Friday, April 30, 2021

Mothers Day Flowers Review Giveaway

Flowers for Mom

MBE Partnered with Teleflora for this post

Fresh Flowers Hand-Delivered by Local Florists Nationwide

Mother's Day is now just over a week away, this year falling on Sunday, May 9th. Want to show the mom or mother figure in your life how much she really means to you, how much she is adored and appreciated? Teleflora has so many beautiful fresh flower options for Mother's Day 2021, there's truly a choice here for just about every kind of mommy.

Teleflora Mother's Day 2021 Collection

Fresh flowers continue to be one of the most popular and well-received Mother's Day gift ideas. The best part: they can be easily and quickly ordered online and then delivered by hand via one of the local florists in the Teleflora network directly to your family's matriarch in time for her special day. Check out our favorite flower arrangements for Mother's Day. Each style in this review comes with the vase shown and is available in three floral arrangement sizes: Standard, Deluxe, and Premium.

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For the Nature Lover

The Vintage Butterfly Bouquet ($49.99, $64.99, $74.99) at the top of this post is my personal favorite in this year's Teleflora Mother's Day fresh flower arrangement lineup. If the mother you're gifting is a lover of butterflies, look no further than this pretty bunch of flowers delivered in a cube glass vase decorated with an old-fashioned garden and butterfly vibe.

For the Country Gal

The Teleflora Fabulous Farmhouse Bouquet ($69.99, $84.99, $94.99) is a thoughtful gift for rural, suburban, and urban mamas who are into the country farm life decor look. Pink roses, carnations, lavender statice, and other lovely blooms arrive on Mom's doorstep displayed in a farmhouse style ombre-glazed stoneware pitcher.

Teleflora Flowers Purple Swirls Handblown Glass Bouquet

For the Artsy Lady

The Purple Swirls Teleflora Bouquet ($104.99, $114.99, $124.99) will delight mothers who are creative types with an affinity for artistic design. The iridescent swirled pattern hand-blown keepsake art glass vase is an elegant presentation of beauty, overflowing with a hydrangeas, roses, chrysanthemums, and other flowers and greenery.

Dozens More Bouquets

The three beautiful arrangements featured above are just a few of the choices to pick from to perfectly suit your mom's personality. With affordable Teleflora fresh floral designs available starting at just $34.99, as well as arrangements available in three sizes, there are floral gifting options to discover within just about everyone's budget.

Mother's Day Flowers

$100 Teleflora Gift Card

MBE Giveaway

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Thanks to Teleflora, ONE (1) MBE giveaway participant will win a $100 Teleflora e-gift card code via email. To enter this flower gift card giveaway Mommy Blog Expert is hosting, visit this MBE Instagram post. Contest is open to US residents only and qualifying winner will be selected at random. Hurry this giveaway ends on Sunday, May 9, 2021 at 11:59 pm ET.

About Teleflora

Teleflora, based in Los Angeles, California, is a network of 10,000 member local florists across the U.S. and Canada known for their floral arrangement artistry and personal touches. Instead of arriving in a plain brown box, Teleflora's professional florists hand deliver an array of bouquets in special and unique keepsake containers, often the same day the order is placed. Visit Teleflora's official website to check out the options and order your choice of flowers as well as follow the brand on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, and YouTube for the latest news and special deals.

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Tips for Working at Home With A Baby

Family Work Balance

Thanks to 4moms for providing these tips; post contains affiliate links

6 Tips for Parents Working at Home with Young Kids

Working from home with your kids in the house sounds great in theory, but in reality, it’s very hard to juggle the two at the same time. We have no doubt that you are a supermom or dad who’s capable of anything, but if you are feeling overwhelmed at all from having your kids as coworkers, you’re not alone. Luckily, there are plenty of tried-and-true tips that can help working parents make it through the day with their kids in tow.

Peaceful Home Workspace Inspo for Parents

There’s no need to do a full schedule overhaul; some small changes can get you in a better place as an employee and a parent during this work from home period. Here are some simple steps that can make your life easier.

Create a Stress-Free Workspace

If you’ve been working from your living room sofa or kitchen table, you know how easily distractions can pop up. From people walking through the room to the TV, there are endless forms of noise that can make getting work done even harder. Treat yourself to a dedicated home work space which calms you and helps you focus, even if it is small. This way, you can cut down on distractions and set yourself up for being more productive. Invest in an ergonomic chair and desk that will support your body instead of leaving you feeling exhausted and in pain at the end of day.

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Ask Your Partner to Share Responsibilities

It takes a village, both to raise children and to be successful in business. While you can of course go it alone, it’s so much less stressful to share responsibilities in both capacities. If you haven’t already, make a list of all the tasks you and your partner share with the kids and split them in a way that makes sense for both of you. You could also try dividing up childcare by hours in the day, so that you each can have at least a few hours without the kids each day to focus on work.

