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  • Open House Blog Tour: 5th Showing

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    My husband, Garth (not his real name) and I love attending open houses
    – especially, if it's a home that we've admired, or wondered…you
    know…what the heck is going on in there? 

    Welcome to the Open House Blog Tour where everyone (and anyone) is free to come and leave links (PG-13, please) telling us about your individual blogging events, fundraisers, giveaways, book tours, contests, or if you have a burning blog post and just need a shout out, go for it…I'm listening!

    I mean, who couldn't use a little linky love?  Okay, I'll start:

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  • Marketing to Moms: Setting A Precedent, By Taking It One Screw Up At A Time.

    I know, you're probably tired of hearing about this (especially, if you've come here for your weekly dose of "DUH!" and witness just how I, you know, make other mothers look good) but, in light of recent events (having been messed with, recently and then making nice, nice) I feel it a moral imperative to speak out and prove, once again, that I have been named the unlikely poster child for good/bad blogger relations and, inadvertently, am setting a bad example, in a good way.

    In other words, I feel like a total schmuck…AGAIN!

    I love my blog and, although some people would say it is a waste of energy or feel that, surely (as a mother of 4 children) I could think of better ways to spend my time, it is one of the very few things I can call my own.

    It is only here, that I can actually hear myself think.

    I've learned many great things reading other people's blogs (way more smarter, than me) but, one of the things that I enjoy most about blogging is being able to help others feel better. 

    About what?

    Being a mother.  A wife.  A sister.  A sister-in-law.  A daughter.  A daughter-in-law.  An aunt.  A godmother.  A cousin.  A friend.  A blogger.

    Because, among other things, I am all of those and have managed to screw that up, more often than not, too.

    Especially as a blogger, where I've cornered the market on helping people to not only acknowledge, but embrace their imperfections and, hopefully, we ALL can learn from MY mistakes.

    Yes, but it's "only a mommy blog"…right…and I do giveaways on my product review blog, a lot, I mean, how does that keep in with "my blog mission in life" and where do I draw the line?

    Right now.

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  • Open House Blog Tour: 4th Showing

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    Welcome to the Open House Blog Tour where everyone (and anyone) is free to come and leave links (PG-13, please) telling us about your individual blogging events, fundraisers, giveaways, book tours, contests, or if you have a burning blog post and just need a shout out, go for it…I'm listening!

    I mean, who couldn't use a little linky love?

    Comment (or, don't if you don't feel like it) but, make sure you leave a link in the Mr. Linky fields below along with a short description of the event.

    And if you forget…don't worry…it'll be here, every Thursday...linked permanently in my archives (see sidebar on left) here and on my review blog (two linkies for the price of one entry) so, if you happen to stop by whenever, you can leave your link then and let me know where I can mail the check!

    Feel free to share.

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    Here's the button and the code to use:

    <a href="http://www.thisfullhouse.com/"><img src="http://www.thisfullhouse.com/badges/this-full-house-open-house-blog-tour-150.png">

    Happy blog hunting!


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  • STICKY POST REMINDER – LAST DAY FOR BLOGGING OUT HUNGER!!!

    CLOSING OUT AT: 209 COMMENTS = $209.00 RAISED AS OF 2/28/09!!!  THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PARTICIPATING!!!

    Superstickies

    Stop & Shop will donate $1 for each comment (up to $300) to the Community Food bank of New Jersey!!!

  • Flip-Worthy Moments: Tip Me Baby, One More Time!

    Flip-Worthy Moments: Tip Me Baby, One More Time! from Liz Thompson on Vimeo.

    I recently attended a Mom Bloggers Event (that shall not be named) and arrangements were made (by someone else) to drive me from New Jersey to Philadelphia (2 hours) but, should I have tipped the guy and how much?

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    But, wait there's plenty more Flip-Worthy Moments where that came from and I've got a new post running on the Imperfect Parent, as well!

    Because, I would much rather spend my morning with you guys, than doing housework, dammit…how 'bout you?

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  • Marketing to Moms: The Flipside of Bad Blogger Relations – These Are a Few of My Favorite PR Firms

    Last week, at this time, I was pretty annoyed and it wasn't about my kids, either. Still.  I decided to write a post about the onslaught of viral marketing to moms on the Internets and the lack of respect I've been feeling, as a blogger, lately.

