Jun

5

Juice in the City Launching in Boston

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Juice In The City Boston

Boston Moms, mark your calendars. Juice in the City will be hitting Boston this summer! Juice in the City is a deal site with a fantastic business model where local moms not only benefit, but play an integral part in the day-to-day deals.

Juice in the City deals are for local stores (yay! for money staying in the community) that local moms enjoy and trust. In fact, the deals are sourced *by* local moms, so you'll know that when you see a deal that the business is already a favorite of a mom in your

There are a lot of deal sites popping up, but Juice in the City's reliance on local moms to source deals for fellow local moms really sets it apart. In fact, the company was started by two moms on Mother's Day in 2010.

Take a look at this quick segment from a NBC affiliate for a quick intro to Juice in the City and how it operates:



Juice in the City is currently hiring moms who live in Brookline, Newton, Beacon Hill, and the North End to be Local Business Consultants (LBC). LBCs are savvy moms that know the neighborhood and all of the hot places to shop, eat and be.


The Local Business Consultants receive training and guidance to help source really great deals in the towns and neighborhoods. The best part is that local business consultants receive a cut of sales (a minimum of $100, $200 or $300 depending on the deal with the possibility of more) for the deals that they source. A great win-win. Are you a mom in Brookline, Newton, Beacon Hill, or the North End that is savvy to your neighborhood/town? Apply here.

Apr

15

Celebrating Spring Annoucements with Shutterfly

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Spring has sprung. Finally.I love all of the seasons, and thank goodness I do since I live here in New England, but this winter has been a loooong one. So with the return of the early morning tweeting birds and the crack of the baseballs, I am more energized and ready to take on new projects.And that's also good, because guess what ya'll (Britney? Is that you?), I have a new project.

Later this month, I'll be launching a new web site called The Field Guide to the First Year (You'll find it here when it launches -http://firstyearfieldguide.com).The First Year Field Guide will be a resource heavy site for moms (and dads!) as they make they way towards and through their first year of parenting. There will be lots of resources for all new parents about products, news, and information that will help make the first year all that it can be, and I'm really excited to build a resource of local companies and services that cater to new parents. The first local field guide will be for Boston and will launch with the main site later this month.

So, speaking of big announcements. I'm not the only one with big announcements. Plenty of moms and mom-to-be's have new little bundles to announce too! I'll be selecting a new parent to receive a great gift from Shutterfly. The winner will get 50 birth announcements!Shutterfly's birth announcements are awesome. I used them when I had my son. They are easy, cute, and look like a million bucks. I've also used Shutterfly to make photo books to give as gifts to the grandparents. Total time saver and they loved them!

To be enter the drawing for the 50 free birth announcements, do one (or all!) of the following:

  1. Follow The First Year Field Guide on Twitter at @firstyearparent
  2. Like The First Year Field Guide's page on Facebook
  3. Leave your name and contact information on this entry form

Do all three for three entries! Winner will be selected on Friday, April 29, 2011. Good Luck!

Are you a blogger, too? Click here to register for a chance at 50 free announcements! This post is part of a series sponsored by Shutterfly. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective, which endorses Blog With Integrity, as I do.

Aug

10

63 Books from BlogHer 2010 Bookstore

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BlogHer 2010 BookstoreThe Bookstore at this year's BlogHer at the New York Hilton in NYC was great. There were a lot of books that I had heard of and also alot that I haven't. I love books, so I knew I wouldn't have enough time to shop through all of the ones that were there.
I jotted some notes down so that I could shop at home. I've collected them all into a page on amazon. Hopefully this can help others who weren't there or didn't have time to discover some great books! Here's the link:

63 Books from BlogHer 2010 Bookstore

What's your favorite of the bunch?

Jan

26

Favorite Find - Gentle Over the Counter Cradle Cap Treatment

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Cradle Cap TreatmentThe boy was born with a head full of beautiful hair. Then the cradle cap set in. And, oy, did he have some cradle cap. I googled. People were swearing by oiling up the baby heads. That didn't seem the right thing to do since cradle cap, while looking dry as heck, is in fact a result of too much oil. I asked the pediatrician. He recommended waiting a little bit to see if it got better, and then if it didn't, to use a prescription shampoo. Another mom warned that her baby was not happy with all the tingling of the prescription shampoo.

What to do. What to do. The boy's head was becoming worse and worse, and then his hair started falling out.

Then I remembered a little issue I had a few years ago that involved too much oil under one eyebrow that irrated my skin so much that it made it dry and itchy. I tried everything over the counter and by prescription. Nothing worked.

Until....Cetaphil, a gentle over-the-counter cleanser available at the drugstore. I began using Cetaphil every morning and every night, and before you knew it the irritation was gone. So, back to the google, and I typed in "Cradle Cap Cetaphil."  And there in the comment section of the blog Ordinary Days, I found the confirmation I needed to proceed

Here's my secret cradle cap remedy...Cetaphil (regular old face wash from CVS) helps clear it up. Rub it on his head at the beginning of a tub, let it sit through the whole tub, and then wash it off right before you take him out (I left it on there less than 10 minutes). I did this with my son, and it only took 2 tubs for his cradle cap to clear up. And it also helps with baby acne.

So, I did just what the commenter, Jessica from A Bushel and a Peck, suggested. I started rubbing Cetaphil on at the beginning of bathtime and rinsing it at the end. I only used baby shampoo on the other parts of the scalp that I didn't rub with cetaphil. Four weeks and about 8 baths later, his very nasty case of cradle cap is barely even noticeable.



Jan

18

Favorite Find - Perfect Diaper Bag Snack: Trader Joe’s Applesauce Crushers

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So I was wandering the aisles of Trader Joe's the other day looking for something new and fun, when I ran across these little crazy tubes with  twist off caps filled with applesauce.

Trader Joe's web site gives us the nitty gritty.

Applesauce Crushers
Enhancing the convenience of the consumption of applesauce has challenged applesauce purveyors throughout the ages. We’ve crushed that challenge. How? With our Applesauce Crushers. We’ve taken all natural applesauce and packaged it in unique pouches that allow you to squeeze, squish, crush the delicious fruit sauces straight into your mouth. Yes! Right into your mouth – no spoon is necessary. Made just for us in France, these unique snack pouches are perfect for lunch boxes, briefcases and slip into a decent sized pocket with ease. Kids love to crush ‘em! And could there be a more fun way to get a good supply of Vitamin C? Doubtful. Each package of four 3.17 oz. pouches of Applesauce or Apple Carrot Fruit Sauce Crushers is $2.99.

Update: Nutrition Information for Applesauce Crushers

I got a few questions about the nutrition information. Here it is!
Serving Size: 1 pouch, Servings per Container 4
Amount Per Serving:
Calories 50 Calories from Fat 0
Total Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 0 mg
Total Carbohydrate 12 g
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Sugars 11 g
Protein 0 g
Vitamin A 2%  Vitamin C 15%
Calcium 2%  Iron 2%

I'm sure kids would love them. My boy is just barely gumming his way through stage 2 solids, so we have some time before I'll be able to turn him loose with the tube of Applesauce Crushers. So when I saw these little products, I was actually thinking of the boy's mom instead of the boy. It struck me at the perfect snack to pack in the diaper bag for moms. It's quick, clean, and nutritious -- and only 50 calories.

What's your favorite snack to pack in the diaper bag?


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