Rhoost – Baby Proofing & Reader Discount

When it’s time to baby proof the house, most parents cringe at the limited choices available, “choices” that are usually just one: white plastic! Enter Rhoost, a stylish, dependable and affordable line of baby safety products designed to complement the unique style of any home. Why sacrifice style for safety? With Rhoost, you can have both – - baby proofing products that keep your child safe AND look good.

The masterminds behind Rhoost believe that baby-proofing products should help keep your child safe while blending with your décor. The Edge and Sling are available in fashion colors of plum, brown and black. And since Rhoost products are portable, they can be used in any location – from a hotel room to Grandma’s house. These baby-proofing products do not use adhesives or screws, so you can be confident that your furniture -and anyone else’s – is safe. That’s why their products do more than fit your décor – they work, too.

Rhoost products are also safe for your family and the earth (BPA-, Lead- and Phthalate-Free and 100% recyclable), giving you peace of mind while preserving the aesthetic of your home.

The founders of Rhoost believe in the quality and style of their products, and want you to try them out in your home. From now through July 31st, you can get Rhoost products at a special discount of 10% off your total purchase. Order at Rhoost.com and enter the code: eBlast10 to receive your discounted products.

Shared by: The Plus Size Mommy

*Disclosure – This post is a repost I am sharing on behalf of MomSelect & Rhoost.

Linens ‘N Things is Offering YOU a Coupon Code*

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Linens ‘N Things. All opinions are 100% mine.

Linens ‘N Things has offered me an exclusive Coupon Code to share with you.  The Code is good through June 1, 2010. It is for FREE Shipping on orders of $26 or more. Here is the code :  MOMBLOG

Linens ‘N Things has everything you need to get your Memorial Day party going. Also they have wonderful bedding and towels and bath products. I love the 6 piece towel sets they have by Laura Ashley.

I also love the Egyptian Bedding. They are so comfortable to sleep on and they help you to get a nice night’s rest. My husband loves all of the gadgets that they have. I will surely be taking my kids there to shop for something for Father’s Day.

They have everything you need to entertain at your picnic’s this summer and also everything you need for more special events such as wedding showers and baby showers and anniversaries. Dad will love the grill sets they have to offer to make his Father’s Day complete.

Go and visit LNT.com today and tell me what you would love to have from them. Also, if you have ever bought anything there what is your favorite item(s) ?

You can also sign up for their newsletter and also get sale notices.

The Plus Size Mommy

Winner of the Kleenex Hand Towel $50 GC to ServiceMaster

Congrats to Lucky Donna B. You are the winner of this great $50 gc to ServiceMaster from the Kleenex Hand Towel post.

You can use this to get maid service, lawn service, or repairs on your home! You have 48 hours to respond to me at plussizemommy@gmail.com to claim your prize.

I will need your name, phone and address. Please put Kleenex Winner in the Subject line.

Thank you so much for all who entered. And To Donna, ENJOY!

The Plus Size Mommy

* The prize will be provided direct from The Motherhood.com to the winner. The prize is being sent at no cost to me.

Spring Into Action With Aller-Ease and The Motherhood, Giveaways Too!*

I am so excited to tell you that I have been asked to participate in this Great campaign:

Just in time for Spring!!!! I will be featuring a lot of great Spring cleaning products this week and to kick it all off I bring to you the “Spring Into Action” presented by Aller-Ease campaign!

I was chosen as part of  a great group of 15 top mom bloggers to help bring this great info. and 2 great giveaways to you. This campaign is also teamed up with “The Motherhood”.

I must say, I do not like to clean but the newness of Springtime just instills a Bug into me to have my house freshened up and get it ready for the wonderful Summer to follow. It is a way of bringing a sense that Winter is finally over and when everything outside starts to blossom and bloom, I like to think the inside of my home smells and looks so fresh too.

It is time to clean out the cobwebs, dust mites, dander, mold, and any other things that can cause allergy problems in your home.

My family is SUPER SENSITIVE to many things, and ALL of our allergies flare up in Spring. My son who is 10 has extreme eczema has had allergies from birth. My husband is super sensitive to dust mites and cats. And I am allergic to any pets, dust, pollen, and ragweed. I try to search for ways to reduce or eliminate dust and anything around my home as much as possible. So you can imagine how excited I was to be apart of this campaign and to learn more techniques and about products to help me and my family, and also to tell others about them to help them and their families.

