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Because Mommy Needs a Time-Out Too
A few weeks ago I told you about the Progressive Snapshot and how this tiny little gadget can plug right into your car and save you money on your car insurance. I promised to update how it went.
I saved.
Now, remember me telling you that it was a lot like having your Drivers Ed Teacher in the car with you at all times? Yeah, THAT got really annoying. It even got to where I was like “oh yeah, she’s gonna beep at me for this one.”
Ever since I quit smoking 6 years ago, I have been hooked on chewing gum daily. And with having two daughters – one of which is 13 years old – gum is a STAPLE in our household. So when Trident sent me a YEARS SUPPLY as part of the See What Unfolds Campaign, my girls and I thought it was Christmas early!
Now, I am a “boring” gum chewer – pretty much I am going to choose the peppermint flavor EVERY time. My girls on the other hand love it all and were most excited to try some of the new “Trident Layers“ where they have put together some of the craziest mish-mashes of flavors you could even imagine… I mean, who thinks of blueberry and tangerine -TOGETHER?!
But… that’s what they do. Trident is known for mixing things together to “See What Unfolds” – like when Steve Aoki and Duran Duran partnered with Trident for an unforgettable surprise -
My Tween is addicted to reading. Literally. When she got in trouble at school I took her phone away – which she promptly shrugged off. I took her computer away – no response. I took her iPod away. Nothing. I took her Kindle…. the child went from a 77 in Math to a 95. I’d say that’s a win.
When I was asked about doing a review and giveaway for Sweet Farts – a new series by Raymond Bean – I asked the Tween who happily obliged. I was after all, feeding her addiction even after than big glaring “C” on her report card.
Someone has been farting up a storm at school and everyone thinks Keith Emerson is to blame. Unfortunately for Keith, it has earned him the nickname “S.B.D.” (silent but deadly). To make matters worse, Keith’s dad is a self-proclaimed “Fart Machine” who really stinks it up at home. With the science fair quickly approaching, Keith decides he has had enough. He comes up with a science fair project idea to turn the foul smell of human gas into something sweet smelling. The idea lands him in the principal’s office, and in big trouble with his mom. With the help of his little sister Emma, his dad, his crazy grandma, and Benjamin Franklin (great American scientist), Keith will attempt to make the greatest scientific discovery of all time, the cure for the common fart.
Even my “girly girl” thought the Sweet Farts books were hysterical. It did not take her long to read all three, and I even caught her sneaking the first one to school as apparently she was already lending it to her best friend Sarah. She says they are not crude like the title lead me to believe and are instead funny and even somewhat educational. “It has a bunch of Science in it, Mom.” I’ll take her word for it.
The Sweet Farts books have been huge sellers though – constantly landing on the Top 100 Childrens Books list at Amazon. In fact Raymond Bean has recently produced versions for Germany and Korea with other countries in the works. Honestly I think anything that gets children to fall in love with reading is a huge win in my book…. even if Sweetening Farts is the subject matter.
I am excited to give one of my lucky readers the 3-book set of Sweet Farts from Raymond Bean.
Tropicana Trop50 has grown its line-up with the introduction of Trop50 Juice with Tea - a new line offering fruit juice goodness with 50 percent fewer calories, now with tea! The refreshingly different juice with tea combinations are made with delicious fruit juices and white and green teas to deliver a great-tasting and nutritious juice beverage.
This spring, to celebrate the launch of Trop50 Juice with Tea, the makers of Trop50 want to know – what makes you refreshingly different?
To be honest, I struggled with this question. Sure I know my strengths, but the truth is in the last few years I have surrounded myself with some of the most amazing people in the World… where my strengths are not as “unique” as they used to be – instead they are all what we have in common. (sidebar: getting rid of negative, needy people in my life – BEST. DECISION. EVER.)
I am a great Mom – but I am a part of a forum of great Moms. I am a great Business Owner – but I lead a community of amazing Business Owners. I am great at making people laugh – but Mike keeps me laughing all day every day. I am great at motivating and inspiring people – but my personal trainer is great at pushing me in the gym. I am a great friend – but only because I have the best friends any girl could ever want.
To try and get a little inspiration I tried the new Trop50 with Tea – Raspberry Green Tea juice beverage. (You can see where you can find your own to try with their Product Locator) I thought nothing could top the Trop50 Red Orange that we have been drinking daily ever since I reviewed it a few months ago – but the Raspberry Green Tea might actually be even better.
