Accepting Bloggers...2014 Holiday Gift Guide...

Bloggers 2014 Holiday Gift Guide Sign Up

Bloggers sign up Today to get listed on the "2014 Holiday Gift Guide" that will roll out full force Oct 25 thru Dec 25, 2014 . Many bloggers will be participating so its going to be huge !

Right now Sign up is Free and Limited !

** Why Should you Sign Your Blog Up?**
Most of the Business's that have listing on here are ones who hire bloggers for Reviews and PR Jobs through the year, so a great way to get noticed as a PR Blogger and get on the Reps Blogger Lists for when they have reviews and sponsor post jobs etc. ** Does My Blog have to be a Big Blog **
NO - this is the great part, any size blog , any nitch is welcome. The only restriction we have is , your blog can not have pornographic material on it. If it does - Do not sign up - we are Family Friendly ! ** Where will my Link to my Blog Be Seen **
We will have a page specific listing " PR Friendly Bloggers " on the 2014 Holiday Gift Guide Web Site - Visible to all on the landing page and other guide pages. Your Link will be linked to your blog or media kit page ( your choice). This Gift guide will be promoted by many bloggers, as well as the businesses on their sites and social media too during the 2 months. Also we may even feature YOUR Blog in our Special Mailings from time to time. ** Perks **

• PR Marketers for Businesses See Your Page - These are the people who Hire Bloggers to promote Products for reviews, sponsor posts, ambassador programs, etc- all year long !
• There will be special giveaway promotions during this time , Fun Secret Santa for Bloggers Only. ++

** HOW DO I SIGN MY BLOG UP** Click HERE to Sign UP Today !

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Life as a Blogger...

Before becoming a blogger, I had many ideas in my mind of what it must be like.  Here are some examples of what I thought and what I have come to find out...

This is what I thought being a blogger would be like...

This is what it is really like...

How most people eat food...

How a bloggers family eats food...

most people's mailbox...

a blogger's mail...

 and all sad but true...

and...

so are you interested in blogging???

Thank you for visiting BuckeyeMomsMeet!!  Have a beautiful day :)

Parents!! Vote Now to Help Kids Have More Fun - One Playspace at a Time :)

Parents! Vote Now to Help Kids Have More Fun - One Playspace at a Time

As parents, we spend a lot of time discovering creative ways to nurture our children's curiosity. Luckily, being outdoors provides the perfect landscape, fueling young imaginations and creating endless possibilities for exploration, discovery and creativity. Children's Claritin hopes to inspire parents to create innovative play spaces in their backyards, and communities.

Children's Claritin also believes in the benefits of outdoor activity for children, and wants to help children get the most out of every day! They're teaming up with KaBOOM!, a national non-profit, to help bring innovative playspaces to communities in need and you can help! By voting, you can help them pick the four community organizations that will receive Imagination Playground™. What's Imagination Playground™? See imagination at play - watch last year's winner enjoying Imagination Playground™.

Be sure to visit ClaritinVoteforPlayspaces.com where you can place your vote and gather playspace inspirations for creating your own backyard playspace.  

While visiting the Children's Claritin & KaBOOM! Facebook page, you can also:

• Learn more about the twelve organizations you can vote for receiving Imagination Playground™
• Download coupon offers
• Locate a playspace near you

Vote now and help us pick the four community organizations that will receive Imagination Playground™. You can vote one time per day through 9/26/14. Click here for voting rules.

BuckeyeMomsMeet Brings You Organic Tart Cherry!! Nature's Amazing Red Nectar!!

I don't know about you, but ever since that wonderful day my first child was born I constantly feel behind on sleep!  Even in the attempt to catch up and hop into bed early, my mind starts up and I find myself unable to fall asleep or stay asleep for any good length of time!  What is a parent to do?  I have never been a big fan of sleep aids because of the feeling of grogginess the next day.  When I was offered the opportunity to try Sleepytime Organic tart Cherry By Elite Gold Solutions I was thrilled!! 

