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Oct 21

NJM September Winner Sharon Small for “The Light”

We’re still giving away prizes!!!

As mentioned in a previous post, 8th Continent Soymilk has a place online for moms to share their most hilarious mommy stories. It’s a celebration of what it’s like to be a real mom, and how sometimes you can’t always be perfect. Not only is it fun to submit your story and read other mommy mishaps, but you also have a chance to win one of three amazing prizes. We call this the “Nice Job, Mom” contest.

Another exciting prize for a free room makeover from Home Line Furniture has just been awarded to Sharon Small of Cincinnati, OH for her story “The Light”. She describes how when her daughter was 2 ½ they moved into a new house and before the dinning table was put in she would bump her head on the dining room chandelier all the time. “After about the 10th time I burst out “this f****ing chandelier is going to kill me!” as my youngster was right next to me”. Then while standing in the dining room at their neighbors house a couple months later her daughter blurted out …well, you can read it for yourself here—it’s a good one.

Home Line Furniture® will provide furniture to make up a room of Sharon’s choice: Bedroom, Living Room or Dining Room and the prize value is $5,000. The date is not yet set for when Sharon will share her story on the Broadminded show on the XM radio channel 155, so stay tuned to our Facebook and Twitter updates to find out.

Head here and submit your mommy faux pas to be entered for a chance to win our grand prize of a vacation package for two from Caravan Tours. So, Nice Job, Mom! We’re gonna keep on saying it because we know how much you deserve it—just like you deserve a free trip for two—hint, hint, the grand prize is right around the corner.

Also, be sure to “Like” our Facebook Page and follow us on Twitter to join our community of parents and get access to coupons and recipes.

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Oct 15

There is Still Time to Win the Nice Job Mom Contest!

There are only about two weeks left for you ro declare your “mommy messups” and have a chance to win one of our two great prizes!

You can either win a ROOM MAKE OVER of your choice or the grand prize of a DREAM TRIP for 2 anywhere in the U.S.!

Two moms have already won! One lucky mom won a year’s worth of free housecleaning from Merry Maids and another mom won a room makeover from Homeline Furniture!

All you have to do to enter is go over to our Nice Job, Mom Contest page on Facebook (link), share your story, and ask friends to “like” your story to become one of the top entries and have a shot at our prizes!

It is that simple! There are only two weeks left, but that is still plenty of time!

Check out the other winning Nice Job Mom stories here and here. And make sure to submit your story today!

Good luck!

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Jun 17

The Most Unique Ties for Father’s Day!

Article By: Sara Lopez

Sunday June 20th is Father’s Day and if you are like me, you have probably waited to the last minute to look into a gift. So what is that go-to gift for father’s day that is always loved and appreciated? A tie of course! But I know you don’t want to buy that lame, everyone has it, not this again, gift of a regular tie. So I am going to help you find the coolest and most unique ties on the internet!

For the music loving dad- we have the turntable tie! If he has a vinyl collection, a turntable, or maybe even two- he is going to love rocking this stylish tie that ranges from $30-$85. ($85 being the heavyweight pure silk)

If you have a father who is particularly fond of the gaming world- then I have the ties for you! These classic gaming ties are very fairly prices at $24.95 and they will leave your papa rocking his tie proudly and looking like the coolest dude in the office meeting.

These ties are not only dashing in black, grey, and brown- but they are also environmentally friendly. The “sonic fabric” is made from 50% cotton and 50% recycled recorded audiocassette tape. Although it is very cool, this is one of the more expensive ties on this list at $120 each.

Maybe your dad needs a little more magic in his life? Well, if he is secure enough to wear it, he will definitely look all sorts of mystical in this unicorn tie! And if he is really brave, he can even get it in the light pink color. These ties go for $30-$40

Or is your dad the sophisticated sarcastic type? Well this tie is perfect for just that. Written across the tie in French is: Ceci n’est pas une cravate. Which means: This is not a Tie. And being priced at $30-40 makes this one of a kind tie a great gift.

