions below. All of these products have been reviewed by Momfluence members to help you find just the right gift. Heck, you may even want to buy them for yourself!

Featured Products

wristlet Chic and Carry Wristlet – Make mom’s quick trips out with baby much easier with this great product.

19707mothersday2009Miessence Organics Mothers Day Set – Every mom deserves to be pampered once in awhile, and these organic body products allow her to do just that.

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Sara Lee Simply Sweets Pies – Sara Lee’s Simply Sweets line gives you a delicious way to treat Mom this Mother’s Day with a fast, easy and delicious dessert.

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Children Should Come With Warning Labels – Patti McKenna offers a humorous take on motherhood, giving mom a chance to laugh, cry, and identify with her tales.

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Roundhouse Designs Desktop Mobile – Roundhouse Designs origami mobiles and wall art are handcrafted creations that make a unique Mothers Day gift.

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Roundhouse Designs Jewelry – Roundhouse offers a wonderful selection of handmade jewelry, with styles that are perfect for every mother on your list this Mother’s Day.

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Heart of A Mother – Heart of a Mother is a gift book filled with touching tributes to Mothers and Grandmothers, inspirational short stories, poems, proverbs and quotations.

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Protect-A-Bed – Protect-a-Bed waterproof mattress covers provide protection from allergens, dust mites, and bedbugs, helping to extend the life of your mattress and mom to sleep a little sweeter.

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Ultimate Woman Vitamins– Make sure that mom is getting everything she needs to stay healthy and active with the Vitamin Shoppe’s Ultimate Woman vitamins.


More Great Gift Ideas

April Cornell Shoulder Bag

BabyPlus System

Not Just Any Old Day Keyrings

Menu For The Week Subscription

For My Mother Reflection Journal

Vintage Body Spa

No Throw

Me Time Sportswear

Peek-A-Boobs

Kind Notes

Aventine Hill Bath Products

Treadlight Eco Snack Kit

Name Your Tune CDs

Things Remembered Charm Stories

Diaper Clutch

Pedometer

Lia Sophia Riverside Necklace

Lia Sophia Beaujolais Necklace

Lia Sophia Mandalay Bay Necklace

Lia Sophia Athena Necklace

Lia Sophia Love Dust Set

More Great Gift Guides

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All reviews listed in the Momfluence gift guide were product provided.
Featured positions were purchased by sponsors. Member gift guides are not affiliated with Momfluence.

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Grandma Rocks T-Shirt Winner!

First off I want to congratulate all of the winners in the We Fit Families Mother’s Day Mega Bash! There were some great prizes awarded and lots of fun had at the #fitfam Twitter party. I hope everyone that participated had a great experience and learned some new ways to keep your family active and fit.

fitfam_winnerIt has already been announced on Twitter, but just in case you missed it, Sarah N is the winner of the Grandma Rocks T-shirt! Her entry was #11 out of 12 and was chosen by random.org. Sarah, you’ll be receiving an e-mail with instructions on where to submit your address to ship your t-shirt.

If you didn’t win this one make sure to come back and check out my other giveaways.  You can currently enter to win a customized gift from KindNotes (up to $45 value!) and I have two more great giveaways coming up soon!

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Kind Notes Review and Giveaway

This giveaway has now ended.

kindnotes1Mother’s Day is quickly approaching and I’ve seen several people scrambling to come up with the perfect gift for their mother, wife, or grandmother.  That’s why I was thrilled to receive a sample of KindNotes in the mail last week.  I was asked to review KindNotes as part of the Momfluence Mother’s Day Gift Guide.  Not only is it a perfect gift for Mother’s Day, it is a perfect gift for any time you just want to let someone know that you care.

