May's "Month Of Mom" Giveaway Extravaganza!

Please join us in our Month for Mom event!

May 1 - 31st.

There will be over $5000 worth of prizes! Be sure you are following all the blogs in this event and check back HERE often as we will update the current giveaways as they go live!

Madame Deals

Living on Love and Cents

Stretching Your Budget

Budget Savvy Diva

Mom on Dealz

This Mama Loves Her Bargains

Luxury Living Frugal Style

The Coupon Challenge

Just Trying to Save Money

Saving Toward a Better Life

This linky is for the Month of Mom participates only. Please do not add additional giveaways to this linky. They will be removed.

Have Fun and Good Luck!

Chicken Soup for the New Mom's Soul - Review and Giveaway!

I don't know at what point you cease to be a "new mom". Bug is 2.5 years old and some days I feel like I'm still a "new mom" and some days I feel like a war veteran with two tours of duty under my belt and a purple heart. Exaggeration - but only slightly.

Chicken Soup for the Soul has released a new book for new moms: Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms: 101 Inspirational Stories of Joy, Love, and Wonder

I was sent one of these books to check out and I'm close enough to "new mom" status to laugh, cry and appreciate these stories!

I admired the woman who wrote story #2 On the Way and I laughed at story #67 Noah to the Rescue about a mom who childproofed a little too well. I laughed, cried and breathed a sigh of relief at story #99 I Got a Boy. The writer and I have similar stories. I, too, lost my mother before I had a child and wanted a girl to name after her. But, like the writer, "I got a boy". I was relieved to know that she initially dealt with the same "but I wanted a girl /all I know is girl stuff / I don't like dirt" thoughts that I had. But in the end she and I have the same feelings - we wouldn't trade our "boy" for anything else in this world!

This would be a GREAT gift for an expecting or "new" mom! You can pick up a copy in time to gift for Mother's Day (MSRP: $14.95 US/$16.95 CAN) Or you can win one right here! Chicken Soup for the Soul has agreed to give THREE of my readers a copy of Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms: 101 Inspirational Stories of Joy, Love, and Wonder!!

Giveaway will end 5/15/11 at 10pm CST. Open to U.S. and Canadian residents only. Please complete mandatory entry first. Your comments are your entries so leave a separate comment for each entry you complete. Leave your e-mail address with your comments so you can be reached if you win!

(Mandatory Entry) View Chicken Soup's Fall 2011 Catalog and tell me what other Chicken Soup title you would like to read!

I took my first survey at Question Moms!

I joined Question Moms last week and got $3 for filling out my profile.  I got my first survey over the weekend.  It took about 5 minutes and I earned $1!  What I immediately liked about it is there are no "qualifying questions" - so there is no risk of wasting time and not getting to do the survey. 

Sign up to participate with QuestionMoms and starting earning money for your opinion!

Survey Site for Moms! Join Question Moms!

I just signed up for Question Moms to be eligible to receive surveys from companies that are specifically interested in questioning moms!

I got $3 just for completing my profile survey (it seriously took less than 5 minutes!).  The cashout threshold is $20 (meaning, you can receive payment anytime you get $20 in your account!)

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Daily Inspiration - Be all There

She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.

Proverbs 31:25

I came across a great post at Life As Mom.  As mom's, there is a myth that we are supposed to be able to everything simultaneously all the time.  They call it multi-tasking.  But at times it feels like we are expected to be Wonder Woman.

So you may be good at multi-tasking, but how many things are you "all there" for?  Because when we multi-task, something doesn't get our full attention.

This article was timely for me.  Because last week, I abandoned my to-do list in favor of spending several wonderful summer afternoons outside with my son.  I didn't get as much done around the house as I wanted/needed to.  But what's more important?  I know, my son is.  But it's still hard to shake the "Wonder Mom" guilt of not getting everything done.

Now I feel validated, knowing that it's more important to "Be All There".

Playtex Bra Makeover - Win a FREE Bra!

After I had my son, I had to go buy all new bras.  My old ones didn't even come close to fitting and I reached a point where nursing bras just weren't cutting it.  I spent hours in the store trying to find bras that fit comfortably.  I thought I made good choices but even still I have to deal with sliding straps, riding up backs and underwire digging into my side!  I was so excited when I saw this in my e-mail this afternoon!

We know busy moms don't always have time to update their bras or even check to make sure they are wearing the correct size. That's why we wanted to let you know about this contest from Playtex! Playtex recently launched www.PlaytexBraMakeover.com, a site where women can go to apply for a bra makeover or nominate a friend. If chosen, the winner will be flown to New York to receive a Bra Makeover with style expert Alison Deyette. Deyette is a fashion and trend lifestyle expert who has been featured on Bravo's Millionaire Matchmaker and TLC's Ten Years Younger, as well as in print publications including Good Housekeeping, The Washington Post, and O Magazine. Apply for your chance to win a Playtex Bra Makeover today. The last day to apply is Friday, May 21st, 2010.
 
The 10 winners selected for a Bra Makeover will also star in their very own webisode wherein a makeover candidate will receive a fitting with Deyette and walk away with the perfect Playtex products. A new webisode will premier on www.PlaytexBraMakeover.com every two weeks.

Visit www.PlaytexBraMakeover.com before Friday, May 21st to enter to WIN!

 By posting this information, I am entered into a contest to win a free bra from Playtex. I did not receive any compensation for this post and thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.