A whole week of reviews and giveaways
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Two things you should know:
1) I have been very busy over the past two weeks with some work stuff, some personal stuff, and being sick. (I quit smoking to get healthy and right after I quit, I get sick. Figure that one out.)
2) I have been very fortunate to have some amazing opportunities to do some product reviews and giveaways.
Now let’s do the math. Busy/sick + lots of reviews = I am way behind on posting reviews and giveaways.
So I decided last week that I would make make this week “Review-a-palooza” and make the daunting task of catching up into something FUN for me and for my fans readers. (That’s why you haven’t seen many posts from me lately. I’ve been writing the reviews during my usual blogging time but not publishing them so I could save them for this.)
Stay tuned and pay attention! There just might be something in it for you!
P.S. I’m also going to be doing some more recruiting for Sissy’s Baby Shower, so if you or someone you know has a pregnancy or baby related product to donate or even if you just want to contribute a gift in exchange for some linkage, let me know!
We’re having a baby shower
If you follow my blog, you know two things about me: 1) I’m a struggling single mom and 2) I am about to become a grandmother for the first time.
I took her out on Saturday to register for baby gifts, to get some maternity clothes (from Goodwill…why pay full price for clothes you’re only going to wear for a few months?), and to see a movie.
The registry thing started out a mess. I drove all the way out to pick her up from work and take her to Target, got all the way through the process only to get to the end, clicked “submit” and the thing didn’t go through. I asked one of the clerks about, she had someone come over and that person told us “Yeah, our system is down. Someone else had the same problem earlier and we couldn’t get it to work. Sorry”.
So we left and headed to Babies R Us who treated us a lot better than Target did. But after reading about Toys R Us and their definition of a grandparent, which apparently only includes people over 50, I’m debating if I want to give Babies R Us our business too.
Anyway, I decided that since I’m the only family she has around here - the rest of our family is in the South - its up to me to support her through this and make sure she and the baby have everything they need. That’s why I’m throwing her this virtual shower.
I’m hoping that all of the generous companies, crafters, and business owners who have provided their products to be reviewed by bloggers will do the same for us. I love doing reviews, I appreciate those opportunities, and I’d like to have a few more opportunities to do some more.
By donating or sponsoring the baby shower, we’ll post your product, a link to your website, and a review (if applicable), on a page dedicated completely to this event.
If you’re interested, please email me at ThatCrazyMom@gmail.com and let me know what you would be able to contribute. And I can tell you now, every little bit will be appreciated from the bottom of our hearts.
If you’d like to promote Sissy’s Virtual Baby Shower, please feel free to grab this button by just copying the code in the box and placing it on your blog:
I was born too late
I was watching the Biography channel earlier this week for like 5 hours straight because they were covering George Carlin, Jimi Hendrix, and Janis Joplin plus a documentary about the whole hippie movement.
I made a comment on Twitter that I’ve always felt like I was born in the wrong decade. Like ten years too late, to be exact. Instead of being a kid in the 70’s, I should’ve been in my teen years. Man, that would’ve rocked!
Anyway, Jessica @ Jessica Knows, as one of the mom’s in Wal-Mart’s “11 Moms” project is having a contest where we’re supposed to write a blog post about a fall fashion trend and why we love the look. Then whichever look is chosen as the winner will be replicated by Jessica herself, armed with her Flip video camera, at her local Wal-Mart store.
So here’s mine. Now before I post it, I want to point out that this is NOT a trend because I don’t follow “trends”. I just know what I like and I don’t care if its in style right now or not. Its MY style, damnit, and I like it.
Ok, here’s my “J4″ look. (See if you can figure out why I call it that.) It’s a cross between 60’s Bohemian (Janis Joplin with the boots, jewelry, flowing hair and clothes) and 70’s punk (Joan Jett with the ripped jeans, black leather, black eyeliner). Total rocker chick.
So there ya have it. I’ve never pretended to be some sort of trendsetter. I go with what works, what’s comfortable for me.
And I seriously hope this look wins because I wanna see what Jessica and Wal-Mart can come up with.
You’ve been warned
I’ve been seeing a lot of signs lately that I need to change the tone of my blog to something that suits me better, that is a more accurate representation of who I am. So that’s exactly what I’m going to do. Instead of trying to fit into the “Mommy Blogger” mold - I can not even begin to tell you how much I have come to despise that label - I am just going to be Me.
So if you’re offended by F-bombs, non-conformity, and blunt opinions, you might want to go unsubscribe.
I have to hold back in so many other areas of my life but my blog was supposed to be one of the few places I can be Myself. And unless I give Myself some room to express…um….Myself I’m just going to blend into the “Mommy Bloggers” woodwork.
Speaking of which, I earned a Kick Ass Blogger Award from Mamma Dawg. Another post about that later. In the meantime, check out my bling.
I want one of these!
Now if you follow me on Twitter or you read my business blog, you’ve seen the laptop bag I’m giving away over there. Well guess what? I have another one to giveaway HERE on this blog! (Yes, you can enter here even if you already entered on my VA blog!)
Just in time for Bloggy Giveaways I am giving away the Abbi New York Mina Laptop Bag courtesy of Cool Computer Bags.
Features:
Sizing:
In order to win this stylish and roomy laptop bag, all you have to do is leave a comment on this post indicating that you would like to be entered. Be sure to include your email address or your blog address if you’re a blogger.
The giveaway will end at 11:59 PM Central on Tuesday August 12th. At that time, comments will be closed and I will use Random.org to select a number. The comment that corresponds with that number will receive the laptop bag. I’ll post the results here as well as contacting that person via email.
So good luck and be sure to pass this on to your friends and colleagues!
Also, don’t forget to enter my other giveaway, a Busy Body Book planner/organizer.
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