To be completely honest, I hadn't really thought about "going green" as far as my laundry goes until this past year. I've read plenty of blog posts about making your own laundry detergent and how it's much better for you and for the environment and thought to myself, "It would be nice to use more natural laundry detergent since my clothes are against my body 24/7". Problem is, I just don't have the time or energy to make my own detergent. Then I found Seventh Generation laundry detergent. It's got all the benefits of going natural and green without the time and effort of making my own detergent. Plus, the cost isn't half bad either! Now, let me make another confession, I'm not that picky about my laundry detergent and don't really notice the difference when it comes to various brands. I tried Seventh Generation laundry detergent and didn't really notice that much of a difference from the other laundry detergents I had used so I guess that's a good thing! One thing I can say … [Read more...]
Daylight Savings and the Pajanimals
Daylight savings time used to be a fun time when I was a kid. An extra hour of sleep in the fall and an extra hour of daylight in the spring. Now that I am a mother daylight savings time is a time I anticipate a bump in the road for my kids sleeping schedule. We're lucky that our kids sleep as well as they do; they go to bed at 8pm and get up at 8am. When we know the "change in the clock" is approaching we try hard to adjust their bedtime by 15 minutes each day. After a few days we've caught up to the correct time and things seem to be back on track. One great way to gear my children up for bedtime is by watching the Pajanimals on Sprout TV. If you have never heard of the Pajanimals before I'd highly recommend you check them out. They are soothing and calming and help my children relax and unwind before bedtime. Sprout TV is the only place where you can regularly watch Squacky (the favorite of my twins) and their friends. Furthermore, Sprout TV is the only 24 hour channel dedicated … [Read more...]
Plates In The Dryer–Sponsor Spotlight!
Tickets for our Plates In The Dryer event are now on "sale"! Scoop yours up HERE today as there are a limited amount available! Not sure what Plates In The Dryer is? Click on the banner above. We have some AWESOME sponsors who are helping us put on this unique event and we thought we'd show them off a bit. Some are local, some are nationwide so there's a mix for everyone! First and foremost is our largest sponsor and our host, Color Me Mine in Eagan, MN! Color Me Mine is a paint your own pottery place that is a TON of fun! Prices are totally reasonable, and they have pottery that appeals to everyone from a new mom looking to preserve little hand and foot prints, to a teen wanting to make something unique for themselves, to a grandma looking for a gift for a newlywed grandchild. Not artistic? Don't worry, they have all kinds of stuff to help even the sloppiest of painters create something absolutely beautiful (trust us, Jamie isn't the most artistic person in the … [Read more...]
Andrew Shue and Mom.com
*Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday there will be no Fun Stuff Friday linky today we will see you next Friday!* On Tuesday, November 15th, Jamie had the opportunity to meet the actor Andrew Shue (Billy Campbell from Melrose Place) at the Minneapolis Suburbs Mom.com Premier Party. Unfortunately, Lindsi was unable to attend the party due to a death in her family. She missed a really fun and informative time! Ok, so what is Mom.com, why were they having a premier party, how is Andrew Shue involved, and why were we invited?? Lets start with Mom.com and Andrew Shue... Years ago, Andrew quit acting to spend more time with his family and pursue other adventures. He eventually co-founded Cafemom, one of the largest social networking sites for moms in the US. Cafemom is now off-shooting into another site called Mom.com... If you go to the Mom.com website now, it looks like your average daily deals site. However, the deals on the site have actual local moms acquiring them, standing … [Read more...]
Sponsor Spotlight and Giveaway–Urban Halo
Toys In The Dryer is just over 2 weeks old and that means it's time to party! Instead of gifts for us though, we're giving the gifts to you! Tuesday-Friday we will be doing sponsor spotlights with giveaways in something we call: *The giveaway portion of this post is now closed. Please see below for the winner.* Our final sponsor spotlight is Urban Halo. Both Lindsi and I are in love with these headbands! In fact, we love them so much we each bought one to wear to the Minnesota Blogger Conference! (Don't you love our new head shot provided to us by Glimpses Of Soul!?) When Urban Halo's website says they are a "unique and fashionable line that is breaking all the rules of typical headbands…they are comfortable, designed to stay in place, keep us free from headaches...", they are telling the truth! These are definitely the most comfortable headbands I have ever worn, and they really do stay in place on my small, fine-haired head. Urban Halo headbands are made … [Read more...]
