Blog of the Week August 31

This week I want to introduce you to Maria from Fitteds and Pockets and Snappis, oh my! She has a wonderful mom blog. She writes about cloth diapers and organic products. Also writes reviews and giveaways. I encourage you to go on over there and check her blog out. Here is some information on Maria and her blog.

1. Please tell me a little about yourself.
My name is Maria, I'm a stay at home mom to a Kindergartner and a 15 month old!

2. What leads you to blog and how long have you been blogging?  I started my blog in November as an outlet and something to do for myself! It's grown from there and I'm having a blast.

3. What is your blog about?
I started my blog as I switched to cloth diapers. Cloth diapers and accessories are still my main focus, but I've expanded to other green/natural/organic/earth-friendly products for kids, baby, mom and home. I offer advice on cloth diapering as well as reviews, giveaways and some blog advice thrown in here and there too!

4. What is your favorite blog post?
Hmm...I had a lot of fun writing about making homemade yogurt, but I also love Mailbox Mondays posts, where I answer reader questions! Questions don't have to be limited to cloth diapers, I'll answer just about anything you're wondering (as long as you're nice!)

5. Do you have any other blogs you author? Please tell me about them. I'm a regular writer at The Village of Moms. I started out with some guest posts about cloth diapering, but now that I'm a regular part of "the village" I'll be writing about baby wearing, cloth wipes, recipes and crafts for kids as well as being frugal!

6. Anything else you would like to share with me ?
In addition to my weekly Mailbox Mondays post, I have a weekly Friday Giveaway Roundup where I list cloth diaper, accessory and baby wearing giveaways I've found. The post includes a linky where bloggers can enter any (not just cloth related) giveaways they have! I have a post with great places to list your giveaways, which I update regularly. Lastly, I have a review archive where you can check to see if I've already reviewed a diaper you're interested in!

Blog: http://www.change-diapers.com/
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chgdiapers and http://www.twitter.com/chgdiapersParty
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/changediapers

Thank-you Maria for sharing your wonderful blog with my readers and I on Mom's Misc. Adventures. It is an honor to have you here.

Meet Me on Monday! August 30

Go on over to Never Growing Old to link up with this blog hop.

1. What is your favorite kind of potato chip?

Pringles Potato Chips

2. Do you make your bed everyday?

I used to when we were first married, but not anymore. It always seems like someone is sleeping in it. My husband is a morning person and I am a night owl. And my husband likes to take naps midday.

3. How often do you go to the hair salon?

I used to got to the hair salon every 2 or 3 months, either to get my hair cut or colored or both. Lately we just can't afford it. So I always cut my husband's, my son's and my hair. And I color my own hair.

4. What do you dip your French fries in?

Ketchup

5. Do you shop with coupons?

I did allot when we were first married, now I will use them every now and then. We don't get the Sunday paper anymore. I tried to used coupons off the Internet and when we took them to the store, they said they don't take printed coupons. They told us anyone can print off coupons. I am thinking soooo. I used coupon websites that I have to log onto in order to print the coupons and the coupon websites say you can use them anywhere. Oh my, I am so confused, LOL.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Have a wonderful week from Mom's Misc. Adventures.

The Travels of Wiglington and Wenks Review and Giveaway

This is a review and giveaway for The Travels of Wiglington and Wenks Virtual World. I had the opportunity to review this wonderful virtual world.

The Travels of Wiglington and Wenks Virtual World is an exciting massive online virtual world for kids where players can travel to places around the world, through time and space, meet famous historical people, play fun enriching games, make new friends own exotic islands, build culture-inspired houses, wear all kinds of cool clothing and costumes, explore secret locations, solve ancient mysteries and become a legendary traveler.

The Travels of Wiglington and Wenks Virtual World (WW) is an exciting new massive online virtual world for kids aged 7 to 14.

It promises an experience in which players will be able to travel to places around the world, through time and space, meet famous historical people, play dozens of fun enriching games, make new friends, buy exotic islands, build culture-inspired houses, wear clothes from different countries, explore secret locations, solve mysteries and become a legendary traveler!

