It is really very simple:

-You want to get organized
-Smead wants to help you succeed

All you need to do is like them on facebook and the simple, bite sized tips and tricks will be coming your way.

So here are 3 reasons to like Smead Organomics on facebook

1. It’s a Zen Thing:

Getting organized helps you lower stress and often saves time and money. Who doesn’t want that?

2. Take the !*#? Out of Organizing:

It’s easy to do and won’t take a lot of time. Why not try it?

3. Win Some Stuff:

Like Smead Organomics NOW and you could win an amazing basket of organizing products!

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Getting pregnant is an amazing thing. There is nothing more special than the bond you share with a child you carried inside of you. After the birth, the whirlwind of adapting to your new lifestyle can be overwhelming. You love your new bundle of joy with so much might you can’t seem to think of comparing it to the complaints of exhaustion and your newly deflated body you are left with. Happy Hour Mom is a place to encourage thoughts for yourself, even if it is only a few minutes a day. Those deflated bodies always seem to bounce back to a close second of our former shape. With a little ooomph here and a little push there, Voda Swim has the built-in capabilities to make your new body look just as hot as your old one. A new patent pending Envy Push Up bikini top wascreated by international model, Yulia to prevent the sag and wrinkle of ordinary cups. Instead, you are left with perfect bikini breasts! Check out all the ways you can enter to win a Voda Swim suit of your own.

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PRIZE:

Voda Swim Suit of your choice. ($120)

How to Enter:

1. Subscribe to Happy Hour Mom

2. Comment here on your favorite style and color.

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3. Like Voda Swim on Facebook.

4. Follow Voda Swim on Twitter. @VodaSwim

5. Leave a comment for other Happy Hour Mom posts.

6.  Tweeting; Calling all HOT MAMAS. WIN a sexy swimsuit of choice from @vodaswim via @happyhourmom ($120) http://happyhourmom.com/?p=11707

@happyhourmom

7. Suggest the Happy Hour Mom Fan Page to your Facebook Friends.

8. Suggest Happy Hour Mom to your friends via E-mail. cc to happyhourmom (at) hotmail.com

9. Join our Forum to chat about hot topics!

Contests ends Midnight September 9th, 2010. US  and Canadian shipping addresses . Winner will be randomly selected and contacted via email with further details. Please be sure to respond within 48 hours or we will have to select another winner. Please leave separate comments for each entry.

hot mama swimwear giveaway | voda swim is a post from: Happy Hour Mom

“I have a great playdate for this week. I am joining another mom at her gym which has a daycare. We r dropping the kids off at the daycare for 2 hrs and then gonna have some coffee and MAYBE workout. SWEET.”

“I fed the kids breakfast & finally sit down with mine. I have them watching a show & the oldest just keeps whining he wants my food. I finally screamed at him to get the eff away from me. I feel only slightly bad-but damn! I deserve to eat MY OWN food occasionally right?”

“I was always a giver, very generous with my time, money, praise, etc. And of course people are very good at taking. Lately I’ve noticed that I just can’t do it anymore. I don’t want to give anything to anyone anymore. I can’t bring myself to donate to my friend’s cancer fundraiser. I can’t bring myself to drive 30 minutes to see a friend. I don’t want to be on top when I’m having sex. I even have to force myself to go school clothes shopping for my teenagers. I no longer feel like cooking. I’m not depressed (I don’t think). I’m just tired of feeling used. I don’t like who I am now.”

-www.truuconfessions.com

*please note that the “shocking confessions” series are not personal experiences of Shannon and Toni of happyhourmom.com. These are anonymous confessions of moms being brutally honest so that we can all feel a little bit better about ourselves (and then we realize that we can each relate to half of them…)

shocking confessions #147 is a post from: Happy Hour Mom

“I have a great playdate for this week. I am joining another mom at her gym which has a daycare. We r dropping the kids off at the daycare for 2 hrs and then gonna have some coffee and MAYBE workout. SWEET.”

“I fed the kids breakfast & finally sit down with mine. I have them watching a show & the oldest just keeps whining he wants my food. I finally screamed at him to get the eff away from me. I feel only slightly bad-but damn! I deserve to eat MY OWN food occasionally right?”

“Worried about my relationship with my DDs after I marry my BF and we move in with him. I am doing everything I can to make things go smoothy. They are always first in my life, and BF thinks so too. Just want us all to be a family!”

-www.truuconfessions.com

*please note that the “shocking confessions” series are not personal experiences of Shannon and Toni of happyhourmom.com. These are anonymous confessions of moms being brutally honest so that we can all feel a little bit better about ourselves (and then we realize that we can each relate to half of them…)

shocking confessions #146 is a post from: Happy Hour Mom

“Being a SAHM has turned into a career failure for me. I can’t get hired anywhere with this employment gap. It makes it harder to sell myself to the company when everything is done online and not face to face anymore. Most companies even request no phone calls. I could win them over if I could just get my foot in the door. It kills me that taking time off for my family is affecting me so much.”

