We have been celebrating you Rock Star Parents for quite a while now! Here is your chance to share your awesome tips on how you do it, and get tips from other members of the 8th Continent Soymilk Community.
Did we mention you also get a $1.00 off coupon that you can print right from your computer by just adding and sharing your tip?
So head on over to our Facebook now and Share a Tip on how you continue to be a complete Rockstar!
The Winners have been chosen!
We asked you to tell us why you rock and submit tips on how to be a rockstar parent! And you did! A LOT of you did! The votes are in and we have chosen the winners. Congratulations to everyone!
We recognized Nevels by awarding her a trip Los Angeles, where she and her son will enjoy the VIP treatment, including a private meeting with Sara Bareilles prior to her performance at the famed Greek Theater. We will also recognize her, along with Mank, Baron, Cupps and Atwater, by donating – in each of their names – $10,000 earmarked for the music education program at a school of their choosing – for a total of $50,000 to advance in-school music programs. Checks will be presented to each school in Fall 2011 by Sara Bareilles and us here at 8th Continent Soymilk!
Congratulations to all of the winners and if you haven’t checked out the amazing Rockstar Mom Tips yet, head on over to our website and register to get a $2.00 coupon and see how parents rock out!
Wanna tell us why you rock? Hit us up on Twitter or post on our Facebook Page!
Article by: Megan Stremick
My husband has been out of town on business for the past few days now leaving me at home to deal with our current bathroom renovation…by myself. Now, I’m not complaining but I do feel it necessary to mention that I am taking care of a two year old, teaching yoga part time, working part time, don’t have a nanny, don’t have a cleaning lady and I’m 7 months pregnant…not to mention that I loath home renovations. A few of my girlfriends have commented:
“oh, isn’t it so much fun, you get to pick out all new stuff and redesign everything”.
My answer is an eye squinting, nostrils flaring, loudly drawn out NOOOOO! I hate making the decisions of what to permanently adhere to the walls and what ridiculously expensive fixtures to put with it. If I had the money I would hire a designer to do it all for me, not ask me anything other than “this is what I want to do, do you like it” with my answer being “looks great, get it done while I’m on vacation, can’t wait to see the finished product when I get back”.
But I digress…
So, the ‘tile guys’ were here today and they are doing a great job, however, when I was checking in on how things were going I noticed that the cuts for the tile were not what I wanted in two areas of the shower. At first I didn’t say anything. I felt bad, they were working so hard and they are going to be so annoyed if I make them take it off and redo it. Crap, what do I do? Admittedly, if my husband was home I would have made him be the bad guy and do my dirty work—I mean who’s going to get mad at a guy who’s 6’6” and 270 pounds telling them they need to redo their work. But me? I felt like a nagging, pregnant lady. Then I thought, well that’s just stupid, it’s my bathroom and I am the one that is supposed to be happy with it. So I went back upstairs and apologetically (but firmly) told them what I wanted changed. They said “sure, no problem”. I was stunned at how easy that was. I was having a harder time getting my son to eat his lunch than I was getting the tile guys to pull off an area of freshly cut and mortared tile.
And while I’m sure they were cursing me in Spanish the moment I left the room, I felt good about myself. I didn’t back down (not that they put up any kind of a fight) but I was proud of myself for not being overwhelmed and making a big deal of it. I stated what I wanted changed and that was that. I didn’t call my husband to consult him, I didn’t pine over what to say and how to say it, I just made the decision and took action. This is one of those little moments where I can say “I Rock”.
What situations were you in lately that made you feel like a Rock Star Parent? Let us know on Twitter or on our Facebook page!
Article by: Megan Stremick
Before we were married my now husband, then boyfriend, and I got a dog together. Mikey, an adorable beagle, was our special little guy. We gave him all the attention we had, took him with us wherever we went, and spoiled him with toys and expensive dog food and treats. It was like this for the next four years through our wedding and moving into our first home. Then came the baby and life as we all knew it changed dramatically. Not long after Charlie was born it seemed that Mikey soon became the dog who ‘needs’ to be taken for a walk, and the one whose shedding drives me crazy, whose poop needs to be picked up before the baby steps in it (or god forbid picks it up and plays with it) and the one who just seems to get left behind every time we left the house.
Now our son is two years old and I am pregnant with our second child and things are only going to get busier around our house. So today while Charlie was napping and I had a long list of To-Do’s awaiting me, I looked at Mikey as he lay in his dog bed staring at me with solemn eyes and I put everything else on hold and gave him a little TLC. I waddled out into the yard and played fetch with him, then raked his coat, gave him a bath, dried him, gave him his favorite treat (a can of tuna) in his dog food, and when Charlie got up from a nap we took Mikey for a long walk through the neighborhood. He was in 7th heaven and I was happy to give him some much needed attention.
I tried to imagine I was him and what my days would be like with my family walking around busy all the time and not paying much attention to me, it made me so sad. I have to remind myself that Mikey was truly the first addition to our family and that he needs to be treated as an important member of our now expanding family. But the shedding still annoys me like nothing else!
What have you done recently that made you realize you were a Rock Star Mom? Share with us on Facebook and Twitter and also make sure to enter our Nice Job Mom: We Rock contest for a chance to see Sara Bareilles in a live VIP concert experience!
