Food Service Warehouse is giving away a professional cookware setworth $1,000 as part of introducing their new expanded lines of professional cookware. This cookware is tough, high quality cookware used by top restaurant kitchens throughout the country andcookware would be a great addition for any serious home chef.
Jodi Picoult is a prolific writer who does a great deal of research on the often-controversial subjects she deals with in her novels.
First introduced to me with The Pact: A Love Story, Jodi quickly became my favorite author and has not let me down, publishing a new book every year. All of her books are written with unbelievable depth and feature characters who are very well developed and who readers can easily relate to or identify with.
My personal favorite from her long list of titles has to be Nineteen Minutes, a book I could not put down once I started reading it and have since recommended to every parent and teacher that I know or come across.
I recently finished Change of Heart in less than 24 hours so that I could get started on her latest title, Handle with Care. I was excited to get her newest book when it arrived, but I was even more surprised when I received a second copy (that I had apparently pre-ordered months ago and had forgotten about). I am now offering this second copy as a giveaway here on this blog!
To be eligible, simply leave a comment here with your favorite Jodi Picoult book and why it is your personal favorite. If you haven't had the opportunity to read one of her books yet, let us know who your favorite author is or how you first heard of this giveaway. The winner will be chosen at random on April 1st (no April Fool's jokes here). Open to U.S. residents only.
BBBRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. It's November already, which means that it's time to pull out the winter clothes and electric blankets. I know. Those of you who know me or know anything about me realize that I live in San Diego - where it's always (rumor has it) 75 and sunny.
Think again. Even in San Diego we find temperatures in the mid-40s during the winter (I'm not complaining, trust me) so winter wear is essential, especially for our little ones.
Bundle Up Joy, founded by Terry Chi of Los Angeles, has created some pretty unique wearable blankets for babies up to six months of age. With her beautiful designs and car seat buckle up design, these sleep sacks make great gifts for new babies.
Since the biggest gift-giving season is just weeks away, I thought I'd introduce you to her sleep sacks by offering a giveaway!
Bundle Up Joy® was born in 2007. They kept parents and babies in mind when they designed the first and only line of Luxury Wearable Blankets. Their baby bunting products are better, safer, and more versatile than loose baby blankets, sleepsacks or swaddles. Their fashionable and functional wearable blankets can be worn day or night, inside or out. Your bundle of joy will be perfectly dressed for any occasion.
You’ll have peace of mind knowing that they never sacrifice quality for fashion. The high quality, machine washable fabrics they choose have stunning, eye-catching designs in vibrant colors.
Author Julie B. Carr wrote a pregnancy activity book for big brothers and sisters (ages 5 - 10). With four colored pencils, a 24" Mighty Measuring Tape and a page by page pregnancy journal and countdown to help older siblings prepare for the big day.
Not every big brother or sister is a toddler. This book is designed specifically for the older sibling to help promote understanding, involvement, and bonding with the baby-to-be.
Have fun doing your very own activities! Includes something for siblings to do - coloring, counting, measuring, jumping, journaling, and more - every day for nine months.
If you'd like to register to win a signed copy of Making Me: The Pregnancy Activity Book for My Big Brother or Sister! - either for your own children or as a gift for someone you know and love, simply include the due date of Baby #2 in the comment field and include an email address so I can let you know if you have won.
The HALO SleepSack wearable blanket is the nation's best-selling wearable blanket for babies. It is intended to lessen the likelihood that a baby can get entangled with clothing and loose bedding during sleep.
Recently, it earned the Canadian Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths' (CSID) Gold Seal.Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, HALO Innovations has a singular mission: to help create a healthy and safe sleep environment for people of all ages.New this season are the brown tones that have become popular in the infant bedding and apparel marketplace.
To register to win a beautiful Mocha Velboa SleepSack (Small for infants 0 -6 months), please include your baby's date of birth (or due date) in the comments below. Be sure to include your email address so we can notify you if you win.
One winner will be selected at random one week from today.
Today's blogoversary giveaway comes courtesy of Bazzle Baby, based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Banda Bib by Bazzle Baby, offers something different, really different. A bib that's designed specifically with your dribbling baby in mind! It's adjustable, fashionable and made with 100% soft cotton fabrics free of harsh chemicals.
One size fits all with these Banda Bibs that fit close to the chin to absorb moisture, and help eliminate soreness and chafing. They're great for teething and fashionable feeding since they accesorize baby outfits.
If you'd like to win a Banda Bib with a pink & white butterfly pattern, simply include your child's date of birth in the comment field and be sure to include your email address (which won't be published).
