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  I have a few current obsessions and I have to talk about them. Project Life, the scrapbooking system I’m using, totally rocks and I can’t say enough good things about it. You can currently buy it on Amazon and there are a few different kits, binders and page protectors to choose from. Scouring Continue reading My Current Obsessions I think that I’ve mentioned this a few times, but one of the things I love about Jack is that he is quite the social butterfly. Last night, I had my first team meeting as an Independent Pampered Chef consultant. The meeting was at a new place and I only knew one person. Continue reading Jack Is A Social Butterfly This winter has been crazy. If you can even call it winter. It has snowed only four times since November. Four times! In Iowa, where I live, it can normally snow four times a month in December to February. We normally have a few days where the temperatures are -20 and that’s before Continue reading What A Weird Winter! Until recently, I loved getting so many catalogs in the mail. It was a nice relief from the few bills I received. But as my life is getting busier, I don’t have time to sit down and thumb through anything. Being the tech geek that I am, I’m more apt to sitting down with the iPad to do any sort of shopping. But then I forget what my favorite catalogs were. The Catalogue App by TheFind can help me and it can help you with catalog shopping. The Catalogue App is available on iPad, Kindle Fire and android powered tablets. This app takes 75 different catalogs and weekly circulars and delivers them direct to your tablet without harming a single tree. Retailers are quick to jump on board. The team at TheFind works directly with major retailers such as Nordstorms, Sur la Table, Toys Dillard’s, J.Crew and more than seventy others ranging from children’s clothes to furniture, electronics and even seasonal favorites. The Catalogue App has some features that I think are pretty awesome:
I am very passionate about my dog Bentley and the food he eats. So passionate that I can talk for quite a long time about the brand of food he eats and why I chose it. Due to his food allergies and my wanting him to be healthy, I choose to feed him a holisitic and all natural diet. For a recent review of a website that sells dog food, I chose to buy Bentley Taste of the Wild Wetlands Formula with Roasted Fowl. I chose it because it is grain free and a grain free diet helps Bentley with his food allergies. This formula offers my dog a highly digestible energy which I believe he needs because he is still very active. After purchasing Taste of the Wild, I was informed that they now offer different puppy formulas. I wish that I had understood how important a good diet was when Bentley was a puppy. I didn’t feed him the worst food out there, but I know I wasn’t feeding him the best quality. Taste of the Wild has expanded their line by offering two most popular adult formulas in a puppy formulation. High Prairie Puppy and Pacific Stream Puppy are the newest additions to the Taste of the Wild family and were developed specifically to be more nutritionally beneficial for dogs under the age of 18 months. The new puppy formulas have a total fiber content of 5% while the adult Taste of the Wild formulas have a fiber content of approximately 4%. The higher fiber content is achieved through additional tomato pomace, a natural vegetable fiber from ripe tomatoes, and will support improved digestion and contribute to overall good health. We include probiotics in all of our foods as an additional feature to support optimal digestive health. Probiotics are live beneficial bacteria that support proper digestion and suppress the numbers of any bad bacteria in the digestive system. We’ve also added twice the amount of prebiotics from dried chicory root to the puppy formulas. Probiotics are fiber ingredients that help maintain a normal, healthy balance in the GI system. Another change from the adult formula to the puppy formula is the addition of Salmon oil, a natural source of DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid, has been added to the puppy formulas. DHA is present in the mother’s milk and aids in cognitive, as well as visual development. Because the salmon oil can affect the palatability of the food, we chose not to use it in our adult formulas. The effect on palatability does not seem to be as pronounced for puppies. Bentley has been on grain free diet for about four years. It has made a huge difference on his allergies, his coat and skin and his digestive system. My vet wanted to do cortisone shots to help with Bentley’s itching and chewing. He was chewing so bad that he would bleed. I let the vet do one shot to offer Bentley immediate relief but went home to do research. Years of cortisone shots would have affected his liver to the point of failure. It was then I decided to try a holistic approach and I haven’t looked back. Taste of the Wild is offering one New to Mom reader a puppy prize pack! The prize pack will include samples of the new puppy formulas, the book and DVD “My Smart Puppy: Fun, Effective and Easy Puppy Training” and a $25 gift card to Wag.com who is an online retailer who