Kids follow a plot where they travel around the world to locate and help a group of historical people who have come to the present era through a time warp regain their lost memories.

Parents can look forward to an educational and safe site for their kids where they will be learning about history, geography, landmarks, famous people, inventions, animals and more.

And for the kids, they can expect hours of interactive and exploration fun.WW was originally a children story book series by veteran businessman John Bittleston, later adapted into a virtual world for kids by creative entrepreneur Aldric Chang and Ngo Chee Yong.

I have found the site to be a safe, fun place for kids to learn about past, present, and future events, play and explore for hours, and interact with other children through chat that is moderated. It just seemed to me that there could me more action and games, but all in all a very good, clean and fun game for kids to play. It is defiantly for the older kids, because they have to be able to read the instructions. My five year old did not really know what to do in this game. It is meant for kids ages 7 and up. I give The Tavels of Wiglington and Wenks 4 Stars out of 5 Stars.

The Travels of Wiglington and Wenks can be played for free, but they also offer a low-cost Membership for $5.99 per month that includes lots of extra Features and benefits.

Wiglington and Wenks is one of the fastest growing virtual worlds for kids, having just launched recently during Christmas Eve 2009 but to date already garnered more than 70,000 registered users from more than 150 countries. Check out their blog.

Intro Video


Now for the Giveaway.

The Mediafreaks Team and Adrian the Director for Wiglington and Wenks, have offered to give 5 of my lucky winners a 1 month Free Premium Membership with The Travels of Wiglington and Wenks.

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4) Tweet about this giveaway daily. (2 additional entries a day)
You can use this for an example,
"#Win 1 Month FREE Membership to The Travels of Wiglington and Wenks @superglutenfree from @TheWorldOfWW #giveaway http://bit.ly/dxvtNz ".
5) Become a fan of Mom's Misc. Adventures on Facebook. (1 entry)
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and to Wiglington and Wenks. (3 entries)
7) Add my blog Mom's Misc. Adventures to your blog roll. (2 entries)
8) Add my button to the side bar of your blog. (3 entries)
9)  Follow Wiglington and Wenks on Twitter. (1 entry)
10) Follow Wiglington and Wenks on Facebook. (1 entry)
11) Check out my Squidoo Lens and/or create your own Squidoo Lens. (2 entries each)
Please leave me a comment while you are there as well leave me a comment on here telling me you checked out my Squidoo Lens.
12) Vote for my Blog on these Blog Directories by clicking on each of the following buttons. One additional entry per click. You can do this every 6 hours. Make sure to make a separate comment for each button you click on.








That gives you several possible entries or more for this giveaway.
Leave a comment for each entry.

Be sure and leave me your Twitter user name and Blog URL of your post.

Leave me your e-mail address or make sure it is visible on your blog so that in the event that you win this giveaway I can contact you. 

Giveaway goes through till September 12.

Giveaway Rules: All entries must be received by 11:59pm PST on September 12, 2010. A winner will be chosen by random.org. I will notify the winner by September 13, 2010 via email (please respond within 48 hours). I will also announce the winner on my blog.

DISCLAIMER: I was given a Complimentary Premium Membership for the purpose of this review. No other compensation was received by me, and the views expressed here are of my own opinion.

Link Your Giveaway Thursdays August 26 - Sept 1

 
Do you have a giveaway going on? Link it here to my Linky, every Thursday.

All you have to do is type in the name of your site, the name of the item you are giving away and the date the giveaway ends. Then add the direct link to your giveaway.

If you have any problems getting your link to show up try refreshing the page. If that doesn't work try cropping your picture instead of getting your picture from the web.

My Current Giveaway, Gourmet Gift Basket Giveaway. Ends August 30.

I have a giveaway on my other blog, Katz Gluten-Free Giveaway, giveaway goes through September 5.

Be sure and check out my Food and Health Carnival on my other blog, every Thursday.

