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Go Green with MYX Teas #giveaway

March 16, 2010 By 135 Comments

MYX Teas contacted me for a review on Mom Start. I was happy to say yes because I am an avid Tea drinker. I love tasting new teas and drinking the ones that I love. With St. Patrick’s day right around the corner they have supplied me with two flavors that just spark Irish thoughts through their scent and taste. My husband even thought the same thing. He just felt like it was very Irish. Neither one of us could pinpoint exactly what it was that evoked this emotion but it was a strong emotion. What is it that makes us think something is Irish?

I greatly enjoyed them and was very sad when my cup was empty. But, fear not, you can order them on-line at MYX Beverage.

The only think you need to keep in mind is that they are loose tea leaves. Meaning, you need to have something to steep your tea with. I don’t recommend using the balls, but an actual steep glass works best in my opinion. Something like this:

You can purchase tea accessories at MYX Beverage.

Two Green Flavors:

  • Green Jasmine Sunset: Sail away into an Irish sunset with the exotic flavors of Green Jasmine Sunset.  Enjoy a zesty combination of jasmine green tea, rooibos, lemon verbena, ginger and orange!

$9.99 ¼ lb, $11.99 ½ lb, $20.99 1 lb.

  • Green Pomegranate Mint: Forget the Guinness and soggy cabbage and relax with the blissful taste of Green Pomegranate Mint flavored with tangy pomegranate and refreshing mint. 

$7.99 ¼ lb, $9.99 ½ lb, $14.99 1 lb

ABOUT MYX

MYX Beverage is an environmentally friendly E-tea shop offering an array of custom-blended, natural-based teas. Dedicated to offering customers a refreshing, revitalizing and rewarding experience, MYX guarantees satisfaction and freshness with teas packed fresh and shipped within 24-hours of each order.  Learn more about our tea of the month club (three, six or 12 months) or shop MYX Beverage at www.myxbeverage.com

Enter To Win:

4 Pack Tea Sampler retail price of $11.99 and includes Earl Grey, Hibiscus, Organic Green Gunpowder and MYX signature teas 2oz packets. 

To Enter:

Visit MYX and let me know what flavor tea you would love to try.

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The contest will run until March 30th 11:59 pm Pacific. All rules can be found under giveaway rules.

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Fibers.com Blog Your Shirt Review and Giveaway

March 16, 2010 By 127 Comments

FibersFibers.com is an retailer of customized clothing. At Fibers you will find shirts of all shapes and sizes, sweatshirts, and baby clothing. Of course they have all the in-between too. Men aren’t excluded either. They have something that will suite everyone.

I made a mistake in my order and I didn’t want to tell them about it because I knew they would replace it. They have 100% satisfaction guarantee and I hate troubling companies that already gave me something for free when it was my mistake. I accidentally ordered a small instead of a medium and it doesn’t fit me. Robyn at Robyn’s Online World told me to let my daughter prance around in it, but as I have not had the time to take her photo in it.

I first picked a plane with t-shirt for women and uploaded my own design and then put MOM START on the back. Then when I was ready to check out it had one of those, you purchased this, you might like this too. And of course I did, so I changed my order to be the “raglan” style. That’s when I forgot to change the size to medium. Oops. My bad!

Here is my shirt:

The Front:

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The Back:

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I wish it fit me because it would look cute on. If you want to see a great example of what you can order at Fibers you have to check out Robyn Online World. 

A great way to get started at Fibers is to go to the very bottom of the page and click on All Custom Products and then you’ll see how many options you have. It’s a great way to see more than by just looking at the front page.

Mom T-Shirts

Family T-Shirts

Custom T-Shirts

Thanks to Fibers.com one lucky reader will receive a 25.00 voucher to create their own customized t-shirt. And rest assured that is enough to cover shipping and the creation of your shirt.

To Enter:

Visit Fibers and tell me what type of item and size you are going to customize with your voucher.

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The contest will run until March 29th 11:59 pm Pacific. All rules can be found under giveaway rules.

