{GIVEAWAY} EVERYTHING HAPPY

Our giveaway this week is with a company we absolutely adore, Everything Happy. This company not only has amazing products, but they also have huge hearts. For every product purchased from Everything Happy, they donate another of that same product to a child who is struggling or in need. The best part is that Everything Happy allows their customers to pick where the product is sent from a designated list of places carefully chosen by them. So when you purchase an Everything Happy product you make not just one child happy, but TWO!! This program is called "One to Love, One to Give".

Everything Happy's products are sure to bring a smile to any child's face. We have purchased several of their blankets and they are always a huge hit. I honestly wouldn't mind snuggling up in one of their blankets myself!!!

Our giveaway today is for one lucky winner who will get their choice of either a medium Giggle Happy Blankie:

or a medium size Chomp Happy Blankie.

The giving doesn't stop here though! Everything Happy will be giving away an Annie & Isabel designer hospital gowns to another lucky winner this week also.

Please go "LIKE" their Facebook page here-> EVERYTHING HAPPY and find out how you could win!!!

Click below to enter the Everything Happy blanket giveaway and good luck!!!

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YouTube Beauty Guru, Tiffany Darlyn, Delivers 2nd Son and Recovers in Style

We recently had the pleasure of working for the second time with YouTube beauty guru, Tiffany Darlyn. Tiffany produces videos on her YouTube channel that range in topics from hair tutorials, health and fitness, fashion, makeup tutorials, and so much more. She has quite a following on her YouTube channel, receiving thousands of views on all her videos. She also has thousands of fans via Twitter and Instagram.

One of the things we love most about Tiffany is the fact that she is down to earth and very approachable. She hasn't let her popularity get to her and always makes an effort to respond to her fans. You can tell she loves what she is doing and appreciates every fan that takes the time to watch her videos!!

When Tiffany had her first son two years ago, she wore our Susan gown and looked absolutely beautiful.

Since that time we have continued to keep in touch with Tiffany via Twitter and Instagram so we were excited when she announced that she was expecting another baby!! She chose to recover in the "Annie" designer hospital gown this time and, once again, looked fabulous:-)

Here is what Tiffany had to say about her Annie & Isabel hospital gowns:

"I am a mom of two boys, an almost 2 year old and a 2 month old, so I got the opportunity to wear an Annie and Isabel gown twice! With my first son I wore the Susan and with my second son I wore the Annie. Both gowns are beautiful and I'm so glad I was able to wear them. After hours of labor and giving birth, the last thing you want to do is take pictures, but wearing these gowns gave me confidence and I wanted to show it off and take as many pictures as possible! Not only that, but I was more comfortable in a gown that was actually mine, versus the standard blue hospital gown that is normally provided for you. I love everything about the gowns, the pockets, the easy access buttons, and the tie on the back, they are just perfect. I got soooo many compliments from my doctor and nurses. They all loved my gowns as well. To anyone thinking about purchasing one, I would say don't think twice about it. I DEFINITELY recommend these gowns and guarantee you'll love them!"

Thank you so much Tiffany!! We have enjoyed watching your little family grow!!

WOULD YOU LIKE TO WIN ONE OF OUR DESIGNER HOSPITAL GOWNS??!! If you haven't already, please go "LIKE" our Facebook page because tomorrow we will be doing a giveaway with one of our all time favorite companies. We will be giving away their product and they will be giving away one of our designer hospital gowns on their Facebook page. We will post the giveaway on our page.  Good Luck!!

{GIVEAWAY} - DOORBELL DECOR

The giveaway for this week is from a company we discovered at the SacBaby Expo a few months ago. The company is called DoorBell Decor and the product and idea are genius!! We bought one at the Expo for our soon-to-be baby this October and enjoyed chatting with owner Krista and learning about how they came up with their product!

Anyone who has had a baby knows how defeating it can be when you put your baby down for a nap, they are finally sleeping, and the doorbell rings only to wake up your peacefully sleeping baby. Baby sleeping time equals precious mommy time and we, as mothers, would do anything to keep our babies sleeping. Have you ever seen a post it note on a doorbell that says, "please knock"? DoorBell Decor has come to the rescue! They have created cute tiles that are designed to slide over your doorbell when needed so that any visitors are forced to knock on your door. 

Doorbell Decor make tiles for all kinds of purposes and you can change them out as needed. Below is an example of a tile to keep those babies sleeping:

This gives you an idea of what it looks like on your wall over your doorbell:

There are tiles for people who work night shift or anyone going through cancer treatments...

Do you live in an area inundated with solicitors?? There is a tile for that!

If you just don't want people to use your doorbell, there are other options, like this, that can decoratively hide your doorbell.

Doorbell Decor has several tiles to choose from for any occasion! I can't wait to use mine this Fall. 

They has graciously offered to give one of their tiles away for this giveaway. Enter below and good luck!!

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{GIVEAWAY} THE CALLIGRAPHY GIRL

This next giveaway comes from another very creative mom entrepreneur, Lara Kiniris. Her company is called "The Calligraphy Girl" because she specializes in calligraphy writing but it is so much more than that!! In addition to using her talents to address envelopes for special occasions, like weddings, she also creates works of art with her calligraphy, which she likes to call "word art". Her creations are beautiful and each piece is unique.

The Calligraphy Girl holds a special place in my heart because Lara created a beautiful cancer ribbon to celebrate my one year thyroid cancer anniversary, using words I chose to describe my journey from the beginning to becoming a cancer survivor.

I also had her create an Irish cross with the names of all the children, their spouses and grandchildren of my in-laws to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary.

