Reliable Steamboy Steam Mop Combo Giveaway Ends 12/20

Hosted by: Easy Green Mama & Co-hosted by: Gator Mommy Reviews & Happy Mothering
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Looking for a way to "Green" your cleaning routine? We have the perfect giveaway for you! This Reliable Steamboy Steam Mop Combo from AllergyBuyersClub.com will help you sanitize and deodorize floors, multiple surfaces and fabrics without the use of harsh chemicals!

Here at Mamas Around the House we aim to bring you monthly giveaways that fit with our healthy parenting lifestyles. Sanitizing floors and surfaces without chemicals would be fantastic wouldn't it? Be sure to enter this amazing giveaway!


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Features of Reliable Steamboy T1 Steam Mop & Reliable PRONTO P7 Portable Steam Cleaner Combo Package

Features on the Reliable Steamboy T1 Steam Mop

• Steam temperature of 248°F
• Cleans floors and carpets with high temperature steam
• Steam ready time is immediate
• 180° swivel head
• 11" cleaning path
• Ergonomically designed handle
• Replaceable water filter to protect against scale
• Includes 2 machine washable cloths
• Carpet glide for cleaning and deodorizing soft carpets
• 16' electrical cord with wrap around feature
• Power on indicator light
• 1 year warranty

Features on the Reliable PRONTO P7

• Steam temperature of 248°F
• Powerful 1200W heating element
• 4 bar pressure for maximum cleaning power
• Constant high volume steam flow – 35g/min
• Patented Comfort Safety System: safely refill without a safety cap
• Soft touch ergonomic handle
• Comes standard with 14 piece accessory set
• Action radius of 8 meters
• 15 minutes continuous steam
• Steam trigger for pressure sensitive control
• Temperature and steam ready indicator light
• Can be used as a powerful fabric steamer and window cleaner as well
• 1 year warranty
• Accessories included: 1 small brass brush, 1 small black nylon brush, 1 small white nylon brush, angle nozzle, taper nozzle, taper nozzle with handle, fabric (window) accessory, 3 cloths for fabrics, window cleaning blade, flexible hose, water beaker and accessory bag

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This giveaway is open to US residents, 18+ only.

The giveaway will end at 11:59 pm CST on 12/20.

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Disclosure: Mamas Around the House and Easy Green Mama are not responsible for prize shipment, as this is a sponsored prize from AllergyBuyersClub.com. We were not compensated in any way for promotion of this giveaway. Easy Green Mama received the above mentioned item, in exchange for an honest review. Our opinions are not influenced in any way. Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and any other social media are not affiliated with this giveaway. If you have any questions please contact the host of this giveaway at amber@easygreenmama.com.

Why We Should Clean While Kids Are Awake

Earlier this year Roo at Neon Fresh posted about 7 "game changers for parents" and I read her suggestions. One really caught my eye - clean while your kids are awake. I've been doing some of both - vacuuming while awake obviously because well, who wants to wake a sleeping kiddo with the vacuum.

But reading her reasoning really resonated with me. As adults, as parents, one of our goals is to teach children how to "do" life. If they don't see a chunk of life (i.e., cleaning) they won't realize it exists and won't get to learn how to be involved.

Little Sweeper for your Little Sweeper

Now you're probably saying, "My kids are too little to help" and I hear that. My kids are 3 1/2 and 18 months, so cleaning on the sly without "help" sounds so nice. Sage likes to get in the dishwasher. They both follow the vacuum around like the dogs do. But there are things they can do.

Silas loves to help with laundry. I give him four or five clothes to carry to the washer while I carry the basket, and I show him how to put the detergent in (but keep it up so he can't reach it). I ask my kids to pick up their toys so we can vacuum. I help to make sure it gets done, but they know the process. I put Sage in the Ergo baby carrier to do dishes and to sweep and/or mop.