The products I received from Aller-Ease were 2 pillow protectors, a mattress cover, and a Aller-Ease pillow. I immediately put the pillow covers on one of my pillows and on the new pillow and started using them. Then I also covered my mattress too. The covers are all white and crisp and the pillow is sooooooo nice and comfy. I am all about pillows. Which with allergies isn’t always a good thing because mites thrive in them. But with the Aller-Ease protective covering I no longer have to worry as much.

When Spring cleaning I always go through my children’s rooms too. I get rid of stuffed animals that were collected in the previous year. The “Special” ones I wash in hot water. This is just one of the many things I do while Spring cleaning.

Aller-Ease would like to know what cleaning tips/advice you do that you will share with other moms and families for a chance to win a great gift basket. Which cleaning supplies do you love and cannot do without? Are you a “Green” Spring cleaner? Do you go through bottles of Clorox and pine sol ?  What cleaning tips were passed down to you from your mother and grandmother?  Aller- Ease & The Motherhood want to know! (and so do I).

From all of your tips Aller-Ease will be putting together “The Best Spring Cleaning Tips of All Time” tip sheet.

For more info about the Spring into Action campaign please visit the Aller-Ease website ,Aller-Ease Event on Facebook and the Aller-Ease Spring into Action Circle at The Motherhood. You can also follow along on twitter by searching the #allerease hash tag.

Now onto the giveaways, there are 2 separate ones so be sure to follow the guidelines for each :

GIVE AWAY #1 -

ONE subscriber to The Plus Size Mommy blog will win the following -

• 1 Aller-Ease Pillow
• 2 Aller -Ease Pillow covers
• 1 Queen Size Mattress cover

Here is how to enter  (USA Entries Only) :

1. Comment and tell me your Your favorite Spring cleaning tip = 1 entry per tip (no limit, separate comment for each)
2. Comment and tell me your favorite cleaning product = 1 entry per product up to a total of 5 (separate comments for each)
3. FAN “The Plus Size Mommy” on Facebook = 1 entry
4. Join the Spring Into Action Circle at The Motherhood = 5 bonus entries (leave 1 comment 5 times letting me know you joined)
5. follow @plussizemommy on Twitter = 1 entry comment and let me know you did
6. FAN Aller-Ease on Facebook = 1 entry, comment and tell me you did this
7. Post about this giveaway on your blog = 5 bonus entries, link to this post and comment 5 times letting me know you did
8. Tweet the following on Twitter ” Share your Spring cleaning tips and you can win from #allerease  http://twurl.nl/xtesm8  ”              You may Tweet this as many times per day as you like, leave a separate comment with tweet thread for each tweet.

THEN :

From all of these great tips, Aller-Ease and theMotherhood will be combining all the spring cleaning tips posted ontheMotherhood and will randomly select THREE bloggers to win a Spring Cleaning prize basket!

This Spring Cleaning basket will include :

• An Aller-Ease Queen Cotton Mattress Protector
• An Aller-Ease Cotton Comfort Allergy Protection Pillow
• 2 Aller-Ease Cotton Comfort Allergy Protection Queen Cotton Pillow Protectors
• Kleenex
• Halls Cough drops
• Clorox Wipes
• Various cleaning supplies
• Spring linens (hand towels, etc.)

So don’t miss this chance to win this wonderful gift basket as well. Don’t forget!  You get extra chances to win if you post your tips over at theMotherhood “Spring Into Action” circle as well.

You can gain more chances to win by visiting the other sites who are participating in this campaign as well :

All Star Aller-Ease “Spring Into Action” team:

Caryn @
Rockin’ Mama
http://www.rockinmama.net

Felicia @
Go Graham Go
http://www.gograhamgo.com/

Stacie @
The Divine Miss Mommy
http://thedivinemissmommy.com/

Tonya @
A Family Completed
http://afamilycompleted.blogspot.com/

Diane @
Something Snappy
http://somethingsnappee.blogspot.com/

Becky @
Nickles-n-Dimes
http://blog.nickels-n-dimes.com/

Piera @
Jolly Mom
http://www.jollymom.com/

Angie @
My Four Monkeys
http://MyFourMonkeys.com

Kimberly @
Pretty Pink Momma
http://prettypinkmomma.blogspot.com/

Shannon @
The Mommy Files
http://www.themommy-files.com/

Stephanie @
And Twins Make 5!
http://andtwinsmake5.blogspot.com/

Tammy @
Tammy’s Two Cents
http://tammystwocents-tammy.blogspot.com/

Robyn @
http://www.RobynsOnlineWorld.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/RobynsWorld
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/robynsonlineworld

Bing @
Icefairy’s Treasure Chest
http://icefairystreasurechest.blogspot.com/

This giveaway starts NOW and ends on 4/12/2010 at 8PM EST. Winner will be chosen via random.org. Winner will be posted by 4/13 and will have 48 hours to claim their prize by emailing me their name, address, and phone #. Winners Will NOT be emailed, so if you enter, please check back to see if you won. Only Subscribers to this blog can win and must be an address in USA.

