Hate Doing Laundry? Here's a New Laundry Product to Make The Job a Little More Pleasant for Moms

Homekeeping

When my 4 kids -- a singleton plus triplets all born within a year -- were in diapers at the same time, I remember how much laundry I had to do every day. I loved dressing my kids in cutesy matching outfits and they always got them dirty since they loved being outside making my job all the more difficult. In fact, newly laundered clothes were constantly piling up on the couch and spilling onto the floor in our living room where I used to fold and sort because I could never keep up with it all. How I hated doing laundry then, especially when I had to fold it and put it away when I was half asleep, LOL.
4 kids born w/in a year always got dirty so I had lots of laundry
Vintage Family Photo by Janis Brett Elspas, MommyBlogExpert.com

Now those sweet little babies are teens and guess what? Those mere hills of laundry have turned into mountains of clothes, especially my two girls who always seem to have multiple costume changes daily creating a lot more washing and drying for me to do. Besides, how many teens do you know that either pick up their own clothes or help mom with the laundry? 

Admittedly I still don't enjoy going around the house picking up their clothes or even loading the washer and dryer, then putting everything away. But I do have to say that I like the smell of my freshly washed laundry a whole lot more now after trying the new Snuggle Exhilarations White Lilac and Spring Flowers concentrated fabric softener.

Note the famous laundry pile spilling off our couch at left
The triplets w/ Daddy spin Hannukah dreidels on my laundry basket
Vintage Family Photo by Janis Brett Elspas, MommyBlogExpert.com

Over the years I've used various brand name and bargain brand softeners. Like other products my laundry comes out soft with this, but it is also the first one I've washed clothes with that has the fresh smell of lilacs and other flowers that remind me of spring. Some other brands I've used are too strongly scented and some have no smell at all, but this new Snuggles formulation made by  The Sun Products Corporation is a nice compromise between the two.


The label indicates that this new product is safe for all HE (high efficiency) washing machines like the one I own. A 32 ounce bottle goes a long way to scent and soften up to 32 loads of laundry since you use only about an ounce of the concentrate per wash. An added plus for me -- since I try to incorporate green living into our family life -- is that the bottle packaging contains 25% or more post-consumer recycled plastic. 

Something important from the back of the bottle to note: Do not use this product on children's sleepwear or other garments labeled as flame resistant as it may reduce flame resistance.

Snuggle Exhilarations White Lilac & Spring Flowers
Reminiscent of the sweet smelling flowers in my garden
iPhone Photo by Janis Brett Elspas, MommyBlogExpert.com

To learn more about Snuggle Exhilarations White Lilac and Spring Flowers visit the Snuggle site. You can also like them on Facebook so you'll be in the loop on future news, coupon availability and promotions about this brand.

Have you tried this new Snuggle fabric softener product yet? What do you think about it? If not, tell about the experience you have had with the brand are you using now? You are encouraged to leave a comment and share.

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Review Coming Tomorrow...

New Snuggle Exhilarations 

White Lilac & Spring Flowers

 

Must-Know Tips for Bloggers & Media Covering International CES 2012 - Jan 10-13 in Las Vegas

Technology

When I started writing this piece I'd assumed my audience would just be my fellow mom bloggers both those I already know personally as well as the new ones I'll meet for the first time at CES next week. However, shortly after beginning to draft this post, I realized that all the tips and advice shared here will no doubt be helpful to moms who blog, but also to all the men and women bloggers and general media who will be descending into Las Vegas for the world's premiere technology event.

Sand Sculpture in progress at Intel's BlogHer '11 Booth last August

iPhone Photo by Janis Brett Elspas, MommyBlogExpert.com

The Intel Booth at BlogHer '11 featured these fanciful sand sculptures that were crafted by a single artisan over the course of the multi-day expo and conference in San Diego in August.  So you can imagine how excited I am to see what the Intel CES 2012 exhibit will be like as well as to check out the multitude of other vendors who will be pulling out all the creative and person-to-person engagement stops to generate booth traffic.