Set Expectations with Your Work

Working from home creates some barriers to communication between you and your office as it’s not as easy to stay in constant contact when you aren’t all together in the same place. To avoid misunderstandings, make sure to set crystal clear expectations about when you will be able to answer the phone and emails and when you won’t. Let them know that even with the best laid plans, your kids come first and sometimes that might mean missing a Zoom call or needing an extension on a deadline.

Image Credit: 4moms

Use a Baby Swing or Carrier

If you have an infant at home, it’s obviously not possible to hold them all day while you’re doing work. You can make the most of their nap times by working at your computer, but while they are awake you will need to put them somewhere safe where you can watch them. An infant baby swing is a popular choice to keep your little one occupied as you can strap them in and watch as they are gently rocked in the swing.

Put Your Phone on Vibrate

Unless you know an important call is about to happen, set your phone ringtone on vibrate and keep it close by. The sudden sound of a loud ringtone can affect your cortisol levels, which are likely always on edge with all that you are balancing in terms of stress. Try to eliminate as many loud sounds as possible to maintain a more peaceful state of being. For any times where you really don’t need your phone at all, try leaving it in a separate room where you can forget about it and focus on other things.

Image Credit: Ekaterina Bolovtsova, Pexels

Eat Healthy

Finally, take care of yourself. Make time on the weekends to meal prep healthy dishes and snacks that you can easily grab during the week when you are hungry. If you let yourself eat a poor diet all week, it can have a negative impact on your productivity, your health, and your overall mood.

About 4moms

Founded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2005, 4moms strives to create practical user-centered baby gear designed with technology that elevates the modern parenting experience. Among the brand's flagship products are the 4moms mamaRoo4 Baby Swing Bluetooth Rocker with Bluetooth which replicates mom's and dad's soothing hand-held bouncing and swaying motions; the 4moms Breeze Portable Play Yard that opens/closes in a single step with one hand; and the 4moms Magnetic Baby Toddler High Chair to make mealtime simpler. These and other 4moms products are available on Amazon, Best Buy, Target, and Walmart, as well as from specialty retailers and direct from the 4moms website. Learn more by following the brand on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and YouTube.

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Tuesday, April 13, 2021

PAW Patrol Dino Rescue Movie Review Giveaway

Movies

MBE partnered with Paramount for this campaign; post contains affiliate links

PAW Patrol: Dino Rescue Roar to the Rescue Review + Giveaway

Lots of little PAW Patrol fans are similarly fascinated with the prehistoric world of dinosaurs which is why I'm pleased to announce that PAW Patrol: Dino Rescue Roar to the Rescue (Paramount 2021) is now available on DVD. This is the latest family-friendly PAW Patrol home entertainment release based on the popular preschool kids animated series seen on Nickelodeon and produced by Spin Master Entertainment.

The all-new title invites youngsters to return to the Dino Wilds for some exciting (and rip roaring) new rescues. Included on the DVD are the remaining episodes from the Dino Rescue story arc as well as six Dino Rescue original shorts.

PAW Patrol nemesis Mayor Humdinger is stuck on a runaway Brachiosaurus and a T-Rex is noshing on just about everything in sight. What will happen next? From performing dino dentistry to saving a Pterodactyl egg and celebrating a Tyrannosaurus' birthday, the PAW Patrol pups reunite with their prehistoric buddies for all kinds of exciting new challenges and adventures.

PAW Patrol: Dino Rescue Roar to the Rescue Episodes
Dino Rescue: Pups Save a Hum-Dino
Dino Rescue: Pups Save a Sore Dino
Dino Rescue: Pups Save the Triceraptops Tag-Alongs
Pups Save a Waiter Bot
Pups Save a Pie-Clone
Pups Save the Big Bad Bird Crew
Pups Save a Soapbox Derby

PAW Patrol: Dino Rescue Roar to the Rescue Special Features
Pups Ave a Tromping Triceratops
Pups Save a Baby Stegosaurus
Pups Save a Dino Christmas
Pups Save a Pterodactyl Egg
Pups Save the Baby Raptors
Pups Save a Tyrannosaurus' Birthday

As we've done before to celebrate new PAW Patrols releases, we are thrilled to be hosting another fabulous giveaway. Up for grabs this time around is the new PAW Patrol: Dino Rescue Roar to Rescue DVD. Read on to find out how easy it is for you to enter for your chance to win this recently new home entertainment title for the little PAW Patrol lover in your life.

GIVEAWAY

PAW Patrol: Dino Rescue

Roar to the Rescue DVD