Good Luck to everyone !!! Thank you for your entries.

The Plus Size Mommy

*Disclosure – I have stated my true personal opinion on the Aller-Ease products.  I would like to thank  The Motherhood for asking me  to participate in the “Spring Into Action” Aller-Ease campaign. For my participation, I have received an Aller-Ease package with several of their products and a stipend.  Depending on the participation of my blog, I may be able to earn a gift card.

DiggersList For Disasters

We often lead ourselves to believe that a natural disaster will never hit our home. Yet, thousands of people’s homes are annually hit by fire, floods, earthquakes, tornados and hurricanes.  What’s worse, many home owners don’t carry the proper insurance to cover damages caused by natural disasters.

Matt Knox, Founder and CEO of DiggersList, a home improvement online resource, has 10 quick and cheap home-protection tips that will help you minimize damages to your home and your wallet.

For earthquakes:

• Fasten lamps, china and other small valuables to shelves or surfaces with puttylike anchoring or museum wax.
• Install latches on cabinet door in order to keep contents inside
• Secure your water heater to a wall stud with a water-heater strap

For fires:

• Install a fireplace screen to keep embers inside
• Have a spark arrestor installed in your chimney

For floods and rain:

• Install weather-stripping on and around doors and windows to prevent water from seeping into your home.
• Install storm shutters or create your own using precut sheets of plywood cut to fit into each window
• Install storm doors

Many of these items can be found via DiggersList, which when compared to stores like Home Depot can get save you 50 cents to the dollar on every purchase.

DiggersList is now available in Arizona, California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, and Texas. However, they are looking for referrals to new cities to start lists in. So you can goto DiggersList.com and suggest a new city now.

The Plus Size Mommy

Boiron – Homeopatic Products*

I was recently given samples of Boiron products while attending the Type A Mom blogger conference. I will say I was hesitant to try them, as I never have used homeopatic medicine on my children before. I didn’t know anything about them and this is just something new to me, but now after reading about it on the package and now trying them, I am set on them!

My daughters have had this atrocious cough. I used the “Chestal Honey”, by putting 1/2 tsp. in some tea for them, and the cough keeps away for like at least 4 hours, letting me get SOME sleep! Boiron is a homeopatic medicine. children’s. It is a cough syrup. Works wonders!! Our pediatrician said cough can last weeks after having H1N1, am so happy they have this to relieve it a bit for them (and me).

I have also tried the Boiron, Oscillococcinum it is for flu like symptoms, I used it for my sons. no side effects, they are like little pellets that melt on their tongues. helps fever, chills, and body aches and feeling run down ness. It helped them tremendously. I am totally rethinking like tylenol and so on for my kids now. My mom has also tried some adult cough one from Boiron and loves it as well. Check them out!

Hear what my friends are saying about the Boiron products too after I posted about my experience on facebook:

• “Love this! I was in europe with Bella and the doctor there prescribed it for her. She got better in like two days and now we take it all the time!”
• “I hope they get better soon! Thanks for the tip on Chestal Honey, I use some of the other Boiron products myself.”

I believe that a lot of moms are scared to give medications to their kids with all the callbacks and effects that they can do to them. I believe that moms are looking for a safe alternative that will still provide the same outcome for their children.

These medications are not as well known in the area of where I live as say tylenol or advil. But being a user and now a believer of how they work, if someone asks me for a tip on what to do to ease a cough for their child, you better believe I am going to tell them try the Chestal!!!

If you would like to try this medicine to keep your family healthier this flu season (everyone should be jumping on this!) here is a link to the Boiron site as well as they have a $1 off coupon on there to help you save money while trying out their products : http://children.boironusa.com/

there is also a FAQ page on the site so you as a parent can make intelligent choices and decide about the homeopatic products for your child(ren).

Have you ever tried homeopathic medicines? Homeopathy is a theraputic method used to help the body rebalance and heal itself using natural substances in micro-doses. If you HAVE tried homeopathic medicines I would love you to comment and share with us (me and other readers) your experiences. If you do not use them, please also comment and share with us your reasons why ? I would love to hear all of your opinions on this subject

“Here’s to keeping your household happy and healthy!!”

The Plus Size Mommy

* after writing this post, I was included into a campaign due to my relationship with the One 2 One network, and so, to be transparent, I am disclosing that I am also using this post to be a part of their Boiron campaign.

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