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The View Winner

March 16, 2010 By 1 Comment

Merrie L. on March 9th, 2010 6:20 pm (Edit)

I like watching the show although I do NOT watch religiously. My favorite part of the show is the hot topics. It’s nice to be able to listen to the women’s various views on a particular topic. lockwoodmerrie@yahoo.com

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Horizon Little Blends Yogurt #giveaway

March 16, 2010 By 85 Comments

Thanks to Buzz Agent on behalf of Horizon Little Blends I received coupons to try out the Horizon Little Blends Yogurt. With one of the coupons I purchased a sample to try. I’m using the rest of the coupons as a giveaway for my blog. You can enter below.

Little Blends Review

Little Blends™ combines veggie and fruit purees in a delicious yogurt with a creamy texture that my kids like to eat. They get the benefits of whole milk yogurt and an extra helping of vegetable goodness. Because of Zoe’s Dietary restrictions we can’t eat it all the time but now and then isn’t going to hurt any of us.

It doesn’t have artificial flavors, preservatives, colors, or sweeteners, Little Blends is natural. And that means no high fructose corn syrup and only milk from cows free of growth hormones (rbST). In fact, every container supplies 25% of the recommended daily value (DV) of protein Natural goodness means no added hormones, no artifical flavors or ingredients, and no high-fructose corn syrup.(great for growing bodies), 20% DV of calcium (crucial to developing strong bones and teeth), 20% DV of Vitamin A, plus Vitamin D, Iron, and probiotics.

Little Blends is also a source of DHA Omega-3, a nutrient that doctors agree children don’t get enough of. Shown to help support eye, brain and heart health for growing kids, DHA Omega-3 is a fatty acid that has been recognized as playing an important role in children’s development.

Enter to win:

One Free 4 pack Coupon Good until October

and Three 1.00 off coupons Good until October

To Enter:

Visit Little Blends and tell me what combination you want to try.

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The contest will run until March 30th 11:59 pm Pacific. All rules can be found under giveaway rules.

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Random Tuesday

March 16, 2010 By 1 Comment

Things are crazy here

Miles is going to be two on Friday and I can’t remember what day his wellness appointment is. But I’m really excited that he’s having a birthday. I hope we’ll be able to celebrate and do something fun but I haven’t made any plans yet. I was thinking of throwing him a party later this month. Just haven’t decided when yet.  I have some fun birthday type reviews coming up so I know we’ll have a lot of fun.

randomtuesday Random Tuesday Thoughts Im Talking A Lot Of Shit Today

 

I have to do a load of laundry. Yuck, the only part of laundry I dislike is folding it. I usually save that for my husband as often as I can but he’s busy right now and can’t help.

Wow, things are going to be fun next month here at Mom Start.

I’m working on Re-branding. I just came up with a great idea I just have to get it into implementation. I’m thinking a race track, crazy huh!

 

This is going to be a short one today. I have a long list and it’s just getting longer. Whoo Hoo!

 

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New Pampers Cruisers Dry Max Review and Giveaway

March 15, 2010 By 238 Comments

I received a sample of Pampers Dry Max Diapers to try out. I’m usually a Huggies Supreme purchaser. We came to believe that they were the only diapers that would hold everything our kids had to give, but I’m beginning to see that Huggies now has some competition.

 

New Cruisers! Get your FREE diaper sample!

 

Pampers Cruisers with Dry Max has:

  • New Dry Max technology – our driest ever – to help lock wetness in up to 12 hours.
  • Twenty (20) percent less bulk, making it Pampers’ thinnest diaper and our driest ever
  • Softer outer cover for comfort inside and out
  • Tapered design
  • Sesame Street® characters (Sesame street® is a licensed character with Pampers in North America)
  • Will be offered for the same price as current Pampers Swaddlers and Cruisers (Pricing is at the sole discretion of the retailer.)

About the Dry Max Technology:

  • Dry Max describes the new "engine" or core of Cruisers and Swaddlers diapers.
  • It allows for the removal of the airfelt ("paper pulp") found in current Swaddlers and Cruisers, resulting in a thinner and less bulky core. Currently, Pampers is the only brand with this technology on the market.
  • The thinner core is enabled by the new Absorbent Gelling Material (AGM), removing the need for airfelt. The AGM is more permeable, meaning it locks wetness in faster than previous AGM.
  • The Dry Max technology will also be available in Pampers Swaddlers diapers for new babies in March 2010.

