Contests and Blogging

If you are a mommy blogger and trying to make some money with your blog, you know the importance of traffic. Traffic is the key to earning $$$ through one free available money maker, Google Adwords.

So how do you increase traffic? One way is by hosting contests. A great site for seeing how to use contest is Contest for Moms blog. She is giving away of Comfy Easy PC in this post. By linking to her blog or posting a comment, you can be eligible to win.

If you want more tips for making money with a website or a blog, a great resource is our Work at Home Professional Series. Episode 10 is with Pajama Mommy about her ideas for getting more money from your blog. It is well worth the 30 minutes of your time to get these valuable tips and resources! I will post the link soon, but you can go to the Itunes store and do a search for Smart Moms and download it from there.

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Parent's Magazine Free Podcast

I just found this Parent's Magazine Free Podcast of the internet radio program. You can listen to it right from the site or download it from iTunes. iTunes is a free download and you do not need to have an iPod to use it. It is a great resource for organizing music and podcasts. There are MANY free podcasts on iTunes, including video Nick Jr. shows and Super Why from PBS Kids. The videos can be played right on your computer.

When you download iTunes, you will see the iTunes store on the left side bar. When it opens, go to podcasts. Click on Kids and Family. Make sure you check the Top Podcasts on the right side bar.

A great free resource!

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St. Augustine Events- Uptown Saturday Night

If you are going to visit Florida, you should visit part of our history instead of one of the large theme parks. One great place to visit is St. Augustine. If you decided to go, make sure you check out all the great events in St. Augustine, especially the upcoming Uptown Saturday Nights. On the last Saturday in October and November, October 27 and November 24, from 5:00 - 9:00 pm, the antique district along San Marco Avenue comes to life with loads of antiques, workshops on antiquing, book signings by local authors, and featured artist's works at local galleries. Close by, you can also enjoy galleries, stories, live music, food, and wine. The shops all have open house so you can enjoy the best of the district even in the evenings!

The best part, parking is free at Mission of Nobre de Dios!

St. Augustine is great to visit any time of the year, especially in the fall when the Florida weather is moderate. The history of the oldest city in the US is enough to keep you busy during the day, and the Uptown Saturday Night event is enough to keep you busy at night.

Don't miss out on these two special nights in St. Augustine! If you cannot make it this fall, other dates are available. I am going to plan my visit to St. Augustine to make sure I can go to Uptown Saturday Night!

Give Your Child Some Sidewalk Chalk

I have posted some of these pictures on my preschool blog, but they are worth mentioning again. A little sidewalk chalk and innovation, and you have an artist! Check out Julian Beever's collection of pavement art. Be sure to click on the 3-D images to really give your brain a work out!

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The Second Round of Chemo

Today begins the second round of chemo. My husband had last week without any treatments and now it is a full week of inpatient treatments. He tried to get out of the inpatient thing, but the doctor said he thought it would be best to keep the kidney good. Hopefully he will be out early Saturday since we celebrate Halloween on Saturday in our city. If not, no biggie, we will go visit the hospital in the cute costumes!

As I keep saying, this is a short time in the scope of our lives. Two more months, we are done! The healing has begun and all of this is just formalities!

Keep praying!

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Superbug- Cleaning Your Home

I am sure most moms started a large cleaning campaign this week when news of the Superbug hit home. I completely washed down my kitchen and bathrooms, to me those seemed like the most likely culprits of germs. My husband has been in the hospital recently so that makes it even scarier!

And it is not just the kitchen and the bathroom of course. Shoes are one of the worse! Think about where your shoes go- the bathroom floors, the grocery store, the hospital floor (in our house). Leaving your shoes outside may be a good option!

One of the best ways to prevent any illness or germ in your house is to wash your hands carefully, for the entire song of Happy Birthday. Don''t share towels- each have your own towel to dry your hands- germs come off when you dry and they stay there. Or use paper towels and throw them away.

When you blow your nose, throw the tissue away immediately. Don't stick it in a pocket or your purse. How many times do you wash those tissues in your jeans and make a big mess anyway!

Use alcohol based hand sanitizers. While I have heard reports this has made some germs immune to the anti-bacterial properties, alcohol kills the Superbug.

And sanitize your house- with bleach especially. I hardly ever use bleach, but that and alcohol kill the it.

For more tips, read the Clean Living Newsletter. And wash your hands!

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