Products To Help Manage Your time by Shoplet and House of Doolittle

Planning for the New Year already?

Here are a few great products that will help you manage your time and stay on task in the New Year 2013 (umm, did I just write 2013? Yikes).

This House of Doolittle Wirebound Weekly/Monthly Planner is perfect for keeping you organized throughout the year.  Playdates, doctor's appointments, and more can be logged in this detailed hourly planner.

I used to have one of these planners for my last social work job and I couldn't have gotten along without it. I love the ability to see your entire week at a glance and hour-by-hour as well. At the beginning of each new month there is a 2-page spread showing the entire month with a notes section as well.  

Another good option if you have a home office (or REAL office) is a House of Doolittle Two-Color Monthly Desk Pad calendar w/ Large Notes Section.  This calendar made from 100% recycled paper in the USA is 18 1/2" x 13", a nice large size for jotting down meetings, birthdays, and other important events to remember.

As 2012 winds down, and you begin preparing for 2013 be sure to check out the Office Supplies at Shoplet.com as I find their prices continue to be GREAT compared to local office supply stores.

Top 25 Southern Moms - We're In the Running!

Whoo Hoo, I'm up for an award!

Circle of Moms has selected my blog to be in the running for.............

Top 25 Southern Moms - 2012

You can VOTE for me daily until Sept 21st by clicking the pink badge below!

I'd owe you one!

........and I'm good about paying back my debts! :-)

Teach your kids how to "Be a Buddy, Not a Bully" with Captain McFinn & Friends

October is Anti-Bullying Month.

My little one is still a toddler, but this theme is already something I've had to deal with on the playground and at our community pool, if you can believe it.

It starts young, bigger kids picking on the smaller ones. Heck, I've even witnessed smaller kids that just have a "bigger personality" that end up doing a bit of bullying on the playground.

The Legend of Captain McFinn & Friends Book

Captain McFinn and Friends is a great educational book series that was written to encourage friendly play and kindness in children between the ages of 4-8.

In my opinion, these materials can be introduced even earlier, as my daughter is just shy of 2 years old and already is beginning to understand about kindness and likes to be rewarded for "good behavior."

S.H.A.R.K. Patrol Sticker Set

There are a bunch of great products available at captainmcfinn.com to help reinforce kindness and anti-bullying behavior - like this "Caught Being Good" Sticker Set (pictured above), or the complete kit seen below.

S.H.A.R.K. PATROL Complete Kit

These products are perfect for the classroom, as there are activity books, a sing-a-long CD, sticker charts puppets and more interactive learning tools to help students understand the importance of not being a bully.

Check out Captain McFinn & Friends, and help your child or classroom on the road to being a champion for ANTI-BULLYING today!

Do you have a story about anti-bullying YOU'D like to SHARE with our readers?

 *Disclosure: I was not compensated for this post. The products used to facilitate this review were given to me free of cost by the company for evaluation.  However, all opinions are 100% my own and were not influenced by the complimentary product received.

Colic Remedies at eVitamins

It's no secret, my second baby is fussy.

At first I thought it was because I had forgotten that all newborns cry a lot. 

Now at 7 weeks, I'm pretty sure she IS just fussier than big sister was.

I went online to eVitamins to see if they had any "colic relief" products or suggestions.

Turns out, they had (6) search results for natural colic remedies. Good, I like options!  I liked the ability to compare a few products at a time, and found this MOM Enterprises Baby's Bliss Gripe Water.

It had 5 stars from a number of positive customer reviews, and was gluten, soy and wheat free!  Let's try this one.

Night #1 - Fussy Baby starts crying after eating. Try a dropper full of this gripe water - shortly after she quits clawing at me and falls asleep. Success.

Night #2 - Afternoon feed, and Baby O. starts to get fussy while nursing, won't burp.  Tried another dropper of gripe water.  She settles down and is able to continue her nursing session without trouble.

NOTE: Don't try to administer the gripe water while the baby is actively fussing or has just had a crying fit for some time - oops Baby O. puked it up that time. I also found that giving it to the baby in a bottle with a nipple is better than the eye dropper for young babies.

Check out all the natural colic remedies at eVitamins.com and make your own mind up.

Let me know what you find works best!

Simply 7 = Simply Heaven [Review]

I grew up in a household where we used healthy ingredients like:

• Carob Powder vs. Chocolate

• Molasses vs. Syrup

• Wheat Flour vs. White Flour

 You get the idea, HEALTHY!

You might think that since I grew up that way, I might have gone the opposite path and started eating "junk food" when I was older.  Luckily, that wasn't the case.  My dear momma set me on a pretty healthy food path that I've continued on (for the most part).

Simply 7 recently sent me some delicious snacks to try and I have to say they are probably our family's new favorite.

Simply 7's Snacks Follow These 7 Rules

• No Trans Fat
• No Artificial Colors or Flavors
• No Preservatives or Additives
• Gluten Free
• All Natural Recipes
• Simple Ingredients
• .........and Simply Delicious

I tried all (11) flavors of their Hummus Chips, Lentil Chips and yes, even Pomegranate Chips and after careful evaluation think they hit the Simple 7 ball out of the park with ALL of them!

Honestly, there wasn't one of them that we didn't like! But if we have to narrow it down............

Our Simply 7 Favorites

Simply 7 - Roasted Red Pepper Hummus Chips

This one was MY personal favorite. A light and crispy chip make from chick peas, with a bold slightly sweet roasted red pepper flavor and nice paprika kick!

Simply 7 - Sea Salt Lentil Chips

Simply 7's Lentil Chips with Sea Salt were my husband's favorite.  This was a nice flavorful chip, great for dipping or just eating alone.  My husband likes basic, no frills flavors, which this was.  Don't let the simple flavor of Sea Salt fool you though, this chip is nowhere close to boring.

White Cheddar Pomegranate Chips

My Toddler's favorite were the Pomegranate Chips that come in White Cheddar, Sea Salt and Black Pepper. Have you ever heard of a Pomegranate Chip? I hadn't until now. It's a surprisingly sweet snack that turns slightly savory with the White Cheddar flavor. Crazy, but good.

Simply 7 = Simply Heaven

Check out the rest of the delicious snacks at Simply 7 HERE!

Don't forget to LIKE Simply 7 on FACEBOOK and FOLLOW them on TWITTER too!

P.S...........................YUM!

Also, be on the lookout for a GIVEAWAY of this delicious product in the near future!

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