We are proud to announce a new contest and a way to help out Rock Star Moms like yourself!
When you enter in a tip on how to be a Rock Star Mom you will be entered into a drawing for a possibility to win one of our rocking prizes!
Grand Prize includes a trip for two to see our new Brand Ambassador Sara Bareilles in concert VIP style! This includes two roundtrip plane tickets to LA, three days and two nights at a hotel, two VIP all-access tickets and passes to Sara Bareilles live in concert and you get to meet and greet with the three-time Grammy nominated singer! Not only that but you will arrive to the concert in style… meaning a limo and you will be provided with a video camera to catch the whole amazing VIP experience so you can remember this once in a lifetime trip!
As if that wasn’t enough you will also be able to choose a school to which $10,000 will be donated on your behalf!
The four first prize winners will receive a night out on the town with you and three of your friends! Be prepared to be pampered Rock Star Mom Style with professional hair stylists and makeup artist there to transform you and your three guests to looking your best. You will want to show off your newly pampered self so we will make sure you and your friends’ get passes into a nightclub which you will be arriving at in a limo provided by yours truly. And don’t worry, after that we will make sure you have a limo ride back to the hotel! You can also look forward to receiving memorabilia signed by Sara Bareilles herself.
You will feel even more like a Rock Star Mom when you get to choose a school to which $10,000 will be donated on your behalf!
Now how is that for living the Rock Star Mom Lifestyle?!?
Head over to our site and enter in your tips and vote on other tips that may help you continue being the Rocking Mom that we know you are! You will also receive a link to a coupon just for registering!
Also make sure to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for more news!
8th Continent Soymilk has officially awarded our last two prizes from our Nice Job Mom campaign, a place we created online for moms to share their most hilarious mommy stories. We would like to thank all of the moms who participated.
Another exciting prize for a free room makeover from Home Line Furniture has recently been awarded to our October winner Rene Stokesberry of Texas for her story “flipping a couple of birds”. Rene relayed the story of how her 3 ½ year old daughter had been holding her hands behind her back when talking to her mom and dad. One day while talking to her dad, Rene walked up behind her and found out that she was flipping her middle fingers up behind her back. Rene attributes this to daddy teaching bad sign language. Priceless.
Home Line Furniture® will provide furniture to make up a room of Rene’s choice: Bedroom, Living Room or Dining Room and the prize value is $5,000.
Our Grand Prize winner, chosen at random from all of the entries and receiving a trip for two from Caravan Tours, is Kimberly Sloan from St. Augustine, Texas for her story “Here for the Party”. Kimberly recounts a car ride with her 3 year old daughter and 68 year old grandmother when the song “Here for the Party” started playing and her daughter new the song word for word. Kimberly was mortified when they could hear her singing, word for word, “I wear my jeans a little tight to watch those little boys come undone.”
Caravan Tours is awarding Kimberly with a trip for two on any Caravan Tour in the US. Prize value is $3500.
Also, be sure to fan our Facebook Page and follow us on Twitter to join our community of parents and get access to coupons and recipes.
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.
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!
As mentioned in a previous post, 8th Continent Soymilk has a place online for moms to share their best (and funniest) 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.
We’re really excited to announce this month’s prize: a free room makeover from Home Line Furniture has just been awarded to Elain H. from North Carolina for her story “Always Check Your Velcro”, when her son was in the first grade she sent him to school wearing a fresh-out-of-the-dryer winter coat only to find out when he got home that a pair of her skimpy underwear was stuck to the Velcro. The underwear arrived home in her sons back pack with a note from his teacher that read…well, you can read it for yourself here.
Home Line Furniture® will provide furniture to make up a room of Elain’s choice: Bedroom, Living Room or Dining Room and the prize value is $5,000.
Elain is set to tell her story on the Broadminded show on the XM radio channel 155, Tuesday 9/28 at (time TBD). So tune in! It will be great fun.
Go 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.
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.
As mentioned in a previous post, 8th Continent Soymilk has a place online for moms to share their best (and funniest) 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.
We’re really excited to announce the first prize for July: ONE YEAR of house cleaning by Merry Maids, has just been awarded to Lis E. for her hilarious story, “I Will Destroy You” about how after seeing a few ‘big boy’ cartoons, her two year old son took one look at their pastor at church, who was wearing a white robe and a large ceremonial staff, pointed at him in a warrior stance and declared…well you can read it for yourself here.
Lis is set to tell her story on the Broadminded show on the XM radio channel 155, tomorrow at 3pm EST. So tune in! It should be a good laugh.
I can just hear the sigh of moms everywhere saying, “that prize would be sooo nice, I want that!” Luckily we’ve got three prizes left (a few days left for August). So head to www.facebook.com/8thcontinentsoymilk and submit your mommy faux pas for a chance to win a room makeover from Home Line Furniture and automatically be entered to win a vacation package for two from Caravan Tours.
So, Nice Job, Mom! We can’t say it enough and the more stories we get the more we love saying it. And congratulations again to Elizabeth E.—all of us at 8th Continent hope you enjoy the heck out of that Merry Maids cleaning service for a year!!!
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.