Close-up detail of Intel sand carving when nearly completed after 2 days

iPhone Photo by Janis Brett Elspas, MommyBlogExpert.com

Personally, I can't even count how many CES shows I've attended as a hi tech corporate or agency PR professional since I worked on that side of the fence for several decades. For sure there's always been lots of new and really cool things to see. This is my first CES covering as a mommy blogger, though, where I'll be on a mission to find fresh inspiration for MommyBlogExpert.com as well as for the weekly tech column I write for SocialMoms. After stumbling upon a variety of resources I've uncovered to date as I prepare for my trip, I've realized the details here are just too good to keep to myself.

Whether you've attended before or are a newbie blogger or media person covering this event for the first time, I hope you'll find some pearls here that will make your trip more productive.

Just in case you didn't already know, you must be registered to get a Press Pass to access press conferences, the International CES 2012 designated expo halls, key notes and other show events. Also, remember that there are several major press events happening before the official show actually opens on Tuesday including CES Unveiled: The Official Press Event on Sunday, January 8 from 4-7 p.m. and CES Press Day all day on January 9. Both of these not to miss pre-show press events take place at The Venetian.

It's less than a week till the show but if you are not registered yet but want to go the good news is you can still apply for media credentials on-site in Las Vegas. However, definitely reserve your flights and hotels first, because this city is going to be jam packed.  BTW, you might want to know that you won't get a CES Press Bag or any press luncheon tickets at the in-person registration which pre-registered media will get. Check the main CES site for details on where to register and what is required as well as schedules of events, show hours, and all kinds of helpful advice on parking, getting around the city, etc.

Once you're registered as press, make sure you update your account that will automatically be set up after you are granted Press Credentials at Virtual Press Office. Here, you'll want to add up to 10 keywords to your profile so you will receive relevant press releases from this year's exhibitors.

Also, after registering you can look at the maps of the CES show floor and where all the official events are at the Las Vegas Convention Center and next door at the Las Vegas Hotel & Casino (formerly known as the Las Vegas Hilton) and at The Venetian. Additionally parking is limited so you might want to commute between the two venues using the complimentary CES shuttle services that will be running in town which can take you to and from the airport too. Download the shuttle schedule here. Fee for service public transportation options to get around the city also include the Las Vegas Monorail and taxis.

You'll also want consider uploading Follow Me the official CES mobile app free from the Apple iTunes Store. I've been using this great ap to organize my own schedule and must say this is easy enough even for the technologically-challenged to navigate and has proven to be a life and time saver for me.  I've found it to be very helpful in planning out how to make the best use of my time at the show, to make appointments with vendors and also to input all the invitation only events I'll be attending.

There's so much going on at the official CES you may be too tired to take advantage of everything else that will be happening in town. But if you've got the energy you can find out about additional events and parties checking out the free Karennet List of CES 2012 Parties published by Karen Thomas of Thomas PR, Melville, NY.

In addition to following specific tech companies you'll be focusing on and relevant pundits, analysts, media, and fellow bloggers, don't forget to follow CES on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, and LinkedIn too.

Lastly, because I'll be sharing additional advice, great finds and tips live from Las Vegas next week, don't forget to subscribe to MommyBlogExpert's feed as well as follow my Tweets and Facebook posts. I look forward to making new connections as well as saying hello face to face to all my old online friends and business partners.

It's going to be a great conference so best wishes for traveling safety to Las Vegas!

Meanwhile, in addition to benefiting from this post, I hope readers will feel free to add to these CES blogger coverage suggestions and ideas by leaving a comment with links to other relevant resources I may have overlooked.

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FTC Disclosure: I am a registered member of the media covering CES 2012 for this blog and SocialMoms. However, I did not receive any payment or other compensation associated with this particular post. See complete FTC Disclosure information that appears at the bottom of MommyBlogExpert's main page and at the bottom of every individual post on this blog, including this one.