Have a wonderful week.
Lisa
http://www.momsmiscadventures.com/

Blog of the Week August 24

This week I want to introduce you to Camille, from Baby Pickel.
They are currently working to help single mothers and families who are in dire need of support - whether it be just an open ear or a lent hand (clothes, food, etc.) for their family. Check out this wonderful blog and then follow them on Twitter and Facebook. Here is some great information on this blog.

1. Please tell me a little about yourself.
I am a 23 year old graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a year of the “real world” under my belt. I have a very strong passion for helping those who are in need. It has been such a blessing (and an honor!) that God had my paths cross with Baby Pickel during the brink of their birth. I lead a simple but fulfilling life that consists of spending time with God, family, and friends, working out, and enjoy photography. With every person I encounter, I strive to show how much God loves each and every person – I pray that I warm every person’s heart in some way.

2. What leads you to blog and how long have you been blogging?
Our company, Baby Pickel, is what leads me to blogging. Baby Pickel is focusing on mothers and families who are in need who are in dire need of some special assistance. We have constant donations of baby clothes, toys, items, etc. that are coming in that we are able to bless those who are in need with. In order to help those out financially, we are have a homemade jar that is our pride & joy – the contents of the jar have been hand selected to fit a variety of needs for expecting mothers. This gives us the ability to help those out in a financial manner.

3. What is your blog about?
The blog is about our company’s progress with blessing mommies, pumped with messages to inspire all who read it! A lot of the inspiration comes from situations we encounter on a daily basis – our lives are blessed with so much inspiration that is touched by God, that the blog comes easy!

4. Anything else you would like to share with me?
We have been blessed to offer so much back to families in and around the area and through the production of our baby homemade jars. We are so blessed that we are able to offer our baby jars at price that is so affordable and still is able to contribute to giving back.

Website: http://babypickel.com/
Blog: http://babypickel.wordpress.com/
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pickelclothing
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pickelpalmcoast

Thank-you Camille, for sharing your awesome blog with me and my reader's on Mom's Misc. Adventures. I am truly blessed to know you. May God Bless You and Your Work.

Meet Me on Monday! August 23

Go on over to Never Growing Old to link up with this blog hop.

1. What is your favorite kind of doughnut?

Old Fashion Cake Doughnut

2. How often do you pray?

I talk to God everyday.

3. What is your favorite kind of music?

Contemporary Christian

4. What do you order when you eat Chinese food?

I love egg rolls.

5. Would you rather snowboard in the winter or swim in the summer?

I love to swim and I love summer.

Have a blessed week from Mom's Misc. Adventures.

Friday Follow August 20

Want more followers? Log onto anyone of these Blog Hops.

Follow others and they will follow you.
Discover other great blogs out there.

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I post a Blog of the Week every Tuesday.
Send me an e-mail if you would like your blog featured here.


Have a giveaway on your blog? I have a Giveaway Linky on my blog every Thursday.

My Current Giveaway, Gourmet Gift Basket Giveaway.
Ends August 30.

Giveaways on my other Blog, Flirty Aprons Giveaway, goes through August 22. Katz Gluten-Free Giveaway, Ends 9/5


I created The Food and Health Carnival on my other blog,
Lisa's Gluten-Free Advice and Healthy Living.
Please check it out.


Do you have a Blog or Website? Add it to my Top 100 Blogs and Websites Directory. Please be sure and add the button on your blog or website, so that you will get votes.

Have a wonderful weekend.
Lisa
Mom's Misc. Adventures

12 Step Guide to Using a Theme to Decorate a Child’s Room

In using themes to decorate a child’s room, follow these steps to get the best results: search for inspiration from your child’s belongings, seek input from an older child, buy reinforcement for your selected theme, select a background color, purchase coordinating items, highlight the focal area of the room, let your imagination go wild, choose appropriate bedding, save an area for your child’s artwork, save room for storage, apply decorative hardware, and repeat and reuse.

What better way to create a room for a child than through a theme that suits his personality and likes. It might be a challenging task to do this since parents have different preferences in terms of decorating a room. But since this room will be for your child, it would be great to let him stay and sleep in a room that attracts him and his playmates. you might even want to add a few interesting pieces of furniture like a P’Kolino Klick Desk. Follow the given steps below for a fun and easy project.

