Dawniemom Reviews

Helping Haiti

This isn’t a sponsored post, nor one that I’m being compensated for in any way but the knowledge that I’m passing on credible information to help people in desperate need. It’s about all I *can* do right now, but hopefully, you can do more.  With all the scamming that goes on during these very difficult times, I want to pass along information on CREDIBLE organizations that really are helping. I’ve taken this directly from an email from MomCentral. 1. Doctors without Borders Ano...

SOAR! Scholarship – review

As you may or may not be aware, I am a HUGE photography buff.  I LOVE my camera. I have dreams about taking photos.  Seriously, if I could, I’d just go off and take pictures for days on end.  If there is ONE thing I am passionate about, it is photography. When I found out about a incredible scholarship opportunity that is only for women, I knew right away that I’d apply for it.  It’s absolutely AMAZING.  It’s called SOAR!  SOAR! is a new scholarship that is not on...

Macy’s – A Million Reasons (+ giveaway!!!)(closed)

Have you seen the new Macy’s commercials with Queen Latifah (I LOVE Queen Latifah).   Macy’s “A Million Reasons to Believe” campaign is just too cute.  You see this little girl trying to reach up to mail her letter to Santa, and Queen Latifah steps in to help her. Once again this year, Macy’s is asking you to bring that very special letter to Santa to one of their locations to mail to the North Pole.  When you do, Macy’s will donate $1 to the Make A Wish Foundation, up to...

It’s 6pm – do you know where your deals are?

I’m totally doing this for Audrey. On Monday, December 14, 2009 6pm.com will be hosting the “Merriest Monday of All.”  If you’ve never shared 6pm.com with your readers, this is the mother of all promotions! That’s what the email said. And just the other day, my friend Audrey mentioned that she wanted a North Face jacket. So I suppose this is also for her hubby, Matt! LOL In any case, read on… Why will it be the merriest?  Because aside from the phenomenal deals listed below (...

You’ve got the CUTEST Little … (+ giveaway)

tax deduction! I LOVE my little tax deductions!  So does TurboTax®! For the third year, TurboTax®, is conducting a nationwide search for America’s Cutest Last-Minute Tax Deduction and the parents of one lucky baby, born Dec. 1-31, 2009, will win $5,000 for their family!  Considering a recent report says a typical family will spend about $221,000 raising a child through age 17, this could help mom and dad get a little more sleep in the New Year. Want more tax tips for parents? Newbo...

Attention K-Mart Shoppers

If you ‘re old enough to remember hearing that, you’ll be thrilled to know that K-Mart Blue Light Specials are back, and to celebrate in style, Kmart will be giving shoppers on Twitter a chance to win a $50 gift card every day!  In addition to the chance to win daily, everyone following @KmartDealsnNews on Twitter will be automatically entered for a chance to win a $500 Kmart shopping spree – how cool is that?!  I don’t know about you, but I DEFINITELY could use an extra $500! The swe...

stress? What Stress? Me STRESSED!?!?

Nooooo never!  The holidays would NEVER stress me out. yeah, right.  I have some nice swamp land in Florida to sell you too, if you believe that. The holidays are a super stressful time of year for many people.  Here is my solution. Ok, it doesn’t work for everyone.  Apparently. Whatever. Fortunately for THOSE people, Marlise Karlin offers Six Positive Tips to release holiday stress: 1. Express: Become aware of why you are stressed and speak about what’s not work...

30 Days & Counting!

It's official. The holidays are here. The stores tell me so. The radio playing non-stop holiday music tells me so. The fact that it's my brother's birthday tells me so. My brother was actually BORN on Thanksgiving, 28 years ago! As soon as the holidays come, my kids (and probably MOST kids) perk up. The winter break is coming, they can feel it. The big feast is coming - they can feel that too. But best of all, I think the extra time spent with mom & dad is what they most look forward to. We...

Black Friday, here I come!

There seems to be two different trains of thought concerning “Black Friday” or the day after Thanksgiving. 1 train says ‘OMG, no WAY am I going out in the cold(ish) just to get a few sales!” The other train says “Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Where’s the coffee?!?!” Can you tell which train I’m on? I had never given much thought to it either way before I had kids – and truthfully, even after I had (a) kid(s) but before I could AFFORD to go out shopping a whole month before Christmas. ...

Green Teachable Moments

As a family, and specifically as a homeschooling family, I find myself always looking for teachable moments.  As a mom, I find myself searching for ways to impress upon my children the importance of keeping our planet the place we NEED it to be.  Clean.  Unlike their rooms, which never seem to be that way, it's a bit easier for them to understand that littering OUTSIDE is wrong.  But more than that, being a "green" person - no matter what their age, is not only important for THEM, but for everyo...