Winners will be selected at random at the end of one week. Be sure to stop by tomorrow, and the rest of the week to register to win some additional prizes offered by some great companies that were exhibiting at last week's ABC Kids Expo in Las Vegas.
I was lucky enough to have met author Julie B. Carr in Las Vegas last week as she explained to me the idea behind this calendar. Her publisher, Meadowbrook Press, kindly offered this pregnancy journal (with stickers) to us to give away for our blogoversary celebration!
Each day will help expectant parents enjoy the milestones along the journey, from discovering the baby's first heartbeat to the point in which baby is able to open his eyes and begin to look around.
This makes a great gift, not only for new parents to learn more about their baby's development in utero, but for any parent-to-be.
To register to win, simply comment below with the expectant due date of your new baby or a baby you know and love. Don't forget to include your email address so I can follow up with the winner. Email addresses will not be published.
One winner will be selected at random at the end of the week.
An entire year has gone by since I first started this blog. It's evolved quite a bit in these twelve months, as have I, and I thank each and every one of you for taking time out of your day to stop here, visit and perhaps leave a comment.
Comments are what keeps us bloggers going so even if it's to disagree or to ask a quick question, I truly appreciate what readers have to say.
In honor of the one year anniversary of the blog and my company, Happy Healthy Hip Parenting, I will be hosting several giveaways and contests over the next week. Great prizes were donated from some amazing companies that I discovered at the ABC Kids Expo last week in Las Vegas.
If you'd like to learn more about the upcoming baby gear giveaways, you can subscribe to the blog via email, RSS Feed or text messaging!
You won't want to miss out on your chance to win so be sure to stop by every day next week.
And, by the end of this month, a newly designed website will roll out over at the Happy Healthy Hip Parenting company site. I'll launch the new design over here, so keep your eyes peeled for the wonderful graphics created by Mike Ward, friend and colleague whom I met over at Twitter.
There are many wonderful people I've met on line over the last year, so again, thanks to everyone for your support and interest.
It's Monday and it's Giveaway time! Snapfish is a great on line site that provides prints of your digital photos with a user-friendly website and the convenience of ordering the images day or night.
Coming to a Nursery Near You is hosting a giveaway and you can enter to win a pre-paid print card - good for 50 digital camera prints! Plus, if you’re a first time Snapfishuser, you get an addition 20 prints!
Congratulations, Monique! You are the winner of the autographed copy of Susan Carrell's new book, Escaping Toxic Guilt. I first announced this giveaway a week ago and have since had several inquiries from people interested in learning more about parenting workshops that cover this same topic.
Unfortunately, I don't have anything that specific, but we do offer great workshops and classes based on the Practical Parenting Program which encourages and produces positive attitudes and beliefs among parents and children, while decreasing the negative (guilt is just one of them). Of course, I also work one-on-one with parents to focus more on their specific parenting challenges. Please contact me for more information.
More contests and giveaways are coming so subscribe today to enter. New prizes will be announced weekly. Weekly newsletters are coming as well featuring News Parents Can Use so be sure to register today for these exclusive tidbits of information brought to you by Happy Healthy Hip Parenting.
Do you feel responsible for everyone around you? Do you value the feelings of others more than your own? Do you have unrealistic expectations of yourself? Then you may be trapped by toxic guilt - and the book, Escaping Toxic Guilt by Susan Carrell, RN, LPC, may be for you.
Trying to win the approval of others - parents, spouse, coworkers, friends, children - can strain your relationships, drain your energy, and dominate your life. The five easy-to-follow steps in Escaping Toxic Guiltcan liberate you from self-defeating patterns and put you on the path to living life fully, joyfully, and on your own terms.
Send me your email address today and you could win an autographed copy of Susan Carrell's new book! Feel happy, healthy, hip - and guilt free - every day! Drawing will be held in one week, on March 19th.
Susan Carrell is a licensed counselor and therapist with more than twenty years of experience. She is also a registered nurse, with a specialization in psychiatric nursing, and a former hospital chaplain.
I've been in touch with at least two different companies who plan on working with me to set up a few giveaways to readers. I'm hoping to have these offers finalized in the next few weeks so be sure to subscribe now so that you won't miss out on the opportunity to receive some hip new products, or books, or merchandise. I won't give away what the items are just yet. You'll have to wait and see for yourself.
I'm a happy, healthy, hip mom, living life one day at a time with my husband and two boys.
I am a Marketing Professional and a Certified Parent Educator, but being a parent is the most rewarding job I have.
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