carries the Taste of the Wild new puppy formulas. To enter, please enter on the Rafflecopter form below. Disclosure: Samples were provided for me to facilitate my review. All thoughts are my own. Every year about this time, my coworkers and I do a Biggest Loser type of weight loss competition. I’m in charge of keeping track of everyone’s weight and recording it. We have a scale at work but I do not have one at home though. I have thought about buying one but Continue reading Review: iHealth Scale Sometimes as mothers, we need to spend a little time and money on ourselves. Too often, I find that when I see new clothing for me or I think I want a new hairstyle, I change my mind and figure I should probably pass. Then I end up using the money on stuff Continue reading I need to invest in me One of my favorite channels to watch is the Food Network. I pretty much love all of their shows. One of my favorites is The Food Network’s Worst Cooks In America. It is a primetime competition show featuring top Chefs Anne Burrell And Bobby Flay. They each have their own team of the Continue reading Worst Cooks In America
Diversity on Demand is an initiative for digital cable providers to offer their customers on-going support and commitment to multiculturalism. To kick things off, Diversity on Demand is celebrating Black History Month throughout February. Throughout the month, digital cable users are just a “click away” from watching programming that offers to revelations into the struggles and the beauty that are an important part of the African-American history. To receive program updates, “Like” Diversity on Demand on Facebook. From their Facebook page, you can also get links to trailers and you will see the various contests and giveaways during the promotion. Diversity on Demand on Facebook will be celebrating multicultural movies throughout the year with contests, polls, trivia, trailers and more. Programming for Black History Month includes some of the following categories: Milestones in Black History: A look at the history of the struggles and strife, the tragedies and the triumphs of African-Americans in the U.S., including programming on the Civil Rights era. Everyone in the family can get in on the learning with documentaries like “The Black List” examining some of the reasons for Black History Month. And kids young and old can take a trip back in time understanding the importance of historical events with “Seizing Justice: The Greensboro 4,” “On the Shoulders of Giants” and “Birds of a Feather: Tuskegee Airmen.” Profiles in Courage: The biographies of influential African-Americans come to life with dramatic profiles and stories of acclaimed leaders and others who are not so well known—but perhaps should be, such as that of Lena Baker in “Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story.” Dramas: Programs and movies like “Independence Day” showcasing award-worthy performances from notable African-American actors such as Will Smith. You can also explore and share real-life family relationship dramas like “Braxton Family Values.” Hearth & Home: Savor shows like “Down Home with the Neelys” that provide a look at food and other aspects of modern African-American society. Of the People: Program content that exemplifies the contributions made by multicultural talent, shows written by, starring, directed or produced by African-Americans, like Morgan Freeman in “Million Dollar Baby.” Powerful Portrayals: Storytelling has always been an important part of African-American culture. Drama fans can enjoy Black cinema offerings, which chronicle the challenges of African-American protagonists in a variety of ways. That’s Entertainment: Laugh along with comedy specials such as “Chris Rock: Bigger and Blacker,” while romantic comedies warm the heart. If music is your thing, there are shows and movies such as “Ray,” the remarkable story of one of America’s true musical geniuses, Ray Charles, that look into the past, present music-making of African-American artists. As someone who loves history and especially movies that relate to historical subjects, I can really appreciate Diversity on Demand. I think it’s very important to offer digital cable customers programming that offers not only entertainment but quality program that can enrich their lives with knowledge. To help celebrate Diversity on Demand, I am giving away a $25 Visa gift card to one New To Mom reader. Please use the Rafflecopter form below. Disclosure: This promotional sponsored post was made possible by Mom Spark Media. I was compensated for my time investment and work on this campaign. All prizing for MSM giveaways is handled by a third party unless otherwise noted. For this reason prize fulfillment can take up to 90 days after the winners information is received. Continue reading Diversity on Demand is celebrating Black History Month The sickness has entered our house. As I write this, I still feel not completely right. Jack woke up Monday night crying hysterically. He was just standing in my doorway crying and would not answer me when I asked what’s wrong. He eventually asked for a glass of water and went back to Continue reading The sickness has entered our house |
  
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