Seventh Generation "Lorax Approved" Diapers

CONGRATS TO THE WINNER - SARAH O!!!!!!


Tomorrow is Dr. Seuss' birthday! Bekah has really been enjoying his books lately (although she calls them all "Cat in the Hat" books instead of Dr. Seuss books... oh well).

Recently I was excited to receive a package of Seventh Generation's Free & Clear Size 3 diapers (for Sofie) and a copy of Dr. Seuss' book "The Lorax" (for Bekah). Having never read the book or used the diapers, this was a great package to get on our doorstep :)

In partnership with Universal Studios’ motion picture debut of Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax also known as the “Speaker for the Trees” who brings environmental truth and ecological hope to all, Seventh Generation will feature limited edition Lorax prints on all our diapers and training pants. These prints are intended to remind parents and caregivers of the lessons of The Lorax, and encourage family reading and environmental awareness while creating a few smiles. Discover (or rediscover) Dr. Suess’ The Lorax as you read about his legacy and messages of sustainability with your child, and inspire a new generation of environmentalists starting with your family!

Typically we use cloth diapers during the day when we're home and healthy and Pampers Swaddlers at night (until they're too small... then we switch to Huggies). I've never purchased Seventh Generation products and was curious to see how these diapers compare to my favorite Swaddlers.

Although they're not-bleached (so they look "grungy" compared to the stark white pampers), they are cute. Bekah's rather jealous that Sofie gets the Lorax on her diapers and she doesn't!

Some information about these diapers from Seventh Generation:
*NEW Overnight Diapers are absorbent enough to keep your baby and bedding dry through the night or during prolonged travel
*Free & Clear diapers have improved more flexible tabs that provide even better fit
*Free & Clear training pants have an absorbent core made with more renewable, plant-based materials. They also feature stretchy, tear away side panels for a better fit and added convenience, as well as inner leak barriers for superior leakage protection
*Seventh Generation Free & Clear baby care products do not contain chlorine, fragrance, petroleum-based lotions or latex, and all Free & Clear products are also hypo-allergenic
*Starting March 2, you can register for a free The Lorax scrapbook with the purchase of any three Free & Clear diaper products, until supplies last

All in all these diapers hold up REALLY well, are QUITE flexible and I haven't had a leak yet! I would probably purchase them again when I'm in need of disposable diapers!!!

How would you like to win your very own pack of diapers and a copy of "The Lorax"?!

Please leave a comment below answering this question:

Which of the Seventh Generation Free & Clear Diaper products are you most interested in trying with your family in an effort to become more eco-conscious?

You may receive a bonus entry if you follow my blog or subscribe via a reader (just let me know how you read in your comment - a second comment from your first please!)

The drawing will be held sometime during naptime on Friday, March 9th and I'll contact the winner for your mailing information. Please be sure to have your email visible in your comment or on your blog profile! Thanks :)

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Disclosure: The Seventh Generation Diapers prize pack, product and information have been provided by Seventh Generation through MyBlogSpark.

Winners Winners!

Rockin' Green:
Sarah @ gmail.com

SKOY:
Becky @ gmail.com
Dawana @ gmail.com

Congrats ladies! I've contacted the companies and they'll be sending your prizes shortly! Enjoy your winnings and thanks for playing :)

Another Great One!!!

Here's another link - this time it's over to Sisterly Savings for a $50 Amazon Gift Card!

Check it out - you just need to vote for her little guy in a Gerber Baby Photo contest - quick, easy, and helpful to their family too!

Good luck :)

A Great Giveaway to Sign Up For

Interested in saving money?

Love to stay organized?

Head over to Sisterly Savings to enter for a Couponizer

CLOSED SKOY Review and Giveaway - 2 Winners (US Only) - Contest Open 7.14 - 7.29

SKOY cloth is a ...

100% biodegradable

Absorbent

Re-usable

European-made

Clean

and Fun…

Multi-use cloth

If you follow my blog at all, or know me at all, you might have noticed our desire to live more frugally. It just so happens that often as we try to be more frugal we also happen to be more environmentally friendly! Getting rid of the paper towels has been in my mind for a while... It would save some $$ and definitely save some trash!

I've been seeing SKOY Cloths lately in many blog giveaways and I was intrigued. So, I contacted the company and asked for them to supply me with a sample and a giveaway.

I received my 4 pack of SKOY Cloths in the mail late last week. They were a little smaller than I had originally envisioned, but that hasn't hampered my using of them at all!

They came so neatly packaged - even tied in a little bow! A nice postcard sized card came along with directions for use and cleaning - it even included pictures.

I used my first cloth all day long - for some heavy duty kitchen clean up. It never failed! I didn't have a sopping mess, but was able to get the kitchen counters, table, and stove top neatly cleaned with ease.

