Mommy Lite - Mom and Dad Parenting Humor: THAT Mom!

Unless you are one of those Super Moms and execute your days flawlessly you will appreciate this post by Sarah Maizes......I know that I did since I am.........THAT Mom.

Mommy Lite - Mom and Dad Parenting Humor: THAT Mom!

Baby Loves Disco Lemonade Tour 2010

Have you heard of Baby Loves Disco?  If not, then this is your chance to be part of the Lemonade Tour 2010!

Baby Loves Disco turns Saturday afternoons into the new Saturday night.  They transform local night clubs into child-proof discos as toddlers, preschoolers and parents looking for a break from the same old routine and let loose for some fun!  These afternoon dance parties feature real music spun and mixed by a real DJ composed of classic disco tunes from the 70’s & 80’s guaranteed to get those little booties moving and grooving.  It’s a superdance-party special mission to spread awareness and raise money for alex’s lemonade stand.

This super groovy time will be held at the Metro in Chicago from 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., Sunday September 26, 2010.  Check out the link for tickets and more information.

http://www.babylovesdisco.tickets.musictoday.com/BabyLovesDisco/calendar.aspx

This is the only disco in the Chicago market for 2010 and the tickets are going fast so don’t miss out!  This event is being sponsored by H & M, Creativity for Kids, Tattoos for Tots, Cool Mom Picks & Snikiddy.

Rethink Your To-Do List | Hybrid Mom

Rethink Your To-Do List | Hybrid Mom

Win tickets to see SHREK THE MUSICAL

Here Ye, Here Ye.....Come join all of your favorite characters from the land of Far Far Away at SHREK THE MUSICAL at the Cadillac Palace Theatre, Chicago!

Thanks to our great friends at Broadway In Chicago, we have a prize package to give to one lucky winner.  This prize pack consists of 4 tickets for the August 4, 2010, 7:30 p.m. performance as well as some other great merchandise.

How can you win this prize pack and be the fairest in the land you ask?

It's this easy........All you need to do is enter your email address at http://lombard.macaronikid.com/subscribe  ((be sure that you enter SHREK CONTEST in the box asking how you heard about us to be included in the drawing).  A winner will be chosen at random on Wednesday, July 28.  The winner will be notified via email.  For those who enter and do not win the prize pack, do not despair!  For your efforts we will reward you with a SHREKcation - which is a special code to purchase one ticket at full price and get up to 4 additional tickets at half off the original price.  

Either way it is a WIN-WIN so enter today!!

SHERYL CROW’S NEW ALBUM “100 MILES FROM MEMPHIS” IN STORES TODAY, JULY 20!

Sheryl Crow is one of the most talented singer songwriters in music history.  Her voice is soulful and her music is a fine mix of folk, rock and pop styles.  She has won nine Grammy awards over the span of her successful 17 year career. 

She has sold 35 million albums worldwide and her newest album, 100 Miles From Memphis, is being released July 20, 2010.  Her new single “Summer Day” is a perfect blend of rock, pop and blues – here Sheryl returns to the classic soul sounds that first drew her to making music.

Check out Sheryl at www.sherylcrow.com and buy your copy of the album while you are there!!!

Her tour schedule has just been announced.  Click here to see when she’ll be live in a town near you.   http://www.sherylcrow.com/events/

I work for Miles Of Marketing and this information was provided to me by them.  (www.milesofmarketing.com)

A new helpful website!

Check out this great new website – AlikeList.com. Here you can quickly find the right local businesses to help you save money and time. ALikeList is based on the principle that people trust referrals from friends and family. This site is word-of-mouth referrals at your fingertips! You can create and save your most trusted U.S. businesses, make recommendations and rank them. Go ahead and invite your family and friends, share list and connect each other with business too. You can also connect through your Facebook and/or Twitter accounts.

