“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” – old proverb “It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.” – Herman Melville A very wise and successful business woman once told me, “There are no new ideas. Women in business need to stop holding so tightly to their ideas thinking they’re completely…

This is the happy smile of a six year old girl who just lost her first tooth. And this is the relieved blog post of a mom who is happy to have another milestone successfully under her belt. The day of Emma’s sixth birthday party she announced to the family that she had a loose…

Please join us this Wednesday from 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. ET for a Twitter Party sponsored by 8th Continent Soymilk.There’s nothing like the feeling of waking up to a bright new day and that’s exactly the way Stremicks Heritage Foods – a family-owned and operated brand – wants families to feel when they drink 8th…

The 30 Days of Change Parenting Challenge launched with a bang and trickled to a bumpy start after a crazy month of travel and literally being snowed out away from my children…which made parenting them especially challenging. My biggest parenting challenge successes came on the days when I tried my best to say “yes” more…

Full Disclosure – four eggs were broken in the process of dyeing these eggs including one unsuspecting little egg that I smacked into the side of the pot absent-mindedly and one that my daughter dropped when she missed the cup of dye entirely. This year I decided that I was no longer going to dip…

After the winter we had, I just couldn’t wait. We planted a little ROYGBIV in front of our house today.

If you’re like me, you’ll be heading to the store later this week to put together a few last minute items from the Easter Bunny. I’ve written in the past about how much I appreciate that my children have moved on to small collections of toys, and Easter is the perfect excuse to add to…

For awhile I had a quiet game that I played every time I read Newsweek. I looked for errors in spelling, grammar, usage, or anything else that absolutely did not belong in a major publication such as Newsweek. Almost every week I won the game, but eventually I tired of it and started skimming the…

The return of crocuses, daffodils, and my Mustang Sally. Three sure signs that spring is here.

As parents it is our job to show our children the world, including the things that we love most. For me I knew that sharing my love of music would be an integral part of my parenting, but once my children arrived I was shocked at how tightly I reigned in their exposure to music….

A couple of months ago I told you about the Lunchables Animal Planet Sweepstakes during the Lunch, Roar, Score Twitter Party. The contest – with a chance to win your own Animal Planet Adventure with Jeff Corwin – is still taking place, so don’t miss your opportunity to enter to win this wonderful adventure for…

It’s only Monday, but we’re in the thick of the Twitter Party Marathon that is taking us right up to Spring Break. While we’ve still got great parties scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday night, we’ve decided to reschedule Thursday night’s 8:00 event to another week. So put your tweet up this Thursday! Save your…

I’ve been making a conscious effort lately to enjoy the simple pleasures of life with children. For a time I found myself wasting those precious moments with them, overwhelmed by the stress of getting to the next event or recovering from the last. After all, how much can you really accomplish with a three and…

Please join us this Sunday night as we party with the Mom Select ladies and our favorite hamsters, the Zhu Zhus! We’re so excited to announce the collaboration of two of our favorite things- Zhu Zhu Pets and video games! To the delight of hamster fans and video game addicts everywhere, Activision’s Zhu Zhu Pets…

When I began blogging nearly two years ago (where does the time go!?), I never knew that someday I would be combining blogging with business. My Twitter marketing business began organically, stemming naturally and yet unexpectedly from work to promote my own site. The Global Influence network came directly from my personal frustration with companies…

Mark your calendars now for an incredible week of Twitter Parties leading up to a spring break! Resourceful Mommy Twitter parties are taking a one week vacation for spring break and the Easter holiday – yes, mom deserves a break, too! – but before we do that we are bringing you a virtual smorgasbord of…

You know your children are growing up too fast when… they no longer need the step stool to brush their teeth they answer you with an eye roll and glare instead of words you’ve moved from fun bubble baths to serious big kid showers when you have alone time you don’t tell silly stories, you…

For the last 30 days I’ve been wearing my Earth Footwear (product provided for review) as part of a blogger challenge. I did not weigh myself at the beginning of the challenge because I learned long ago that the numbers on the scale are often not a good indication of anything. I have been excited…

If I had a dime for every time I’ve received an e-mail asking me, “Amy, what blogs do you read?” I’d….well, I’d be broke. No one ever asks me, but as I sat in bed with a sick little guy this weekend, I got caught up on my own blog reading. I do not have…