New You 2011! Week One!!

Today is the official start of New You 2011!

If you read the preview post, then it explains a little about what New You 2011 is!

If you missed it here's a recap:

Sippy Cups and Cloth Bums and myself are hosting a brand spankin' new link-up! It's to help give support to fellow mothers (or anyone) who are struggling to lose weight and/or get it shape! It will be a weekly link-up that will take place on Thursday's. The linky will be live on our blogs every Wednesday night until Thursday night!

Each week we encourage you to make a blog post and include the New You 2011 button about what you did the previous week to lose weight or get in shape. This can include but not limited to: pounds lost, food you ate, exercise, goals, healthy eating questions, and even goals you didn't meet!

You do not have to have a blog to participate; you can just leave a comment on that week's thread with your weight loss, etc.

Today is going to be a get to know you type thing and an introduction to the bloggers/readers participating. Feel Free to post a picture of yourself, your weight goals, your biggest food weakness, weight (if you want to share), and anything else you want to share! Please make a New You 2011 post and grab the button code, and link you post to the linky below!

After linking up your blog post, feel free to visit some of the other blogs linked up and leave some words of encouragement or just say hello!!

Here's a bit about me and my weight loss goals!

This is my best "body" shot that I have lol. My name is Michelle. I'm 23 years old. I have always been a girl with some junk in the trunk and big hips and thighs. I got it from my mama haha! Even after giving birth to my son I was same weight as I was pre-pregnancy. But about 6 months ago I went on a birth control that made me gain about 12 lbs! I have been so unhappy with my body and the way I look. I went off the birth control in December and instantly lost about 3 lbs. Now I have about 10lbs to go to get back to where I was. Plus I REALLY want to get in shape. I know I'm not fat or anything, but I hate the flabby and the muffin top and my HUGE love handles. I'd love to be toned and fit. My goal is to lose 10lbs before the summer. I want to work out at least 4 days a week, 40 min a day. That may be tough being in school full time, but I'm going to try hard. My big weakness is chocolate and moutain dew and I'm going to try VERY hard to cut back!

My Baby's Green AIO Cloth Diaper Review and Giveaway! ***CLOSED***

Have you heard of My Baby's Green yet? They sell all kinds of great items for baby and mommy! Some of the items they sell include: Organic Toys, Eco-Friendly Wooden Toys, Organic Baby Clothes, Reusable Snack bags, and Cloth Diapers! I was given the opportunity to review the All-In-One Cloth Diaper!

About My Baby's Green AIO Cloth Diaper

• This diaper is an AIO pocket style diaper so the insert can be used between baby and diaper or inside a pocket of the diaper.
• One Size (fits approximately 10-35lbs)
• Hook and Loop adjustable waist.
• Comes in 5 great colors!

My Review

I don't normally use hook and loop diapers for a number of reasons. One, Noah can pull his diaper off..even under his pants. Two, he's so skinny I usually have trouble getting a good fit. Which at first, I thought I was going to have a problem with this diaper, but after some trouble shooting and talking to Tina from My Baby's Green I was able to get a GREAT fit on Noah! The advantage of this hook and loop closure is it has so much velcro that you can use it on a tiny skinny baby or a very chunky baby and get a great fit!

I love the snap in insert! All the diapers in my stash now are pockets. I love pockets! So being able to have the option to use this diaper as a pocket was great! Plus it snaps inside so you dont' have to worry about it bunching up to a certain part of the diaper. Also, this feature makes drying time so much faster! Most aio's take forever to dry, but this one takes a lot less time to dry because you can seperate the insert from the diaper! I really liked that!

Overall, I really like this diaper! Its made well and will fit a variety of different shaped babies! The velcro is strong on it and is long for the ability to get a good fit! My personal preference is still snaps, but if your a velcro mama, this diaper is heaven for you!!

And just cause he's so cute! Here's a picture of Noah in his My Baby's Green AIO! (ignore the mess please hehe!)

Buy It!

Visit http://www.mybabysgreen.com/ to purchase the AIO cloth diaper and other great products!

Win It!

My Baby's Green is giving one lucky follower an AIO diaper of their own!!

***Mandatory Entry***

Go visit My Baby's Green and tell me about another item you'd like to try!

Leave your email so I can reach you if you win!!

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Giveaway will end Tuesday, January 25th at 11:59 EST! The winner will be chosen via random.org and emailed! The winner will have 48 hours to respond to the email or another winner will be chosen! Giveaway is open to US residents only!!

Disclaimer: Although I was given this product for free to give my personal review of the product, I was not paid for this review and the views expressed are my own.

Talk About Me Tuesday- Adventures of Mommy "S"

 

What's your name?
Mommy "S" in the blogging world.

