Sometimes I Wonder If Luck Is Real

4 years old, Miss Truly

15 months old, Miss Addy

Juice in The City Deal: 64% Off Steam Cleaning for 4 Rooms from A+ Carpet Care

A+ Carpet Care technicians are dedicated to terrific customer care – from arriving on time and offering competitive prices to leaving your carpets stain-free and smelling great. They’ll accommodate your schedule, and come with rave reviews. The company’s environmentally sensitive, too, using eco-friendly products that won’t leave behind harsh chemicals. Quick, honest and efficient, A+ Carpet Care is at the top of its class. With this deal, just $50 will get you four rooms professionally steam cleaned, plus your choice of an extra hallway (or three small closets). Grab this deal today and start the school year off with high marks from A+ Carpet Care!

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Juice in The City Deal: $6 for $12 at Flour Power Cafe

Today's deal is at one of my daughters' favorite places to go grab a snack or meal after a long day, or to start a great morning!

Flour Power Café & Bakery on NW Military Hwy is going to keep your belly filled up and your taste buds happy for all three meals. They’ve got everything from delicious pancakes and French toast breakfast plates to crisp salads topped with homemade dressings, to fresh sandwiches and gourmet burgers. Throw in some vegetarian options and a kids' menu, and you can bring the whole family along. And nothing will make the family happier than topping all this off with some of their homemade cakes, cupcakes, cookies or muffins. You can even order a custom made cake, or just come in for a cup of coffee and some free Wi-Fi. Everything’s made fresh, everything’s made daily, and everything’s made to perfection. Owner and pastry chef, Cindy Olivarez, makes sure of it. Grab this deal for a home-cooked meal that will satisfy every palate and any appetite!

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Busy As Bees: Mommy Edition

I've pretty much been running around with my head chopped off for the last couple of days. Whether it's trying to handle all of my online blogs and businesses, selling websites, or working with bloggers and their blogs, I still have to get ready for our move into our new house next month on the 15th.

The girls are actually going to be getting their very own room. Right now, Truly shares a room with her brudder, which she usually sleeps with us anyway, and Addy sleeps with us. So the girls getting their own rooms is extremely monumental for them me.

I decided to buy those cute little bunk beds because it made Truly excited to have a bedroom set that looked like a dollhouse! Also in preparation for our move I've been following some type of bloggers I've never thought of before, DIY Bloggers!

I love everything that I've been finding and I'm excited to try all the new things in my home!

On top of all of that, I've also started Truly with an online program ABCMouse.com to help her with her reading and letters in addition to what I do with her.

My goal is to have her reading and writing before school starts for her next year. It's been a real challenge as she is really resistant to do anything that isn't fun in her eye! So my second goal, make learning fun!

School Year Goals

Truly is only 4 years old, so she doesn't go to school until next fall. What I will admit is that I do not feel as if she is where she should be at, educational wise. Yes, she knows her ABC's but writing the words and reading is too much of a hassle for her. This of course is all my fault. I very easily give into the syndrome of letting her do what she wants, which usually consists of TV, and just lounging around with her sister and I, until we go to the playground and play, come home eat, and just do that all day long. Here and there I squeeze in a little blogging, and on certain days, she goes to Karate or Ballet. We do not have as many books in the house as I'd like, and rarely to I encourage her to practice her ABC's, her phonics, or challenge her educationally.

Luckily for me, she learns very quickly. One day we went over writing, and she got it down in a second, but the problem was, she was easily bored. Even more luckily, I've realized this before she has to go to school next year. So with kids going to school tomorrow for us in Texas, it is now my turn as mom to get my little 4 year old up to par where she has been lacking this year.

I've bought Kindergarten workbooks, dry erase boards and markers, and lots and lots of stickers for rewards. Being a kid, seeing all of this stuff has made her super excited, but now it's actually getting her to sit down at her desk, and keeping learning fun, that is going to be the challenge.

For all you home schooling mama's and those moms who work extra with their kids who go to school outside of the home, how do you keep schoolwork fun for your children?

Pink Throw Up, Yup, That's What I Want

We are looking forward to getting into a new house within the next month, and while we are trying to save up our pennies and dimes, the girls will be sharing a room. This means that we get to completely design a new room for them and I'm super excited!

Love this bed for the girls to share!