Search for inspiration in your child’s belongings

The best place to look for inspiration is your child’s stuff. By stuff, I mean his favorite books, magazines, and the games he plays. You can also ask your child directly just to be sure that you choose the right theme.

Seek input from an older child

A good guide in this project of yours is to ask an older child for suggestions, especially when the owner of the room is too little to offer them himself. Older children usually know what’s in and what’s out. Knowing his ideas, favorite colors, and characters can surely make your task way easier.

Buy reinforcement for your selected theme

This reinforcement should coordinate with your chosen theme or else the room will just end up looking messy and imbalanced. Buy fabric, border paper, and wallpaper that fits the theme. Also, shop for the main print that will serve to tone the entire room.

Select a background color

look at the main print you’ve chosen to guide you in selecting the background color which will be applied on the painted walls, ceiling, and even the floor.

Purchase coordinating items

While shopping for coordinating items, fabrics, prints, and accessories should be at top of your list. Your choice should depend on the main print provided it doesn’t look out-of-place in the room. The chosen theme should always be your first priority and guide.

Highlight the focal area of the room

Most people choose the bed as the focal area since it is the most noticeable piece of furniture in a bedroom. But be unique, and choose a wall mural, play area, or the display shelf holding your child’s artwork. This focal area should serve as the central point of the room and simply scream your selected theme.

Let your imagination go wild

In planning and selecting decorative pieces, use your imagination and set it to the highest level. An example is associating basketball in your child’s headboard. Paint it in the same look as in a basketball court. Use Styrofoam balls as basketballs and stick it on the headboard. You can also personalize shelves and the play area.

Choose appropriate bedding

There are lots of choices on the market. From cartoon characters to sports, you will find it all.

Save an area for your child’s artwork

You can have this area on a display shelf or a pin-up board. This place will show your child’s artwork, projects, and simple collections.

Save room for storage

Never forget to leave lots of space for storage. This place will hold your child’s clothes, books, toys, hobby supplies, and even a computer. As much as possible, this area should also be decorated in the same theme. If not, then put this area in a place where it isn’t directly seen or it will lessen the impact of your efforts.

Apply decorative hardware

Novelty furniture is a good and easy choice. But, since this can be heavy on the budget, you can do-it-yourself especially for cabinets, doors, and drawers.

Repeat and reuse

Repeat and reuse the same fabric, print, and color. You can apply this on three areas in the same room. If you do this properly, the end result will be a beautifully coordinated themed room.

Always mind safety precautions in your project. When all is in its place and the room is completed, congratulate yourself for a job well done. Your child will surely appreciate the room you’ve made for him or her.

Link Your Giveaway Thursdays August 19 - 25

 
Do you have a giveaway going on? Link it here to my Linky, every Thursday.

All you have to do is type in the name of your site, the name of the item you are giving away and the date the giveaway ends. Then add the direct link to your giveaway.

If you have any problems getting your link to show up try refreshing the page. If that doesn't work try cropping your picture instead of getting your picture from the web.

My Current Giveaway, Gourmet Gift Baskets Giveaway. Ends August 30.

I have a giveaway on my other blog, Flirty Aprons Giveaway, giveaway goes through August 22.

Be sure and check out my Food and Health Carnival on my other blog, every Thursday.

Have a wonderful week.
Lisa
http://www.momsmiscadventures.com/

Gourmet Gift Baskets Review and Giveaway

This is a review and giveaway of Gourmet Gift Baskets.

I was given the opportunity to try out The Organic Gift Basket, Classic. It came to the house and my whole family was so excited to see what was in it. Everything was so delicious. This is something that is fun and exciting to send as a gift for everyone and for any occasion.

This gift basket had several items included.