Tell me a bit about yourself and your family.

I'm married to a wonderful man of 2.5yrs now. My daughter (Baby "S") is almost 8 months old now! I also have a 1.5yr old dog and an 8yr old cat.

What's the name and link to your blog?

Adventures of Mommy "S"
http://adventuresofmommys.blogspot.com/

What is your blog about/What do you like to write about in your blog?

My blog is about all things mommy but primarily breastfeeding, cloth diapering and cloth wiping. I am reviewing all the products I own, starting with my breastfeeding and cloth diapering products and working through the rest as they are requested by friends and readers. However, I do also touch on all things mommy such as teething, becoming mobile, etc.

What inspired you to start a blog?

I was home by myself bored one day and answering many emails from friends who are expecting their firsts. I realized many of the questions were the same so I started a blog to get it all answered in one place and people online started to read it!

Do you have any blogging pet peeves?

not yet :)

Do you have any big goals for your blog?

I am anxious to start giveaways soon. That's my biggest goal. After that I hope to have guest bloggers for topics my readers care most about.

What are some of your favorite blogs to read?

Yours :); Go Long, Go Green; Rachel's Reviews and Giveaway; Cloth Diaper Addiction
Thanks Mommy S for being a guest on my blog!! Everyone be sure to go follow!


If you would like your blog featured on Talk About Me Tuesday, go HERE to find out how!!

First Day Back!

Today was my first day back to school! What a long day it was! I have three classes from 8:45 - 3:30!! It's by far the longest day I've had in school since high school! Luckily Tuesdays and Thursdays are only half days. But anyways, Noah went to the sitter for the first time and had a blast! He didn't want to leave this afternoon when I picked him up! So that's a good sign! I really like the sitter. She's super nice and does a great job with the kiddos!

So besides being insanely busy for the next 3 months, I think school will go well. Idk how I'm going to find time for everything, but one perk to being in school that long every day is time to get my homework done at school! Wish me luck!!

Mom Blog Monday Blog Hop!

Are you a Mommy blogger? Do you blog about your kids? Do you blog about great things for Mommies? Do you wanna meet other Mom Bloggers?

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If you answered yes to any of those questions then link up!

This blog hop is hosted by Sippy Cups and Cloth Bums, The Not-So-Secret Confessions of a First Time Mom , and Luxury Living Frugal Style!

Rules?

All we ask is that you follow Sippy Cups and Cloth Bums, The Not- So- Secret Confessions of a First Time Mom, and Luxury Living Frugal Style.We are the first three on the linky!Then follow spot #4 which is the featured blog! Be sure to leave us a comment so we can follow you back!

We would LOVE it if you'd grab our button and put it somewhere on your blog or in a blog post! This would help us spread the word. However, you aren't required to.

Each week we will randomly select one blog to be the featured blog and to take the #4 spot!

This week's Featured Blog is...

Days Filled with Love

"Hi. my name is Melissa. I am just your typical twenty-something, laid-back wife who loves her husband and dog max with a baby on way. I am trying to piece together our crazy lives in this whirlwind of a surprise that has turned out to be the greatest thing that ever happened to us."

Alone Time Is A Must!

So, as I said in the previous post, Noah went to stay with his Nana and Papa (my parents) this weekend. We dropped him off with Nana on Thursday and picked him up this afternoon. So Brian and I have had basically two full days alone. Thursday night we went out to dinner and did a bit of shopping and then rented movies and watched those together till we went to bed. Then yesterday was Brian's birthday so we went to a hotel and went out last night to celebrate his birthday and New Year's Eve!

I have to tell you, I have fallen in love with my husband all over again! We had time to have REAL conversations without being interrupted, we had time to cuddle alone, we had time to laugh and flirt and act like the couple we were and are!! It was so nice and so amazing! I love that man so much and a good reminder of that is always a wonderful thing!

So moms and dads, if its not already a goal or resolution for the new year, I say make it a goal to spend more alone time with your significant other! It does so much for your relationship with each other and even your relationship with your children! It will bring you all closer as a family and hopefully, like I got to this weekend, you'll get the chance to fall in love all over again! <3

True Love!!  

1/1/11

Happy New Year! Hope you all had an fun evening last night, whether it was at home or out! We went out while Noah stayed with his grandparents! We had a lot of fun celebrating Brian's birthday and ringing in the New Year!

I am so excited for what 2011 holds for us as a family and for my blog! I have a lot of things planned for the blog including some more awesome reviews and giveaways! Plus dont' forget to come link up Thursday for the New You 2011 weight loss support linky!! This is going to be a great year! I can feel it!