I'm glad to see this blog post from the New York Times, explaining why a study out of Ohio State University (claiming that parents bicker less when the woman takes on a traditional role and does most of the work) isn't necessarily as black and white as it may seem from reading the news articles flying around the web.
Because, really, it would just be WAY too depressing to know that the only two choices are:
1. Share the parenting tasks, but ruin your marriage; or
2. Do everything yourself
TTYL,
Organized Working Mom
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Sunday Deals
I'm thinking of starting a Sunday tradition where I post the best deals I've found around the web that week. What do you think?
Here are a few deals for this week:
Free laptop from Google Chrome. Visit this link to apply. If you're selected, Google will send you a laptop completely free, in exchange for you using a providing feedback on the product.
Use this link to go through Bank of America for a Turbotax discount, for those of you doing your taxes early (I did mine last week). Just click continue and it will take you through to the Turbotax site, where you should see the discount (Deluxe Federal is now $19.45 instead of the original price of $29.95).
Sign up here for a free Maggi chicken flavored pasta soup.
Request a free sample of Maybelline FitME foundation from Target's website. Just click this link then click on the gray box under the sample.
Enjoy!
Organized Working Mom
Here are a few deals for this week:
Free laptop from Google Chrome. Visit this link to apply. If you're selected, Google will send you a laptop completely free, in exchange for you using a providing feedback on the product.
Use this link to go through Bank of America for a Turbotax discount, for those of you doing your taxes early (I did mine last week). Just click continue and it will take you through to the Turbotax site, where you should see the discount (Deluxe Federal is now $19.45 instead of the original price of $29.95).
Sign up here for a free Maggi chicken flavored pasta soup.
Request a free sample of Maybelline FitME foundation from Target's website. Just click this link then click on the gray box under the sample.
Enjoy!
Organized Working Mom
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Disney on Ice
My daughter and I went to see Disney on Ice for our Mommy and Me day yesterday and I cannot recommend it highly enough! The show was amazing, it was very high energy and kept my daughter's attention throughout. She loved all the participation, shouting at Mickey not to eat the poisoned apple and helping the fairy godmother do magic.
We are Toy Story fanatics in this house so needless to say the finale when all the Toy Story characters came out (even including Rex and Evil Dr. Pork Chop) was a huge highlight. And we both loved all the princesses, they did some amazing lifts and spins during those routines.
I thought it was really reasonably priced (we paid $15 with a promotion and were practically front row) and great value for money. Of course they make it back with the extortionate concessions ($10 for cotton candy, really?!) but even so, I would definitely recommend it. We had a great time!
TTYL,
Organized Working Mom
We are Toy Story fanatics in this house so needless to say the finale when all the Toy Story characters came out (even including Rex and Evil Dr. Pork Chop) was a huge highlight. And we both loved all the princesses, they did some amazing lifts and spins during those routines.
I thought it was really reasonably priced (we paid $15 with a promotion and were practically front row) and great value for money. Of course they make it back with the extortionate concessions ($10 for cotton candy, really?!) but even so, I would definitely recommend it. We had a great time!
TTYL,
Organized Working Mom
Friday, January 28, 2011
Excited!!!
So a while back I posted about wanting to do a Mommy and Me day. Well, today is the day! I booked the day off work and have a whole day of fun planned with my daughter (who got up wide awake at 5am because she was too excited to sleep!)
I'll be back later to update!
Happy Friday!
Organized Working Mom
I'll be back later to update!
Happy Friday!
Organized Working Mom
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Making Eating Out More Affordable
No matter how organized you might be, there are some days when work has been rough, everyone is tired, everyone is grouchy and the last thing anybody wants to do is cook.
Eating out is really expensive and seems to have gotten even more so over the past few years (or maybe that’s just because I’ve gone from paying for a meal for two to paying for a family of four). Anyone who eats out with kids knows that kids meals can be expensive and definitely add to the cost of the meal.
Many restaurants offer a “kids eat free” night. But the trick is finding out when those nights are. Some restaurants will also let you combine a kids eat free night with a coupon (not all do, so check this before you go). You can very occasionally even stack a gift certificate from restaurants.com (wait for them to have their $2 gift certificate sale) with a coupon and the kids eat free night. Be sure to check the fine print for each of the offers first.
Here are some websites where you can look up your area to see what restaurants have a kids eat free night, and what time they are at.
TTYL,
Organized Working Mom
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Hot Coupons and Freebies
So, my resolution was to get better at couponing. Lets just say it's a work in progress!
However, I found a few coupon deals and freebies I thought I would share:
Online coupons:
$1.49 for a year's domain name registration (.com, .org, .biz and more) at GoDaddy.com. Use code WINTER149. Expires 1/31/11.
$10 off $50 at birthdayexpress.com with code birthday. Expires 1/31/11.
Freebies:
Free box of Clairol Color Blend Foam. Clairol is giving away 25,000 boxes each day through January 27, 2011. Just click "like" on their Facebook page, beginning 12:00 EST each day.
Free box of Quaker Oatmeal Squares. Sign up here, the limit is one per household.
Also, don't miss signing up for a free subscription to American Baby and Baby Talk magazine. Both publications have had some great discounts for diapers through Amazon recently. Combined with savings from Amazon Mom this makes for significant savings.
TTYL,
Organized Working Mom
However, I found a few coupon deals and freebies I thought I would share:
Online coupons:
$1.49 for a year's domain name registration (.com, .org, .biz and more) at GoDaddy.com. Use code WINTER149. Expires 1/31/11.
$10 off $50 at birthdayexpress.com with code birthday. Expires 1/31/11.
Freebies:
Free box of Clairol Color Blend Foam. Clairol is giving away 25,000 boxes each day through January 27, 2011. Just click "like" on their Facebook page, beginning 12:00 EST each day.
Free box of Quaker Oatmeal Squares. Sign up here, the limit is one per household.
Also, don't miss signing up for a free subscription to American Baby and Baby Talk magazine. Both publications have had some great discounts for diapers through Amazon recently. Combined with savings from Amazon Mom this makes for significant savings.
TTYL,
Organized Working Mom
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Yogurt Freebie!
Lots of freebies today!
This one is for a free cup of yogurt from Yoplait (or, if you're in California they send other coupons because of CA dairy laws).
Check out the offer here!
TTYL,
Organized Working Mom
This one is for a free cup of yogurt from Yoplait (or, if you're in California they send other coupons because of CA dairy laws).
Check out the offer here!
TTYL,
Organized Working Mom
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