Moms Rock the Economy in San Diego on NBC!!!

Thank you to @VirtueIMC for helping Moms Rock the Economy get the word out in San Diego on NBC. Charity (@VirtueIMC) is a professional public relations consultant and can be found under services. Moms rock the house!!!

Boogie Wipes Review & Giveaway

Hard crusty boogers...you know the ones that stick to the kids nose and don't come off easy. That's what my little guys are plagued with...boogers! The seven month old baby always has a cold from the buggaboos that the three year old brings home. I can breastfeed until the cows come home, but he still has frequent viruses. Ahhh, the second one always gets the short end of the stick.

My mom was here the other day and looked into a box that was sitting on my kitchen table. (Yes, I've been a little unorganized lately.) It had a bunch of Boogie Wipes in it sent to me for a review. I've been so busy, that I almost forgot about it, so I decided that if I stuck it in an inconvenient place, the kitchen table, I'd more likely get the review done. Well, that was the idea until a couple of weeks went by. It's always about good intentions, right?

Well, my mom read the ingredients and said to me, "hey this is the same stuff we used to use in the neonatal intensive care to get the boogers off the babies!" FYI, my mother is a retired nurse and worked with children for many years. Yep, the ingredients in the Boogie Wipes was the same stuff they used in the hospital. I busted the stuff out of the box and tried it out....taa daa! Boogies gone! Okay, so my poor little kids have been suffering for weeks and here I had a product that would help and was too busy to take it out of the box. Shame on me!

So I will say that I'm a fan of Boogie Wipes. No wonder you can now purchase them in Toys R Us and Babies R Us, they have a great product. I'm proud of those moms.

(And I would just like to add that I wrote this post way before Boogie Wipes sponsored the site...ask Kelly!!...that's how backed up I am...don't tell Boogie Wipes!!! Shhhhhh!!) And guess what? Not only does Boogie Wipes sponsor Moms Rock the Economy, they also want to do a giveaway....take it away Kelly!

Kelly-Queen of Details-Please share with the readers how they can enter this awesome giveaway.

Well Leah... Boogie Wipes is giving one lucky Mom that Rocks a Back to School Gift Basket that includes Stickers, Coloring Sheets, Buttons, Coupons, 3, 30-Count Packs of Boogie Wipes and a Boogie Kid T-shirt!

To Enter: Visit Boogie Wipes and become a member of the Boogie Bunch! (make sure to leave comments EVERY time you enter)

* You’ll get one extra entry each if you: (Comment on what you've done!!)

1. Take the Moms Rock the Economy Pledge and post your button proudly on your blog!

2. Follow the Moms Rock The Economy blog

3. Tweet about this giveaway (make sure to use @childhood in tweet so I know)

4.Blog about this giveaway and link back to Moms Rock the Economy. (2 separate entries!)

* Make sure to use a separate comment for each "entry"
* The deadline for entries is Sept. 23rd, 2009, 11:59pm PST.
* The winner will be notified via email on Sept. 24th, 2009 (make sure your email address is in your profile or comment) and will have 3 days to accept!

Good Luck!

Amazing Opportunity from Hybrid Mom Magazine!

As a boutique owner... I've been offered many "amazing opportunities". Many of them are much too expensive for a very small business owner and some of these so-called opportunities are scams.

Not this one! Hybrid Mom Magazine has presented a truly amazing opportunity to Moms Rock the Economy supporters. Hybrid Mom Magazine is a nationally distributed magazine of over 100,000 copies. They will be putting together a Winter Gift Guide to be published in November.

All Moms Rock the Economy Momtrepeneurs are welcome and encouraged to submit their products free of charge for consideration to be placed in the issue. Submitting your product doesn't guarantee that it will be photographed or featured, but there is a good chance the majority of products will be mentioned. Deadline for submissions is Sept. 21st, 2009... so hurry and get your in!

Click here for all the official details! Happy promoting!

Moms Rock the Economy Twitter Party Launch

Come join us for the ultimate Twitter party launching Moms Rock the Economy. Moms Rock the Economy is a campaign where moms online support each other by purchasing mom-owned. If you are a mom, support moms...it's that simple.

Join us on September 17th from 5pm to 8pm PST (Mountain Standard Time: 6pm to 9pm, Central Standard Time: 7pm to 10pm, OR Eastern Standard Time: 8pm to 11pm).

WE ARE PLANNING ON DOING A GIVEAWAY EVERY 10 MINUTES, BUT YOU HAVE TO BE PRESENT TO WIN!!!

Use hashtag #MomsRock for the party.

If you are unfamiliar with Twitter, click here for a great explanation. I'd recommend you check out Tweet Grid if you haven't already. Tweet Grid is an awesome tool you can use that night to read what is going on and see everyone's tweets. You can click here for a bit of help.