Why we like them:

I love them because I think they smell great. I mean, putting a diaper on my kids just seems like what has to be done, but I’ve really enjoyed putting these Pampers Dry max on them because it smells so good. Please don’t think I’m crazy, I love smelling them. Yes, my DH laughs at me.

Reason number two: they are super soft. I can’t believe that they are diapers, they are super soft and extremely stretchy. I think Miles could even go down a size because they pull so much.

Reason number three: they are really thin. Even when they are full of liquid they are super thin. Not as thin as when you put them on but you should see the difference in a full Huggies and a full Pampers.

Reason number four: they don’t leak. It’s great!

Enter To win:

Liz Lange designer diaper clutch specially designed for the new Pampers with Dry Max diapers AND a redeemable coupon for a free week’s supply of diapers

 

Clutch with Cruisers

To Enter:

Visit Pampers and tell me what size you would need for your baby! Mine wears size six.

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The contest will run until March 29th 11:59 pm Pacific. All rules can be found under giveaway rules.

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Sara Lee Soft & Smooth Plus Made with DHA Omega-3 Coupon on Facebook and Free Product #giveaway

March 15, 2010 By 443 Comments

 

Sara Lee bread keeps the ball rolling on nutrition, moms and kids needs. Now their bread contains DHA Omega-3. There is a coupon for Sara Lee Soft & Smooth® Plus Made with DHA Omega-3 bread available on the Soft & Smooth Facebook page(facebook.com/SaraLeeSoftandSmooth).  The coupon is available to those that are current fans of the product and those that want to become fans.

I have not had a chance to go out and try this new bread. I’m umm can’t really talk about what’s going on personally right now, maybe in a few days I can talk more. I did however want to get this posted for Sara Lee because they have always been so good to me, my family, and Mom Start. Thank you Sara Lee!

 

About Sara Lee® Soft & Smooth® Plus Made with DHA Omega-3 bread

We know moms want to do everything they can to help their child as they grow, and food and nutrition play a vital role in that development.  Many moms recognize the importance of DHA Omega-3 in products such as formula and baby food, but when it’s time to switch to solid food, the food choices aren’t as clear. 

To help give moms that next-step in DHA Omega-3 nutrition for their little ones, Sara Lee introduced Sara Lee® Soft & Smooth® Plus Made with DHA Omega-3 bread.   The bread is available in two varieties:

· Sara Lee Soft & Smooth Made with DHA Omega-3 and Made with Whole Grain White Bread

· Sara Lee Soft & Smooth Made with DHA Omega-3 100% Whole Wheat Bread

Both varieties contain 12mg of DHA Omega-3 per two-slice serving – at least 10% of what is recommend by experts for kids age 1-13 years. Research shows that a DHA plays a role in the normal development and functioning of the brain.

 

Two people will each receive 5 coupons courtesy of Sara Lee Bakery. They are valued at 5.00 each so the total value is 25.00 in bread, bagels, rolls, buns, or whatever you can find that is Sara Lee Bakery.

To Enter:

Tell me what your favorite kind of sandwich is.

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The contest will run until March 29th 11:59 pm Pacific. All rules can be found under giveaway rules.

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The Kia Sorento’s Makeover is a Makeover for Mom Too #giveaway

March 15, 2010 By 1,293 Comments

 

Kia gave the Kia Sorento a makeover. The all new 2011 Kia Sorrento is now available for a test drive. 

It is “a departure from the expected”

 

Crossover Utility Vehicle (CUV) priced starting at under 21k and it is nice to look at. I’m not an expert on what makes a good car, but the Kia Sorento doesn’t look cheap; it looks grand with Class-leading interior space, excellent exterior color options, and snazzy interior options. It can comfortably fit up to seven passengers, offering more space and ride comfort than the previous-generation model. I think the photo with all seven seats looks impressive. Just think of all that room. Not only does the Kia Sorento offer all that; there is state-of-the-art technology inside with a bit of a sporty edge to it. Start the car with the push of a button and never be without any of your technology. It comes with plug-ins for your devices. Talk about a great make over for Kia and the Kia Sorento. 

