TMH Tip of the Week
To help your body stay warm on cold winter nights, don’t use one of those expensive, unattractive Snuggies.
Simply think about a naked George Clooney plumping your pillows.
Ahhhhh. That’s better. OMG–is it hot in here, or is it just him?
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TMH Tip Of The Week
A great way to promote family bonding is to hold a weekly Game Night. However, don’t fret if you can’t afford to buy any of those pricey board or video games. Instead, have some old-fashioned fun with fabulous, fun and cost-free games, like “What’s That Smell In The Fridge?” or “Guess Who’s Mommy’s Favorite?” By the time you’re playing your second round of “Why I Hate Uncle Roger,” your family will be tighter than ever.
Enjoy!
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Holiday Card Giveaway from Minted.com
The lovely people at Minted.com sent me some of their card samples and I fell in card lust. I know that it’s not appropriate to covet material possessions, but the cards were of such fantastic quality, and ranged from the children’s adorable to chic and sophisticated that I couldn’t help it.
I don’t do cards, not really. I write emails, occasionally I’ll pick up the phone. But cards? I’m too busy. I’m not a note writer. What would I say? But as I looked at the cards, I realized that if I got them, the notes would come. I could leave the notes for my daughter, I could send a card to my college girlfriend who is now living in Prague. I could break out of the email-only mold and actually send a letter.
Sure, I could use regular lined paper, but I don’t want to. I’m not a student anymore and I want fancy stationary. Like this. Or this. (By the way, am I the only one who doesn’t have some flowers resting on my desk when I sit down to write?)
And then there is the Minted.com holiday card collection. It’s almost enough to make me send my cards out on time this year. What? I know that I’m not the only one who thinks “well, if it gets there for New Year’s, it’s not late. Ok, maybe Chinese New Year.” You choose the paper and the format and the message. And the photograph, too.
And Minted.com wants to give you some of their gorgeous holiday cards! To enter our giveaway, check out the holiday card collection and then leave us a comment, telling us which card caught your eye. We will pick a winner on Friday, November 13th. The winner will receive $75 credit towards an order (which is like getting 25 flat cards for free, shipping included!). The credit code is valid until December 1, 2009. For extra entries, tweet the link to this giveaway (be sure to mention @MouthyHousewife in the tweet). Good luck!
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Fight Childhood Obesity
Help fight childhood obesity: secretly eat your kids’ Halloween candy.
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Swiffer 360 Duster, For You and Me
Welcome to our Swiffer 360 Duster giveaway! But first, a word from Marinka, one of The Mouthy Housewives!
I’ll be honest. Although I’m a Mouthy Housewife, I don’t actually enjoy the parts of housewifehood that involve cleaning. I don’t have anything against cleanliness per se, of course, it’s just that I prefer to spend my time doing other things, like eating bon bons and catching up on General Hospital. I mean, will Johnny figure out that Dante is Olivia’s son? I can’t miss that moment.
Anyway. My ban against housework recently took a big hit when my entire family conspired against me and started sneezing maniacally. My husband ran at top speed to an allergist, in case it was a case of the fatal sneezies and after many excruciating (for me) tests, we found out that he is allergic to dust mites. Now we have a cleaning lady coming in every week, but it’s been suggested that more frequent dusting may be in order.
Huh.
Now, I know what you’re thinking. Why not just divorce him and marry someone who doesn’t mind dust mites. That is certainly sound advice. But, I love him. And we have kids.
So I had to go with Plan B.
This is where the Swiffer 360 Duster came in and swept me off my feet. Well, I guess it swept the dust mites off their feet. (OMG, do they have feet?!)
The lovely people at MS& L Worldwide provided me with a hand held Swiffer 360 Duster which boasts having like a kazillion fluffy dust locking fibers that trap and and lock twice as much dust, pet hair and other stuff that makes us sneezy and unhappy.
Now, I’ll admit that it’s hard for me to get excited about a duster, but this one was fun to use. Because it looks a little like a magic wand, I sort of waltzed around the apartment, dusting theatrically, pretending that the birds were singing to me. The pros are that it’s easy to reach into tight places and it’s very easy to use. The huge pros are that the dust doesn’t fly around, but sticks the the Duster. The super huge pros are that my husband seemed to have stopped sneezing maniacally. But maybe that’s because I put a pillow over his head?
At any rate, this Mouthy Housewife feels fantastic recommending this product to you. And Swiffer, if you’re listening? If you could make the handle dispense bon bons, I’d be yours for always!
And that’s not all. The Swiffer 360 Duster can be yours! All you have to do is leave a comment in this post incorporating a word that rhymes with “Swiffer” or “duster” into a sentence and we’ll pick ten winners.
UPDATED! Congratulations, Poet Laureate Winners! Although it was a tough choice, similar to one that I am certain faced by the Nobel Committee, the following are our ten winners:
Sally
Fleebers
Yankee Girl 02
CoftheU
Tonia Cox
Please email your mailing address to us at themouthyhousewives@gmail.com and we’ll get your Swiffer to you in a jiffer.
