Recent College Grad? Shop Marshalls for Career Styles

Career Wear

We’ve passed another milestone in my family.  Our youngest daughter graduated from college this year with a BS in Psychology and is now applying to grad school for Social Work.

This summer she spent time as a Nanny for some neighbors that’s she’s been babysitting for since they were infants – they’re now 10 & 11.  Our daughter has also been busy applying and interviewing for employment in the social work field.

Of course, applying for a professional position necessitated that she have the appropriate career style clothing to wear when going on interviews.

Fortunately, we have a Marshalls in town, located about 5 minutes down the road!

Marshalls is well known for their off-price shopping and offers incredible savings on women’s, children’s and men’s apparel.  We always manage to find whatever we’re looking for, be it shoes, accessories,  home goods or gifts for the grandkids.

Connecticut isn’t a very large state, and we actually have several Marshalls within a convenient driving distance of our home.

No two stores are alike as the vendors are ever-changing and they don’t have stringent guidelines as to how many items they purchase. It’s like visiting a whole new store every time!

As my daughter’s chosen field is social work, the position involves not only office work, but being out in the field.  She was able to put together several coordinating smart-looking casual, yet professional looking outfits.

Marshalls recently introduced their Shoe MegaShop which are being added to stores around the country. Customers are able to shop by style rather than size by finding their appropriate size in the boxes below the display shoe.

I scored a terrific pair of sandals by Aerosoles that I can wear for dress-down Fridays at my office!  Regularly $49.99, I got them for $24.99, a 50 percent savings!

Aren’t these just too cute?

Marshalls is one of the nation’s leading off-price family apparel and home fashion retailers with over 800 stores spanning 42 states and Puerto Rico.

For More Information: Marshalls

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OfficeMax’s “Get Organized for Back-to-School” Blogcast with Peter Walsh

Back-To-School

OfficeMax’s “Get Organized for Back-to-School”

As a parent who has successfully processed two lively, challenging daughters all the way from pre-school through high school, and college, I’m well aware of the challenges and commitment it takes to launch the heirs apparent to what’s left of the family fortune after those college graduations.  You have to be one step ahead-of the-curve, all the way through those formative student school days and years.

OfficeMax was kind enough to share their kid-centric school supplies line, Schoolio-Von-Hoolio.

Appealing to the eye, the product line is certain to encourage any student to stay organized and on top of their game during the upcoming school semesters!

I recently had the privilege of being invited to participate in an exclusive webcast a/k/a “blogcast” for a special group of bloggers that was hosted by OfficeMax.  It featured the renowned organizational expert, Peter Walsh, Heather Wolpert-Gowron, and award-winning teacher, Ana Picazo, a well-known mom blogger, as well as two students.

Unfortunately, due to a prior commitment, I wasn’t able to attend the live presentation. Together, they discussed strategies, tips and advice from the real experts on how to organize and prepare students for back-to-school. Bloggers submitted questions and participated in a TweetChat with Peter, Ana and Heather.

I’d like to share with you a recap of Peter Walsh’s back-to-school organization tips that were discussed during the blogcast:

TIPS FOR ORGANIZING YOUR HOME
1) Find the Vision you Have for a Space
2) Make Organization a Family Value
3) Use the Right Tools for Great Organization

TIPS FOR ORGANIZING YOUR CHILD
1) Show that you Value Organization
2) Establish Clear Limits and Routines
3) Always ‘Finish the Cycle’ (Complete a Task)

TIPS FOR THE CLASSROOM
1) Establish Clear Routines
2) Involve Kids with Classroom Organization
3) Use Words, Pictures and Color to Help Organize

Feel free to connect with the blogcast host and panelists online:

• On Twitter: @Peter Walsh

• On Facebook: Peter’s Facebook Page

• On Twitter: @OfficeMax

• Heather Wolpert-Gawron: Tween Teacher blog

• Ana Picazo: Finding Bonggamom

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Are You Trying Hard to Stay Warm This Winter ~ Use The Slanket

If you’ve ever been to New England, you may be familiar with the old Yankee saying “If you don’t like the weather, wait a second, it’ll change.” While we are fortunate to enjoy the variety of the four seasons, it is winter that challenges our creativity in keeping snug and cozy.

I recently had the opportunity to review a version of what might possibility be the hottest item this year to help conserve on your heating bills this winter!

The Slanket is a hybrid cross between a blanket and a sleeved robe.

