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Here of some of the cool bloggy contests I have spotted!

From Dates to Diapers is giving away a Ziggy Stardust Baby Pouch from Rockin’ Baby Shop.

An Island Life is giving away some cool products from Ballyhoo Creations.

5 Minutes for Mom is giving away a wireless keyboard and mouse.

The Mommy Spot is giving away 5 free copies of the book Scream Free Parenting.

Mutli Tasking Moms is giving away some REALLY cute tool sets from Ladies Tools Online.

Two Moms in a Blog is having a spectacular contest with lots of great prizes!

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Oooh! I am so excited! I just placed another co-op order and I am getting some seasonal Candy Cane essential oil blend. I love to add this to baking soda to make candy cane scented scrubs for the toilet, sink, and bath. It makes the whole bathroom smell like a candy cane. I also got some boxes of Simply Organic Banana Bread mix in case I am too lazy to make it from scratch.

I also ordered some stuff for the upcoming cold season including some more Rainbow light vitamins for the kids and some Spirulina for me and some cute organic socks from Maggie’s Functional Organics. All of it at half price or below!

Technorati Tags: spirulina, organics, co-op, vitamins, rainbow light, candy cane

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My oldest son has been wanting a cell phone for awhile. Unlike many of his peers that have a cell phone he did not want a phone to call his buddies non-stop and download cool ringtones. Quite simply he wanted a cell phone to be able to call his dad more often…and without mom eyeballing him while he used “her” phone, LOL. His dad is often traveling (work) and he needs to be able to call his dad and chat more often. I have been his primary source of parental support for a loooong time but lately dad time is becoming an issue…so I gave in to his demand for a cell phone. And it was incredibly easy considering the phone he got…a sleek new Kajeet in his favorite color…blue. We got this great phone courtesy of Mom Central and their wonderful blog tours.

I activated the phone in minutes online and got the phone number. I also set up an account for me and an account for my son with usernames and passwords for each so he can login to his own account to manage his features while not having access to things he shouldn’t have access to.

My son liked the phone from the time we first powered it up with dancing animated characters and cool music. He was also beside himself when saw it was also a camera phone…as he is quite a little amateur photographer. It is sleek and “cool” looking, it has lots of great features such as IM, picture messaging, web browsing, and more. He really likes it.

I like it to. You see it a pay as you go cell phone so we put money in the Kajeet wallet online and then he uses it by placing calls, sending pictures, sending text messages, etc. Kajeet even has some great resources to help him manage his wallet and use his phone with responsibility. If the wallet balance is low he is notified via text message and he can either wait until it is refilled at our agreed time or he can negotiate with mom for more time. You can refill the wallet via phone, Internet, or by purchasing a card at Best Buy.

Some other awesome features:

You can create list of those who can and can’t call and text your child.

You can set the hours when the phone can and cannot be used…ie study time, late at night, etc.

You can customize the features you want available for your child to use, such as content purchasing and recurring subscription services (like Instant Messaging).

This is one awesome product to introduce your child to cell phone use and responsibility while not going broke yourself. I love it! I will definitely recommend the Kajeet to other moms…

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I am on a roll lately. First I won a drawing to receive a Meatrix (no not a typo) trilogy on CD, then I got a free Kajeet phone for Payton (value: $100), and then I found out yesterday that I won a $100.00 gift certificate to Land’s End from the popular blog 5 Minutes for Mom. I won out of 700 entries! Woohoo! I think I wil be getting some shoes, and some winter garb (gloves, hat, etc.) with it.

Oh and Wife Swap contacted me to see about being on their show as a natural mom. Ha! No thanks.

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I think for the first time that I can remember I am a bit aprehensive about post consumer recycling. A friend emailed me to tell me about a web site where you can recycle your adult play toys…you know the ones hidden in the naughty drawer. Well…I am not so sure if I like this idea. Hey you all know I LOVE recycling. It is one of the 3 Rs of environmentalism for heavens sake, but recycling sex toys?????

The site in question is Sex Toy Recycling and the basic idea is this:

You take your used toy and seal it in a special envelope the site provides. You mail it to their processing center and they get sterilized and sorted. Mechanical toys are sent to technicians to see if they can be refurbished and silicone and rubber toys are ground up and recycled into new toys. For sanitary reasons all the toys get a layer of NEW silicone too.

And as a reward for recycling your old friend you get a $5.oo gift certificate towards a recycled one from their store. 

I don’t know if this is a post consumer waste product that I could buy. But if you can buy without issue then more power to you!  Where do you stand ?

Technorati Tags: recycle, post consumer waste, sex toys, environment

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