Have you visited Little Miss Heirlooms lately?

I've written about Little Miss Heirlooms here before- but in case any of you missed it- you should definitely be reading this blog! Her subtitle is "Rediscovered vintage fun for your little one", and it's so true! Every post is full of the most gorgeous things- usually a beautifully decorated child's room, but she also posts great accessories and the absolute yummiest kids' clothing that you can imagine.

If you're looking for ideas for a great gift for a little one in your life, or if you're thinking about redecorating your child's room, definitely go visit this blog, it's so full of wonderful ideas!

And if the great ideas aren't enough, she also has an online shop full of all sorts of wonderful vintage items for your kids and your home.

Disclaimer: I was not compensated for this post- just writing about a great blog that I love!

Review: Flor carpet tiles!

We live in a condo with ugly tan carpeting- ugly tan carpeting that's lived through our two cats, our toddler and now our baby. So rugs are a must for our home- they cover the bad spots and bring some much needed color to our rooms.

I was shopping online for rugs for the kids' bedroom when I visited Flor to look around. I've seen this great modular carpeting mentioned on other blogs and have always been intrigued by the idea. Flor's carpets all come in tiles, so you can mix and match them or move them around, or even swap one out if you need to do so. And they're available in a huge variety of colors and patterns, so you can get whatever you're dreaming of for your home!  Buying in tiles makes it easy to get the exact size of rug that you need for your room, which would be especially great if you have an odd-shaped or sized room to carpet.

I think this botanical pattern is so pretty!

And I can barely stop drooling over this rug. Gorgeous!

I ended up shopping in the sale section of the Flor online store (I'm a huge fan of sale shopping!) and got the cutest Classic Winnie the Pooh carpet tiles. Since the kids' room is decorated with Classic Pooh, this was completely perfect for us!  

Isn't that just too cute! Available here for $2.99 per tile. 

I also ended up with some honeypot tiles- those seem to have sold out, so I'm glad I got them when I did! Shipping was fast, and in just a few days my carpet tiles were waiting at my door. They were easy to assemble, just use the included sticky dots and follow the instructions!

Since we put the carpet tiles on top of existing carpet, they have slid around a little bit, but not as much as I would expect, given that the rug is in our kids' room and gets a lot of foot traffic. The carpet tiles themselves are really durable and have held up to playing, eating and even our cats clawing at them.  I liked the tiles so much that I have gone back and purchased additional tiles twice now! 

Our fun carpet!

If you're thinking about carpeting your room or just want a change of pace, go check out Flor and all their options!

I was not compensated for this review and received no product to review. Just writing about a purchase that I made and that I love!

Winner (redraw): Becoming a Woman of Grace

Unfortunately, I didn't hear from my winner of the Becoming a Woman of Grace giveaway within 48 hours- so I had to do another redraw.

My new winner is:

Heidi said...39

I love to read Christian books on how to be a better wife, mother and woman. This would be perfect!
homesickforheaven2(at)yahoo(dot)com

JANUARY 26, 2010 6:59 AM 

Congrats, I've emailed you and you have 48 hours to get back to me!

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Review: This is Your Brain in Love

Thanks to my involvement with BookSneeze, I recently had the opportunity to review a really interesting book by Dr. Earl Henslin- This is Your Brain in Love.   It was definitely one of the more interesting marriage books that I've read lately, and I was really intrigued by the idea behind the book.

This book is written by a Christian author, and faith in marriage is discussed, but the main body of the book is focused on how the brain affects our relationships with our spouses.  Since we can't all have brain scans to see exactly how our brains are operating, the book uses tests to help pinpoint which type of brain imbalances might be in play in a marriage. I thought the tests were simple and definitely identified my issues right away! Most people fall into one of these five categories: the Scattered Lover, the Over-Focused Lover, the Blue Mood Lover, the Agitated Lover or the Anxious Lover. I wont tell you which category I fell into, but I will tell you that I've checked my email 4 times and Facebook twice during the course of writing this post :)

I really like that the book goes far beyond just identifying my potential brain imbalance to offer concrete suggestions for how I can deal with things that are going on in my brain. And I really like that the book offers some ideas for how the spouse of a person with a particular brain imbalance can help understand and deal with that person. This was probably my favorite section of the book- since we're all wired so differently, it's sometimes really challenging to know how to help a person who is dealing with a situation that's totally foreign to us. These suggestions give great insight into the other person's brain and are really positive ways to help understand each other.

After the chapters on the different types of brain imbalances and information on how those can affect a couple's love life, there's a nice chapter with secrets to lasting love. This includes great tips for showing kindness, patience, forgiveness and honesty.  Nothing revolutionary, but things that I think we all lose track of in marriage and need to be reminded of from time to time. The book also includes a section on something called the Joy Diet, with a list of foods that are good for your heart, brain and weight.