• Measures :60″W x 95″L

• 100% Polyester Microfibers

• Machine Washable

• Oversized Sleeves

• 11 Color Choices

• Available in Kid Sizes

I often write my blog posts late in the evening after everyone has gone to sleep.  We’ve been trying to conserve on our gas bills, and the thermostat is normally set lower at night. Our home was built in the 1940s and my computer desk is near a window.  Although we do have thermopane windows it can get drafty.  I wrapped up in the Slanket one night and tried to type.  Since I’m petite, and the Slanket is bulky, I think it’s more suitable for using when trying to read or watch television.  I tried walking in it, but because of it’s length, would have been better off  wearing the Kids  size to maneuver around in.

There’s an interesting history as to how the Slanket was developed.  Check out their website, and put the Slanket on your list for gift-giving to family and friends this year!  It’s a great going-away gift for any new Grads who will be college-bound this coming fall!

For More Information Visit: Slanket

Moomette’s Magnificents Reviews is hosting a Giveaway!
The Slanket was kind enough to offer to send one new Slanket to  one lucky reader.   For a chance to win:

To Enter: Visit The Slanket and comment on this post, letting me know what your favorite color is and how you would use The Slanket if you won it.

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Make sure you comment separately for each task after the required entry task so you will get credit for each one ~ and leave your e-mail where you can be contacted.

Entires without a valid email address, or those that don’t follow the Contest Rules will be disqualified. Winner to be chosen via Random.org

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Wedding Season ~ Bridesmaids ~ Get Acne Treatment Before the Special Day!

It’s been a week now since the 3-day Wedding of the Season took place. I’ve put away the (so I thought) sexy little black Red-Carpet Runway dress that I wore. You know how you look forward to special events, and then after they take place, it’s like such a letdown that the big event is now behind you?

My youngest daughter, the college student, looked stunning in her boutique Jessica McClintock dress, and got many compliments. She’s turned into a real stunner. But I have to mention that we spent many long hours in the waiting room of dermatologist offices when she was in High School. She had tried every over-the -counter acne products and prescription medicines to try to clear up her skin.

Are you planning a wedding soon?  Perhaps you’ll be a bridesmaid this summer.

Oftentimes acne problems aren’t limited to just teenagers, and can manifest during pregnancy and even mid-life. If you find yourself looking for a solution, check out Get Acne Treatments.

Get Acne Treatments is dedicated to exhaustive and comprehensive research on all the best acne treatments. They systematically categorize products based upon the following criteria:

* Safety
* Efficacy
* Value
* Quality
* Company
* Customer Feedback

Their reviews are constantly updated, and their list of Top Acne Treatments changes frequently.

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Back-To-School ~ New School Year, New Friends, New Stuff, New Labels??

It’s hard to believe that we’re almost through the summer and Labor Day is right around the corner! My youngest daughter starts her Senior year of college soon, so I’m still in the parenting Back-To-School mode. My readers know that “Rosie the Riviter” decided to move back home for her Senior Year, so rather than being an Empty-Nestor for the upcoming school year, I’m still in Mama-mode.

No longer am I worrying about having to go out and buy apartment basics for Rosie, such as pots, pans, bedding and furniture. Most of it came back safely with her when she moved back in. Some of these items disappeared via roommates and probably would have returned home had they been labeled properly. That’s where Dymo label makers come in handy.

With the whiff of Autumn, New England fall foliage and and Back-To-School on my mind, I’m flashing back to the days when I used to take the obligatory first-day-of school picture, and waiving good-bye to the kiddos on the school bus. Flashback further, and I’m the one going off to school for the first time.

My first day of school would have been 51 years ago! I was a “walker,” even in Kindergarten. We only went half-days. When I was in first-grade, we were dismissed for lunch, walked home, and then back to school again. There was no such thing as a cafeteria, and I would say 99% of the moms didn’t work, and were at home to greet us with lunch! I still carried a lunch box for snacks, and we hand-wrote our names on masking tape in crayon to distinguish Betty-Lou’s from Suzie’s. That’s where the kids today are lucky, and have all the options such as color labels to mark not only their lunch boxes, but also their backpacks! We didn’t even have backpacks ~ I can remember carrying all my books in my arms, or once, in a rubberized green carrying sack!

If you’re a mom making a Back-To-School list, don’t forget to add a Dymo label maker to that list. Buying all those school supplies once certainly adds up! Having to replace them because they weren’t labeled is something none of us wants to do!

Whether you’ll be waiving goodbye to the school bus, or home school ~ don’t forget to charge the camera battery for those First-Day-of-School photos!

