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Make new friends & gain followers. Please follow host @lifesandcastle @Nightowlmama [Read more…]

Welcome to this week’s Giveaway Gala! Each week, this linky will be featured on the Fabulous Collective Media Magic blogs. You can add your giveaways as well, and they will also be featured. Make sure you check out our featured giveaways while you are here 🙂

3 Princes and a Princess 2, Closer to Lucy, Have Sippy Will Travel, and The Thrifty Things.

Here are This Weeks Featured Giveaways!
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Join the Retweet Club!

With your hosts:

@Syrana, @Marirene74, and @HaveSippy

The Rules:

1 – The first rule about the Retweet Club is to talk about the Retweet Club.

2 – Tweet the last entry on the spreadsheet (copy and paste!) – The first spot will always be about the RT Club post!

3 – Choose any post you want that’s family friendly!

4 – Add your tweet to be retweeted – typed AS you want it tweeted (refer to the first spot for an example). Please make sure it is only 140 characters.

5 – Use bit.ly or tinyurl to shorten your post links.

6 – You can retweet more than one and post more than one request. We ask that you retweet one for each that you post. We will randomly tweet off the list too.

Optional – You can follow the hosts and send us a tweet telling us you are part of the #RTClub and we’ll follow you back!

If you’d like the code to post the listing on your blog, please contact me and I’ll send it to you.

**PLEASE NOTE** It takes about 5 minutes for the spreadsheet on this post to update with your submission. To see the spreadsheet and confirm your information was recorded you may CLICK HERE.

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If you are a stay-at-home mom or dad, you may think that working from a home office is the solution
to one of the biggest problems plaguing parents today: how do you balance the pressures of work
with being present for your children? And while a home office does seem like an excellent solution,
it can also provide temptations for tykes who go exploring in the wrong place. This can result in
damages to your office or equipment and injuries for your children. If you want to increase or keep your
productivity and spend quality time with your precious babies, follow these easy tips for childproofing
your office:

Safety spot check. That open power outlet is a wonderful place to introduce Mr. Spoon. And those
cords dangling from the window blinds make excellent ropes for climbing and exploring. If your child
has access to the room where you keep your office and you think they can access it (and odds are that
they will), you can practice prevention by being proactive instead of reactive: cover up outlets that are
not in use, keep window blind cords secured and out of reach of tiny hands, and make sure that there
are no chemicals (even something simple, like white out) laying out for kids to consume. If you store
them in drawers, make sure the drawers are locked. Keep electrical wires stored or tied.

Put It Away! Install cabinets in your office with drawers and doors that can be secured, latched, or
locked. This will [Read more…]

The following is a guest post by Outside the Box Mom:

Saving Money with Coupons

Grocery shopping is a necessary evil. We all have to do it. But how much it costs you and how long it takes you is completely negotiable. Grocery shopping causes the least headaches when paired with a simple plan.

1. You Need a Grocery List

Track items as you run low. Don’t wait until you run out or you will pay full price for the items you need. Determine what makings of a meal you already have. Finalize it into a plan of what you want to make this week. Make a list of any items you still need. Pay attention to items on sale this week. Use coupons to stretch your grocery budget (visit sites that offer coupon matchups for your store by doing a Google search ( i.e. “Food Lion matchups” or “Food Lion deals”)). Organize the list in the same order as the aisles.

2. Grocery Trips Need to Be:

• Efficient (Organize the list in the same order as the aisles.)
• Affordable (Aim for the lowest prices on each item you buy.)
• Scheduled (Set a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly shopping schedule and [Read more…]