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Personalized Post-it Notes, the Perfect Gift for a Teacher

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Valentine’s Day and other holidays provide your child the opportunity to express her appreciation for what her teacher does every day.  While your child’s teacher surely appreciates a card, chocolates or flowers, personalized Post-it notes are a fun and memorable way for your child to say thank you to her teacher.

Personalized Post-it Notes come in different sizes, colors and backgrounds including flower, geography, sports and animal themes. Your child will love choosing from over 3,000 different styles of Post-its for the perfect one for her teacher and then personalizing it with her own words.Why personalized Post-it Notes? That’s an easy one — everyone appreciates having them available and uses them every day, and every time your child’s teacher writes a note on her Post-it Notes, she’ll think of your daughter and smile.

Personalized Post-it Notes

personalized Post-it Notes on 123print.com

I made personalized Post-it Notes on 123print.com and received them in the mail yesterday.  My daughter smiled from ear to ear when she saw the Post-it Notes!
I write notes to her teacher often so I thought it would be nice to have Post-it Notes with my name and my daughter’s name on them already.
Creating personalized Post-it Notes on 123print.com is easy.  First you choose a size; 4×3 or 4×6.  I chose 4×3 as that is a more practical size for what I will be using them for.  Next, you choose a Style, Industry, or Designer Collection.  Then you customize the text by choosing from a selection of fonts, colors, and text sizes.  The entire process took me about 10 minutes.  How easy is that? Priced at just $6.95 a pack, personalized Post-it Notes are a great gift or treat for yourself!

While you’re at the site, why not personalize a set for your sweetheart, or your children for Valentine’s Day, an upcoming birthday or just because? It’s a special way to say “I love you,” and they’ll be reading your message each time they write on a Post-it Note.

Cards are usually put in the recycle bin or thrown away within a day or two after they’re received, and chocolates also don’t last very long. Other gifts may get put on a shelf and forgotten, but people rely on Post-it Notes every day for reminders, bookmarks, refrigerator messages and countless other uses. Personalized Post-it Notes are great ideas for holidays, especially if you have a number of people you want to reach out to.

If you have a small business, consider sending your clients holiday greetings with a gift that will keep you constantly in mind. This effective and unobtrusive form of advertising is very reasonably priced and can lead to increased orders.

Disclosure: I received a set of customized Post-it Notes for review purposes.  All opinions are 100% my own.
Alicia Hagan, Editor

Share a Pack of Kleenex, Free and Win a $50 Gift Card!

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Kleenex Softness Worth Sharing

Valentine’s Day is coming up and if you’re like me you are hustling to come up with something creative and unique for your child to give his/her teacher.  Kleenex is making it easy for kids to share an especially useful gift with their teacher, with the Share Pack program.  Of all people, teachers need Kleenex, right? Help spread cheer, not germs by sharing a Kleenex Share Pack with a teacher.

Kleenex Softness Worth Sharing program

Softness Worth Sharing – Send a free Share Pack and get free Kleenex Cool Touch tissues for yourself!

Kleenex Share PackageKleenex brand is giving consumers a chance to try new Kleenex Cool Touch tissues, the only tissue that actively releases a cool sensation to soothe a sore nose on contact, for free when they sign up to send a Share Pack to a friend or family member on Kleenex.com/SoftnessWorthSharing.

I participated in the “Softness Worth Sharing” campaign last year.  I sent a friend a Share Pack and I got free Kleenex just for sharing!  In fact, a million people jumped at the opportunity to send a free Kleenex Share Pack to a friend or loved one.  Now you can enjoy the opportunity to share and try out Kleenex Cool Touch tissues while supplies last!

We are giving a lucky reader a $50 gift card!

Contest rules and how to enter:

  • Tell us who you would share a “Share Pack” with in the comments below.   A teacher, parent, friend, your spouse?

Bonus entries for extra chances to win:

4 Entries

3 Entries

2 Entries

Contest Rules

  • Entries accepted through 11:59pm February 22nd 2012.  Open to U.S. residents, 18+.  No P.O. Boxes.
  • The gift card will be good at any of these participating retailers: Wakefern, Shop Rite, Giant of Landover, Stop and Shop, Giant of Carlisle, Kroger, Ralphs, Food 4 Less

Disclosure: I was provided with compensation for this post. All opinions are 100% my own.

Alicia Hagan, Editor

Review of 3M™ Privacy Screen Protector for Apple® iPad®

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3M™ Privacy Screen Protector for Apple® iPad®

The Apple iPad is among the most popular electronic product in history.

