Woohoo - Week 5 and we are still going strong - YAY! Thanks to all the loyal readers who participate in Tuesday Toot - you know who you are. I posted my toot here. For this week - our prize is donated by Sharon McMillan of SharonWrites.com - one free press release - this is awesome for those who want to promote a product, service or website. To be entered in the drawing, simply participate in Tuesday Toot and leave a comment on our site and leave your link on our linky below. Good Luck!

Learn more about Tuesday Toot and post it on your blog. Leave your info in the Linky below and make sure to leave me a comment. Last week - I said I will pick one winner for a copy of Transcription Starter Pack. This winner is … Stephanie. Congrats - Stephanie … send me an email to claim your prize.

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This week I am tooting about some face-lifts I have done on a couple of websites - Celebrating Women’s Day and my brochure site - MarieYnami.com . I have started with the face-lift but I still need to add the finishing touches and update some of the pages. Both of it was quite a bit of work especially because I am no wordpress guru but I am enjoying learning more about personalizing the template. I used the same template for both sites but I am personalizing each one to fit the respective sites. I decided to go with a wordpress blog for both sites instead of the traditional website - I love wordpress blogs … the ease of adding pages and content and also I enjoy the fact that you can easily change the look of it simply by switching over to a new template.

So - take a look see at Celebrating Women’s Day and my brochure site - MarieYnami.com and let me know what you think. Have you posted your Tuesday Toot yet? I hope you can join us!

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This week’s guest is Carrie Lauth, co-owner of MommyBurnOut.com. We talk about “How Moms can Avoid Burnout”. This is a hot topic especially for moms. We all get burnt out but it does not have to be that way. Carrie says that writing a list of your expectations will help you realize what brings about burnout. We spoke about how moms have such ridiculously high expectations of ourselves. She talks about how women’s standards have changed through the years since the invention of certain technology. She suggests that moms should try to figure out how burnout shows up in our life. Are there symptoms that we can identify that warns us a “Burnout” is coming up? Carrie stresses out that it is important for us moms to acknowledge our feelings. She also talks about how exercise and being out in nature are both helpful in eliminating burnout. We also both agreed that a “Girl’s Night Out” is a must for women.

This audio is actually a sampling of audios you can expect during Celebrating Women’s Day. This interview was recorded a year ago for the 2nd Annual Celebrating Women’s Day event but the topic remains “hot” especially for the mommy market.

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Have you noticed the latest addition to this blog? It is on the right hand side of the site - a Top Spot List! Right now - it is only $3 to get on the Top Spot for 30 days … yup … 30 days. At the time that I posted this entry, I have 6 links already in the Top Spots … you can be one of them too. Simply click on “Show some love - buy one” and it is pretty easy to follow along.

This tool is a free widget you can add to your blog. It’s great because it is easy to use, you can choose from a variety of templates to add to your site, you can choose 5,10 or more spots if you wanted and there are more features - most of all, it’s a neat way to monetize your blog. You can learn more about it by visiting Scratchback.com. If your site or blog caters to moms, you may want to grab a spot in my TOPSPOTS.

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We are on Week 4. I am so pleased that more and more bloggers are participating in this meme. You can find my own Toot by clicking here. For the coming week - we are giving away a prize donated by Nell Taliercio - Transcription Starter Pack - a great resource for those thinking of starting a VA or transcription business.

Learn more about Tuesday Toot and post it on your blog. Leave your info in the Linky below and make sure to leave me a comment. Last week - I said I will pick one winner for a copy of Quality Time Ideas for Kids. This winner is … Steph. Congrats - Steph … send me an email to claim your prize.

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This week’s toot - is a step to a healthier me. My family has re-signed up to our local YMCA so - no more excuses of “Oh, it’s too cold for a walk or it’s raining …” I looked a the schedule of exercise classes and it got me really excited. I am going to attend salsa cardio again - I can imagine how tiring it can be but - it’ll be good. I am so ready to lose this extra weight.

I went to the doctor for a follow up check up and it looks like I didn’t gain any weight - I guess that is worth Tooting considering that the holidays just passed (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years and such). I really tried my best not to over-eat and I guess it worked - I didn’t gain more weight - Toot Toot!

So that’s my Tuesday Toot - have you posted yours today?

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This week my guest is Christine Steendahl, The Menu Mom. We talk about a hot topic - “Cooking for Kids”. Listen as she shares her secrets on “How to come up with easy recipes your kids will surely enjoy”.

Some questions I asked are:
What are some quick meals moms can make for their kids? She shares some of her family favorites like pizza, tacos, chicken nuggets and chicken quesadillas, mac and cheese and more.

Are there key ingredients Moms should always have in the pantry?
Her must haves in her pantry are pancake mix, refrigerated biscuits, shredded cheese, pasta, tortilla, fresh produce - just to name a few.

What are the more popular no-cook snacks/meals we can serve our kids?
She suggests sandwiches, fruits dipped in yogurt, deli-meat rolled up with veggies and cheese, and even a bowl of their favorite cereal.

We talked about several brown bag meal ideas kids can really enjoy, the importance of getting kids involved in meal preparation and finally she shares a yummy and easy smoothie recipe.

Also Mentioned during the show:

Kid Approved Meals -
Weekly Breakfast and Lunch Menus Moms and Kids Love!

Dine Without Whine - A Family Friendly Weekly Menu Planner

Healthy Menu Mailer - Your Secret Weapon for a Healthy Eating Lifestyle

Celebrating Women’s Day - March 25-27, 2008 - Online Event for Women

Moms Morning Show - Weekdays - 10:30am-11:30am EST

Because Mom Said So

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Here is a Valentine’s Day video that you can share with your Honey. Feel free to forward to all your loved ones.

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This is an easy craft especially for scrapbookers. It is also very inexpensive - you can use any candy bar you like and just your left over scrapbooking stuff. This video tutorial is pretty short. you can also use this idea to make party favors. Try it and let me know how it turns out.

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We are on Week three - WooHoo - that is a toot by itself. Many thanks so far to those who have participated. For my own Tuesday toot - I posted a brag about my teens.

Learn more about Tuesday Toot and post it on your blog. Leave your info in the Linky below and make sure to leave me a comment. Last week - I said I will pick one winner for a copy of “Don’t Fall into the SuperMom Trap eBook” donated by Aurelia Williams. The winner of the drawing is … Edie - Congrats Edie. Please email me to claim your prize.

For this next week, we are giving away a prize donated by Jan Ferrante - Quality Time Ideas for Kids. A winner will be chosen and announced on Tuesday, 2/19/08.

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