“I would rather walk barefoot over hot coals or broken glass before I take my young kids to the grocery store on a busy Saturday afternoon. That scenrio brings out the worst in everyone!”

“I have a bad flu. Yesterday I had a fever of 101.5. My husband felt my forehead, said “You don’t feel hot. You’ll live” and went out with his friends all day, leaving me with an energetic 5 year old. I have never felt more betrayed. I always knew he was selfish, but this takes the cake.”

-www.truuconfessions.com

*please note that the “shocking confessions” series are not personal experiences of Shannon and Toni of happyhourmom.com. These are anonymous confessions of moms being brutally honest so that we can all feel a little bit better about ourselves (and then we realize that we can each relate to half of them…)

shocking confessions #145 is a post from: Happy Hour Mom

Looking for a fun new beverage to cool down the end of your day? Happy Hour Mom is featuring another addition to our HHM Signature Drink Bar. Cherry POM bombs are a refreshing blend of pomegranate, cherry and blackberry and leaves no drink watered down with fruit integrated ice cubes. Whether you are in need of a cocktail or mocktail, this quick combination will soothe your craving. Take it easy on yourself while planning your next event. Having a drink that tastes good non-alcoholic and on its own will save you time in the end, but will still impress.

Ingredients:

3 cups water
1/2 cup grenadine
18oz. POM juice
cherries
blackberries
lemon-lime soda
vodka or rum

Directions:

In a medium saucepan, combine 3 cups of the water with 1/2 cup grenadine and POM juice. Heat until thoroughly mixed together. Place one blackberry and one cherry in each section of the ice cube tray. Porry mixture to fill each compartment. Freeze until frozen.
Mocktail:
Fill glass with ice cubes and pour lemon-lime carbonated beverage over to Enjoy!
Cocktail:
Fill glass with ice cubes then pour desired vodka or rum and top with lemon-lime carbonated beverage.

mocktails turned cocktail | cherry POM bomb is a post from: Happy Hour Mom

Congratulations Courtney! You have won this amazing duo of books for any happy hour! Enjoy!

Buttons, bows and glue sticks can only go so far for craft time.  We all love every creation our kids make but if its a framer we’d like it to be extra special. The same goes for designing a home, when dreaming up your personal living space, inspirations must be top of the line. For you next happy hour you can conquer both monumental conquests. Ammo Books is the premier publisher for your must-have creative library collection that encompasses everything from kids to photography and photography to pop culture. Personally, my happy hours are best spent daydreaming of future possibilities. Whether its a new business opportunity, a room makeover or just a fun craft session with my son. These two books, Kelly Wearstler’s, mega fashion/design expert, “Hue” and Todd Oldham’s, “Kid Made Modern” will fill you up with all sort of amazingly colorful thoughts and ideas. “Hue” even features Kelly taking a “happy hour” to spend with her kids. Happy Hour Mom is so happy to bring you another way to take a break in your day with this amazing giveaway from Ammo Books!  Don’t forget to check out all of the other labels in the  Ammo Books collection.

PRIZE:

A copy of  Todd Oldham’s “Kid Made Modern” and Kelly Wreastler’s “Hue” for the perfect happy hour time reading.

How to Enter:

1. Subscribe to Happy Hour Mom

2. Comment here on your favorite way of enjoying your “happy hour”!

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3. Like Ammo Books on Facebook.

4. Follow Ammo Books on Twitter.

5. Leave a comment for other Happy Hour Mom posts.

6.  Tweeting; WIN! @ammobooks Todd Oldham’s “Kid Made Modern” and Kelly Wearstler’s “Hue” for happy hour reading. Ex 8/23 http://happyhourmom.com/?p=11361

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7. Suggest the Happy Hour Mom Fan Page to your Facebook Friends.

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9. Join our Forum to chat about hot topics!

Contests ends Midnight August 23rd, 2010. US  and Canadian shipping addresses . Winner will be randomly selected and contacted via email with further details. Please be sure to respond within 48 hours or we will have to select another winner.

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WINNER! perfect happy hour for trendy moms and kids | ammo books giveaway is a post from: Happy Hour Mom

In 2001, when I met my husband, I was a young girl with big dreams. I can sit here and say that my dreams included becoming a successful, powerful, and highly-respected businesswoman. But I would be lying. I wanted to meet a successful, powerful, and highly-respected man who wanted to take care of me.

I would have his beautiful babies.

I would dress them in the hottest new baby gear.

We would have play dates at our favorite park.

I would have a nanny.