The Calligraphy Girl has created cute calligraphy art to celebrate children like this cute baby bottle:

and a beautiful dress for the princess:

as well as a baseball or basketball for the sports lover:

Want to give a friend a unique present to celebrate a significant birthday?? Lara created this purse for one of our mom's best friends using words our mother chose to best describe her friend. How cute is this??!!

Or perhaps your friend is a shoe lover….

Lara's calligraphy art is amazing and unique and is sure to be a treasured gift for anyone. What I love most about Lara is that she is willing to try anything. You give her the object you want to make, along with the words you want to use, and she creates it!! I have had her create several things and she hasn't disappointed me yet.

So now for the best part……THE GIVEAWAY.  One winner will receive an 8x10 calligraphy "word art" piece from The Calligraphy Girl. She will work with you to create your special piece. Enter below and good luck!!

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{Giveaway} BLOCKS OF LOVE

Our next giveaway comes from a very creative mompreneur, Amanda Lowell, of Blocks of Love!  Amanda creates decorative blocks for your home, office, or for a special person in your life to cherish. We recently gifted our Mom a very special Blocks of Love for Mother's day that she proudly displays in her kitchen to show off her eight grandsons.

Amanda's beautiful blocks also make amazing gifts for anyone. She makes blocks for teachers, mothers, fathers, holidays, and weddings, and new babies to name a few. The blocks below are an example of one she did for a newly married couple.

Here are a few of her fun holiday blocks:

Blocks of Love can pretty much create blocks for any occasion and will always be a very unique gift that will brighten a space in anybody's home.

Since we have many pregnant mothers who buy our designer hospital gowns for the birth of their babies, we thought it would be fun to give away a block called the {Labor of Love} block to celebrate the new little boy or girl in your life.  Below are examples of boy and girl blocks she has created.  Wouldn't these be cute to hang in your new little one's room?! 

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{GIVEAWAY} POO POURRI ~ Because Everybody Does It

If you remember from our "Hospital Bag Essentials" giveaways, one of the most important items on our Hospital Bag Checklist {in our humble nursing opinion} was a toilet spray called Poo-Pourri. Yep...a toilet spray! Hey, we ARE nurses... so, we can talk about #2 and we definitely can tell you about something we wish everyone knew about, if you know what we mean.

If you have not heard of Poo-Pouri...get ready for a life changing product. These environmentally friendly toilet sprays are not only perfect to pack on your way to the hospital {you don't want to be the start of a CODE BROWN rumor}...but, especially great to carry in your purse for a unexpected trip to the bathroom at work or a friends home. All you have to do is "spritz the bowl before-you-go and no one else will ever know!"

Poo-Pourri carries a variety of sprays, but here a few to make you smile,

• Loo-Pourri ~ A Preemptive Bathroom Scent With a Touch of Elegance
• No. 2 ~ Spray the Loo Before No.2 and No One Will Ever Have a Clue!
• De'ja' Poo ~ You've Been Here Before, but Now with A Scent you Adore!
• Royal Flush ~ Great Washroom Scents for all Distinguished Gents!
• Heaven Scent ~ Celestial Freshness That's Fit for Kings - With Every Flush an Angel Get's It's Wings!

We are giving away the following Poo-Pourri items:

Two Poo Pourri Gift Sets which include a roll of toilet paper and 2oz bottle of bathroom spray. We will also including another 4oz bottle of bathroom spray to each set for a total value approx $30 each. The set looks like the picture below:

We will also be giving away 3 separate bottles of spray to some lucky winners. 

There will be 5 winners for this giveaway, plus, if you "LIKE" the post on our Facebook page we will randomly draw 3 more winners for a travel size spray that you can carry in your purse!!

Good Luck and here is your easy entry!!! 

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Our friends at Poo-Pourri have generously sponsored this giveaway, but all opinions in this post our ours and we love love their products. If you would like to purchase your own Poo-Pourri please shop their website HERE.

Prayers Needed as Britney Receives Life Saving Stem Cell Transplant Tomorrow!!

Once again we are asking for everyone to send some good thoughts, prayers, and love to Britney (pictured below). She will be undergoing a stem cell transplant tomorrow morning to hopefully save her life! All hopes are that this transplant will provide a re-birth for Britney and we would love it if you would all leave messages of strength and encouragement on our Facebook post and/or on this blog post to help get her through this difficult journey!

Britney is 32 years old and has a rare condition called, Systemic Sclerosis or Diffuse Scleroderma. She has a very aggressive form of this disease which has caused her a lot of pain and suffering along with stealing over 50% of her lung function. In Britney's case, this disease is basically turning her skin and internal organs into stone. Diffuse Scleroderma is a progressive auto-immune disease which can sometimes have a prognosis of only 5-7 years from diagnosis. Britney has taken medications to fight off many symptoms and to help slow down the disease, but now she is in need of this stem-cell transplant to save her life.

We found out about Britney because some of Britney's great friends purchased the Annie gown to brighten her long hospital stay.  They picked the perfect gown for Britney! As the card that comes with this gown states, our great-grandmother, Annie, lived to be 98 years old, and was spunky, selfless, and fun…..qualities it seems that Britney shares.  We wish for you a long life, like that of our great-grandma Annie :-)

PLEASE watch this beautiful video of Britney explaining her diagnosis and her journey towards transplant. You will see what an amazingly strong person Britney is and why she needs the help of family, friends, and strangers to lift her up and encourage her through this difficult journey. 

Britney….you have a lot of loving people behind you and we know you are going to win this battle. Tomorrow, think of all of us singing "Happy Birthday To You" as you receive those cells that will restore you to better health!!. STAY STRONG AND FIGHT HARD BRITNEY!!