Trop50Juice with Tea is a new line of juice beverages that offers fruit juice goodness with 50 percent fewer calories, now with tea! These refreshingly different juice with tea combinations are made with delicious fruit juices and white and green teas to deliver a great-tasting and nutritious juice beverage. Found in the chilled aisle, the line includes Trop50 Peach with White Tea, Trop50 Raspberry with Green Tea, and Trop50 Pear Lychee with White Tea. With 35-40 calories in each 8-ounce glass, they provide a full day’s supply of vitamin C and good source of antioxidant vitamin E.
While sipping on my Raspberry with Green Tea I realized something – the flavors that were in the juice beverage were not necessarily “unique”… it was the way Trop50 has put them together in perfect combination that made this drink better than any other raspberry tea I have tasted.
Sure there are other Raspberry Green Tea flavored drinks – but none that taste QUITE the same as this one. (And none that taste quite as GOOD as this one.) It is the way it is all put together into one that makes it unique.
I guess kinda like me.
I have all of the same traits that my circle of friends and family have, but the way I put it all together… that’s what makes me uniquely me.
I am excited to offer THREE of my readers a coupon bundle good for FREE Trop50 with Tea Juice Beverages. PLUS ONE lucky winner will receive a $25 Visa Gift card just to say Thanks for being a part of MoscatoMom!
Last week Mike and I were asked to participate in the 7 Days of Sex Challenge which accompanies the new Lifetime Reality Series 7 Days of Sex. Though we got off to a rocky start on Day 1, the week was absolutely amazing and changed so much about ourselves and our relationship. We learned a lot in just 7 days, and the few days since – hey, I have been crazy busy with Brandcation this weekend – have been different as well.
To recap the week – Day 1 was an “anything goes” day… and for us it was a day of a huge misunderstanding, hurt feelings, and some hurtful words being thrown around at each other. Not exactly how I had imagined the kick off to this Challenge. But the next day and even still Mike and I agree it was a “necessary” argument, and though some hurtful things were said, some very good things have come from it as well. Day 2 Mike got to “be on top” and choose the activities of the day. It was a wonderful family day of eating out, watching movies, eating entirely too much candy and popcorn, and an early bedtime. On Day 3 I took the family out shopping and perusing the Home Improvement stores, and then to the place Mike and I had our first date. Day 4 was full of working in the garden, putting up a new mailbox, and just enjoying being outside and not cooped up in front of our computers. Day 5 Mike helped me with a lot of my “to do” list… which in itself was wonderfully romantic. Day 6 I had one last chance to pamper him and make his day a special one.
Day 7 was literally the day before I kicked off the first 2012 Brandcation Bloggers Gone Coastal Event so needless to say I had a million things to do, but Mike and I made a point to spend some uninterrupted time together – getting away from computers and cell phones and work phones… and just BE. We made some plans for the future, discussed issues from the past, and reaffirmed that we are “in it to win it” with each other.
All in all it was an incredible week, and I am so glad I was asked to be a part of the 7 Days of Sex Challenge for Lifetime. Mike and I have talked about continuing the ummm… “challenge” and continuing to make time every single day for each other and spend more time making the effort to do things for and with the other person – even if we do not “feel” like it. It made a change in our relationship too – leaving for Brandcation the next day was tough, and unlike the two other Brandcation trips where I was really happy to have the break from reality… I really missed Mike on this trip. From the Ziplining to the Stargazing to the Parasailing… the whole time I wished Mike was experiencing it with me.
Sure it sounds crazy, but I fell in love with Mike all over again this week. Though Mike and I were in a really good place when this began, we had still fallen into a place of monotony, just going through the motions of a typical American family – work, house, kids, pets, bills… and then getting up the next day to do it all over again. I was reminded at how lucky I am to have a good man by my side every day of my life – supporting me, challenging me, making me laugh, and cheering me on. I had really begun to take him for granted, and I am thankful to this Challenge that I realized it and have been making an effort every day to show him how much I love him, and how thankful I am to have him in my life. I have to think that if everyone made the time to do just that, the divorce rate would practically plummet. How amazing would that be?
When I began telling you about The 7 Days of Sex I challenged ALL of you to take on the challenge and see what it could do for your relationship. Well, now it’s time to give you a little bit of incentive - props!
I am excited to offer one of my readers one set of the 7 Days of the Week boyshort underwear – perfect to keep you on track with your very own challenge. This set comes with 7 different colored panties with a sexy day on the back, and the 7 Days of Sex logo on the front.
MANDATORY ENTRY:
Comment below telling me about how you would spend your day “On Top” planning a full day of events that your partner would love!
EXTRA ENTRIES:
Make sure you leave 1 comment for each entry to get credit!! Contest ends May 21, 2012.
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