When you have a baby, you want to hold them all the time. However, things like eating and caring for other children sometimes mean you need a free hand or two. That's where a baby sling comes in handy. My sister-in-law just had her second baby who is proving to be very difficult. Her older child is 3 and a half but still potty training so she still needs hands free. Mom has tried a series of baby slings and wraps. She did find one baby wrap (the Moby wrap) that worked for one day but never again after that. I also tried the Moby baby wrap with my son shortly after he was born. I felt that it pulled on my back too much to use often. However, there was one day where he was so fussy so I decided to give it another try. I guess it was just what he needed because he calmed down immediately and was good for the rest of the night. Baby slings and wraps are a great way to keep your child close to you for both comfort and practical reasons. They're becoming more and … [Read more...]
Even more winners!
Yes, they just keep coming here on Tethered Mommy! The winner of the Slobproof! Paint Pen is Laurie M. The winner of The Obamas is Melissa S. The winner of the NurturMe prize pack is Laurel O. The winner of the $25 Visa gift card from Diversity on Demand is Black A. The winners of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Food and Love in the Random Acts of Kindness Giveaway Hop are beautytolove, Dayle B., and Stella C. You've all been emailed so check your inboxes and spam folders. Also, I will not be doing separate posts for winners anymore. Instead, I will have a static page in the top menu bar labeled "Winners" that you can click on to see the winners. As always, all winners will be contacted via email as well so be sure to leave me an email address that you check on a regular basis! … [Read more...]
Wall Art from Bright Star Kids will dress up your walls
When I was expecting our daughter, we painted her room and I stenciled a fairy border. When we were expecting our son, we painted his room put up a Winnie the Pooh wallpaper border. Poor #3 may get stuck with Pooh while the other two crowd in together. However, I know I want to dress up the walls in the bigger room for the older kids and wall stickers are just the way to do it. So I was so excited to be able to tell you about Bright Star Kids. Wall decals are a relatively new way of decorating but are really becoming popular. There's so many different designs to fit any theme. For example, these sea life stickers could easily be for either gender: See how easily those liven up a boring, drab wall? And I think it would be really cool to create a border around the top of the wall with the various designs. Have a baby on the way? Here's a fun way to decorate in a jungle theme: I'm sure your little one will spend a lot of time looking at those … [Read more...]
Win 250 stickers from PrintRunner! Ends 3/5
Who doesn't need stickers? PrintRunner has offered to give one of you a set of 250 custom-printed stickers! The winner will receive 250 2" by 3.5" stickers in their design of choice. Do you own a home-based business? These would be great to help advertise that company or even be used for package closures. Or think ahead (way ahead) and get these printed up as gift tags for Christmas. There's so many uses for these stickers so don't miss out and enter now! … [Read more...]
It’s Monday, what are YOU reading? 2/20
I know I say this about once every 4 months but I'm doing it again. In order to get back to my roots of just loving reading, I'm taking part in the weekly meme of It's Monday, What Are You Reading?, hosted by Book Journey. It's easy - just post about what you're reading and link up on Book Journey. Try to visit others and see what they're reading too! I'm actually in the middle of a few different books. I'm reading Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children to my son on the alternate nights I read to him. I am enjoying it and find myself having to refrain from reading ahead. I'm also in the middle of Triggered: A Memoir of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder for a review. It doesn't release until late March but look out here for a review. It helps me understand those that suffer from the disease a lot more. I'm also supposed to be reading The Bellwether Revivals for review but for some reason, just had to move away from it for a bit. I'll be back … [Read more...]
February Frenzy – Win $5 PayPal Cash – Open Worldwide! Ends 2/27
(This is a sticky post. It will stay at the top until the event is over. Please scroll down for newer content or see the sidebar for other giveaways.) Welcome to February Frenzy! February Frenzy is hosted by ShePromotes along with all of the sponsoring blogs! Through February 29th the sponsoring blogs will be bringing you a $5 Paypal giveaway a day! That’s 22 chances to win this month! Today is your lucky day as I’m hosting the giveaway of the day! Use the Rafflecopter form below to enter for your chance to win $5 Paypal! Each giveaway lasts for a week and all February Frenzy giveaways are open to readers Worldwide. Once winners are drawn, they will have 48 hours to confirm their Paypal email address or a new winner will be drawn. To see the full schedule of February Frenzy giveaways and enter all of the open giveaways, visit the February Frenzy page at ShePromotes. … [Read more...]