Kia is an American Company that proudly makes the Kia in the United States. The new Sorento is built at Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG) in West Point, Georgia.

 

Read more about the makeover at Automotive.com.

 

Win Your Own Make With Sephora Products, you will win the following items courtesy of Kia.

Bare Escentuals bareMinerals Blush in Cheerful ($18)

Bare Escentuals Angled Blush Brush ($15)

LashStash Mascara Deluxe Sampler ($39)

Philosophy Flirty Girl Lip Shine Duo ($18)

Escada Collectors Edition Coffret ($40)

Fekkai Brilliant Glossing Shampoo 16oz ($35)

Fekkai Brilliant Glossing Conditioner 16oz ($35)

 

TOTAL: $200

To Enter:

Visit Kia and tell me what is your favorite feature of the Kia Sorento

Extra Entries:

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Tweet the following and include the link

#Win a Sephora Makeover @momstart @kiateam worth 200.00 ends 3/29 http://bit.ly/aCbFu0 #giveaway #contest

Please include the link, I’ll add it later when I get home.

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The contest will run until March 29th 11:59 pm Pacific. Leave a new comment for each entry. Tweet as often as you like. All rules can be found under giveaway rules.

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Zappos.com is more than shoes #giveaway

March 15, 2010 By 277 Comments

Zappos.com is known for being one of the largest on-line shoe stores, but did you know that now this retailer is catering a larger audience. Carrying clothing, shoes and handbags was what makes most women know the name Zappos. Now they have expanded into house wares, beauty, and toys.

Take for instance this Kuhn-Rikon Kinder kitchen Set – which is a $49.99 value. 

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Product Information:

  • Nurture the culinary talents in your child with this colorful set of kitchen tools.
  • Each piece is designed for little hands that want to explore the world of food and cooking.
    Set includes:
  • Gold Fish Measuring Spoons for measuring secret ingredients to lure the taste buds. Connected by a "fishing line" so none get away.
  • Mouse Measuring Cups with a spatula to level ingredients. They all clip together like a family of mice should.
  • Crocodile Jaws for grabbing, turning and flipping. Also great for getting pickles out of jars. Soft, ribbed grip is easy to hold.
  • Dog Knife with Teeth likes to eat everything it can. Specially designed stainless steel blade won’t cut fingers. Soft plastic tail is poke free.
  • My Cookie Cutters let kids create cookies in the shape of stars, hearts and flowers. Try making shapes with sandwiches and pancakes too!
  • A personal storage bag to keep it all together and to take on trips or play dates.

How do they do it?

We’ve been asked by a lot of people how we’ve grown so quickly, and the answer is actually really simple… We’ve aligned the entire organization around one mission: to provide the best customer service possible. Internally, we call this our WOW philosophy

Enter to Win the Kuhn-Rikon Kinder kitchen Set.

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To Enter:

Visit Zappos.com and let me know what you would love to purchase from Zappos other than shoes.

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Meal Plan

March 15, 2010 By 2 Comments

This week is quite up in the air. I’m not sure when I’ll be coming and when I’ll be going so making a meal plan is going to be quite difficult. But I’m going to try to eat at home more than eating out because that isn’t healthy and isn’t in our budget.

Monday

Left Overs (Cheesey Chili Mac)

Tuesday

Left Overs (Cheesey Chili Mac)

Wednesday

Grilled Cheese Tomato Soup

Thursday

Sausage Briskets

Friday

Left Overs (Sausage Biskits)

Saturday

Potato Soup

Sunday

Left Overs

 

I know it seems like I’m not very original, but my husband won’t be here this week and we don’t eat very much as a family even when he is here. So it’s going to be an easy week as long as I stay out of the fast food arena. Wish me luck and let me see your meals for better ideas.

For more Meals visit the Org Junkie.

 

 

 

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