I figured the real test of the product would be in the washing machine - I've had other cloths before that worked great... until that washer/dryer routine ruined them! Good work, SKOY, my cloths came out clean and in one nicely reusable package :)

I'm a believer - paper towels probably won't be on my main grocery shopping list anymore!

Thanks so much SKOY!!

Would you like to win your own pack of SKOY Cloths? What do you know, I have 2 packs to giveaway!!!

Please leave a comment for EACH entry making sure I can see your email on your blog profile, I know you personally and can contact you, OR by leaving me your email address in the contact form. This giveaway will close on July 29th and is open to US residents only.

Mandatory Entry:
Head over to SKOY Cloth and tell me which FAQ you find more interesting and why

Bonus Entry 1:
Follow me or subscribe to my blog

Bonus Entry 2:
Tell me something you're doing to save $$ and if that money saving tip is actually more environmentally friendly than your past more expensive habit was

Bonus Entry 3:
Like SKOY on Facebook

Bonus Entry 4:
Tell me which washing method you would usually use with your SKOY cloths

I received a 4 pack of SKOY Cloths for free so that I could write this review. SKOY cloth will provide 2 winners with a 4 pack of SKOY Cloths as well. No other compensation was given. These are my honest thoughts and honest opinions!

Free Time

What do you do in your free time?

How do you spend that hour in the evening when the kids are in bed and you finally have a chance to breathe?

I have a few different favorites, but lately it's been entering blog giveaways. If you've read my blog long you've probably noticed when I've linked to another blog giveaway... Well, I thought I'd let you know that my little hobby has been paying off big time :)

In the last year or so I've won:
- 1 Book on rock and roll - conveniently sized to prop up the crib...
-1 $5 Starbucks Gift Card
- 1 $25 American Express Gift Card
- 1 Step 2 Playhouse
- 1 Signature Nail Polish Package
- 1 Coupon for a box of GoGurt and a planner
- 1 $25 Gift Card to Eden Fantasys
- 1 $50 Gift Card to Between the Sheets
- 1 Pipilla Pacifier Sanitizer
- 1 Box of B Natal Apple Lozenges
- 1 Coupon for a free Pillsbury Crescent Roll Package and serving plates
- 1 Camelbak for me
- 1 Camelbak for Mike
- 1 $10 giftcard to Select Bedding
- 1 Set of Preggie Pops/Preggie Drops
- 1 Set of Bummis Wipes
- 1 Set of Nellie's Dryer Balls
- 1 Coupon for a free box of Bryers Smooth and Dreamy

And there must be more
I know there's more

I just don't remember what they are right now.

Anywhoo - that's my little guilty pleasure
And sometimes it pays off!

Do You Hoover?

One Scrappy Mom has got a Hoover Floormate Giveaway going on!

Check it out :)

Another Giveaway :)

Step2 is giving away a Naturally Playful Countryside Cottage over at a Bittersweet Existence right now!

Hop over for your chance to win!

I'm a Winner Again

This time it's something pretty exciting I think!

A Pipila Portable Pacifier Sanitizer from Wishing Penny!!

This is going to be so handy - I won't have to WASH and DRY and hope they're clean :)

Thanks guys!

Giveaway Alert

Over at "Deal"ectile Mommies they're giving away a Britax Blink Stroller

I am in serious love with that stroller

Something little

Something light

Something worthwhile

Mmmm...

Hop on over and enter for a chance to win :)

Winner

Congrats Entry #6 Scottsgal!

King's Casserole, Pillsbury Crescent Creations, Giveaway

I have a giveaway just for you!!

Thanks to the kind folks over at Pillsbury through their partnership with my friends at MyBlogSpark I was given a chance to test out a product giftpack and a chance to share one giftpack with a winner!

The pack I was sent included:

• 2 VIP coupons for Pillsbury refrigerated crescent dough
• 3 small platters to serve creations on

With my 2 containers of FREE Pillsbury refrigerated crescent dough I made a brand new-to-me recipe, shared with me by my friend Lyn - KING'S CASSEROLE. Let me tell you, this is a new family favorite!!! King's Casserole

2 packages refrigerated crescent dough
1-2 pounds ground beef
1-2 onions, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
2-3 cups spaghetti sauce
1-2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4-1/2 cup Parmesan cheese (I'm guessing that freshly grated would be best, but I only had the crumbles in a can... It was still tasty!)

Spread 1 tube of the crescent rolls in an ungreased 9x13 pan. Bake at 425 for 8-10 minutes.

While it's baking, brown the beef with the onions and seasonings. Drain if necessary. Add the spaghetti sauce and heat through.

Spread the meat/sauce mixture over the hot crust. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Gently spread the second tube of crescent rolls over the cheese and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Bake at 425 for 15-20 minutes.

This recipe is super fast, super easy, and super tasty. Everyone loved it at our house, even Bekah!