How about the dad who doesn’t even know how to tie a tie? No worries! We have got you covered with this how to tie a tie neck tie! Save your dad the embarrassment of not knowing how to tie his tie for only $19.95

Is your dad the type of guy that has to look professional, but deep down inside you know he has just never grown up? This tie appears to be a standard office suit tie, but at the times when dad just needs to let the goofy out, he can flip it around and have a huge tongue hanging out of his mouth. And at $14.99 I can confidently say it is worth it.

Is your dad constantly on the go? Maybe you should get him the Commuter tie. This tie comes in all sorts of different colors and has a discrete pocket in the back for his iPod to keep him entertained with tunes the entire time he is traveling.

So now you know what to give your father on Father’s Day! A tie- but not just any old boring tie, one of these awesome ones. Or have you decided to get your Dad something else? What is it? Let me know on Facebook or Twitter!

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Jan 14

Lopez’s First Time…

It was just one of those days…

I woke up and trudged down to my kitchen. I saw a plethora of amazing cereals that would have been the perfect pick-me-up I needed to get my mind active and provide me with the sustenance and energy that I needed to open my laptop and get some serious work done.

But then I thought better of it; we had dairy milk in the fridge. I wanted to eat my cereal SO bad, but I knew there would be consequences if I coated my bowl full of healthy breakfast food with milk. I had experienced it before:

The gas

The bloating

The thought that would be running through my mind for hours: “Oh man, I should NOT have eaten that.”

So I did what any sane cereal loving person would do- I poured the bowl and turned the faucet to as cold as it could be and proceeded to eat my cereal with water.

No, it was not the same. But the cereal was beckoning to be eaten- and my stomach was growling threats of hunger. I left the house that day, semi-satisfied, and spent a good part of the morning wondering if I would ever be able to indulge in the easiest any-time meal again: cereal.

I knew I wouldn’t be able to pull it off for long. The cereal/water concoction was NOT cutting it. So later that evening, after work, I went to the grocery store to find a replacement breakfast food for my beloved cereal.

At that time in my life I had no idea I was lactose intolerant… I didn’t even know what it meant. For all I knew lactose intolerance could be a contagious flu that you could catch while taking public transportation. (It is not by the way.)

So I wasn’t even aware that there were dairy milk substitutes sitting right next to the dairy milk that I had learned to steer clear of.

I also had other issues with dairy milk. The thought of drinking a liquid from another species… well honestly? It grossed me out!

Walmart wasn’t very busy and if you have gotten to know me at all- online or in RL- you know that I am not necessarily a shy chica.

I went right up to one of the blue-vested associates and asked:

“I can’t drink milk because it hurts my tummy, but I love cereal. What would you suggest to replace cereal altogether because my water and cereal diet plan is not working for me.”

“Have you ever tried soy milk?”

“Ummm… what? Isn’t soy a plant? How can it make milk? Is this a joke? You obviously are mocking me or something… that’s not very nice.”

She motioned for me to follow her.

Little did I know this short, jolly woman of not many words would show me a whole new solution to a problem I didn’t even know I had.

“Most people who are lactose intolerant drink dairy milk substitutes… like soy milk.”

She pointed to the soymilk section and disappeared like some Phantom of the Opera scene.

8th Continent Soymilk was not the first soy milk I ever tried. And maybe that is why I was still hesitant after trying another brand.

But I refused to give up.

I went back again and with each trip I bought a different kind of soymilk:

Fat free

Light

Chocolate

Every brand you could think of and every flavor they had in stock.

The day I tried 8th Continent Soymilk, I knew I had found the match for me. It was like coming across the perfect profile on a dating site I never knew I had signed up for.

Ever since, not only have I been able to eat my cereal, but I have been able to enjoy it.

Thank you blue-vested jolly Walmart woman of not many words- you will never know you gave me the gift of cereal chowing back, and lots of other foods for that matter.

I’d like to think this is the moment my soy-venture began.

Sara Lopez

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