As they get older, I'll get them their own brooms to help sweep and get them to put their clean clothes away. If we take their developmental abilities into account, we can figure out ways to help with the cleaning. Eventually, we can assign certain chores as their own, and they'll know how to do it because we've been doing it all along.

How do you get your kids involved in cleaning and household chores?

Photo "Dustpan And Brush" by Grant Cochrane downloaded from FreeDigitalPhotos.net

"I Wish..." A Mom's Sarcastic Wishes

I wish...

I could have nice things. Those plates at Home Goods were cute. I bet they break in a lovely pattern when my 16 month old drops them.

I could schedule baths and bedtimes like I can schedule Tweets on Hootsuite.

I could walk through my house without shoes on. Right now I'm attacked by HotWheels cars but I assume my children will move on to Army men and Legos any day now.

I could see a schedule of when my children will do X. A crystal ball or magic calendar indicating when the toddler will be fully potty trained would help me maintain my patience some days ("Only 3 more months and two more days..").

All adults had the experience of taking a tired toddler to the grocery store. I bet it would cut down on the ugly stares you sometimes get when the three year old cries uncontrollably because we switched aisles. 

The parenting books called the ages of 3 and 4 "The Dr Jekyl and Mr Hyde Days." You never know who you're going to get.

I wish the cleaning fairy was real. I mean come on, don't torture us with fairy tales. Why hasn't someone started a business called The Cleaning Fairies?!

Liz and the CuddleBugs

And finally...I wish my children would slow down and be my CuddleBugs for just a few years more. There's nothing better than a toddler snuggled in your lap with their favorite blanket saying, "I wuv you Mommy."

What do you wish for (funny or not)?

Review and Giveaway: How to do a wool dryer ball review

Order dryer balls from Amy at Redhead and Blue on Etsy. Get them super fast. Sniff the package straight out of the mailbox. Mmmm Liz got Spun Sugar Champagne. Lisa got Fall Honey Harvest.

Mmm Spun Sugar Champagne

Take them out of the Ecoenclose envelope (love them by the way). Admire the packaging.

Great packaging!

Read Amy's sweet note (and remember why you love ordering from Work At Home Moms [WAHMs] and homemade crafters).

Amy's cute note

Remove gorgeous dryer balls from package and place them in the dryer.

Lisa's dirty duds.

Wait for someone to dirty some laundry (HA! Wait, I'm a mom...no waiting...). Be excited to see how much quicker your clothes dry and how awesome they smell.

Dry clothes.

How cool is the inside of Lisa's dryer?!

Listen to the "thump thump thump thump" of the dryer balls rolling around in there separating the laundry. Smile when you realize what usually takes 80 minutes to dry took 60 minutes.

Lisa's dryer has a light. Totally jealous.

20 minutes off a large load is great (says Tony the Tiger), especially over time!

Order more dryer balls or a scent refresher kit from Amy by using the %15 off code she gave us just for our readers. Didn't get that code in your email? Huh. Are you signed up for our email list? If not, do so here. Subscribers will receive an email with a promo code for 15% off on Monday, September 30 so be sure to register by then!


Enjoy awesome smelling laundry, save electricity, and don't have to use dryer sheets. Love it!

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What We Learned This Week - September 8th Edition

Another day another dollar...what did you learn this week?

Robyn: 

1. I've learned about a gadget update: I receive deals via email for local stuff. This week, I opened my inbox to find a car seat swivel tray on sale. Are you thinking car seat for a child? That's what I thought! So they can sit quietly in the backseat and eat their happy meal while mommy is driving with hands at 10 and 2, playing her favorite tunes! Hold up, that's not what's going down...EVER! (Just trying to be real here) Seriously, But NO! This is a seat swivel tray that attaches to the cup holders, that the driver can vegetate off of while commuting. To the purchasers of such ridiculousness: Eat up Fatties. Nobody will be surprised if you drive off a cliff while texting from your swivel tray, either! SMH.

