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Drink Hint Water for 6-Months FREE

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Hint Water is offering one lucky Facebook user the chance to win a 6-month supply of the zero-calorie, zero-sugar beverage when they opt to “like” the Hint page. Facebook users can enter to win by simply going to Hint’s Facebook page www.Facebook.com/DrinkHint and clicking to “like” it.
Once the page reaches 5,000 fans, one grand-prize winner will be selected.
Additionally, if the page has 5,000 fans by September 13th, all fans will receive a “special surprise offer”.

So log on to Facebook, “like” Hint’s page and get connected to a network of fellow HINT fans.

Hurry, the Add Up the Savings Event at Kroger Family of Stores ends August 21st!

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As summer winds down, it’s time to start picking up new supplies for the upcoming school year.

Both of my kids had school supply lists this year that included things like tissues, hand sanitizer, copy paper, notebooks, etc.. and as I’m sure you are aware, all of those items add up.   That’s why I was thrilled to learn about Kroger’s Add Up The Savings Event going on through August 21st.

While you’re out and about, be sure to stop at your local Kroger Family of Stores (which includes Kroger, Ralph’s, King Soopers, City Market, Dillons, Smith’s, Fry’s, QFC, Baker’s, Owen’s, Jay C Food Stores, Hilander, Gerbes, Food4Less, Pay Less Super Markets and Scott’s Food & Pharmacy) to take advantage of their “Add Up the Savings” Event and stock up on your favorite General Mills & Kimberly Clark brands.

From August 8 through August 21, when you buy 8 participating items from any Kroger store, you’ll receive $4 off of your purchase. Some of the great participating brands include: Cheerios, Yoplait Yogurt, Pillsbury Cookies & Biscuits, Kleenex, Huggies, Betty Crocker Brownies, Cottonelle, and Lucky Charms.

You’d better believe that I stocked up on Kleenex, Cottonelle, and Lucky Charms in the last couple of weeks.. and I even ate Lucky Charms this morning.. gasp!

In addition to these great savings, be sure to take advantage of the special Bonus Box Tops Offers and get a jumpstart on helping the participating school of your choice this year.  I have to divide our Box Tops up into two piles so both kids have some to take to their schools.

All you have to do, if you haven’t already, is register at www.RewardYourSchool.com. Once you register, you will automatically receive 5 Bonus Box Tops just for signing up! You will also receive custom offers for Bonus Box Tops for purchasing participating products.

These great offers are:

  • Buy any 4 Box Tops products and get 10 Bonus Box Tops
  • Buy any 8 Box Tops products and get 25 Bonus Box Tops

The offers you select will then load onto your Kroger Shopper Card to be redeemed once you purchase the items – you don’t have to do anything but buy participating products. It’s extra easy because there’s no clipping and cutting Box Tops! Just remember to scan your Kroger Shopper Card and the Bonus Box Tops will automatically go straight the participating school of your choice.

$25 Kroger Family of Stores GIFT CARD GIVEAWAY

To enter to win, do any number of the following:
1) Leave a comment below telling us 3 things on your child’s school supply list
AND/OR   2) Follow us on Twitter (@mommyinsider – link opens in a new window or tab) and Tweet about this giveaway and use this link: http://ow.ly/2qwsh
AND/OR   3) Subscribe (link opens in a new window or tab) to our newsletter or RSS feed – be sure to leave a comment using your subscribed email address telling us you subscribe!

Entries accepted through August 31st, 2010.

Disclosure: The Kroger Family of Stores gift card, information, and giveaway we received were all provided by The Kroger Family of Stores, General Mills, and Kimberly Clark through MyBlogSpark.  All opinions are my own.


Balance is a Crock, Sleep is for the Weak – A Book Review and Giveaway

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If I had to say just one thing about this book it would be – confidence booster.

I often feel like I’m the only mom in the world that’s overwhelmed.  I’m constantly trying to balance work and family life.  More often than not I’m dissapointed in myself at the end of the day because there’s still a pile of laundry on the floor, my 4 year old’s bedroom is a mess, one of my kids didn’t bathe, or I fed the kids macaroni and chicken nuggets.. for the 2nd time that day.  Lucky for me, I recently read Balance Is a Crock, Sleep is for the Weak by Amy Eschliman and Leigh Oshirak and have a different outlook on things.  I now know that other moms.. that’s you.. yes you!, suffer the same mental challenges that I do every day and it’s OK that we feel challenged and overwhelmed.  This book made me realize that it’s normal to feel overwhelmed and stressed out and that I don’t have to put on a show.  Ever since reading Balance is a Crock, Sleep is for the Weak, I’ve asked moms I meet what their stress level is on a scale of 1 to 10.  I often get a strange look, then a very quiet, whisper-like answer of either 10 or 12.  It’s always as if it’s a secret.  Why don’t moms feel like we can tell other moms that we are stressed out and overwhelmed instead of putting on the June Cleaver show and holding all of our stress in?  Reading this book provided a release of some serious tension.. I felt it and you’ll feel it too.

Amy and Leigh are veteran working moms who share their un-censored survival secrets and personal experiences with readers.  Amy and Leigh’s funny, honest stories and useful advice cover topics ranging from quick and easy cooking and organization, to work travel and doctor’s appointments. I found Balance is a Crock, Sleep is for the Weak to be a very easy read and actually looked forward to sitting in my reading chair (not used often) after the kids went to bed, to read this book.

Balance is a Crock, Sleep is for the Weak is an indispensable guide for working mothers and the perfect gift for expecting and new moms.

Buy the book.