Apple enthusiasts, workers and students love their iPad for what they can do on it.  However, some iPad users are bothered because other people can easily see everything that’s on their iPad’s screen.  For example, mothers playing Words with Friends might not want their kids to get interested in the words they use in the game, and commuters might want to check their stocks while riding on a train. Young adults might want some privacy while they chat with their significant others. Airlines are another place where iPad privacy is difficult to achieve. For example, a passenger might want to watch a movie that a neighboring passenger might find offensive.

3M™ Privacy Screen Protector for Apple® iPad®All these activities are impossible to do privately on an iPad without the 3M Privacy Screen Protector.The 3M Privacy Screen Protector for the Apple iPad is a remarkable accessory that protects iPad owners from prying eyes and their iPad screens from dirt and grime. The 3M Privacy Screen Protector limits the viewing angle of the iPad without adding any cumbersome attachments to it. With the screen protector in place, people to the front, sides and rear of an iPad user cannot see what’s on his or her iPad’s screen.

Two versions of this product are available: one for portrait mode and the other in landscape mode. Device owners should choose the model that fits the way they use their iPad most.  The 3M™ Privacy Screen Protector for Apple® iPad® is available for the original iPad and iPad 2.

Most people love the iPad because it is a useful tool for work and play. It only gets better when users don’t have to worry about sharing the contents of their screen with the world around them.  Wouldn’t you agree?

Disclosure: I was provided with a 3M Privacy Screen Protector for Apple iPad for review purposes.  All opinions are 100% my own.

Alicia Hagan, Editor

 

Creative Uses of Household Appliances – #KenmoreSummit

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2012 Kenmore Blogger SummitI am attending the 2012 Kenmore Blogger Summit in Chicago next weekend and Kenmore gave me a little challenge to pass on to my readers.

Kenmore knows that when tasked with the overwhelming demands of day-to-day chores, a little creativity goes a long way – and helps stretch our resources a bit.

So here’s the question!

Kenmore wants to know: What is your most unusual, yet practical, use of a common household appliance?

We all get creative with our appliances, right? While I’m not recommending that you do this, I have been known to microwave a shoe or two to dry them after washing them.  I have heard of washing toothbrushes in the dishwasher.  Strange but true.  My son used to make ‘concoctions’ using our blender when he was younger.  With adult supervision of course.

I’m sure you’ve used a household appliance for a creative reason other than the obvious.  Tell us about it in a video and submit a link to the video in the comments below.


Alicia Hagan, Editor

Start a Blog Series > Part 2: Blog Writing and Time Management

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This is the second in a series of posts I’ll be featuring about blogging and social media here on TheMommyInsider.com.  Follow me on Twitter and Facebook and subscribe to my RSS feed to be notified when the next post in the series is added.

Read part 1: Want to Start a Blog? Here are Five Things to Think About When Starting a Blog.

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A lot of people (moms and dads specifically!) want to be able to publish their own masterpieces. The Internet serves as a great avenue to do just that.  Through blogging, anyone can write about what inspires them whether it’s their kids, their job, volunteering, a hobby, travels, products, or services. I’ve learned in the last 10 years I’ve worked online, that to be successful in blogging, you must manage your time well.  Managing your time is even more important than being able to write well, in my opinion.

Here are several time management tips to consider when starting your blog.

Plan your Posts

If you are maintaining a niche blog, it is highly necessary to schedule your blog posts unless you have a sort of breaking news content. Planning or scheduling your posts gives you enough time to research and consolidate ideas.

File your Ideas

Whenever something pops in your head, write it down and if possible, record an audio blog. This way, impromptu ideas will not be wasted as you may forget them later in the day. Incorporate your filed ideas with your blog post plan.

Write Several Blog Posts at a Time

All writers would agree that there are days when you cannot just force yourself to write. Thus, when you have the urge and time to write, take advantage of it and write several blog posts that follow your blog schedule.

Set Perfectionism Aside

It is true that you must always strive to provide quality content. However, it would be best to let go of minor grammatical and typo errors especially if you are running out of time. After all, blogs take its appeal from its ‘home-made’ feel.
Blogging will only prove to be time-consuming if you fail to manage your time well. This is especially true for parents, full-time employees and those who have something else to attend to aside from blogging.
Try following the tips above and I think you’ll find that blogging is very rewarding and fun!
This is part 2 in my Start a Blog series.
Read part 1: Want to Start a Blog? Here are Five Things to Think About When Starting a Blog.
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Please share your favorite blog writing and time management tips and resources in the comments below.

As I continue on this series about blogging, please feel free to ask me any questions you might have from the most basic to more complex questions in the comments below.

Alicia Hagan, Editor