No More Knotty: Mother’s Day Keratin Hair Treatment Giveaway (Nashville!)

May 10, 2012 By 7 Comments

A few weeks I was invited to attend a lovely Plum District Nashville launch party in Gallery 202 (if you haven’t been there you must check it out as the artwork is incredible and it’s a lovely venue for events) located in beautiful downtown Franklin. I had seen a lot of their fantastic deals and offerings in other areas, such as Orange County, so I was thrilled to see this mom-centric deal site come to Middle Tennessee.

 

Plum District works quite a bit with local small businesses, like Delvin Farms. As a wife to a small business owner, I am very passionate about supporting local entrepeneurs. Their Friday Fund deals benefit area charities. Just a few of their partnerships so far have featured Olivia Olive Oil with Mercy Children’s Clinic and Matteo’s Pizza with Second Harvest Food Bank. The local women behind Plum District are just fantastic and it was so much fun to meet them in person.

I’ve personally already bought a couple of Plum District Nashville deals for my family: one for Matteo’s Pizza and one for Super Suppers in Franklin (their Asian flank steak is to die for and it was such a treat to have this for dinner on a busy work and school night). I’m just waiting for the right night to use our Matteo’s deal but I know it will be soon as this month is crazy with end of school year activities.

Plum District is offering deals focusing on moms the entire month of May in honor of Mother’s Day and they’ve teamed up with spokesperson Bethenny Frankel for this Month of Mom. I’m thrilled to offer my Middle Tennessee readers a chance to win a little me time! And hey, even if you don’t have a uterus, you can enter to win this as a special present for the special mom or mom to be in your life.

One lucky Blonde Mom Blog reader will win a Plum District Nashville voucher for a keratin hair treatment from West Coast Parlour in Cool Springs valued at $149! 

I have the muy loco crazy hair and it is especially crazy in the wild and rampant humidity of summer. Where the wild things are? IN MY HAIR. I haven’t tried a keratin treatment, but I hear they are fabulous. This voucher doesn’t expire until November, giving you plenty of time to schedule an appointment.

To enter, simply sign up here to receive Plum District’s deals via email.

For up to four additional entries (please a separate comment for any of these you choose to do):

I’ll select a winner at random from all eligible entries left by midnight Sunday, May 13. Thanks for entering and good luck!

Disclosure: I am enrolled in Plum District’s affiliate program; I received a Plum District credit for publishing this giveaway. As always, all words here are totally my own.

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Dander, Dust Mites & Dirty Air Be Afraid…Be Very Afraid

May 5, 2012 By 458 Comments


Zoey and Jack equal one impressive pet dander factory.


This giveaway is closed. The winner is LizP who commented May 5: “All the features are great, I like it most that it is ultra quiet.”


Edited to Add: I had the price point of the purifier incorrect – it is a $499 value, and not $399 (I had published the sale price.) The price has now been reflected in the post. Thanks ya’ll!


There are many things I consider cool. And yes I may be 42 years old but I still know my cool people!


Allergies? Not cool.


Modern, sleek, hip looking air purifier like something out of the Matrix? Cool.


Not long ago I was invited to an Oreck AirInstinct Air Purifier launch party here in Nashville. I had no idea what to expect but it was a lovely evening and I was impressed with Oreck’s very down-to-earth CEO, Doug Cahill, who seemed genuinely excited to speak with local bloggers about how Oreck was using social media to help spread the news about its new line of air purifiers. Oreck may be an old school company, but they are embracing the future.


I know what you’re thinking…Oreck? Aren’t they those fancy pants vacuum people?


Yes. Yes they are. They are also based here in Middle Tennessee, which I must confess I did not realize, AND they also are now manufacturing an incredible line of air purifiers.


Living in Nashville is pretty much like living in a pollen burrito. I tend to have seasonal allergies in the spring and fall…Bradford Pears kill me. My poor husband, however, has been tested twice in his life for allergies (you know…the lovely pin prick your arm to pieces test) and is basically allergic to everything on this planet except for pet dander. Lucky for him as we have two dogs! Score one for the canines!


You may think that dirty air is limited to the great outdoors, but it’s not. The air in our homes has pollen, dust, pet dander, and smoke particles that are so microscopic and lightweight that they can remain suspended in the air for hours. In fact, according to the EPA, the air inside your home may be up to 5 times more polluted than the air outside.