 Introducing uniquely pure 100% Organic Tart Cherry Juice!!  Filled with antioxidants, Melatonin,flavonoids, and natural anti-inflammatory properties.  Tart cherry juice is currently being studied for it's ability to Improve health, reduce pain, minimize recovery time in muscles, improve quality and length of sleep!  This Tart Cherry Juice is completely natural, organic, vegetarian, kosher, and 100% safe!

  

I have been taking 2 Tbsp of this delicious red nectar everyday, which is equivalent to eating 80 cherries!!  I love how it makes me relaxed enough to get a good nights sleep, yet I don't awake in the morning feeling groggy!  I can feel good about putting this product in my body because of the organic all natural ingredients that have so many health benefits!

The Elite Gold Solutions SleepyTime Organic Tart Cherry is very tart as the name says!  As for me I think it tastes delicious, for someone like my husband who is not so much a tart fan, it was a little strong for him to drink alone.  You can however mix it with fruit juice or water to calm down the flavor.  I would recommend this product to anyone looking for a natural source of melatonin and ultimate antioxidant!!

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Fit Made Fun with Leap Frog and Clif Kid #FitMadeFun

Disclosure: I received free products in order to host the LeapFrog and CLIF Kid sponsored MommyParty.  The opinions expressed here are my own!

On September 6th , LeapFrog Enterprises inc. declared the day National "Fit Made Fun Day", a day when families are encouraged to get up and active while playing together!  In celebration of the launch of the leap band activity tracker for kids, Leap Frog and soccer star Mia Hamm hosted a premiere Fit Made fun Day In Santa Monica, California where more than 300 children and their families engaged in fun activities, attempting to become the new Guinness World Records holder for multiple active play records!!

We had a "Fit Made Fun Day" ourselves and joined in on the record breaking via social media!  Mom Central, LeapFrog, and CLIF Kid sponsored our party by sending not one but two leap band activity trackers, and CLIF kid bars to keep the party go-ers fueled for their day of fitness.   Our "Fit Made Fun" day was accompanied by healthy snacks of fresh fruit and sandwiches, and plenty of ice water to keep our kids hydrated!

I set up our relay field grabbed my stop watch and let the fun begin!!

We had several relay races and filled the day with lots of crab crawls, frog hops, grass angels, jumping jacks, a running!  We had several water relays which kept the kids cooled down in the Arizona heat. 

At the end of our "Fit Made Fun" relay party each kid went home with a gift bag and a "Fit Made Fun" trophy!  All the kids and parents alike were great sports and enjoyed getting out and active.

The CLIF Kid bars were a huge hit and kept the kids fueled for all the activities.  

The LeapFrog Leap band activity trackers have not been put down other than having to charge the batteries!  My kids absolutely love playing with their virtual pets and gaining rewards for their activities.

Thank you Mom Select, LeapFrog, And CLIF Kids for sponsoring such a great day!

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2014/09/05/6681341/leapfrog-and-mia-hamm-declare.html#storylink=cpy

Finding My Mate...The Lost Sock Phenomenon...

I know...I know, I've been talking a lot about socks lately.  You see every time I do laundry and come across a lost sock I throw it into our "lost sock box".  Then every couple months I pull out my lost sock box and attempt to make some matches.  Well it happens to be that time of year again, every time I become more and more baffled by this crazy phenomenon!

I mean how does this even happen?  Really?  We wear a pair of socks, throw them in the laundry and wa-la only one sock comes out.  Looking for answers I went straight to the knower of all things...The Internet!  I know they say you can't believe everything you see on the Internet, but really I had no where else to turn.  I need answers!

  Folks have all sorts of theories on this phenomenon!  Psych doctors believe it's all in our head, that these socks are not really missing.  Pfft, whatever doc!  On to the next theory!  Some scientific math whiz came up with a whole new theory:

The first modern attempt to explain the fundamental questions of laundry involved the decay theory. The decay theory states that the quantity of socks in a load can be expressed as a decreasing exponential function of time which is analogous to radioactive decay (see equation 1).

            Nt =N0*exp(-pt) (1)

Um, what??  Did they really just use an equation on this matter??  Since I don't claim to be any sort of a math whiz, I have no Idea what they are talking about, so I continued my search!