I would workout daily.

I would have a beautiful house with a HUGE walk-in closet.

I would have a housekeeper.

I would always look sexy for my husband, my hair would be done, my makeup would look great.

We would have weekly date nights.

We would go on extraordinary vacations.

We would go to fancy dinner parties and he would show me off to his friends, coworkers, prospective clients.

My boobs would forever be perfect, stable, and far above my belly button.

My ass would be tight and firm.

I would be a MILF– yes, the “hot” mom all the kids would talk about. (sick to even hope for that, I know.)

In 2001, when I met my husband, I was a young girl with big dreams. It is now 2010 and I have no clue where I went wrong. My husband, who was in law school when we met, decided he wanted to follow his dream.

He dropped out of law school.

He become a struggling artist.

I was so supportive, he felt so blessed.

He is now an art teacher.

We have 3 kids under the age of 5.

I don’t have a nanny.

I don’t have a housekeeper.

The house is a mess.

My house is the size of the dream-home’s walk-in closet.

My hair always looks like shit.

I never wear makeup.

My boobs make a bellybutton sandwich.

My ass is the opposite of firm.

I am the friend of the MILF.

WTF happened to me, and where did I go wrong? 

I sometimes feel sorry for myself in the middle of a mini breakdown (usually after a long week full of sick/cranky rugrats) and ask myself this question. Instead of packing up and leaving my not-so-dream life behind, I remember why it’s all worth it.

I do have beautiful children.

I do have a favorite park, with wonderful play dates.

I do have a wonderful husband who wants to take care of me.

I do have a husband who thinks I’m sexy (or so he says).

I am still a young girl with big dreams. Only now my dreams are different. My dreams include healthy children, a long marriage, college funds, and grandchildren.

Amber

amber | this is not what i signed up for is a post from: Happy Hour Mom

“I don’t hang out with other moms. All my friends are single and childless (single myself). I’d rather sit around and chug beer, eat pizza, and talk about the men I come across rather then the new workout routine so and so learned to shed the pounds or what brand of diapers is my fave and why. When I have a break from my child – I use it to be me.”

“Dear MIL: STFU every time you call about how DH is going to be ‘all alone’ with the baby for 1 day when I go on my trip next week. I am ‘all alone’ with the baby almost every day, and you didn’t seem the slightest bit concerned when you pressured DH to leave me ‘all alone’ with the baby for a WEEK when she was only 3 weeks old so he could visit you at Christmas. He’s her dad. He can take care of her for 24 hours ‘all alone’. So seriously STFU. Sexist bitch.”

“I really am trying DH, please be patient. I just want to get better, and that takes time. You are the best thing in my life and I can’t make it without you.”

-www.truuconfessions.com

*please note that the “shocking confessions” series are not personal experiences of Shannon and Toni of happyhourmom.com. These are anonymous confessions of moms being brutally honest so that we can all feel a little bit better about ourselves (and then we realize that we can each relate to half of them…)

shocking confessions #144 is a post from: Happy Hour Mom

Besides a bed, a high chair is the second most important apparatus in a child’s life. Whether it is used for traditional mealtime rituals, a quick snack or just a safe place to play with some toys a functional, safe and stylish high chair is a must have. With so many choices available in today’s baby market it is hard to make a decision with no regret. Joovy is a family-run business that consider their employees, customers and factory partners as members or their own family.  Whether you are in need of a fabulous stroller, playard, toys or accessories Joovy has it all. Their signature line features are extra-large canopies on strollers, vibrant, top of the line fabrics and sealed ball-bearing wheels, to name a few.  Since we have been living overseas for the past few years we have bought 5 Christmas trees, 5 set of home & kitchen essentials and double the baby gear, each time leaving the big pieces and re-buying at home. Poor Baby D was left with a cute Ikea highchair with none of the bells and whistles….until now. When I saw all the capabilities of the Nook I knew that Happy Hour Mom needed to check it out.

• have you even know a highchair to pop out of the box and be completely put together?
• super sleek and modern fabric
• 5 point harness
• and a swing open tray

The high quality fabric is so amazing because not only can it be wiped down with mess-cleaning ease, but can pop right off and be thrown in the wash machine. The swing open tray is dishwasher safe, can be completely removed and is designed to work with one hand so you can get your child in and out of the Nook efficiently without worrying about where to set the tray. If you aren’t convinced yet, then stay tuned for the Joovy Nook’s appearance on our HHM Gift Guide. Joovy prides itself in our double Os – Joovy, Caboose, Nook, Kooper, Groove, Room2, Cocoon, Spoon!!!  It’s all for fun and fun for YOO.

For more information on the Joovy buzz, check them out on Facebook.

modern highchair must-have | joovy nook is a post from: Happy Hour Mom