I really enjoyed reading this book and taking a look at some of the issues in my marriage from a more clinical perspective. I think the book is full of interesting insights and great practical tips for improving areas of struggle and conflict in a marriage, and I'd recommend it to any married couple that wants to understand each other more and draw closer together.

Disclaimer: I was not compensated for this post, but did receive a copy of this book from Thomas Nelson for the purpose of this review. All opinions posted here are mine and mine alone. 

Review and giveaway: Fiber One yogurt (and $50 Safeway gift card!)

Dieting is kind of my obsession this week, so I'm extra excited to blog about anything that's helped me out in my quest to stay on track with my food choices. My particular area of struggle is snack food, and I'm always looking for great foods that I can grab and eat when hunger strikes mid-day, without totally putting my diet offtrack.

So it was great timing for me to get a coupon this week for Fiber One yogurt, along with a $50 gift certificate to Safeway to help me stock up on Fiber One yogurt. My husband, Daniel, came home on Friday and actually was scared by the amount of yogurt piled up in the fridge.

I'm a big fan of Fiber One yogurt. It's 50 calories and 5 grams of fiber per cup, as well as 0 grams of fat. The serving size isn't really big enough to satisfy my hunger for breakfast, but it's a perfect size for snacks during the day.  I tried the vanilla, peach, and strawberry flavors, and all were yummy- tasting just like the yogurts that I usually eat.  You definitely can't taste the fact that there is 5 grams of fiber in the cup of yogurt!

One of you is going to get to win a $50 gift card to Safeway (also good at any of the Safeway family of stores, (Dominick´s, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons, Genuardi´s).  (US mailing addresses only)


Mandatory entry (must be done for extra entries to count. Please leave your email address in your comment, unless it is visible in your blogger profile):
What flavor of Fiber One Yogurt do you most want to try? Or- how to you stay healthy? 


Extra entries (please leave a separate comment for each):
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4. 5 extra entries- Blog about this giveaway with a link to my blog- let me know where to find your blog entry
5. Visit LuvnLife and enter any of her active giveaways! One extra entry per giveaway entered there.
6. Enter any of my current giveaways- one extra entry per giveaway entered here!

This giveaway will end at 9 PM PST on March 5, 2010. I'll choose a winner via random.org and will email the winner who will have 48 hours to respond. Good luck!

Disclaimer: I received a coupon for a free pack of Fiber One yogurt and a gift card to Safeway, as well as a Safeway gift card to give one of you, from Safeway and Fiber One through Blog Spark. I was not compensated in any other way and all opinions posted here are mine and mine alone. 

Winner: Ringley Natural Teething Toy!

I chose a winner tonight for the Ringley Natural Teething Toy.
Congrats to Sarah Osborne, my winner!

I emailed you, please respond to my email within 48 hours and I'll get it right out to you!

Review: EarthGroovz baby dresses!

My kids are lucky enough to have a lot of people in their lives that buy them great presents.  But some of the absolute cutest gifts that they've received to date are from Daniel's best friend and his best friend's girlfriend. They always find unusual and wonderful things for our kids.

One of the first gifts that they purchased for Vivian was a pair of beautiful dresses from EarthGroovz.  Here's Vivian in one of the adorable little dresses. It's a summer dress, but I just added a t-shirt and some tights and we were good to go! Don't you just love the cheerful colors on this?

Now that Vivian's wearing and loving her little dresses, I wanted to learn more about EarthGroovz. When I went to the site, I found out that, in addition to making cute clothing for little girls, EarthGroovz is an earth-friendly company. Here's some information from their website:

EarthGroovz is a earth-friendly company that was created in February 2004.  It was inspired by the myriad of beautiful people, places, and music of the happy festival scene that is so alive with good vibes.  My shop specializes in eco-fashion in fun & retro prints. I try to use sustainable, natural materials whenever possible like organics & cottons in order to reduce my carbon footprint.

Okay, now back to the cute dresses.  Don't you just love this one-

Prairie Dress- Aviary Sparrows

And this one is just so pretty! I love the bright colors. Vivian has a matching hair barrette- so I think this dress is going to have to go on her birthday list!

Ladybug Picnic Prairie Dress

Most of the little dresses also have matching bloomer covers. Love it! The dresses sell for $26.99-$32.99 and the bloomer covers for $12-14. The dresses are vegan and eco-friendly, made of 100% cotton, and the straps are organic cotton knit. The elastic used is natural and unbleached. And the liner is made of organic natural muslin which is pesticide-free. Those all sound like things that I definitely like to have in a dress that's on my baby's skin!

So, if you're looking for a truly gorgeous dress for your baby, or if you want to be known as the aunt/grandmother/friend that gives the greatest gifts, go visit EarthGroovz here or their Etsy store here, and see all that it has to offer!