New Giveaways and new links!

Our New Giveaway:

As a thank you to our many readers, I will be doing new giveaways! To start us off, our first giveaway will be a box of Luna Minis! Luna provides awesome nutritional bars for women...not the chalky or sticky yucky kind! Luna bars are yummy, nutritious, and serve as a great snack!

This is the honest truth here; my husband LOVES them! He doesn't care that they are formulated, marketed, and packaged just for women! If I have them around, he will eat them! So get your free box of 18 before he does!

The flavors include S'mores, Nutz Over Chocolate, and Caramel Nut Brownie. In my opinion these are the best of the best!

Please note: All three bars contain some amount of soy and/or peanuts. If you have an allergy to these ingredients, these might not be the bars for you!

To enter the win the freebies, just leave a comment letting me know you are interested! That's it! Our winner will be announced next Monday...when we announce a new giveaway!

For more information on Lunabar nutrition facts and other Luna products please visit www.lunabar.com

I also recommend signing up for your local Luna Moms Club. It is free to join and the moms communities are great!

New Links:
I've added new links to the side of places where I find useful information and great gear. It's tough being mom and we can use all the help we get!

Speaking of Spring Cleaning...

Please forgive the mess on the blog! I am doing some cleanup and rearranging for a more user friendly site! Everything should be done today!

Spring Cleaning Workout!

Let's face it, Spring cleaning is a workout as it is, so what's a few more squats, calf raises, and push ups! There's always lots of lifting, pushing, and if you are someone like me with small children, lots of crawling! They get stuff in the most unlikely and hard to reach places! Add in some simple exercises and relish is not only a clean house, but a good workout!

When you start on this mountain sized endeavor, remember a few things...

1. Lift with you legs, not your back.
I know that is a cliche statement, but true all the same! Add in a few squats and you've got yourself a great leg workout!

2. Pace yourself!
I know with all of our busy schedules time is limited and you want to get as much done is as little time as possible. I say though to focus on quality, not quantity! Start in one area or room and focus your attention there until the job is done! Then you can move on to other rooms. Don't aim for vacuuming under all of the beds and sofas to check vacuum off the list. Just worry about one room! The other benefit (or silver lining depending on your views of housework) is you get more of total body workout, spread out evenly through the week!

3. Drink lots of water!
I am guilty of not following this one as much as I should! When we are giving the house the old scrub down we tend to breath in (pretty heavily) all of the dust we kick up as well as work up a good sweat. Clear your throat with a swig of water and keep hydrated through the sweats!

4. Last, but not least, give yourself a pat on the back...
and brag to your friends of a job well done! Go get yourself a small treat, you've earned it!

Tip: If you have an abundance of unused cell phones or small gadgets, sell them to gazelle.com I found this website in an article about recycling last year. I sent in three old cell phones and earned about $90...seriously! They even pay for shipping!

Check out gazelle.com here!

First Quarter Moms with a Mission

For the first quarter of 2009 our Moms with a Mission focus is for breast cancer awareness and research.

Our topic for this week is The Role of the Environment - Environmental and Preventable Causes of Breast Cancer

Fewer than 10 percent of breast cancers occur in woman with a genetic predisposition to the disease. Even when all traditional risk factors-including genetic predisposition, reproductive history, diet, exercise, and alcohol-are aggregated, more than half of the U.S. breast cancers remain unexplained. The Breast Cancer Fund (BCF) belives that environmental exposures to toxic chemicals and radiation are increasing breast cancer risk. We need to get people talking about breast cancer prevention and reducing these environmental exposures.

About the Breast Cancer Fund- In response to the public health crisis of breast cancer, the Breast Cancer Fund identifies - and advocates for elimination of - the environmental and other preventable causes from the disease. Founded in 1992, the Breast Cancer Fund works from the knowledge that breast cancer is not simply a personal tragedy, but ab public health priority that demands action from all.

web: http://www.breastcancerfund.org

blog: http://breastcancerfund.typepad.com/

**source of article from Luna (Clifbar).

Prayers for a family.

As you know I follow a blog by Dawn Meehan and her posts usually bring several laughs. Today though I read her post couldn't help but become overwhelmed with sadness. One of her friends lost her 5 year old son to brain cancer Monday night. Her words are both heartbreaking but inspiring as the family is very strong in their faith even in this tragic time. The little boy's name was Coleman Larson. Please pray for his family, esp his parents and twin brother. To read more on Coleman click here.

New Podcast Coming Soon!

I finally figured out how to create podcasts so starting next week (fingers crossed) I will be uploading short video podcasts showing you a few exercises that you can in do at home or at the park! This will be a great way to get those bodies moving!

In the words of one of my favorite authors, Carol Lewis, "start simply, and simply start."

Making 2009 a Mom-Fit Year

I've mentioned Bookie Boo before but in case you are new to the blog, it is a website that is known as a fitness hangout for moms. It started out as a small forum, but has since then become a very popular site!

Our own Lisa Druxman (founding Mama of Stroller Strides) will be doing a webinar where she will answer questions about workouts, nutrition, and more!

This is a great opportunity that will help you get those fitness goals on track!

The webinar will be on January 14th at 7pm. You must be a Bookie Boo member to log in. You can sign up at http://bookieboo.com