July 18, 2008
- Libby, Libby, Libby in Your Pocketbook
Over one thousand of you threw your tip into the ring in hopes of winning $500 from Libby’s to help offset rising grocery costs.
The random number generated is #385.
Congrats to Becky @ 4 Days a Week .
You should have received an email from me asking for your information.
July 17, 2008
- Pass the Word
Are you spreading the word about our new sister sites? (I’m just going to assume that you’ve already told all your friends and blog readers about our fabulous content here at Big Sister 5 Minutes for Mom). Today is our one-week anniversary, and it’s already been a fun ride. We are still working [...]
July 16, 2008
- Wordless Wednesday
Yikes, our Wordless Wednesday is late AGAIN! I am back from the island, but scrambling now to pack for BlogHer. It is after 3am and we leave in the morning. So sorry I was late ladies!
Here is Olivia chewing on my mom’s blackberry that I borrowed when I was away last week. But tomorrow she [...]
July 15, 2008
- Win an HP Photosmart A630 Photo Printer
With BlogHer almost here, the name HP is swirling around the blogosphere with their generosity sponsoring bloggers.
Not only did HP help us with their BlogHer sponsorship program, but they are sponsoring the Fashion Paramedic, the winner of our HP BlogHer sponsorship contest! Thanks HP!
So, even though I need to pack for BlogHer right now, [...] - Tackle It Tuesday #112
Hello ladies, I’m still here tackling my depression… or trying to at least.
I’m so bad right now that I noticed that wonderful schedule I shared with you 5 weeks ago was actually making my depression worse because I was not getting things done… and to see that both on paper and in person was [...]
July 13, 2008
- Want to see real beauty?
Click over to our sister site 5 Minutes for Special Needs and watch as Conny Wenk “shows the world the beauty found in the face of Down syndrome.”
- 5 Minutes Around The Blogosphere - Week
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Don’t forget to submit your entry to An Island Life’s Group Writing Project before midnight July 16th. The theme is “How To . . . ” A random winner will receive $30 to Amazon.com.
You’re all invited to a baby shower for Mamanista! There will be games, presents, and prizes for everyone! You have until [...]
July 12, 2008
- I’m back - and WOW does this place look fantastic!
I have been on an island. With no internet access. During the very week we launched our new look - and added four fabulous new sister sites. It has been rough. Thankfully, my twin sister and co-blogger Susan was still connected and working day and night. (And apparently long nights.)
While life on the island was [...]
July 11, 2008
- It’s not that I’m complaining…
Janice and I are only weeks away from the 35 year milestone. But strangely we don’t look that old.
And while I am yet to be bothered by wrinkles, I do have the occasional annoyance of people thinking I’m too young to deserve respect. (Yes, I do realize wrinkles will be appearing very soon. In [...]
July 10, 2008
- NEAT Receipts for Mac
When NEAT Receipts contacted me recently and asked if I wanted to try out their new Mac version after the success of our first NEAT Receipts giveaway, I knew that some of you Mac-users would be interested. Not being a Mac girl myself, I asked my friend Katrina to try it out for me. [...]
- Meet Our Sisters
Blogging life doesn’t get more exciting than this…
“5 Minutes for Mom” has grown a whole new FAMILY!!!You know that this site is run by twin sisters, but now we want to introduce some new 5 Minutes for Mom sisters:
5 Minutes for Special Needs
Parenting children with special needs is a gift, but it is also a [...] - If you’re going to BlogHer, we have a SURPRISE for YOU…
Now we don’t want to make everyone who is NOT going to BlogHer even more depressed than they already are… but we have an unbelievable treat for a select few “5 Minutes for Mom” readers who are arriving to BlogHer on Thursday.
If you are going to be at the hotel on Thursday, and you would [...]
July 9, 2008
- The BlogHer HP Scholarship Winner
What a fun contest.
Talking about blogging (and blog-conferencing) is almost better than blogging, don’t you agree?
I hope that you read through the links at our $250 BlogHer Scholarship, sponsored by HP. They were fun, although I wasn’t looking forward to having to pick a winner on my own, with Janice out of town, and Susan [...]
July 8, 2008
- Little Scholastic Books Winners
Wow–575 of you wanted to win the Little Scholastic Summer Bag of Books.
The five lucky ones are
#216 Sandy F.
#306 Cathy123
#291 Andrea
#74 Jenna
#371 Anna Martin
By the way–if you aren’t seeing your comments come through right away, it’s due to the upgrade. We’re still working on things, and if you comment once, it will show up–it might [...] - Introducing our Design Team…
Okay, you’ve seen our new look… and now it’s time to meet the designers behind it.
Drum roll please…
We are thrilled to introduce Ruby & Roja Design (formerly Be Design).Ruby & Roja Design (formerly Be Design) is a little design company started up by designers Christy Mensi (Real Life Adventures) and Beth Fletcher (I Should Be [...]
July 6, 2008
- 5 Minutes Around The Blogosphere - Week 40
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Your Heart Out is looking for people to fill the following positions: Editorial Contributors, Photographers, & Graphic Designers. Inquiries will be taken until July 14th.
CONTESTS & SWEEPSTAKES
An Island Life is having a group writing project entitled “How to . . .”. Submissions will be taken until July 16th with a random winner receiving $30 to [...]
July 5, 2008
- Notice anything different?
We’re finally trying on our new clothes!
We’re not finished getting all prettied up yet… we’re still fixing up here and there. And we haven’t yet started to upgrade our blog, store and site directories.
(If you still see the old header image, press Ctrl + F5 to force a full refresh.)
It’s all lots of work… but [...]
July 4, 2008
- Independence Day 2008
Our thoughts, prayers and blessings go out to all the women and men serving throughout the world. We are in debt to them.
(I borrowed the striking image above from a site called NetMasterClass.)
July 2, 2008
- When are you at your most creative?
I think it’s a pretty well known fact that relaxation increases creativity… not that I have a specific research study to quote here.
But I’ve noticed that my most creative ideas come during a relaxing back-stroke at my local YMCA. Since I don’t treat myself to a swim often enough, a hot morning shower tends [...] - Wordless Wednesday - Reading
Sometimes I feel sad that my kids are far apart in age. But one thing I have been so excited about is that Jackson is old enough to read to his little sister!!
Jackson is a bright little guy and can read quite well on his own now. So reading baby books is a breeze for [...]
