Barefoot Books GA Review and Giveaway!!

Oh. My. Goodness. Get ready for this, Mama's!!

I had to contain myself when I opened up my little green bag, because I was out in public, but I wanted to squeal with delight, when I saw what goodies were bestowed to Penelope through our newest sponsor, Barefoot Books GA.

This is what Celeste, the owner of Barefoot Books GA, had to say about why she started her business:

"I saw an article in Mothering Magazine about moms who own their own home based businesses and Barefoot Books was represented. I have a background in Montessori education and know the importance of language and art in a child's life. Barefoot Books is the perfect fit for me and my family. My son loves to be read to and to pretend to read. The illustrations are amazing and the content is too! And the key to joining for me, was the fact that there is no pressure to sell or meet quotas. You can literally do as much or as little as you want. I love the complete freedom to run the business in a way that suits my lifestyle. It is such a great community of people too!"

P.S.  Celeste, also happens to be an awesome Doula, you can find her Doula info here.

Check out all these books that one lucky reader will win! And the one in the back comes with a sing along cd!

As I started to browse Barefoot Books website, I immediately resonated with the company. This is the kind of business I like to support! Check out their philosophy here. On top of that, their business strategy is providing opportunity for lots of women to have a flexibility in their career, in order to stay home with their kids, they call it living barefoot. Double points in my book!

This is the cute bag you will receive with all your goodies inside.  You will also get their catalog of all their book titles, even the catalog is goregous.  But, beware, you will want them ALL.

These Yoga Planet cards were what got me the most excited! As you all know, we are big on yoga around here. They are beautifully illustrated and have all sorts of yoga poses, games and relaxation ideas on each card. When I used to teach kids yoga (ages 5 to 12), I would use the Yoga Pretzels card deck and would allow each child to pick a card from the deck and ask them to "teach" their pose to me and the rest of class. The possibilities with games and independent play are endless with a stack of cards like this. If you want to make yoga apart of your family's lifestyle, and you are not a yoga pro yourself, this really is a must have.

Penelope is REALLY into farm animals these days. She loves to do her signs or make noises. Or rather, attempt to make noises, the only noises she has in her repertoire, is a really good elephant and very weird meow noise. Both are very cute. We even took her to a farm this weekend and she got to see all sorts of animals in person. You could just see her brain expanding while we were there! She was putting it all together that the animals in the books are real!

Anyway, so she saw the farm books in the stash, There's a Cow in the Cabbage Patch and The Farmyard Jamboree, and she grabbed it from my hands and sat down with it.

The one above is a board book and the picture doesn't do it justice, the art is actually pictures of hand sewn felt masterpieces! It's amazing!

You can put an order in till Dec 22nd with overnight shipment.  OR if you are local, Celeste has several titles in stock and she can meet up with you to deliver.  If you would like to place a last minute Christmas gift order, you can email Celeste at BarefootBooksGA@gmail.com or give her a call at 229-393-6210.

These are just a few of the titles she has in stock:

I Took the Moon for a Walk
Listen, Listen
African Animals ABC
Barefoot Book of Earth Tales
The Boy Who Grew Flowers


Are you excited yet?!  Well, this is whatcha gotta do to enter this giveaway:

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Good luck everyone! Giveaway will run until 1.11.11! I will use random generator to pick a winner and will email the winner and announce it here on the blog. The winner will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be announced.

DISCLAIMER: I was not paid for this post. I was given the product to review, and I have provided my own honest opinion and ya''ll know me, I call it like I see it. Thank you, Barefoot Books GA for allowing us to review your products and for the awesome giveaway. If you are interested in having me do a review and giveaway for your business or product, or about our adveritsing pricing, send me an email at info at mamaandbabylove dot com.

What is Protandim?

I have had lots of traffic and interest on my blog post about my new business, so I thought I would take a moment to explain more about what exactly it is and how it works.

If you are local and want to learn more, I am having another informational meeting in my home this Wednesday, September 29th at 6:30p.  If you are out of town, you can email me any questions you have, at info at mamaandbabylove dot com.

Protandim is the only supplement clinically proven to reduce oxidative stress by an average 40%, slowing down the cell aging process to the level of a 20 year-old. While conventional or direct antioxidants can neutralize only one free radical molecule, Protandim triggers the creation of enzymes that can each eliminate over a million free radical molecules per second without being used up.

Scientific research has validated oxidative stress—damage to your body’s cells by free radicals—as the root cause, at the cellular level, of aging. In fact, studies show that metabolic wear and tear caused by free radicals in cells accelerates aging, the problems associated with aging and contributes to more than 100 health conditions.

While traditional food and supplements eliminate one free radical for every one antioxidant molecule consumed, one Protandim a day eliminates free radicals at a rate of one million to one per second every second and reduces your oxidative stress level to that of a 20 year old in just 30 days!