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Disclosure: The Mommy Insider received a copy of Balance is a Crock, Sleep is for the Weak for purposes of this review, free.

Book Giveaway!

We are giving 3 lucky readers a copy of Balance is a Crock, Sleep is for the Weak!  To enter, leave a comment telling us what your biggest daily challenge is whether it’s work, working out, exercise, your husband (ha!), or your kids.  Don’t want to leave a comment?  Also, follow @mommyinsider on Twitter and @theofficemoms for an extra entry per follow.  Be sure to leave your Twitter ID in your comment so we can confirm that you follow and give you 2 or 3 entries!

Entrants must live in the U.S. and be over 18 years old.

Entries accepted through August 24th, 2010.

Or you can fill out this form to enter to win:

Colorful designer diaper bags in the $100-$200 range – What’s your favorite?

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I love to carry a brightly colored ‘mommy bag’ in the summer time.  Despite the changing seasons and the fact that I shouldn’t be wearing dark clothes in the Spring and Summer, chances are I’m still wearing a lot of black and dull browns and grays because that’s what I feel comfortable in and I like to spice (cha pow!) up my outfit with a little burst of color and picking out the right diaper bag (or mommy bag) is a great way to accomplish some ‘spice’ without looking like I just rolled out of a gumball machine.  Because, after all, you know that’s what I will look like if I try to wear more than one color at a time.

Check out these bursting-with-color designer diaper bags; and what’s best about them besides their colorful beauty of course, is the price.  All of these bags are in the $100-$200 range and speaking from experience; will last forever.

  1. Flee
  2. Fluerville
  3. O! Yikes Messenger diaper bag
Colorful diaper bags in the $100-$150 range

We want to hear from our Twitter followers!

What’s your favorite colorful diaper bag?

Follow us on Twitter (@mommyinsider) then tell us in the comments below what your favorite $100-$200 colorful diaper bag is.
Include the diaper bag brand and approximate price in your comment and you’ll be entered to win a $20 Amazon.com gift certficiate from TheMommyInsider.com.  Oh, and don’t forget to include your Twitter ID in the comment so we know you follow @mommyinsider!

Comments accepted for the contest through May 25th.

EcoDiscoveries – Safe and effective cleaning products review + a GIVEAWAY!

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I hate cleaning. Hate it hate it hate it. I am a fast and furious cleaner which my husband isn’t very fond of but I get down to the drains and baseboards when I clean and they shine when I’m done. But I don’t like doing it.
I recently received some cleaning products from [tippy title=”award winning” reference=”#” header=”off”] – EPA “Designed for the Environment” Champion Award

– Parent Tested Parent Approved awarded EcoDiscoveries “The Best Green Product” of 2008 and 2009[/tippy] EcoDiscoveries and used them to clean the kid’s bathroom today… I actually enjoyed cleaning the bathroom.  What’s wrong with me?
Right off the bat I noticed the lack of harsh chemical smell which is usually very present in household cleaners  of the toxic variety.  EcoDiscoveries cleaners don’t give me that burning headache that I used to get when I cleaned with cleaners that contained harsh chemicals.

EcoDiscoveries™ has pioneered the green-cleaning revolution and continually strives to protect people, pets and the planet byproviding products which are 100% natural, non-toxic and environmentally friendly. EcoDiscoveries enzymatic products contain no hazardous chemicals, caustics, or irritants. Each product is formulated from plant-derived surfactants rather than traditional petro-chemicals that pollute our indoor and outdoor environments. EcoDiscoveries products are fragrance-free, chlorine-free, ammonia-free, making them completely hypoallergenic and safe for indoor use.

EcoDiscoveries airzyme and multizyme cleaners

EcoDiscoveries’ Glass cleaner is wonderful. It left the bathroom mirror spotless and without streaks.  Now I actually want to clean our windows.. I just have to find the time.

I am a huge fan of EcoDiscoveries Airzyme which helps eliminate odors including stinky kitchen and bathroom odors.  I don’t have a child in diapers anymore, but boy do I wish I had Airzyme when Madelyn was a baby.   My son was preparing for a camping trip so we had to get his sleeping bag and other camping gear out and organize it in the den.   I whipped out and sprayed Airzyme faster than I could move the gear out of the den.. the gear smelled like campfire from the last trip! Yuck!

Eco Discoveries Tub & Tile cleaner
Eco Discoveries Tub & Tile cleaner

EcoDiscoveries offers a cleaner for any situation or room including..

Bathroom, Tub & Tile, Kitchen, Glass, Multizyme, Moldzyme, Pet, and Nursery.  Each product includes different cleaning agents (100% all natural, of course).  For example, the Kitchen cleaner has natural [tippy title=”emulsifiers” reference=”#” header=”off”]A substance that helps an emulsion form, or helps keep an emulsion from separating[/tippy] that are powerful enough to blast through grease while the Bathroom product has natural plant-derived  [tippy title=”surfacants” reference=”#” header=”off”]provide deep cleaning action[/tippy] will give your bathroom a real clean, free of harmful residues

What I love about EcoDiscoveries:

  • Their products don’t have a harsh chemical smell
  • Their products are 100% natural
  • Their products are non-toxic
  • Their products are environmentally friendly
  • Their prices are comparable to their toxic counterparts

Follow EcoDiscoveries on Twitter.

You can buy EcoDiscoveries cleaning products directly from their website and at some local stores.  Click here to find a local store near you that carries EcoDiscoveries products.

GIVEAWAY!

We are giving three lucky readers a set of 3 EcoDiscoveries products.  Fill out the form to enter to win.