This would be more Truly's taste. Pink throw up is what we call it.

So here is where you come in. How in the world do you set up a room for a 4 year old and a 15 month old to share? Bunk beds or two twin beds? How about organizing clothes and toys? Any tips on utilizing space?

I Think I Have A Superstar In My Hands

Truly has always loved dancing. She has been in ballet since she was 2, and when there's music on she'll dance. I don't mean that dancing that you see other toddlers doing, the jumping and waving their hands, which is cute, because that's what Addy does, but Truly has always danced, copying a certain style. She would either dance ballet style, start breakdancing, hip hop dancing, and salsa dancing. She understands that there is a certain style to different types of dancing.

Here is a video we took of her yesterday. Note, that this came out of nowhere, but I believe it's from watching Americas Best Dance Crew a little too much. Oh and yes, that is a shower cap on her head. Again, I don't know why.

Enjoy!

Juice in The City Deal: $20 for $40 Worth at AnisElla's Eco-Chic Salon & Spa

Today's San Antonio deal from Juice in The City is not one that you want to miss out on! As moms, we ned to be pampered. We have to carry all this weight on our shoulders, should they be massaged once in a while? 

"We love that AnisElla's Eco-Chic Salon and Spa is equally dedicated to both their clients and the environment! AnisElla's strives to lessen the carbon footprint we leave by reducing, reusing, recycling and using energy efficient products. Choose from salon services like a haircut, color, manicure or pedicure to soothing spa services like a facial, waxing, or luxurious massage. No matter which service you choose, you’re guaranteed a positive and relaxing experience when you’re at AnisElla’s. With a dedicated, professional staff and lovely ambience, leave all your worries at the door and prepare to be pampered, mama. All the better knowing you’re patronizing a business that strives to do good for Mother Earth. But grab this one quick – this amazing deal has limited quantities."

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Juice in The City Deal: $7 for $14 at Kings Court Frankfurter Express

On a warm summer day, a hot dog and some fixin's seems like a noble choice. But skinny dogs on soggy buns are strictly for commoners. Find a frankfurter fit for a king with today’s deal: just $7 for $14 at Kings Court Frankfurter Express.

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Monday Morning Could Be A Drag

... But not if you wake up to this...

Juice in The City Deal: $60 for 5-Step Microdermabrasion at Anica Med Spa

This is an awesome deal for us moms who may have forgotten ourselves as we raced children down halls and cleaned up after playdates.


Microdermabrasion is a non-invasive, non-surgical procedure that "polishes" the skin, revealing a smooth, fresh layer of skin. Anica Med Spa uses an advanced diamond microdermabrasion technique, ensuring a pleasant, relaxing experience. And rest assured you’ll be in the hands of the experts – Anica Med Spa is a physician-supervised spa that provides a professional, welcoming place to pamper yourself while improving your appearance. Anica also provides a wide range of other services that can help reduce wrinkles, repair sun damage, prevent acne breakouts and reduce acne scarring. With today's fabulous deal, you're well on your way to revealing a beautiful and smooth complexion. Here's lookin' at you, gorgeous!


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Facebook For Couples

I spend a lot of my time online and networking, whether it is on the laptop or my iPhone. My job is working is bloggers, businesses, and freelance writing, so all of my work has to do with the beautiful world wide web. Most of the time, I'm also constantly promoting people on Facebook and Twitter. My husband owns a moving company. While he does some Internet Marketing (he should be doing more) he spends most of his time working, rather than being on the computer. He doesn't even own his own computer (gasp!!) In the past couple of months though, he has just started taking up Facebook.

This has been both good and bad. On my personal Facebook, I use it to update family and friends on my kids and stay in touch with extended family. A lot of close blogging friends and contacts also stay in contact with me on my personal Facebook, versus just calling them on the phone. What my husband doesn't understand is pretty much the need for having certain people on my Facebook.

Likewise, I feel like my husband just adds anyone he can on Facebook, people he doesn't even know, and then shares pictures of our kids on his Facebook. We've even had arguments over Facebook, isn't that silly :)

We've been able to talk through most of our problems, but that had me thinking about what other couples do with online networking tools.


My question is, how do you deal with Facebook or Twitter and Your Significant Other? Do you share passwords, only add people who are mutual friends? How about jealousy, do you ever experience jealousy with the time your significant other spends and people who comment on their profile?