I then came across the Bureau of Lost socks, (yes there is such a thing) again not much luck there as to where my socks have gone.

I decided to take some hints from folks like me who are on the same great hunt.  Folks who's mission is to be smarter than the average lost sock!  Some great tips I have come across are listed here:

1. Throw out all your socks, then go to the store and buy a package or two of all the same type of socks.  Throw them all in a drawer and just grab two out when you need a pair of socks!  Done!  No more sorting socks ever!  you can even get black socks and white socks and keep them in the same drawer...Brilliant!
2. use Sock Clips!  to be honest I didn't even know of these little gadgets. I do believe there are some great handy people out there who come up with everything!  Hopefully it will be me one of these days! These handy little clips hold your socks together in the wash, hence no more lost socks!  I did research these, they are available in all shapes and sizes, in all price ranges!
3. Tie your socks together as soon as you remove them from your feet...simple enough!
4. Put all your pairs of socks in a Mesh delicates Bag zip it up and keep all your socks together in the laundry!
5. Hang a small clothesline in your laundry room and hang your lost socks on it!  this way when you happen across the mate you can match them up right away!  As for me I would need a clothesline across my whole house to be able to hold all my lost socks!!

I hope these tips are able to help a few of you keep your socks together with their mates! 

 Back to tip number 1, if you are like me and hate to throw things away especially your fun printed socks, I came across a fun book while doing my Internet research.  The book is called Lost Sock!  200 Clever Ways To Use Your Single Socks!

This book would be a great housewarming gift, white elephant gift, or holiday gift for anyone really!  If you are interested in this book you can check it out here,  Lost Sock! 200 clever Ways To Use Your Single Socks!

Have a great day, Thank you for visiting my Blog :)

Soda Lovers, have I got some news for you!!

Disclosure:  I received product compliments of Zevia and greenmomsmeet in exchange for a review, however all opinions expressed within this post are my own :)

Do you have a love hate/relationship with soda pop?  You love the taste and the bubbles sliding down your throat to a party in your tummy thrown by your taste buds?  Yet soda is so bad for you, you know each time you drink it you are unleashing a monster of all sorts in your body.  This refreshing bubbly treat that everyone loves is usually the first thing cut out of their diets when they decide to make healthier choices.  It makes perfect sense!  A twelve ounce can of soda contains eight teaspoons or about 130 calories worth of sugar with absolutely no nutritional value!  Yikes!!  Most diet sodas are no better, containing artificial sweeteners such as aspartame and sucralose which can cause weight gain and may increase your chances of cancer.  So what's a soda lover to do??

If I told you you can still drink soda without all the "bad" stuff, would you be interested?  Fortunately for soda lovers there are healthier calorie free alternatives!!  All natural diet sodas like zevia are sweetened with the plant-based sweetener stevia, and have zero calories.  They are low carb, have zero glycemic index, and contain absolutely no artificial ingredients.  Thus making them a healthy option you can feel good about and feel good about serving your family!
Yes you heard right!  A soda that is healthy!!

What is Stevia you may ask?  Stevia is a sweet little miracle of nature!  Stevia was originally found in Paraguay and is a small shrub, native to the sunflower family.  Stevia if you can believe it provides 220 times the sweetness of sugar with no calories!  That is just crazy, I know!

Now to make this soda even cooler, With the commitment of continuous improvement and natural sweetener innovation, Zevia now has something really special!  SweetSmart, is their next generation of sweetening with a blend of Stevia combined with Monk Fruit.

Monk Fruit is a round, green fruit grown on lush vines in sub tropic conditions along Asian hillsides.  The fruit is harvested by hand to release it's natural sweetness.  Monk fruit contains no calories and no effect on blood glucose levels, so it is safe for those who have diabetes!

I was provided a case of Zevia in all the different flavors.  I will admit I was not a fan of all the flavors, but was able to pick out my favorites!  Amongst the Zevia I tired the rootbear and cream soda were my favorite!  Zevia currently has 15 flavors of smarter choices!!

So for all you soda lovers who are ready to make smarter, healthier choices you should give Zevia a try!!