So what are KindNotes?  KindNotes are a container of tiny inspirational messages, each enclosed in a decorative envelope.  Each package contains 31 notes, enough to open one each day of the month.  The container, envelopes, and messages are fully customizable.  You can choose the type of container, color of ribbon to embelish it, and pattern of the envelopes used to contain your notes.  Then you can choose from over 400 inspirational messages, quotes, and proverbs or you can choose to receive blank notecards to write your own messages in for a more personal gift.  For an additional fee, you can also have the messages hand written by KindNotes.

kindnotes2The KindNotes I received were specialized for Mother’s Day and contained notes such as “Everything that I am today is because of you” and “Thank you for all the wonderful and amazing years you’ve given us.”  The notes came in a beautiful glass jar, adorned with a pink ribbon that matched the pink pattern on the envelopes.  My only complaint is that the filling below the envelopes, while attractive, takes up most of the jar and makes it look as though you are getting very little product.

Overall, I think that KindNotes is a great product.  The company is family-owned and each package is individually handmade to ensure quality.  With all of the customization options, they could easily be given for any occassion.

So, are you ready to hear the best part?  KindNotes has agreed to give away one fully customized (up to $45 value) KindNotes to one lucky reader! Keep it for yourself or give it away as a gift.  It’s your choice!  To enter the contest you must do one of the following:

  1. Write a blog post linking to this post and www.kindnotes.com, then leave a comment with a link to your post.
  2. Tweet about this contest including a link to www.kindnotes.com, then leave a comment with a link to the tweet.  Feel free to copy and paste the following:@deew27 is giving away a great gift from www.kindnotes.com!  Find out how to enter:  http://bit.ly/tkS5n

Contest will end Monday, May 4, 2009 Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Central.  One winner will be chosen via random.org and notified by e-mail.  Entries that do not meet the requirements when the contest closes will be deleted before a winner is chosen.

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Mother's Day Mega Bash!

Entries for this contest are now closed. Winner will be announced on 5/1 at the WeFitFamilies.com Twitter party beginning 8:00pm Central and posted here following the party.

megabash_boxThis post is part of the Mother’s Day Mega Bash being hosted by WeFitFamilies.com.  Make sure and read to the end for some amazing giveaways and join the #fitfam Twitter party live on May 1st at 6pm cst/9pm est!

I never thought much about family fitness until I was pregnant with my first child.  Of course I didn’t have much reason to think about it until then but it suddenly became very important to me.  I’ve always been a bit overweight and other than a few short spurts here and there, fitness has never really been a priority in my life.  It took a pregnancy and the birth of my son to figure out  just how important exercise and a healthy diet really are.  I realized that I don’t want to be the fat mom sitting on the park bench while my children run and play.  I want to be running and playing with them.  I taught myself to eat a healthier diet and exercised when I could find the time, but eventually I got off track.  A second pregnancy only got me more off of my health track and left me with an extra fifty pounds.

One of the things that really helped me stick to my goals before was knowing that my child was watching my efforts and learning.  I know that being a good example is the best way to teach my children to eat healthy foods and exercise.  With our busy schedule it is really hard to find time to schedule physical activities but we do love to have “dance parties” in the living room or stop at the park for a few minutes when the weather is nice.  My 3-year-old also loves to play the “exercise game” (Wii Fit) whenever he gets a chance but that’s about the extent of our fitness plan at this point.  I’m really excited to have discovered the We Fit Families forum and to have a place to get new ideas of things we can do together as a family.  There are also some great healthy recipes there that I’m hoping will help put my family back to healthier eating and help my husband and I shed some of the extra pounds we’ve collected.

gmarocksteeAs part of the We Fit Families Mother’s Day Mega Bash, I’m going to be giving away a Grandma Rocks T-shirt from Grandma’s Shoppe!  The winner gets to choose ONE of the following: Short Sleeve t-shirt for kids in size 2-4, 6-8, 10-12, or 14-16, Short Sleeve t-shirt for adults in size S, M, or L, or Infant Onesie in size 6,12 or 18 months.