2. I've learned how much busier life can get in the matter of a week. I got a call with a really good job offer starting in a few weeks (which puts 3 out of 4 kids in daycare, and time for running errands on the weekends, and finishing up my degree next year...) teenage turd has extra curricular stuff 3 nights a week, husband is finishing his masters degree (2 nights a week), and T-Ball starts in 3 weeks for kinder turd. I guess that leaves one thing for me to do...put on my cape and rock this! 

3. Last but not least, I've learned to take time for myself. Even if it's while the baby is napping during the week (that 'sleep when the baby does' advice is not for me!) 30-45 minutes of Insanity has given me a huge burst of energy throughout the day. Plus, i notice that the floor needs to be swept while doing pushups! Right after, I am like jello going up the stairs. But, it's motivation to not be a dent in the couch while lactic acid is building up in my muscles (that's where soreness comes from) I push through the workout and hmm...the house has been cleaner and laundry has been done since Tuesday! Imagine that! Plus, a mani-pedi Sat morning totally went down! Ahhh(sigh of relief), clean house and polished toes...this mama's in total bliss!!!

Lisa:

1. The girls were having a hard time with this move. They were very sad about the old house, so we got them to help with packing things into the truck, so they could get some sense of closure. They said their goodbyes to the house this morning and are asleep now in their new room in the new house. Feels good to know just how resilient they are. 

2. It's ok to take a break. Part of being pregnant is getting easily exhausted and for me a huge problem. I feel like I don't do enough, that I could be doing more to help out, and I find myself on the brink of exhaustion. With everything going on here, I realized that I was doing a lot and I should take it easier. I took some breaks but still a managed to help a bit. Now, if I could only find a long-lasting cure for cankles!! Yeah right. 

3. Neighbors are interesting people! Our old neighbors, which were awesome, could barely say bye to us today as we loaded our last boxes into the truck. We didn't realize how good we'd been as neighbors, until half our block came to wish us good luck. It was intense to say the least! At the new house, we met the new neighbors en masse and they were wonderful! They even brought us a treat as a welcome to the neighborhood. It felt nice but overwhelming to be welcomed that warmly. Always a good thing to learn that there are still really good people around. Now, if I could just figure out their quirks, we're in business.

Liz:
1) I've learned that I can sometimes be a hypocrite. My completed dissertation was due Friday (a schedule that I created myself at the start of this quarter). I got it submitted Friday at 4:22 p.m. I busted butt working on it all this week (even though I did work on it for about 30 minutes a day for the two weeks before that). A former student heard that I had submitted it just under the wire and said, "Huh Liz, you always tell us not to procrastinate but..." And she's right. For most things I'm not a procrastinator but for some reason I'm just tired of this dissertation. I'm ready to be DONE.

2) Sage (14 months) is droppin' the science on us - this kid is spitting out words left and right like it's no 'thang. This past week? Chicken, Mickey (Mouse), dog, ball, go (used contextually correctly), down...that's all I can think of for now. It's amazing how different two children from the same household can be. Silas said "ball" at 12 months and that was it for a while. Child #2 has the advantage of having three role models for language (and behavior) rather than just the 2 that Child #1 had.

3) After going back to work full time (after a summer of teaching just two online classes) I've realized I cannot keep up the pace I had during the summer. Laundry, dishes, cooking, diaper laundry (including wool washing and lanolinizing), grocery shopping, cleaning...after working 40+ hours (many from home at night) is not as simple as it was during the summer. I feel badly, but I'm considering finding someone to come clean the house once a week. Why do I feel bad? For some reason I feel as if I should be able to cut it myself (those damned "shoulds").

4) I need a motivator. Our race got cancelled (the race Robyn and I were supposed to run next Saturday). I'm bummed. Now we need to find another one to register for. I have to say this has slightly decreased my motivation to go running and work out in general. Bummer.

What about you, what have you learned this week?