Would you like to make this recipe with your own free Pillsbury Crescent Dough!? Would you like to have 3 little serving platters that come in so handy at all those parties and gatherings you host?! Well, then you've come to the right place (that is, if you're currently in the USA - unfortunately these coupons won't work anywhere else!)

In order to earn one mandatory entry in this giveaway please let me know what you think of my new blog layout. I made it all by myself so be nice ;) I've been playing around with a new computer scrapbooking program and have been having some fun!

If you'd like to earn more entries you can do one (or all) of the following (please leave a second comment for each extra entry!)

Blog about this giveaway and link back to me

Post on Facebook about this giveaway and link back to me

Tell me what kind of cloth diapers you use at your house

Tell me your favorite recipe using Pillsbury Crescent Dough

Give your favorite healthy cooking tip

Please be sure to leave an email address or have one accessible from your profile so I can contact my winner!

I will be selecting my winner using Random.org on February 12th sometime after noon. Stay tuned and good luck!!

I was provided one Pillsbury Crescent Creations before writing this post from Pillsbury through MyBlogSpark.
My winner's prize package will be sent from MyBlogSpark after their notification.

Giveaway!

Shop with me Mama is having a super giveaway right now -

A Hoover WindTunnel T Series Vacuum!!!

We're in desperate need of a good vacuum here... Between Bekah, Starbuck, Students, and my hair, this house needs a good new vacuum!

Check it out :)

For Girls Only!!

Well, if you're a guy and you're reading this... proceed at your own risk!

Since my pregnancy I have leaned that the female anatomy is not only amazing, it can also be down right annoying...

I had no idea that I could (and would) get my period back before I was done nursing.
I had no idea that my period could (and would) get worse post childbearing.
I had no idea that it would (it is) ever be possible to have my cramps intensify simply by using a tampon.
I had no idea that possibly (and most likely) my period would sometimes be ridiculously easy and then the next month (or day) hit me like a ton of bricks.
I never even imagined that PMS could (and always would) become a monthly nightmare of stomach aches, headaches, and crabbiness.

This, my friends, is why I need to get into my yearly OB appointment.

This is why I need to stop procrastinating and re-schedule the thing.

This is why blizzards can be annoying - because they close down the clinic on the day I actually had an appointment scheduled for (an appointment I scheduled while in the depths of painful despair I might add).

This is also why I am excited about a giveaway I found over at Organic Girl Giveaways. They're giving away a Diva Cup. Yup, I think it's maybe a little weird (but then again, I do cloth diaper - is this that different?!). Yup, I think it might be tough to get used to. But, yup, I have a friend who has similar period woes and LOVES hers.

So, on that note, I've just earned myself an extra 4 entries for my very own Diva Cup.

I'll keep you posted on the not so pretty details... In case you're interested :)

Another Chance to Win!

Hi Wisconsinites -

I've found a blog with a super duper giveaway right now!

Wisconsin Mommy is giving away a Biggest Loser package!

Check it out!

And, if you win, will you share with me, pretty please?!?

:)

I Won a Great Giveaway!

Thanks to the ladies over at Just for Me...and You for a fun giveaway a couple weeks ago!

I won a sample package of Ella's kitchen babyfood!

Now, when I found out I won I thought "well, I guess I'll pass the food on to someone who has a baby eating babyfood... since Bekah is eating "real" food now"... BUT let me tell you - these tasty treats have been quite enjoyable. Today she ate an entire serving of Broccoli, Pears, and Peas! This child has NEVER eatting an entire serving of broccoli anything! I was thrilled - she ate her veggies and kept asking for more :)

Thanks Ella's!!

Favorites

Lately I've been enjoying entering all these giveaways (hence you keep seeing posts about them!). I don't know if there is just a ridiculous amount of amazing giveaways right now or if I just haven't paid close enough attention to my Prizey Feed lately, but these are just great!

Today's post is to link you over to Parent Trend for their $200 Best Buy Giftcard Giveaway.

Check it out folks - the more the merrier, right?!

A New Vacuum??!

Anyone in need of one out there?

I am... And we don't even have many carpeted floors!

How does the Oreck Halo look?! I think it looks great if I had about $$$$ more in my pocket - OR - if I won it for free :)

Check this giveaway out over at The Divine Miss Mommy

A Cloth Diaper Giveaway

These are my favorites!

I'm hoping to win...

So, by blogging I'm earning myself an extra 2 entries.

Of course, if you're not the cloth diapering type, you can still enter and share with Bekah :) She really wants a firecracker red set ;)

This giveaway is hosted by Me and My Boys! She's giving away a SoftBums Basic Pack which is worth over $35!! I've been thinking about trying a cover/insert combo deal like this and of course winning it free would be the best way :)

More Chances to Win Robeez!!

I'm so excited - maybe I still have a chance of winning a pair from somewhere!!

Check out Growing Your Baby for this giveaway :)