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The Mop Your Husband Will Actually Use Giveaway

October 8, 2010 by Jennifer 7 Comments

That is right my friends, I have found a mop that my husband will actually use. We are all about being a team with chores here at One Moms World. He once told me that his mom said “You are going to make someone a good housewife one of these days” HA! Honestly, he does love to do housework but does not like anything too technical or anything he has to be constantly changing.

Enter in the Libman Freedom Spray Mop!

Did you see that? Made in the USA! Quality manufactured in the USA (Arcola, IL) by a 4th generation family owned company.

I was the sucker and kept buying those mops that you had to refill with all those chemicals and all they did was kept collecting in the storage room and was never used because my husband would just keep going back to the traditional mop or putting forth a little elbow grease on his hands and knees. We didn’t grow up on all those chemicals or fancy devices so he says we do not need to bring up our girls on those either. With the Libman Freedom Spray Mop you have the freedom to choose any cleaning solution you want to put in: Your favorite cleaner, plain water, environmentally friendly solution etc. Removable bottle for easy filling. We just use good ole soap and water.

Another big plus now with the Libman Mop is we do not have to keep buying refills as the reusable microfiber pad on the mop can be machine washed up to 50 times. The pad is safe on all flooring surfaces. Also you do not have to have use no technology with this mom as it is free from batteries. The trigger sprayer allows you to control how much liquid is coming out so you will just grab and go. We no longer have to haul around the heavy messy mop buckets either!

Basically it takes a little from the past mop traditions and mesh it with the present mop traditions and we have a mop that works well in our environmental friendly house. It helps save time and energy, yet it still gets the job completed. Clean Floors!

The Freedom Spray Mop is now available at retailers nationwide with a suggested retail price of $19.99 to $24.99. Look for the Libman mop in the broom and mop section of your favorite store. OR Better yet… you can win one here at One Moms World. Then your husband will be all about cleaning your kitchen right?

In order to win your very own Freedom Spray Mop:

* Leave a comment below on what type of mop you use in your house.

For Extra Entries:

Like Libman Company on Facebook

Like One Moms World on Facebook

Tweet About This Giveaway: Example Tweet: I want to win the Libman Mop so my husband will love to do chores from @OneMomsWorld http://ow.ly/2QVFw

Make sure to leave a extra comment for each entry you do. Good Luck. One winner will be randomly selected. Contest Ends Friday, October 15, 2010.

Full Disclosure: I received a free mop from Libman for being a reviewer with Mom Bloggers Club. All thoughts and comments are of my own!

Do You Cry In The Car Pick-Up Line

October 6, 2010 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

I do! I am a sap. I will go ahead and admit it. There are still days I wake up and think am I living a dream? Am I really a mom? I am a mom to two wonderful daughters who light up every inch of my body.

I dreamed of being a mom ever since I was a little girl. That was one of my main goals in life was to become the best mommy in the whole wide world. When I hear my girls say those exact words, I just hug them so much and tears come to my eyes. Anyone that knows me knows my life definitely revolves around my family. Everything I do in my day to do life I involve my family and our wonderful Lord up above. That is what being a mom is all about right? I often hear people say, you need to get out and do more things for yourself. You need to go on a girls night out, or you need to take a vacation without kids, or you need to really get the girls in their own bedroom. Really? Do I?

Maybe that is how people see it from the outside view, but honestly I cry when I am away from the girls or my hubby. Sending the girls to school each day just takes so much out of me. It really is exhausting so much that when I drive through the pick-up line each day and my eyes catches the girls eyes, I immediately start crying. It never fails, every single day it happens. I see the girls big smiles and them waving so big back at me, I just lose it. I am just so blessed that God chose me to be a mom to these two wonderful and bright girls. So I am sure the people that see me in the line each and every day must think I am a crazy person to always have red eyes in the car line, but the truth is those are gigantic happy tears creating those red eyes. I am just so happy and excited to see my girls in that car pick-up line, that I want to move all the cars out of the way so I can hurry up and grab my girls.

I never imagined being a mom would bring this much love and warmth to my heart.

I love you M and L always and forever!

Gap Casting Call Photo Tips Plus Gap Giveaway

October 5, 2010 by Jennifer 36 Comments

Did you hear?! It is that time of year again! The Gap Casting Call is going on right now. You know I have to enter my little fashion diva L. She is just too adorable and loves to ham it up for the camera. Gap has asked for my help to spread the word about the Gap Casting call and in return they are going to give one of my readers their own free pair of jeans. So cool right?

I did want to share a few tips with you so you can capture that perfect photo of your child.

1. Make sure to not pose your child. Let them be natural and snap away with your camera. If you pose them, they will start getting aggravated and will possibly have meltdowns.

2. Stage the photo shoot in front of a solid background. If you have busy distractions in the background, your camera flash may focus on the background noise instead of your precious model.