    My friend (and blogging mentor) Jenn (a.k.a. Mommy Needs Coffee) has a terrific post up, giving kudos to a PR firm that she feels, gets it and it got me thinking (as usual) perhaps I should focus on the flipside and share the good things I've seen with marketing to moms on the Internets.

    Especially, since (according to www.bsmmedia.com) 71 percent of us now use the Internet to get product information and moms (like me) are going online to find opinions of…you guessed it…other moms, like me.

    Here's a list of my favorite PR Firms (in alphabetical order) and review blog networks that I have personally worked with, who I feel understand the need for blogger relations and the brands that they represent:

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  • Open House Blog Tour: 3rd Showing

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    Welcome to the Open House Blog Tour where everyone (and anyone) is free to come and leave links (PG-13, please) telling us about your individual blogging events, fundraisers, giveaways, book tours,
    contests, or if you have a burning blog post and just need a shout out, go for it…I'm listening!

    I mean, who couldn't use a little linky love?

    Okay, I'll start:

    Comment (or, don't if you don't feel like it) but, make sure you leave a link in the Mr. Linky fields below along with a short description of the event.

    And if you forget…don't worry…it'll be here, every Thursday...linked permanently in my archives (see sidebar on left) here and on my review blog (two linkies for the price of one entry) so, if you happen to stop by whenever, you can leave your link then and let me know where I can mail the check!

    Feel free to share.

    This-full-house-open-house-blog-tour-150

    Here's the button and the code to use:

    <a href="http://www.thisfullhouse.com/"><img src="http://www.thisfullhouse.com/badges/this-full-house-open-house-blog-tour-150.png">

    Happy blog hunting!

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    © 2008 This Full House and This Full House Reviews – All Rights Reserved.

  • This Full House Visits Campbell’s Kitchen: Got Questions?

    Remember this commercial?

    Nuh-uh, me either.  Still, I used to love coming home after school and eating Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup and, like me, It's grown quite a bit, since then.

    This week, I'm heading to the city of brotherly love (because, this Jersey mom knows, don't even think about calling it Philly!) I have the pleasure of being invited to visit Campbell Soup Company's headquarters in Camden, NJ (about an hour and a half drive from my own backyard, really) and tour Campbell's Kitchen, along with some of the coolest bloggers, I know:

    Table4Five.net

    ThisMamaCooks.com

    MomAdvice.com

    Busymom.net

    Fromdatestodiapers.com

    BecauseIsaidso.com

    Momtothescreamingmasses.com

    Momof3girls.net

    Campbell's products are sold in 120 countries around the world and I was surprised to learn that they also distribute a lot of brands you'll find in my pantry, too – like Pace, Pepperidge Farm, Prego Spaghetti Sauce, Swanson broths and V8 beverages.

    I'm taking my Flip camera (thank you, Suave) and, hopefully, will be able to catch a bird's eye view of the Campbell Soup Company.

    In the meantime, please feel free to leave any questions, or comments, you'd like me to relay to the soup people and I'll be more than happy to serve as your Ambassador of Mmmm…Mmmm…well, you know.

    [Read more posts about the event on This Full House Reviews:  Campbell's Mom Bloggers]

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  • Marketing to Moms & How NOT to Mess With A Blogger!

    Look, it's no secret, I like getting stuff — says so, right on my review blog — but, what I especially like about blogging is finding out about stuff (whatever it is, I need, at the moment) connecting with others (like me) and then being able to share all the good stuff…with you guys …FAST!

    Yeah, sometimes I get invited to really cool events (seriously, even my real life friends were more than a little surprised to see pictures of me…in Hollywood) but, I've been doing this for almost 6 years now (blogging, I mean) and, whenever I get to do really cool stuff, I am very thankful for it.

    The onslaught of viral marketing to moms on the Internets, not so much.

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  • Flip-Worthy Moments: Mommy said the “D” word!

    Today's blog post is brought to you by OurBlubHer Overhaul & inspired by my 10-year-old son, who is totally wigging 'cause, "Mommy said the "d" word!"

    Next week:  Building your child's self-esteem, by showing a total lack thereof, how I hate my teeth and still wish that my parents would have at least tried to consider selling my twin brother — I only needed one set of braces…seriously!

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    But, wait there's more Flip-Worthy Moments and plenty of dork-factor to go around the Internets and back again.

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