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Tuesday Toot ~ Exclusive New Line – Handcrafted School Spirit Bracelets – Moomette’s Magnificents Olde Towne Shoppes

Today is Tuesday Toot Day!

What does that mean? Well, it means every Tuesday, you get to post an accomplishment that you have done. As moms sometimes, we are quick in praising our kids and others about their accomplishments but we are “shy” when it comes to our achievements so … here is our chance.

I’m so excited – I have a new boutique product line that’s been designed especially for my Moomette’s Magnificents Olde Towne Shoppes!

Just in time for those headed off to college ~ the perfect going away gift! ~ I now carry spectacularly designed, handcrafted bracelets that can be personalized with your favorite New England or other College!

Show your school spirit, or give a unique gift to your favorite graduate who’ll be traveling off to college shortly ~ perhaps out-of-state!  Hand-crafted bracelets depicting the name of a favorite Alma-Mater!

Do you have a daughter, granddaughter, sister, niece or favorite friend bound for higher education?  This gorgeous bracelet would be a perfect remembrance!

This adorable bracelet is cleverly handcrafted with durable beading wire, a silver clasp, colorful swarovski crystals, terling silver daisy & ball spacers, alphabet beads that say “UVM”, and features a dangle on the clasp!! You can request any color & name from selected options!

Examples of colleges: UCONN (University of Connecticut) UMASS (University of Massachusetts) Keene State (New Hampshire) Boston College, URI (University of Rhode Island), and UVM (University of Vermont)!

So stunning!!

I think I might be having a contest coming up!

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Cinderella, Cinderella, All I Need Is Cinderella ~ And a Dirt Devil!

Darling Daughter # 2, my baby girl, has moved back home from college. Actually, this is the 4th college she’s attending (but she’ll graduate and receive her college diploma next May!) She’s my happy homemaker. See, I have two darling daughters, and I didn’t make the same mistake twice. This one cleans the house for her Baby Boomer Mama! This one has middle child syndrome, (actually, youngest child syndrome) and refers to herself as “Cinderella.” Now Cinderella’s moving back home, I guess, is, as Martha Stewart would say, “a good thing!”

I avoid spending energy on cleaning, by having Darling Daughter do it for me. I don’t have to dial a maid – I just either IM Cinderella, or call her upstairs on her cell phone.

My trusty 8-lb. Vacuum that I bought several years ago and thought was the bee’s knees is on the fritz. Cinderella used it one too many times in her rent-free room upstairs, and it’s all plugged up. So to thank her for her Domestic Diva contributions, I’m going to track down a Dirt Devil.

Dirt Devil has a better way to save energy. The new AccuCharge Stick Vac and Hand Vac use 70% less energy – making AccuCharge the first cordless cleaning technology to earn Energy Star approval.

I’m just giggling at the thought of instead of a broom, Cinderella would be able to flit around my entire house cordless, without having to worry about plugging and unplugging a power cord! Kids these days are used to cordless technology anyway, with their laptops, cell phones and landlines!

Now don’t you think she’ll be so glad she moved back home from school when she sees the gift I got for her?

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Site Review – Grand Opening of EH Virtual Assistant Services

A new highlight of my Blog will be featuring and offering site reviews of WAHM (Work-At-Home Mom) eBiz ventures. I would like to try to offer a “Best Of WAHM Site Award” Banner to a WAHM who’s site has been featured.

It’s great to see so many young women taking the plunge and becoming business owners and self-employed. This was essentially not an option when I was younger!

I’d like to start out by letting you know about a young, WAHM who is venturing into the Virtual Assistant services field.

Erin Hall has recently launched her EH Virtual Assistant Services website. Proud mom of a toddler daughter, Erin and her husband are expecting their second child . Describing herself as a team player and Varsity College Lacrosse Letter Winner, Erin’s drive and determination are certain to assure this mompreneur success in whatever she sets out to accomplish!

A Virtual Assistant (or simply VA), is an independent contractor providing administrative, technical, or sometimes creative assistance to clients …Wikpedia

Erin holds a B.S. in Communication, concentrating in Advertising and Marketing, with a Minor in Business Administration. Erin is experienced in all aspects of the sales and marketing area, with extensive experience in the Advertising and Pharmaceutical fields.

A sampling of the services that EH Virtual Assistant Services is able to offer are:

- Marketing/Advertising /Cold Calling/Mailings

- Business Promotion/Event Promotion & Conference Planning

- Advertising Copy and Articles

- Press Releases

- Creation of Training Materials

- Consulting Services

- Travel Arrangements

As each business has a different budget and need, one can request a free initial consultation.