Click here to check out some of the clinical studies.  

And here is one from LSU that found that taking Protadim reduces skin cancer tumors! This study made us decide to start giving our dog, Sky, a half a pill every day.  He is 8 years old and a few years old started getting those skin tabs and little beningn skin cancer tumors, that usually turn worse as the age.  I will keep you all posted if we notice a decrease in size and amount.

So what exactly is in it?  And how does it work?

The ingredients are: Milk Thistle, Green Tea, Bacopa, Ashwagandha and Turmeric.  Click here for a description of each ingredient from the LifeVantage website.

Here's how it works:

The vast majority of antioxidant supplements sold today are "direct antioxidants". Direct antioxidants attempt to neutralize free radicals through direct consumption of antioxidant pills, juices, or other products. These products of highly concentrated levels of vitamin A, C and E were previously thought to effectively eliminate free radicals, but scientists are now realizing the limitations of direct antioxidants. In fact, you would need to consume the antioxidants found in 375 oranges or 87 glasses of red wine or about 120 vitamin C tablets (500mg) a day to neutralize the amount of free radicals your body produces every single day.

With the recognition of the ineffectiveness of direct antioxidants comes the realization that there must be a better way. And as is often the case in science, the better way has come to light as we have found a variety of naturally occurring safe products that signal your cells’ DNA to produce your own natural defenses.

The unique blend of phytonutrients in Protandim signal your body’s genes to produce special antioxidant enzymes, SOD (superoxide dismutase) and CAT (catalase), that work together as the body’s first line of defense against free radicals.* These enzymes are “catalytic”, which means that SOD and CAT are not used up when they neutralize free radicals. A single daily caplet of Protandim creates a cascade of your body’s natural catalytic antioxidants that are able to destroy millions of free radicals per second, on a continuous
basis - 24/7.*

If you haven't watched the ABC Primetime Special video yet, you absolutely must!  It explains how it works very well and its only 9 minutes.  Click here to watch the video. Its 9 minutes, you can do it!

And again, if you would like more information, I am having a meeting in my home on September 29th at 6:30p. Email me and I will send you directions.

New Possibilities, New Business

Yesterday I asked you to empty your cup.  Because today I want to fill it with something.

Something, that when I was first introduced to it, I had a knee-jerk reaction to it.    I thought, "oh jeez, hear we go, another pipe dream."

Luckily, my father was gentle and persistent and waited patiently for me to empty my cup.  And for me to walk slowly out of post partum land to have a clear enough head, to even think about this new possibility.  

So what am I talking about?  I am talking about something that has the possibility to increase your income like you have never dreamed.  Take a deep breath.  What knee-jerk reaction did you have just now when I said that? 

Empty. Your. Cup.

Ok, so it might not make you a millionaire, at least not at first.   But what if it can make you become a stay at home mom, or dad?  What if its true and all of sudden you can afford to send your kids to the amazing private school, or ivy league college you have always wanted them to attend?  Or what if it can help you travel as family and show your kids the world? Or what if it just takes the edge of the financial stress your family feels in this economy?  Or what if it simply becomes your fun shopping fund, where you have the freedom to buy what you want and know you wont have a fight over the purchase with your husband or feel guilty because that money should have been going to your kids college fund? 

What if it did all that AND helped people live healthier, fuller lives?

Check out this website to see what I am talking about. 

I am the only distributor in Tallahassee. The ONLY one!  This is an opportunity to get in on the ground level.    I am excited about this opportunity because I have owned a traditional business before.  I have owned a brick and mortor business, where I was a slave.  I worked 100 hours a week, had no life and was phsycially and mentally exhausted.  And after all that hard work, I was only breaking even. Paying all the bills and paychecks but never able to pay myself.  This is a business where you have no overhead.  This is a business where you can put in as much work as you want to put in. 

And because I am the first person in Tallahassee to be a distributor, when it takes off like Monavie did, I will be at the top. 

And so could you.

Please join me in my home to learn more.  I am having two meetings one on August 25th at 6p and on August 26th at 10a.  It will only take 1 hour of your time.  1 hour!  It will be worth it!

Children are welcome and there will be food!

You can RSVP for the 6p one here or for the 10am one here.

The first 2 people who RSVP will receive a bottle of the True Science Anti-Aging Cream ($85 value).

The next 5 people who RSVP will receive a bottle of Protandim ($50 value).

* You will have to come to the meeting your receive your giveaway.

I will also being giving away and additional bottle of Protandim if you share this post via Facebook or Twitter.  Please leave a comment below telling me that you did and a winner will be randomly selected on August 31st.

Email me at Info at Mamaandbabylove dot com if you have any questions.