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Turtle Press Winners

This is a bit delayed but still exciting!  Sorry for the delay!  Drum roll please. . .

The winners of the Turtle Press book giveaway are:

John of Martial Views and Steve!

The winners of the Turtle Press DVD giveaway are:

Dougis and Eric-San!

Congratulations to all!  Since Mr. BBM was busy finishing up tiling our kitchen, I numbered and wrote down every name.  Then Mr. BBM yelled out random numbers from the kitchen to supply our winners.  Not quite as exciting as a webcam live giveaway, but when you've been up all night tiling, trust me when I tell you that you don't want to see BBM today.

Please get in touch with me asap with your mailing address so I can pass them along to Turtle Press!

Admired Martial Artists Month Giveaway

We are excited to be partnering with Turtle Press this month to give away some great prizes!  All you need to do to enter to win is leave a comment on any review post during the month of March.  We'll be awarding three Ultimate Flexibility: Stretching for Martial Arts DVD's and three Ultimate Flexibility books.  Look for the review on the Ultimate Flexibility book and other great Turtle Press products later this month!  Thanks to Turtle Press for this exciting giveaway!

Room-a-Day Giveaway

It is with great hesitation that I bring you this post.  I'll tell you why.  If I tell you about how to register for the "Room-a-Day Giveaway," then my chances of winning go down.  My chances going down is a very bad thing. 

My kitchen has bright pink counter-tops. No, I don't kid.  My cabinets have pink knobs to match.  There's also the pink pinstriped wallpaper and oh yes, the floor.  My tile floor is as old as my house and has faded to a nice off-white to put it nicely. 

Did I mention my bedroom has sponge painting and raspberry colored carpet?  Yes it does; and yes, the previous owner loved her pink.  It's not my mistake!  I just inherited it (Ok, well actually bought and swore I'd change later, but four years later. . .you get the idea). 

These are just two of the reasons that I have been feverishly entering the contest day after day after day.  I'll tell you how to as well.  Just know that if you win, you owe me or something.   

Kimberly-Clark sponsors this "Room-a-Day Giveaway" each year to reward deserving Moms and to give them a chance to "relax, restore and renew."  (I can't even begin to tell you how much those three R's would be present in this house if I could only eliminate some pink. . . but enough about me).

Sixteen very lucky winners will be awarded between the dates of January 28th-February 15th.  The winners will be announced on The View.  Winners receive $25,000 to renovate any room in their house.  The final contestant will be announced on March 21st on the "Room-a-Day Giveaway" website.  You can enter daily and increase your odds of winning here.  Don't forget to check out the dancing diapers and paper towels while you're there.       

Kimberly-Clark has brands such as Kleenex®, Scott®, Huggies®, Pull-ups®, Depend® and Kotex®.

Kimberly-Clark's trusted brands offer solutions to clean, organize and beautify every room of your home, making life happier, healthier and more fulfilling.

They also help to eliminate excess "pink" from homes, at least that's what I'm hoping for anyway.

If I win this contest, I'm totally giving it a black belt.  That's right, a black belt.

What to Expect: Guide to a Healthy Home

You know that book that was pretty much your Bible for the entire time you were pregnant, "What to Expect When You're Expecting"?  Well now there's a much smaller guide from the "What to Expect" people that includes tips on how to have a healthy home.  The best part?  You can get yourself one for free (details below). 

I first sat down to read it while I was eating my lunch.  I wouldn't recommend eating while reading, since there are frequent mentions of "snot," "feces," and other icky terms.  The guide is divided into two sections: "Keeping Your House Healthy," and "Healthy Habits for Your Family."

My first impressions of the guide went something like this:  "What?  I'm supposed to actually wash my curtains every once in a while?"  The guide offers great tips for those with allergies and asthma, on how to combat the dust mites and the irritation they can bring to everyday lives.  For anyone with allergies, this guide is a must-have.  Did you know that you can stick non-washable stuffed animals in a bag in the freezer overnight to kill dust mites and other allergens?  I certainly didn't.  You can also do the same with other materials that can't be easily washed. 

The guide also discusses the playroom and how to make sure germs aren't spread from toy to toy and child to child.  Kitchen safety is also addressed, and I am happy to say that I would have scored an A+ on this section.  My curtains may be dusty but my cutting board is clean y'all. 

The "Healthy Habits for Your Family" section is your anti-flu and cold companion.  You know how Barney, that loveable purple dinosaur, encourages children to sneeze into their elbows?  Yeah, do that.  It helps if there's not a tissue around to do your business to eliminate germs on hands.  There are also tips on how to get your kids to 1. use soap and 2. wash for a long enough period of time.  Singing the ABC's twice or even three times if you have a singer on fast forward is a great way to get those germs taken care of in the sink.  There are also other great tips for avoiding the flu, and keeping germs from spreading throughout the entire family.

The most exciting part of the guide for me was the very useful information about the 3-second rule.  You know, the one where you can drop a piece of food on the floor and still eat it if you can bend quickly enough?  That one.  Let me break it down for you.  The 3-second rule (and even beyond 3 seconds is o.k. too) applies as long as whatever you've dropped is dry onto a dry surface, and as long as we're talking about indoors.  If the dropped item is wet or dropped outside, don't go there.  It's that simple. 

There are also plenty of handy tips for children in child care situations, and even includes help on how to choose a daycare that's not flu-friendly.  This guide was published by the "What to Expect Foundation."  If you'd like to get your own copy, you can do so at the Clorox website. 

For addressing just about every possible place that germs could thrive, and for being 100% free, BBM gives "What To Expect: Guide to a Healthy Home". . .