The Entitlement-Free Child (Contest)

pchanner | October 24, 2009

CONTEST IS CLOSED
As part of the Mom’s Select program I was given the opportunity to read and review The Entitlement-Free Child written by Karen Deerwester. In a world of quick fixes and instant gratification, The Entitlement-Free Child is your essential resource for how and when to say no, how and when to praise, how to [...]

Join Me In the Race for the Cure

pchanner | October 8, 2009

October is national breast cancer awareness month and as part of my contribution I decided to take part in the Yoplait®pink lid challenge. During their annual drive, for every pink lid you send in by December 31, 2009 Yoplait®will donate 10 cents to Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, up to $1.5 million. And they guarantee a donation [...]

Win an Electrolux Front Load Washer and Dryer

pchanner | September 16, 2009

During the month of  September, Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, Electrolux and Kelly Ripa are holding a “Text-a-Thon for a Cause” to help raise support for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund whose mission is to fund research to find a method of early detection and ultimately a cure for ovarian cancer. 
Throughout September, you can donate $5 [...]

Working on Upgrading

pchanner | July 25, 2009

I have been looking into different ways that I can upgrade and expand on this blog to better provide my readers with information, resources and valuable life lessons. Over the next few weeks I will be working on the following changes.

Getting my own domain. While wordpress.com is awesome, it is slightly limiting on what I [...]

A Fresh Start

pchanner | June 22, 2009

Welcome to A Mom’s Fresh Start. I created this blog today out of sheer impulsiveness. I just finished washing my hair, putting away the laundry and hanging up my husbands clothes when my mind started wandering to all the awesome blog posts I had read today. I have always wanted to start an informative and [...]