Mixed Martial Arts For Mommy

I love kickboxing. Everyone that has ever met me says that I look athletic. I never played sports in school. Mostly because we moved to Germany when I started Middle School, came back to US in High School, and was just too socially awkward to attempt to participate in sports. I've always been athletic though. I've always had the fastest mile, could do the most chin ups, yes, that was me.

Notice my past tense of was.

Now I spend my days typing away on a keyboard. My exercise consist of chasing a 15 month old up and down the stairs and throwing a 4 year old from couch to couch. Apparently, this is fun for them. Occasionally I do go to a fancy pants gym, but rarely can I convince myself that in the moment where I don't have to change a diaper that I should go exercise.

When I do go to the gym though, I love kickboxing classes. I remember doing Tae Bo with my mother to good ol' Billy Blanks when I was like 10 years old. I have great natural form, and if I'm out of the house and have to exercise, it might as well be kicking and punching stuff.

I'm always looking for ways to jumpstart my fitness routine and lately have been looking into Mixed Martial Arts. Yup, the same one your husband watches, UFC fighting. Being a woman, something that also interests me is power. Being a mother, something that interests me is defending my children if need be. So, fitness, power, and protection to me, is Mixed Martial Arts!

How bad ass would that be to tell someone, "Yeah, I'm going to my MMA class." I can see the looks now.

Juice in The City Deal: $5 for 3 Admissions to The Peddler Show

The Peddler Show offers Texas shoppers a completely unique shopping experience. Walk in and find a contemporary marketplace with a huge selection of home décor, handcrafted jewelry, hot fashions, gourmet treats and creative gifts. For just $5, you and two friends can stalk your prey at the New Braunfels Civic Center in New Braunfels, Texas, August 5-7, finding uncommon treasures, holiday gifts and maybe a little something special for yourself, too. Don’t miss the chance to attend this one-of-a-kind event for a third of the price – and let the thrill of the chase continue!


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Google Chrome: A Mom Bloggers Dream

I've been spending more time on the computer lately. My Macbook Pro is still huge, but I've implemented a new way to love it. I have been using Safari for the longest time, but lately it hasn't been cutting it for me. The spell check has been weird for me, and most of the time it hasn't been playing a lot of the videos. Even worse, it has been slow. With 2 kids who are addicted to Netflix as much as I am, that's a huge no no.

Firefox is also "blah" for me. It just doesn't have the cool feel to it. I know, I'm super judgmental. You can bring that up with me some other day.

I've had Google Chrome on my desktop for some time and love using it because it seems to be faster than the other Internet browsers. Yesterday though, I decided to really check it out.

I am in love with the Web Store. Just like with the Apple, they have a little App Store. The cool thing about Google Chrome is that you can download Apps and Extensions that will work with your web browser. I like this because it doesn't take up space on my actually computer. It doesn't take up memory on my hard drive making my computer even slower. It's all on the web browser.

The extensions are what I love the most because they make blogging and social networking 100 times easier  I'm a Google Addict, so I use gmail, google calendar, docs, all of them, and they are all easily accessible in my browser.

In addition I can also update all of my Twitter feeds and check on Facebook in a second.

Shorten links, chat with friends, stay updated on tasks, all right in my web browser.

I also made my iGoogle page my home page, with the beautiful Teen Wolf as my background. Again, you can judge me later.

Needless to say, these Apps and Extensions not only save me from the headache of multiple items open on my desktop, but make me extremely more productive.

Gracias Google Chrome!

Juice in The City Deal: $17 for a Grooming Package or Daily Boarding from Barkspace

As much as I love the dog that we have, I hate the fact that you actually have to take care of grooming them. I mean, I already have two kids I have to bathe, you mean I have another one to bathe to! And this one is a lot grosser. I mean, he rolls around in the mud, and there is no way you can control him! At least the kids listen when you tell them not to roll in the mud (most of the time that is.)

Today's Juice in The City Deal is perfect for all the mommies who have pets that do not listen to you as well. You can choose of either getting the grooming package or one night of boarding.

"Summer fun is a lot easier to enjoy without guilt over leaving your poor pooch behind. Have some guilt-free fun while your pup gets pampered with today’s deal: just $17 for a grooming package or one night of boarding at Barkspace."


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