Single Mom
Single Mom Written by my friend Betty Walls Being a single mom makes you really rely on the rest of your family like I don’t think you would otherwise but it’s been great because it’s really forced me to get closer to my parents which I had a hard time doing for the longest time. They’re great people but they’re just a bit more conservative than me so when it came to talking to them or asking for help it was always a sticky situation. My daughter and I are doing better than ever before and I actually just bought a townhouse for us to live in all alone for the first time! I’ve been looking at purple paints for her bedroom and even looked into Arizona tv deals so I finally feel like I’m an adult like I’ve been meant to be in the long run. I can thank my parents, though, for helping me through all the hard times and I don’t know that I’ll ever find a way to truly show them my gratitude when all is said and done. … [Read more...]
Words Spoken True by Ann H. Gabhart (Review & Blog Tour)
Words Spoken True is the newest novel by the author Ann H. Gabhart. First a bit about the book: Adriane Darcy was practically raised in her father's newspaper offices. She can't imagine life without the clatter of the press and the push to be first to write the news that matters. Their Tribune is the leading paper in Louisville in 1855. Then Blake Garrett, a brash young editor from the North with a controversial new style of reporting, takes over failing competitor the Herald, and the battle for readers gets fierce. When Adriane and Blake meet at a benefit tea, their surprising mutual attraction is hard to ignore. Still, Blake is the enemy, and Adriane is engaged to the son of a powerful businessman who holds the keys to the Tribune's future. Blake will stop at almost nothing to get the story--and the girl. Can he do both before it's too late? Set against the volatile backdrop of political and civil unrest in 1850s Louisville, this exciting story of love and loyalty … [Read more...]
“Cancel the Mold Show” with Tilex and get rid of ick!
Mold and mildew - the two uninvited guests that still love to hang out in the bathroom. Usually you spot them when you have shampoo burning your eyes. And then you can't stop staring until you're done and then you must kick out those two bums that just ruined your shower. Tilex gets it. After all, Tilex has created a huge line of products to keep our bathrooms nice and clean, from daily use to deep-cleaning scrubbing. They've also started a sweepstakes, "Cancel the Mold Show" Sweepstakes, for a chance to win flat-screen TVs and prizes! You can enter on their Facebook page, and get a head-start by liking the page right here: So those guests I was talking about earlier? They actually have names - Sonny Mold and Frankie Mildew. And they're the stars of the Mold Show that Tilex wants to help us cancel from our bathrooms. The Mold Show might sound all cute and fuzzy, but it's actually pretty gross. Watch this show that just gets a toehold in and does not let … [Read more...]
*CLOSED* Flash Giveaway! Win a $20 Walmart Gift Card 6PM to midnight EST Friday 2/17
(This is a sticky post. It will stay at the top until the event is over. ) $20 Walmart Gift Card 4-Hour FLASH Giveaway A few AWESOME Bloggers have teamed up to give you this wonderful $20 Walmart GC! We believe in quick, small, and easy giveaways! Our giveaways only have a FEW entries to fill out and you will know if you WIN in just a couple of hours! WHAT FUN! Good luck on tonight's giveaway! See you back on Monday for MORE great FLASH giveaways! Here are our WONDERFUL participating sites for this evening's 4-Hour FLASH Giveaway!! Check out these awesome sites when you have time! *NOTE: You can choose PayPal or Amazon in substitution of the Walmart Gift Card if need be. Mama Luvs Books Miki's Hope Emptynester Savings & More Penny Pincher Jenny Tethered Mommy Building Carpenters Deal Doll Shopaholic Mommy Documama Life According to Damaris Gypsy Mama Logs … [Read more...]