It’s the fastest way to get trusted recommendations whenever and wherever you need them!

www.ALikeList.com

Seminars…....Worthwhile Information or Time Waster?

I know that it is the holiday season and just about everyone is posting about that. I, on the other hand, am having a difficult time getting into the spirit of things so far this year. This being the case, I have decided to catch up on my other postings in hopes that the Christmas bug will bite soon.

I recently attended a seminar titled Time Management and Organizational Skills. For those of you who know me well ~ this might seem silly but I thought is sounded interesting. I mean, who doesn’t love to be organized??  I do enjoy the satisfaction of completing tasks and feeling like I know what is going on ~ even if these times are rare. I would like to share with you my experience and thoughts on the day.

Since I was attending this seminar I thought I would get the most I could out of it. I usually keep to myself and not mingle with the other attendees since it does not matter to me why they are there. In my past experiences, most individuals are required to attend some type of training/seminar at least once per year. In my current position, it is not required. I am one of those rare individuals who begs my boss to let me attend these type of events. If I could, I would attend seminars/training sessions all the time! I really do enjoy going and learning new things, which is rather funny to me since I never really enjoyed school ~ except for the extra-curricular activities :)

As I previously stated, this was a session that involved time management so I figured that showing up on time was key…..in this case I was early! Walking to the “classroom” always feels like the first day of school. Immediately, eyes are darting around the room while trying to figure out which seat to choose. Do I sit in front? Back? Or just blend in the middle? I still have not figured out the best place to plant myself but since I was early I had a lot of spaces to choose from. I settled in and scanned through the booklet of information and other papers that I was given at the registration table. Then there was the decision to be made about the dreaded name tag….HELLO, MY NAME IS……..I’m not sure how others feel about name tags. I understand the reason to have them but I do not like to wear them – mostly because I am that person who forgets to take it off! Although, it makes for an interesting conversation starter in Jewel.

As I sat in my carefully chosen seat I watched as the other attendees came in and went through the same seat-selection dilemma. The group of individuals was made up of mostly women at a variety of ages and lines of work. I spoke with a number of them – Secretaries, Office Managers, Sales persons, Business Owners. The reason for their attendance varied as well – New job or promotion, required by their employer, individual/personal growth. (I know this information due to the fact that I was feeling a bit daring and decided to jump out of my comfort zone.) It is always nice to have a group who is excited to learn, as I was hoping these people were. The biggest concern for me is always what type of speaker/presenter I will be with all day. I have been in some sessions that I would have to classify as awful only because of the speaker ~ I was hoping this would not be the case. As it turned out the speaker, Ray Santerini was great!

Ray walked in and made his way through the room all the while introducing himself to each and every person ~ shaking hands, thanking them for attending and chatting with everyone. WOW!! This was something I had not come across before. Not only did Ray make everyone feel comfortable, as much as one can be in a room full of strangers, but also energized and excited about the day……And it was! Ray explained how our day would unfold and began with a great story on how he was able to get a handle on this time management. He shared many personal stories to aid his explanation of the different materials. He also did a great job of breaking down the material as to make it easy to implement into real life situations.

I was truly enjoying spending the day with Ray and my newly organized friends because we could all relate to one another. Until this seminar I was not sure if there was a term that could describe me. As it turns out, I am, as Ray described, a Procrastinating Perfectionist. Now it all makes sense!! I could see that by the other’s facial expressions I was not the only one relating to the topics at hand.

Before I knew it the day was done yet I was not ready for it to be. I felt as if there was still so much more I could learn. Which brings me back to the title of this post….Are seminars worthwhile or time wasters? I am very happy to report, as you have probably already figured out, that this was the best seminar I have been to. Every bit of information was interesting and helpful. I have even started implementing some of the tips I learned ~ and can definitely see some differences. But the best part of the day was the presenter and my fellow attendees. As they can make or break it for me……They made a day of learning fun.

So, in the end the session was worthwhile and very inspirational. Thank you Ray………