Links and other fun stuff – 2/28/09

By Deb - Mom of 3 Girls on February 28, 2009, at 11:15 am

Just some quick links and fun stuff I found around the web this week:

First off, please don’t forget to enter my current giveaways over on my other site:

A pair of glasses of your choice (not including sunglasses or designer frames) from EyeBuyDirect (enter by 11:59 pm EST on March 4th)
A bottle of Auto Dish Powder from ecostore USA (enter by 11:59 pm EST on March 7th)
A personalized CD from Name Your Tune (enter by 11:59 pm EST on March 8th)
A year’s supply (24 cans) of Campbell’s Chicken & Stars soup and a soup thermos (enter by 11:59 pm EST on March 11th)

This week’s reviews were for to-be-colored t-shirts, pillowcases or greeting cards from ColorMe, the book Irreplaceable by Stephen Lovely, and part 2 of my Snapily review.

Other new posts this week include a heads-up about the “Click to Empower” website for domestic violence, some great discounts for Disney On Ice, a coupon code for Protect-A-Bed, and a heads-up about Parents’ new Toy Recall list.

There are more fun giveaways coming next week too, so stay tuned (and subscribed)…

This week’s Contest Round-Up is up over at the other site as well. And don’t forget to check the Contests page during the week – there are some pretty awesome giveaways happening around the blogosphere so you don’t want to miss out on your chance to enter any of them!

Some interesting posts I read this week on other sites include:

Are you interested in learning more about SEO and how it can be helpful on your site? If so, you might want to sign up for the ‘Search Engine Optimization 101′ Conference Call over at 5 Minutes For Mom this coming Monday, March 2nd at 8:00 pm Eastern.

And check out the new ‘sister’ over at 5 Minutes For Mom – Faith Lifts is now 5 Minutes For Faith.
Do you wonder how there’s ever enough time in the day to get everything done for your blog – and still have time for your family, your house, and you? Check out Michelle’s post on How to be a more efficient blogger over at Scribbit!
Check out 11 tips for selecting a secure password over at detector pro.
Shera, the blogger behind my gorgeous blog design here is offering one free blog design per month (to be chosen from chosen from www.SNSBlogDesign.com or a Sweet ‘n Simple Basic Custom Design for Blogger or WordPress) to a deserving blogger. Check out the criteria and nominate someone you think would benefit (you can even nominate yourself).
Have you ever been to a blog convention? Or are you planning to head to one this year? Check out the Top 10 things that Trisha at MomDot learned at a mom blog convention for some tips.