How can you help? Well, I'm glad you asked. We need help promoting the Moms Rock the Economy site and twitter party. You can steal one of our images and post it on your site AND tweet about the party. That would be the best way to show us the love. Below are the banners & an example tweet. (This will also enter you into the giveaway, but make sure to leave a comment below.)

"Come join us for the launch of Moms Rock the Economy, MAJOR GIVEAWAYS, this THURSDAY from 5-8pm PST, http://bit.ly/4huTG, #MomsRock"

OR

"Twitter Party! Celebrate the launch of Moms Rock the Economy, THURSDAY 5-8pm PST, http://bit.ly/4huTG #MomsRock"


Make sure to follow our wonderful guests:
1. Leah Segedie, @bookieboo
2. Kelly Loubet, @childhood


Who's in charge of giveaways?
1. Kelly Loubet, @childhood
2. Carissa Hanning, @cahaning

(We are continually adding to this basket, so if you are interested in donating, please email Kelly at kelly@childhoodclothing.com. )

The giveaway items are going to be donated from the following mommy-owned companies:
1. Childhood- Your choice of Bottle Pet
2. NewBornMom- Supporting Belly Balm
3. Boogie Wipes- (2) 30 count packs of Boogie Wipes and a Boogie Babe T-shirt
4. Sweet Funky Vintage- Your Choice of Morgan Tee (search "morgan" for more styles)
5. Banana Blossom Press- A t-shirt and 2 sets of cards of the winner's choice!
6. Burning at Both Ends - Handcrafted Set of Wine Glass Charms
7. MomsRockShirts.com - Giving away TWO Moms Rock Shirts throughout the party!
8. A Mother's Boutique - $25 Gift Certificate
9. Sunshine Paperie- A Three Designing Women Custom Stamp
10. Tickatoo - $25 Gift Certificate
11. Mom4Life- Exclusive Mom4Life Baby Legs Retro Style "White Burst"
12. Saige Nicholes
13. BornFit- The Betty Tee
14. Stroller Fit- Restore the Core Kit
15. Chicks-n-Chickens- Lullaby Exercises DVD/CD
16. Boutique Karma- A gorgeous eye pillow filled with flaxseed & lavendar
17. Happy Panda- $25 Gift Certificate
18. Pretty and Personal Papers- Set of 6 “New Mom” Thank You cards
19. Motherhood is the New MBA: Using Your Parenting Skills to be a Better Boss By Shari Storm
20. Sweet Pea Kidz Too- Pirate Princess woven headband and clippie set!
21. Momprenaire - 3-month membership to the Momprenaire.com
22. Dittany Baby - $25 gift certificate (love these leggings...)
23. No Bow... No Go! - Top Notch Bow Template Starter Kit
24. Psychobaby- $50 gift card
25. Flair for Fabric- Amy Butler Daisy Chain in Turquoise 4 Fat Quarters Set
26. Dedicated Woman - "Health Happiness" package including 1 bottle of the whey protein (your choice in flavor), Desire Pure Energy (fat burner) and bottle of Complete Calcium Plus, a super cute baby-doll tank top and make-up bag!
27. Cultural Care Au Pair- Two Cultural Care T Shirts
28.Cutest Baby on the Block- $30 gift certificate
29. The Ju Ju Beane Boutique
30. Moms into Fitness, Inc. - 4 pack DVD set


(Again, if you would like to add to the giveaway, contact Kelly Loubet at kelly@childhoodclothing.com)

How to enter: Grab one of our twitter banners and post them on your site!!!! Then come back and comment that you grabbed the banner. (Just hitting the linky does NOT enter you in the giveaway)

Extra Entries: OMG...you can enter as many times as you want!!! Here are a couple of things you can do:

1. Post about Moms Rock the Economy on your site and talk about why you have taken the pledge to buy mom-owned. (Don't forget to take the actual pledge and post the pledge banner too.)
2. Tweet!!!!!!!!! Every time you tweet about Moms Rock the Economy using #MomsRock with our special made-for-you tweet, you get another entry. So after every tweet, come back and comment and you will be entered again. Don't forget to add an extra entry for every tweet. Wow, up to 100 entries!!!!!

Kelly from @childhood AND Carissa from @cahaning are going to be using Random.org to determine the winners that night. YOU HAVE TO BE AT THE PARTY TO WIN!!! So make sure to show up right at 5pm PST/8pm EST to be there for the first prize.

Here are those tweets again:

"Come join us for the launch of Moms Rock the Economy, MAJOR GIVEAWAYS, this THURSDAY from 5-8pm PST, http://bit.ly/4huTG, #MomsRock"

OR

"Twitter Party! Celebrate the launch of Moms Rock the Economy, THURSDAY 5-8pm PST, http://bit.ly/4huTG, #MomsRock





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