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Mega Bloks Little Princess Collection – review by Brooke Berry
(THIS IS the FIRST POST FROM my new reviewer BROOKE – Please make her feel welcome and leave a comment!) Aren’t little girl parties the most adorable things ever? It just seems like any toy for a girl is cute, sparkly, has a bow, or princess related. Being the mother of 3 boys, I see the cute things my sister in law gets to do with her daughter and it makes me giddy, yet filled with jealousy. Luckily I get to live through her, and do girly things with my niece. This summer brought a fun girl’s princess party. The girls dressed up as princesses and had Tea Time. Later,…
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My #Thanksgiving Social Media Gift To You: A Top Ten of How To Do Social Media Well
Lately I am doing a fair bit of social media consulting which means I am thinking through the ways in which we connect on line. And more than that, the ways in which connecting builds business. This is a massive area of growth for me that has come after several years of blogging. It is a 24/7 job, like blogging and twitter and social media, period. It is a constant evolution and it is dynamic and challenging and I love every minute of building strategy. It is a great fit for me. When I not monitoring my own social accounts, I am building and monitoring them for other clients. I…
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Social Media Superstars: Who Won My Third Ever Award
Alright, alright! I know what you are thinking. Well it’s been awhile since I dusted this award off and you are right too long perhaps. But I have been busy scouring the nation for social media superstars. Not really, but I had you for a minute there, didn’t I? Anyways the first ever Social Media Superstars Award went to my amazing bank TD Canada Trust several months ago and the many reasons for that are here in my first social media superstars award post. But this week, this award specifically for rock stars of social media, is for – drumroll please!!—- Purdy’s Chocolate. Oh yes, they are amazing it’s true.…
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Cooking With Kids: #ClubhouseRecipeMix Tuscan Chicken
This week we tried a fantastic new recipe that will be a staple here for years to come. Tuscan Chicken. So easy and nutritious and the whole family got in on the action. Start with chicken breasts and a bit of flour. The great thing about these Clubhouse Flavourful Recipe Mixes is the whole recipe is right there on the package. So simple for shopping and preparation and execution of a great family meal. Put four spoonfuls of olive oil and heat in sauce pan. Take chicken breasts and coat with flour then sautee in a sauce pan for two minutes each side.Then remove from heat. Set aside. Add one…
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Curious George #WordlessWednesday
Meet George. Curious George. Our latest. Because you know we just can’t get enough of baby guinea pigs. He will be Georgia if it turns out he is a girl. But for now, based on past experience with ummmm gender and guinea pigs I think it best to assume he is a boy. This is Wordless Wednesday, a photo meme. I link up at Tara’s View of The World.
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New York, New York: Ten Tips for Visiting New York
In case you live under a rock, well you might not have heard that mama went to New York this summer, Yes, summer. Almost two months back now. It was this tiny affair called Blogher 12, oh about 4,500 Bloggers or so. Here we are in the Fall and I promised myself I would post this spectacular adventure for all of you to benefit from or oogle over. So this is me here with Eileen (@Mom_chat) my very good friend and a really lovely gal. Anyways I found my peace, my groove, my mojo and my peeps in New York. Gotta wonder why it took me so long to visit…
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A Call For Vlogs and Films: IF Festival #OHIP4IVF #infertility #onpoli
This is your invitation to pick up your iphone and get creative. Conceivable Dreams has launched the IF film festival and we need your help. Let’s show the Ontario government and the greater community what infertility looks like. Pin your videos, post them here in a comment, or upload to Youtube. Don’t forget to leave us a link. I blogged here a couple of weeks ago about my new role as Community manager for Conceivable Dreams, an advocacy-based organization for parents and parents in waiting who want Ontario to have better support for people struggling with infertility. Their vision is clear: they want to see public and private systems support…
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Cooking With Kids and a Killer Pulled Pork Recipe #ClubHouseRecipeMix #Giveaway
We have done pulled pork before here on Cooking With Kids, but this week I got a great variety of spices from McCormick’s and Club House, so because pulled pork is such a hit with the whole family well I just had to try this one immediately. As I said, we have made pulled pork here with my own recipe, but I wanted to see how much punch the ClubHouse Recipe Mix for Pulled Pork added. Now, my kids, at this age and stage of their development, are fussier than they ever were as toddlers. They eat well most days, and they love their fruits and vegetables, but I don’t…
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Wordless Wednesday: Who Is That Girl?
This is my kid. Not a celebrity. Oh I know you thought it was an American Idol candidate or some Next Star wannabe (well, it is actually) but she’s also my kid and apparently she likes hats and hip hop this year. Oy! I get to shop with this styling little thang. I am definitely not ready for this. Wordless Wednesday is a photography meme hosted by several blogs. I like to link up at Tara’s View of the World.
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The Five Ws of Twitter Chats and Parties #LinkedMoms
Well, what do you know, we are back again with a vengeance here at #LinkedMoms. This week’s chat is going to be a great one. We have several prizes lined up. Thanks to our sponsor Ascenta Health, we will be keeping you healthy while we chat it up Wednesday at 8 p.m. EST – the Topic Twitter Chats! Anyone who knows us, knows that we love a good twitter chat or a twitter party. Twitter parties and chats are some of the hottest tools around connecting brands with Moms and Dads on line fast and spreading the message about your new product, service or event. This is your official invitation: …