Somehow the first part of this post got cut off…and I don’t remember what it said! I guess just that I’m excited about my new endeavor, GiveDaddy, a giveaway blog where we have a daily prize. It’s been a ton of fun to get new prizes to give away! Please support me by going there and entering lots of contests (one a day).

• FuzziBunz Cloth Diapers
• Soy Delites Candles
• Boca Beth CD
• Pinkabella goodies

A lot of these we’ll be doing multiple giveaways for, so if you haven’t stopped by to win a daily prize, I highly recommend you do so now!

PS In an effort to keep this blog solely about parenting, I will be moving the majority of reviews over to that blog with a few exceptions.

If you know a business that would like to donate items for giveaways please contact me.

Good luck!

You love me, don’t you?? I have a great giveaway for you in honor of school being around the corner. Check it out:

Pier 1 Imports and Sometimes Parenting Sucks are getting ready for back-to-school shopping.

Have you made your list yet?

Enter to win a set of Pier 1 Imports notepads! Aren’t they cute?

All you have to do is follow Pier One on Twitter, visit their site, then come back here and make your back-to-school list in the comments. A winner will be randomly chosen August 17, so enter now and tell your friends!

Good luck!

Elsa Melendez! Your story was inspiring, and with your birthday the next day, how could I not pick you??

Thanks to all my entrants, and I hope to see you at the conference anyway.

Susan

It’s not often you find a conference in Orlando that specifically addresses the needs of women, but in a few weeks, we’ll be home to the Florida Conference for Women. I’ll be there, and excited to participate.

At the conference you can:

• Reinvent your career
• Manage your money
• Market yourself
• Network effectively
• Find funding for your small business
• Manage your health
• Stay positive

And who can’t use all of that??

I want you to go to the conference too, so here’s how you can win.

Visit the conference’s website and review the presentations, agenda, etc. Come back here and leave a comment telling me what you most want to get out of the conference and why. Have you recently been laid off and are looking to start your own business? Suffering a health issue and need help staying positive? Share your sob stories with us.

I’ll pick a winner April 30, and that person will receive a ticket for the conference.

What are you waiting for??

5 Minutes for Mom

They invited me, along with other Orlando bloggers, to join them at Olive Garden tonight for a special dinner given by the restaurant. I’m super excited.

But they’re also having a contest where you can win some fabulous prizes. They have over 100 prizes you can win! So in this post I’m supposed to talk about the ones I want to win. Here goes:

19 — $50 gift certificate to Target Stores
Provided by: Shoot-Me-Now
Prize details: Treat your kids, or even better, treat yourself! Shoot-Me-Now would like to donate a $50 Target gift card to one winner.

21 — $50 gift certificate to Target Stores
Provided by: Agoosa – Funny Name, Sound Advice
Prize details: Agoosa would like to donate a $50 Target gift card to one winner.

22 — $50 gift certificate to Target Stores
Provided by: Beginner Baby Blog
Prize details: Everyone loves a gift card! Beginner Baby Blog would like to donate a $50 Target gift card to one winner.

I’m all about the Target cards. And the numbers of the other prizes I’d like to win are:

118

69

72

87

88

12

Wish me luck! You too! Go enter!

I wanted to share this contest with you readers. Let me know if you win!

Introducing the Wonderwash from Laundry Alternative http://laundry-alternative.com – the space saving, time saving, energy saving Green Clean solution for your laundry needs! As seen on The Rachael Ray Show http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/show/segments/view/human-lab-laundry/ , through a patented pressure system, the Wonderwash thoroughly cleans a five pound load in just minutes using less water and detergent than even hand washing!

What can you wash with the Wonderwash? How about a week’s worth of dress shirts, 10 t-shirts, 30 pairs of socks, bibs, cloth diapers, burp clothes….the list goes on and on.

How does the Wonderwash work? When you put warm or hot water into the drum, fit the lid in place and seal the machine,the air inside the drum will absorb the heat of the water and expand (i.e., just like a hot air balloon). When the air expands it creates pressure inside the drum. The pressure forces the detergent (which is diluted into the water) into & through the fabric (which is porous) about 100 times faster than you could by hand or machine.

Tell Us How It Could Work for You – And Win a Wonderwash PLUS a Mini Countertop Spin Dryer, which quietly spins the water out of your clothes in just minutes.

To participate follow these easy steps!

1.     Blog on your site about what YOU would use the Wonderwash and Mini Countertop Spin Dryer to clean.

2.     Post a photo or a video of your mess and be sure to link back to Laundry Alternatives at www.laundry-alternative.com.

3.     Fill out this secure participation form to be entered to win! (http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pQkNiVcIl1QbQ7JMLtNHEHg&hl=en

Then join us on Twitter Friday, March 13th from 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. (EST) to tweet with Green Cleaning experts and find out who won the grand prize! Five attendees will also win The TrueGreen Laundry Washing Ball, which cleans your clothes without bleach or detergents in cold water. It does not contain harmful synthetic detergents, perfumes, dyes, or oils!

RSVP here: http://resourcefulmommy.blogspot.com/2009/03/show-me-your-mess-and-win.html

Contest is open to all U.S. residents and runs from Friday, March 6th to Friday, March 13th at 8:00p.m. EST. All winners will be contacted within one week of closing to verify participation and obtain shipping information.

I have 4 tickets to give away! I’ll give 2 away to 2 different winners of this contest.

I want to get creative for my first contest on this blog. How about you write me a haiku about going to the show (actually any topic will do; it’s more for fun). Here’s a refresher on what a haiku is: a poem (doesn’t have to rhyme) with three lines; the first line has 5 syllables, the second 7 and the last 5. Here’s my attempt:

Home and Garden Show

A good way to spend a day

Not cleaning my house.
Haha that was fun. Ok, your turn. I’ll pick winners March 10. Check back to laugh at haikus!

PS If you know a Ty lookalike, he has the chance to win a $500 gift card to Sears by entering WFTV Ch. 9’s lookalike contest.  Here are the details:  http://www.wftv.com/events/18788228/detail.html