• Blue Star Farm Organic Crackers by Partner's


• Organic Smooth Peanut Butter By Brad's Organic  


• Organic Strawberry Jelly By Colorado Mountain 


• Organic Vanilla Bean with Green Tea Sandwich Cookies By Late July


• Organic Peach Tea by Harney & Son's


• Coconut Bar By Oskri Organics


• Bake Granny Smith Apples By Bare Fruit


• Organic Mini Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers By Late July


• 3 Pepper Tortilla Chips


• Mile Salsa By Brad's Organic


• and a beautiful basket that we could keep to use for other items.

This is what Gourmet Gift Baskets says about its organic baskets.

Our organic gift baskets are the perfect gift for anyone who follows an organic lifestyle, wants to be more conscious about the foods they eat, and anyone who just plain enjoys really delicious food! Every snack in our organic gift baskets meets USDA Organic Certification requirements, and also meets our own, very selective, taste requirements. With foods like Blue Star Farm Organic Crackers, Organic Vanilla Bean with Green Tea Sandwich Cookies, Organic Fruit Candy Drops, and many more, you can feel great about giving them a gift that is both organic and delicious!

Gourmet Gift Baskets has several gift baskets to choose from. Here is just a few of their baskets.

• Special Occasions


• Holidays


• Healthy Gift Baskets


• Organic Gift Baskets


• Gourmet Foods


• Specialty Themes


• Fruit Baskets


• Flowers and Plants Baskets


• Cooperate Baskets


• Chocolate Baskets and many more to choose from

I highly recommend this company.
High Quality food included with the gift baskets. I give Gourmet Gift Baskets 5 Stars.


You can purchase their gift baskets at their website, Gourmet Gift Baskets.

Now for the Giveaway.

One lucky winner will receive a Organic Gift Basket.

Entries:
1) Follow me on Google Friend Connect. (1 entry)
2) Subscribe to my RSS Feed or E-mail. (1 entry each)
3) Follow me on Twitter. (2 entries)
4) Tweet about this giveaway daily. (2 additional entries a day)
You can use this for an example,
"I'd like to win a Gourmet Gift Basket at @superglutenfree from @gmtgiftbaskets #giveaway #win http://bit.ly/bxUWnT".
5) Become a fan of Mom's Misc. Adventures on Facebook. (1 entry)
6) Blog about this giveaway and link to Mom's Misc. Adventures
and to Gourmet Gift Baskets. (3 entries)
7) Add my blog Mom's Misc. Adventures to your blog roll. (2 entries)
8) Add my button to the side bar of your blog. (3 entries)
9)  Follow Gourmet Gift Baskets on Twitter. (1 entry)
10) Follow Gourmet Gift Baskets on Facebook. (1 entry)
11) Check out my Squidoo Lens and/or create your own Squidoo Lens. (2 entries each)
Please leave me a comment while you are there as well leave me a comment on here telling me you checked out my Squidoo Lens.
12) Vote for my Blog on these Blog Directories by clicking on each of the following buttons. One additional entry per click. You can do this every 6 hours. Make sure to make a separate comment for each button you click on.







That gives you several possible entries or more for this giveaway.


Leave a comment for each entry.


Be sure and leave me your Twitter user name and Blog URL of your post.


Leave me your e-mail address or make sure it is visible on your blog so that in the event that you win this giveaway I can contact you.


This Giveaway is available for USA and Canada.


Giveaway goes through till August 30.

Meet Me on Monday! August 16

Go on over to Never Growing Old to link up with this blog hop.

1. What is your favorite dessert?

Strawberry Cheesecake, yum!

2. What do you wear to bed?
T-Shirts or PJ's, anything comfortable and cool in this hot summer weather.

3. Do you get regular manicures/pedicures?

No, I have always done my own nails.

4. Did you play any sports in high school?

I went out for basketball in 8th grade with my best friend. But I twisted my ankle and that ended that. I have always had week ankles, evidence of me breaking my ankle in April. It is doing allot better now. No more casts or boots or anything to help me walk, yeah!!! It still hurt a little.

5. Do you have an iPod?

Yes, I love my ipod. I have to have my tunes. I would love to have the new iPad, it does so many things and I love to bigger screen compared to my iPod.

Have a great week from Mom's Misc. Adventures. Stay cool in this hot weather.