To enter the contest you must have a Twitter account. Leave your Twitter ID in the comments section for each entry and do one (or all) of the following:

  1. Leave a comment telling me what activities your family does together to stay active and fit or a comment about a special grandma in your life.
  2. Subscribe to this blog and leave a comment here letting me know you did.
  3. Post about the giveaway on Twitter then leave a comment here telling me you did.  Just copy and paste the following message:  @deew27 is giving away a fun Grandma Rocks T-shirt as part of the #fitfam Blog Bash Twitter Party!  http://bit.ly/xRY45
  4. Blog about the giveaway and then leave a comment here with a permanent link to the post (not just a link to your site).
  5. Stumble this post on StumbleUpon and leave a comment here including your StumbleUpon ID.

Please leave your Twitter ID along with each entry as winners will be announced at the #fitfam Twitter Party on May 1st.  You do not have to be present at the party to win, but there will be door prizes!  Each item above that you participate in will get you one entry in the contest to win the Grandma Rocks T-shirt.  You can enter as many times as you like up until April 30th at 11:59 est.  Winner will be chosen by random.org according to comment number.  Any entry not including the required information will be deleted prior to choosing winner.

After you’ve entered the contest here, be sure to check out the list below of all of the other giveaways being held as part of the Mother’s Day Mega Bash!  We Fit Families is giving away a grand prize sponsored by McCormick’s Spices including a set of Super Spices, DietFoodsRX book, measuring spoon set, and a $200 gift certificate to the winner’s local grocery store so they can put Super Spice tips to use!  Be sure to RSVP for the Twitter party on 5/1 and find out how to enter to win the Grand Prize!

You can find the other giveaways at these sites:

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Free Faxing for a Year!

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Have you always wished you could receive faxes to your home office, but you can’t afford a fax machine? Maybe you have a fax machine, but it’s seen better days. Or maybe you’re just looking for a green solution to all of those faxes you’ve been receiving!

Packetel’s Online Fax Service allows you to receive unlimited incoming faxes in your e-mail inbox for only $3.95 a month.

Packetel’s Online Fax Service sends faxes to multiple e-mail addresses, alerts you via text message when you have a new fax, and allows you to view your fax in PDF format. This service is perfect for small, at home businesses as it eliminates the need to buy and maintain a fax machine and eliminates the need to file away large amounts of paper.

How would you like to try this service for FREE for one year? Two lucky readers will win just that! Here’s how you can win:

1. Blog It!

a. Blog about Packetel’s Online Fax Service and link the text “online fax service” to http://packetel.com/fax/faxservicemain.asp

b. Fill out this entry form: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cFFrTmlWY0lsMVFZalBHUWJIWkF4ZFE6MA

2. Facebook or MySpace

a. Write about Packetel’s Online Fax Service on your Facebook or MySpace page and link the text “online fax service” to http://packetel.com/fax/faxservicemain.asp

b. Fill out this entry form: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cFFrTmlWY0lsMVFZalBHUWJIWkF4ZFE6MA

3. Flickr Group: Show us your cluttered office, your broken fax machine, or even just the space where you wish you had a fax!

a. Join the Flickr Packetel contest group and upload a picture: www.flickr.com/groups/packetel

b. Fill out this entry form: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cFFrTmlWY0lsMVFZalBHUWJIWkF4ZFE6MA

4. YouTube: Do you remember that scene in Office Space where the employees destroy their fax machine? Here’s a refresher: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzGWvZAd228

a. Make your own video of how much you hate your broken fax/printer and upload it to YouTube with a link back to http://packetel.com/fax/faxservicemain.asp

b. Fill out this entry form: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cFFrTmlWY0lsMVFZalBHUWJIWkF4ZFE6MA

Want a Bonus Entry? Become a Packetel Facebook Fan here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Packetel-Online-Fax-Service/77071701974?ref=s Then fill out this form: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cFFrTmlWY0lsMVFZalBHUWJIWkF4ZFE6MA

Contest is open to all U.S. residents. The contest runs from Sunday, April 12th to Friday, May 1st. Two winners will be chosen by random number generator.

Disclaimer: The content of this entry provided by Momfluence.

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