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Freschetta By The Slice Pizza Event

So, I may have mentioned it once or twice before, but in case you missed it we are HUGE pizza fans in this house. We like it in all forms. Frozen, fresh, delivered, homemade, thin crust, deep dish, stuffed…you name it, we like it!!

Lately, my addiction has been Freschetta’s new line of pizza’s by the slice. What makes this addiction even better is now I am a Freschetta Fresh Connection member which means I will be bringing you all of the latest and greatest news from Freschetta!

Of course, I have some awesome news to share at this time!
On Thursday July 28th, 2011 the website www.FreeFreschetta.com will be available for people to sign up for a reminder email and view a preview of the events to come with host Mike Rylander. On August 4ththe reminder email will be sent to those that signed up, and the event will be live at 11 AM on this day for all to sign up! This event is a great way to try out FRESCHETTA® By The Slice and get to do so for FREE! On the day of the event there will also be fun, interactive contests where additional coupons will be awarded.

For those of you who like freebies or are looking to try something new, this is a great opportunity for you!

Make sure you sign up for your reminder email!!

Disclaimer: As a member of the Freschetta Fresh Connection this information was shared with me to share with my readers at my own discretion.

UPrinting.com Giveaway!! Ends 7/30/2011

This giveaway is now closed. The winner has been notified via email.

I am super excited that UPrinting.com, an online printing company, has teamed up with me to offer this awesome giveaway!

One lucky reader of The Megalomaniac Mommy has the chance to win 100- 5×7 postcards printed on 14pt cardstock gloss using any postcard designs they choose!

UPrinting.com offers a variety of designs and great pricing to customers not to mention all of the other wonderful products in their line. As a blogger, I always like to be prepared with business cards but I’ve started taking advantage of postcards as well and have been including them in items I mail out to winners like prizes from giveaways, something to cheer someone up etc. as a way to put that little personal touch on it and send a little note.

Okay, I know….lets get on to the giveaway!

The prize is as follows:
-100 Postcards for One (1) Winner
-5″ x 7″
-14pt Cardstock Gloss
-No Folding
-Front Only Printing
-2 Business Days Print Turnaround Time
***Restriction: Limited to US residents 18 years old and above only.***

If you have won this same print giveaway from UPrinting.com withing the past 6 months you are NOT eligible to enter this giveaway.

Here’s how to enter:

MANDATORY 1st ENTRY:
Tell me what you will do with your 100 postcards if you win!
For additional entries:

1. Follow me on Twitter for 1 entry. Leave a comment with your Twitter ID.
2.Tweet about this giveaway then leave me a comment with the link to your tweet. This is SUPER easy is your use the Twitter icon located next to this post.
3. Subscribe to my newsletter and leave a comment with your email address for 2 entries.
4. Subscribe to The Megalomaniac Mommy via a reader for 2 entries.
5. Follow me on Google Friend Connect (at the bottom of this page) for 2 entries.
6. Like The Megalomaniac Mommy on Facebook for 2 entries.
7. Follow The Megalomaniac Mommy on Networked Blogs (at the bottom of this page) for 2 entries.
8. Grab my button and add it to your page and leave me the URL for your page for 3 entries.
9. For 5 additional entries, blog about this giveaway and leave me a comment with a link to your post.
10. Submit this post to the social networking site of your choice and receive 1 entry for each submission just leave a comment with a link for each.

This giveaway will begin on July 23rd 2011 and end on July 30th 2011 and 12 NOON CST.

Disclaimer: This giveaway is sponsored by UPrinting, an online printing company, no monetary compensation was given and I will receive postcards for hosting. See more information about their postcard and other available printing services and postcard designs on UPrinting.com.

The Benefits of the Tracfone

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of TracFone for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

For those of us who don’t need a cell phone for everyday use, we still have options available to us to ensure that should a situation arise that we would need one.  

Say you are a mom, as I am, and you don’t want the added expense of an additional phone line on your current cellular plan.  You can simply pick up a TracFone with no contract, credit check, activation or cancelation fees.  NO HIDDEN CHARGES!

