I recently came across a blog that I have to pass on.  It’s called the Mom2Mom Lounge.  The first thing that grabbed my eye was the clean design.  It is so organized that you can easily find what you are looking for.  The design is also pleasing to the eye (I can’t stand the ones that make me want to take forks and stick them into my eyes).  This blog shows that less is better.  Navigating the blog is super easy too. I love the Discover New Sites section.  You never know what other great finds you will find using that.

The style of writing on Mom2Mom Lounge is awesome.  You feel as if you are having a conversation with the blog author rather than being talked to.  She does employ some advertising (don’t we all?), but she blends it in so it does not distract from the content.  She uses the Comment Luv plugin, so if you do comment you will get some linky love juice (and who doesn’t want a backlink?)

All in all, Mom2Mom Lounge is a blog you should go check out.  She is going everything right — good design, engaging her readers, etc.  These are things you want to see with all blogs and don’t. Head over there and tell me what you think!

One of the my favorite shows that Madison watches is called The Upside Down Show. It is on Noggin, and it is about two guys named Shane and David. They have an imaginary remote control that causes them to do silly things. They even allow “you” to control their activities. The show is about all the new things they learn about. It is truly a silly show but so educational. The learning goals that are worked on are:

Imaginative Play

* boosts creativity by modeling pretend play (they even check the time with their Chopard watches!)
* fosters a humorous approach to problem-solving
* models a think-outside-the-box attitude

Language and Early Literacy Skills

* introduces new vocabulary in surprising and funny ways
* reinforces phonological awareness with use of alliteration, rhyming, and other kinds of language play

Cognitive Skills

* reinforces logical thinking skills such as making predictions and noticing connections
* models using abstract thinking and imagination to find new ways of looking at a problem
* demonstrates and explores relational concepts (high/low, inside/outside, light/dark)

Social and Emotional Development

* models cooperation and negotiation
* models accommodating and supporting the needs of others

If you are looking for a great show for your kids to watch, The Upside Down Show ranks pretty high up there at our house.

I love when I come across jewelry sites that are so unique that I have to pass them along. Like the picture to left here, Jewels of Denial (I love that name!) has so many unique rings. Their prices are awesomely cheap (which I always love) and if you sign up for their email list, they will give you an additional 20% off! They also have earring, pendants, and bracelets too. Also, if you spend over $35 (and live in the US or Canada), you get free shipping! Personally, I can easily find $35 worth of stuff that I want. Also, if you spend over $75, they will send you a silver sapphire pendant for free. What are you waiting for, go check them out!

I recently purchased the Web2Submitter to help me submit posts to social media sites. Not only do I submit posts for my work, I do many for my own sites and posts. I was finding that I was spending hours on this tedious task and absolutely hating it. Someone recommended that I check out the Web2Submitter, so I did.

One of the things that I liked best about this was that they don’t promise the world to you (you know that they aren’t full of it then!). This isn’t black hat at all. You aren’t going to be spamming sites. For me, this kind of stuff was my main concern. I looked at a lot of submitters that were a lot more money. However, they were involved in the type of SEO I am not interested it. I personally bill my time out at a minimum of $15 an hour or more. At $47, the Web2Submitter pays for itself after a couple of uses. I seriously cut my submission time down by more than half.

Now, I personally needed something easy. I don’t want to have to read a manual to figure out how to use something. Now, Web2Submitter does all the hard work for you. Here’s what the interface looks like:

It literally requires you to fill in the blanks and that is it. It does not get any easier than this. You are able to set it up so that all of your passwords are saved. You use the software to log into each site. You also fill in the blanks for the title, URL, tags, description, etc. When you go to submit to each site, it will automatically fill those in for you. Now, my only complaint with this software is that it doesn’t submit to enough sites. There are a couple I would love to see added on like Mixx and Thoof. However, I also love that I can use the URL bar up on top and go to the additional sites that I want to submit to. Instead of searching for the URL, description, title, etc. again, it is all listed to my left.

Now, I have contacted their support for some issues I was having (it ended up being an issue on my end not theirs). I figured they wouldn’t get back to me ever, and I had a response in less than 24 hours! Also, this is software for life — there is no monthly fees that you have to worry about or anything like that. There is also a 60 day money back guarantee. If this doesn’t live up to your standards, you can get your money back!

Honestly, I have saved countless hours using this. If you do any sort of submitting to social media sites, you need to get this and save yourself time and headaches.

Do you like the creepy crawlies? I don’t, so really don’t know why I watch the Verminators on the Discovery Channel. However, even though I cringe the entire time I am watching this, I am addicted. Basically, the people from Isotech go around and take care of pests for people. You would cringe too if you could see some of the houses they go into. The worst had to be the one that had roaches running in the crib. Some of these are so bad that I don’t think an IQAir purifier would save them. Another interesting episode involves them moving a stove, and you can see about an inch and half of cockroaches. I am getting the creepy crawlier just thinking about it. Even though it grosses me out, I love this show, and you should go check it out!

The first product of the Huggies Clean Team products that we recently tried are the moist wipes. Madison isn’t too sure about them yet. However, mommy does like them. They are soft and have a great smell to them. I love that they are flushable. I can definitely seeing this being a product used often in our house.

Another Clean Team product that I am absolutely loving is the foaming hand soap.  I like the foaming, because Madison likes it.  It helps her to wash her hands, because she thinks its more fun.  It is also scented.  I am not sure what the scent is, but it definitely smells good.  I wouldn’t mind washing my hands a few times more using this.  The top of the bottle is a hippo, so Madison giggles when she sees it.  I loving that you can lock it, so your kids won’t use the whole bottle up in one day.

The last Clean Team product that we tried was the extra conditioning shampoo.  Again, this product smells awesome.  The shape of the bottle is a little different, but it actually makes it much easier to grip especially when it is wet.  This is a no tear shampoo, and Madison enjoyed using it.

The next time you are in need of cleaning products for your kids you should definitely check out the Huggies Clean Team products.  They are working great in my family.

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