3. Keep continuously shooting with your camera. Do not stop so you will not miss that perfect shot. Kids move and change poses fast, so keep snapping away.

4. Be upbeat. If you are upbeat throughout the photo shoot, then the child will be happy.

5. Ask the child questions throughout the photo shoot, to spark their creativity. Keep them smiling with crazy sayings. Happiness will equal one awesome photo shoot!

I did a mini photo shoot with L and did a short video of the photo shoot to showcase the tips above. Watch the short minute and half video to see what photo we ended up entering in the Gap Casting Call!

Now it is your turn to create a photo shoot. Hurry and go grab your camera, your child and start snapping away. Here are the 4 categories:

• Baby Girls (ages 0 to 4 years of age)
• Baby Boys (ages 0 to 4 years of age)
• Girls (ages 5 to 10 years of age)
• Boys (ages 5 to 10 years of age)

GIVEAWAY!

Enter to win a free pair of gap jeans by:

1. Leaving a comment below with your email address.
and/or
2. Tweet about the Gap Casting Call. Example Tweet: I really want to win a free pair of Gap Jeans on @OneMomsWorld Casting Call Giveaway http://ow.ly/2OJYs

Make sure to leave another comment each time you tweet. Good Luck!

* This post is sponsored by BabyCenter and Gap. All tips, photos and video are of my own judgement!

New Healthy Choice Steaming Entrees

October 4, 2010 by Jennifer 1 Comment

So moms are all about eating healthy right? Also, throw in that we have hardly no time during the day for lunch, so we need a quick meal! The only draw back though with quick meals is you usually have to go with a frozen meal. In those frozen meals, well let’s just say we really do not know what all goes in them.

I was so excited to hear the news that Healthy Choice is coming out with the new Healthy Choice Steam Entrees. Since you will be steam-cooking these meals, these particular meals are made with fewer and more identifiable ingredients. The vegetables are frozen at the peak of freshness and each meal is packed with generous cuts of white-meat chicken and even shrimp.

I wasn’t sure what to expect with taste so I just decided to jump right in and try a Steaming Entree. The fast preparedness of it all, is what amazed this busy mom.

Take the meal out of the package place in the microwave. Yes, it is that easy!

Take it out of the microwave and tada… we have a fresh and delicious lunch.

Now, the real truth comes out. Would it taste good?

I was actually amazed at the quality. It was delicious and you were actually tasting real quality food. It didn’t taste like a frozen meal. For some reason, I am not a fan of frozen meals because there is an aftertaste with the meal. I did not get that with the steaming meals. The only negative I can say about the meals, is to make sure you put a paper towel under the meal when you place it in the microwave. As I was taking the meal out when it was done, I noticed the meal had leaked out onto the microwave. Other than that, One Moms World gives the steaming entrees two thumbs up!

Healthy Choice has 8 different flavors to choose from such as Rosemary Chicken & Sweet Potatoes, Garlic Herb Shrimp and Portabella Parmesan Risotto. If you would like to try one of the steaming entrees, Healthy Choice has a coupon on their site to save $1 off of two entrees. Make sure to “Like” Healthy choice if you would like to stay up-to-date on all their healthy meals.

“I wrote this review while participating in a blog campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Healthy Choice and received samples of their new steaming entrées to facilitate my candid review. Mom Central also sent me a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate.”

In The Eyes of a 7 Year Old – My Brothers Wedding

October 4, 2010 by Jennifer 1 Comment

Recently, we bought a desk for M’s bedroom. She is absolutely in love with this desk and you will see her sitting and writing for hours. She had a homework assignment to choose a recent trip and write about it. She chose to write about her brother’s recent wedding. I just had to share with you. The story was so touching for a 7 year old!

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My brother’s wedding was at the Women’s Club in Florida. He was married to Ashley. There was a DJ there and we danced. We did the Cha Cha slide. It was so fun and we did down down cupid and we watched ice age and a slide show when they were young. It was fun. We had cake and then I clogged in front of everybody. It was so fun that I would not go to sleep. I was having so much fun that it made me sad when we had to leave. I did get to dance with my brother Josh and now sister Ashley. It was the best thing ever. We brought our pet Kingston. It is my pet dog and my brother Josh is the best brother ever. I miss him so much. It is because I have not seen him for 4 years and I just wanted to hug him so much. He does hug me back. When he hugs me, I know he is the most best brother ever.

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This story just reminds me how much we should encourage our children to write. We knew M loved her brother but didn’t realize how much she misses him until reading this story. M is a lot like her dad in she doesn’t show a lot of emotions, so encouraging writing is a big step in sharing her emotions.

She is always drawing and writing cards to give to her dad and I. It is definitely a creative talent that I will continue to encourage with M and L.

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