Please take a moment to visit Erin’s site and see what areas she may be able to assist you with in your business!

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If you would like the opportunity to be a featured WAHM on my blog, please drop me a note or comment to have your WAHM site or Blog reviewed and be considered for an Award Banner!

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I’ve been Tagged! How to Meet New Friends and Get Aquainted with other Bloggers!

I’ve been Tagged with a Meme by Kim, over at Accidental Mommies and What’s That Smell ! Kim is my new friend, and comments on my Mama Mentor Blog that she thinks she and I may be twins! I’ve often felt that way when I see other writers. I actually feel that way about Sue Reimer’s columns over at the Baltimore Sun. Sue is one of my all-time favorite columnists.

Tagging is a great way to network, meet new friends, and get acquainted with other bloggers!

So here goes on the tag:

Here are the rules:

1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning.
2. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
3. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5-6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog.
4. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.

1 ) What was I doing 10 years ago?

* I was working full-time; raising my family; going to college part-time to finish my degrees;

2 ) What are five things on your to-do list for today?

• Clean my house (sorta done)
  

• List items for my eBay Store & Shoppes Site (not done, too busy blogging)

• Organize my Bookmarks folder so I can find things on my computer (another day)

• Continue to research ways to try to retire

• Remember to eat

3 ) What snacks do I enjoy?

• A real weakness for white pistachios, and of course, anything divinely chocolate!

4 ) Things I would do if I were a billionaire?

• Quit my Full-Time cubicle job (in a heart-beat)

• Pay of all my debt

• Buy a vacation Condo down South where it’s warm! – a definite subject of a post to come!

• Buy a vacation Condo up North in Vermont – for ourselves, DD & fam

• Get my DH the motorcycle he always wanted but I never would ever let him get (maybe another boat, too)

• Hire a house-cleaning person

• Travel, for real, and not vicariously this time

• Donate to several charities I’m grateful to and fond of

5 ) Three Bad Habits

Only 3…. ( agree with you here Kim, only 3?)

• Opinionated

• Slacker in my house cleaning (OK, so I don’t entertain as much as when I was younger)

• I still bite my nails and pay a fortune for gel tips

6 ) 5 places I have lived…
(this is a real joke)

• my home town in CT where I grew up & graduated high school

• Longmeadow, Massachusetts (when I was a Freshman in College, but then left to come home and continue college in CT

• my home town in CT where I grew up & graduated high school

• my home town in CT where I grew up & graduated high school

• my home town in CT where I grew up & graduated high school

7 ) 5 Jobs I have had

• Desk Clerk in a Dry-cleaners

• Farm Shop Ice Cream Fountain Waitress – scooped ice cream up to my elbows (armpits, I’m short)

• Lingerie Sales Clerk in a Major Department Store

• Paralegal in various Law Offices

• Chief pooper-scooper of the cat litter box (this one’s a freebie & thrown in for good measure)

• Wife, Mom, Grandmother

And the lucky people I’m tagging next are:
* Vicki at Simply Vicki

* Shera at A Frog in My Soup

* Rox at Roxiticus Desperate Housewives

* Lynne at Sewing Mom

* First Time Dad

* Tina at Mummie Diaries

* Christine at From Dates to Diapers and Beyond

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On Mother’s Day I like my Flowers Sent When I’m Above Ground

Now that I’m a Baby Boomer, as I get older, I think spending quality family time together is important. This past Sunday was such an occasion. The fam arrived at 11:30 on the dot, all respectibly dressed. We headed South on the highway, straight towards the beach and Connecticut shoreline, my favorite spot!

Turned out my two DDs and Charming Son-in-Law treated DH and I to an early Mother’s Day holiday brunch at Water’s Edge, the Number 1 rated “Best Brunch in Connecticut”, and a belated Birthday celebration present for DH. We had a delightful time, and the Brunch was absolutely spectacular ~ no need for dinner that night! We had a waterside view table overlooking Long Island Sound, and the temps were in the 80’s for May! It was the kind of day we Connecticut folk like to say “you can see straight across” ~ meaning we could see the 12 miles across to Long Island.

I feel so fortunate to be living so close to my daughters and granddaughter (although DD #2, the college student is still at home – most of the time.)

If you aren’t able to be with your own Mom for mothers day, or would like to show your affection to your own daughter or daughter-in-law who may be a Mom herself, send a gift of Flowers!

I love receiving flowers and bouquets, and what makes it extra special is the fact that I can appreciate them now – while I’m still above ground!

Happy Mother’s Day to you all.

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