I was really excited to bring home a beautiful, and I am not being sarcastic, sleek AirInstinct 200 air purifier from Oreck. Not only is it a very contemporary and hip design, but it’s quiet (although you can turn the fan on higher for white noise which I personally love while sleeping)  and the HEPA filter lasts for THREE YEARS. Three years! That’s longer than a Kardashian marriage my friends.


Other features I love:

  • It cleans rooms up to 248 sq. ft. (we’ve been using it in our master bedroom)

  • It’s ENERGY STAR® qualified

  • Its smart air sensor features automatic shut-off, so it only cleans the air when it needs to, and 4 speeds

  • A fun color changing feature (that can be turned off at night) shows you when the filter is really working…it’s like cool mood lighting

And now for the really fun part.

One very lucky BlondeMomBlog reader will win an AirInstinct 200 Air Purifier from Oreck, value at $499!


Simply visit Oreck online and take a look at their line of air purifiers and then come back and leave a comment here about what feature most appeals to you..

For up to six additional entries to this giveaway (please leave a new and separate comment on this post for each of these you do):

  • Let me know if you are a fan of Oreck on Facebook

  • Let me know if you are a fan of BlondeMomBlog on Facebook

  • Follow Oreck on Twitter

  • Post to Twitter the following: I entered to win an incredible $499 @Oreck air purifier on @BlondeMomBlog!

  • Follow BlondeMomBlog on Twitter

  • Follow BlondeMomBlog on Pinterest

I’ll select a winner from all eligible comments using Random.org; giveaway closes at midnight CST Monday, May 14. This giveaway is open to U.S. residents, ages 18 and up. Winner will be notified via email and will have 24 hours to respond before a new winner is randomly selected.

Disclosure: I received an AirInstinct 200 air purifier to test and keep from Oreck and attended a party to learn more about the product.

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Cherish The Cookies (And The Crumbs)

April 30, 2012 By 3 Comments

 


My girls in 2009, back when they had no tomboy gag-reflex aversion to the color pink or to wearing adorable matching nightgowns. Sniff!


Lately I’ve been truly stressing about the “messiness” of our house. I may have resorted to some unfortunate coersion (i.e. screaming) over the weekend because my girls left their breakfast dishes out AGAIN.

There is good messy and bad messy when it comes to this parenting thing, though.

Cue the violins.

Grab a tissue. 

Go ahead…I’ll wait.

My advice to all you moms just starting out on this fantastic voyage of swaddling and sippy cups (my “baby” just turned 7 years old so I’ve been at this a while) is to appreciate the big messes that only little kids can make. Treasure your trashed house. Embrace the chaos. That’s right. Relish the water on the bathroom floor after an epic bubble bath with Barbies and bath toys, appreciate the sticky PB&J handprints on the refrigerator door, cherish the cookie crumbs.


Because you know what? One minute you’re sweeping up cookie crumbs and the next minute you’re consider colleges.


Now remind me to read this the next time I go ballistic over unclaimed cereal bowls.


Speaking of cookie crumbs, today is National Oatmeal Cookie Day and I wanted to follow up to the sponsored post I wrote for Quaker last month AND announce the winner of the $75 VISA gift card and assortment of cookies from Quaker’s new cookie line. Deanna G. who commented April 1: “I’d like to get the garage clean & organized,” is the winner. Congrats to Deanna!


Some fun facts about National Oatmeal Cookie Day from my friends at Quaker:

  • The oatmeal cookie was originally invented in the late 1800s during Rome’s attempts to conquer England.

  • Two of the most famous fans of oatmeal cookies are Susan Sarandon and Bethenny Frankel.

  • Oatmeal cookies are the second most popular cookie.

  • 75 % of U.S. households have oatmeal in their cupboard (including mine!)

  • Americans consume roughly 2 billion cookies a year; some reports will say about 300 cookies per person a year.

So there you go. If you’re ever playing trivia at a sports bar with your kids (not that we’d ever do that…ahem) and you find yourself challenged with some particularly perplexing cookie triva, you are so totally going to rock that category.

You’re welcome.

What kind of kid messes are you going to miss when you’re kids are grown? 

Disclosure: This is the second in a series of sponsored posts from Quaker. As always, all opinions and words are all mine.

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