TracFone also offers great nationwide coverage and excellent reception.  

When our children first started out with a cell phone, they were real TracFone customers.  They were each given a simple phone loaded with minutes and had to earn minutes as things went on.  

Check out this video testimonial from some real TracFone customers customers as well!

TracFone offers a variety of phones including those with cameras, web access, app capabilities, mp3 player and a full Qwerty keyboard for as low as $29.99 from leadning manufacturers like Motorola, Kyocera, Nokia, LG and Samsung.

As a former TracFone customer, I can’t complain about the plan or service that I received.  I enjoyed having it so much that we have also made sure the my husband’s 84 year old grandmother has one now for emergencies when she is out on walks.

 

Eleven.


At 3:47 am on July 22nd, 2000 my little Libby entered the world.

Who knew time would fly by so fast….

And then BOOM! She’s 11 just like that asking you to color her hair and if she can wear makeup yet.

Happy 11th Birthday to my favorite little Libby. You’ve done a great job keeping us all so very entertained these last 11 years.

Love you Angel Baby!

What I Learned at the Midwest Moms Media Brands & Bloggers Summit #BBSummit11

As you may have heard, this past weekend I attended the Midwest Moms Media Brands & Bloggers Summit in Chicago thanks to my wonderful sponsor, Clever Girls Collective.

First of all, after everything that I heard from other attendees I am glad that this was my first conference. The conference was very well organized, covered some great topics, had an amazing group of panelists, allowed time for networking and offered some awesome sponsors.

To start things off, Lisa and I were prepared to fight for a place to sit near an electrical outlet. We arrived early and even had a surge protector with us just to be safe. We got to the conference early enough to scope things out, only to discover the MJ had been more than prepared for a room full of bloggers utilizing the internet and requiring electricity to do so. MJ had power run to each table to ensure that everyone would be able to plug in if needed. Not only that, we never encountered any issues with the internet either. (Unlike other conferences I’ve heard of.)

And before I forget, I finally had the chance to meet Crystal Duncan from IZEA!

Me, @Blm03, @CrystalDuncan and @Table4Five


The day kicked off with a welcome from MJ and then on to the Brands & Bloggers Panel. I loved hearing everyone’s take on how to connect with a brand and the tips they offered us.

For me, the session I really appreciated the most was the FTC Guidelines Overview with the wonderful and very pregnant ((thank you for being there!!)) Sarah Evans. It was shortly after I began blogging that the FTC started changing the way things needed to be disclosed. Sarah helped clarify quite a few things that had been confusing to me. You can read Sarah’s presentation on her site HERE. You will not regret reading it!

After a nice break to network (which I did mostly from my chair since I was so swollen), we were treated to a spectacular performance by the one and only Miss Lori who blew our socks off singing Firework. Lori offered an amazing presentation on Taking the Stage and how to be BOLD and BIG with brands. You can find her performance on her YouTube channel HERE. Again, another presentation that doesn’t disappoint….only inspires!

After the conference was done we had a little bite to eat and then hopped on the shuttle to the John Hancock Observatory for the Mixer Party. Again, I wish I wouldn’t have been so swollen and tired so I could have had a little more fun. (*Thank goodness this is my last pregnancy!) The views from the 94th floor — 1,000 feet up was stunning!

All in all, I had a great time…other than that whole having huge swollen feet and not being able to walk a lot!

Thank you to the Clever Girls Collective for sponsoring me and giving me the opportunity to attend my first blog conference! Also a huge thank you to MJ Tam and the amazing sponsors and speakers of the Brands & Bloggers Summit. Thank you for filling my head with soooo much info!

Disclosure: Clever Girls Collective awarded me with a conference pass and a small scholarship to attend this conference based on a letter I wrote looking for sponsorship. Photos of @PRSarahEvans @ MissLori and group photo © lahleyoo – Fabie de Silva Photography