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I'm a 20 something mom to an almost 2yr old, engaged to my Jr. High sweetheart, living in the Chicago area. Family, entrepreneurship, photography, and laughing are my fuel. I'm an observer, a free spirit, a Joan of too many trades. Join me as I find zen in being human.

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Enough About The Mattress Already.

Enough About The Mattress Already. Sophistishe Digital Mom

Bizzie Mommy is having a giveaway for a Sealy Posturepedic® Signature 11-Series innerspring mattress and she’s asked bloggers to blog about why they need a new mattress as a way of entering.

Well, my reason is simple.

We’ve been sleeping on an air mattress since Summer of 2008.

When we moved from Southern Illinois, we left our mattress behind because it didn’t fit in our UHAUL. We had both stayed up the night before moving trying to finish up around the house because once we hit the road, there was no turning back. The mattress should have been one of the first things to be packed. I don’t know what happened, you can’t really expect logic from two sleep deprived parents of a 4 month old.

Once we got settled, we bought an air mattress to sleep on until we could purchase a real mattress. As more and more financial obligations required our attention, purchasing that mattress got put on hold. One air mattress turned into three. Sleeping on an air mattress wasn’t that bad, as long as the bills were paid and Boogie was taken care of.

This isn’t an SOB story. I am not griping because we don’t have real mattress. One day we are going to look back and reminisce. Life is all about making sacrifices. All wishes aren’t granted at once. Good things certainly come to those who wait. We have a warm place to live, foods on the table, and we are all healthy. So what if we are sleeping on an air mattress. There are folks that have to sleep in dirt and on concrete out in extreme weather conditions.

I felt like I’ve told this story one time too many, only because it’s come up somehow. Now that I’ve blogged it, I plan to never mention it again. Ok, maybe I will; when we finally get that mattress and as a reminder to be grateful for the gifts given to us.

Swooned By Google Chrome

Google Chrome Wood

I’ve always liked Google Chrome and I would use it occasionally because its performance was substantially faster than Mozilla Firefox. What kept me from using it as a default browser? Its lack of browser extensions. Well, now there are extensions available for Chrome. I was able to find an Chrome extension to replace almost every Firefox extension I had. I love how fast the Google Chrome extensions install. I don’t even have to restart the browser each time I install one.

Here’s a list of Google Chrome extensions I have Running:

Have you made the switch to Google Chrome? How do you like it? What extensions are you running?

Hey Sweetbird, I’m Behind You.

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I love smoothies.

I love discovering yummy products that are beneficial to my family’s health.

I love getting behind a company that seamlessly fits into our lifestyle.

Let me introduce you to Sweetbird.

Hey Sweetbird, Im Behind You. Sophistishe Digital Mom

Why Sweetbird Rocks

Sweetbird offers a range of 100% fruit smoothies made using freshly crushed fruit puree and a splash of green tea to boost the antioxidant levels. All of the Sweetbird Smoothies and products are free from high fructose corn syrup, artificial colors, flavors and preservatives and genetically modified ingredients. Their fruit is ethically sourced and the smoothies are all vegetarian and vegan certified. Who can ask for anything more?

We were hooked up with a generous supply of Sweetbird’s 100% Fruit Smoothies. Let.me.tell.you. Greg, Jayden, and I are borderline addicted. There’s nothing else to be said except YOU HAVE TO TRY THEM!

Hey Sweetbird, Im Behind You. Sophistishe Digital Mom

The Sweetbird is surfin’ all the way from the United Kingdom to make his debut in the United States. This weekend, the ‘lil guy will be show stoppin’ in Nashville, TN on February 4th during Blissdom and in Valparaiso, Indiana February 6th.

You’re Invited

Where?
Uptown Cafe
1400 E Lincolnway
Valparaiso, IN 46383

and

Twitter via the #SweetbirdUSA hashtag.

When?
Saturday, February 6th, 2010 at 6pm CST

Join us in Valpo for an exclusive tasting of Sweetbird products along with fabulous giveaways! If you are not in the area, no worries! Simply join us on Twitter!

Whether you’ll be joining us at the Uptown Cafe in Valparaiso, IN or via Twitter, RSVP here! We’d love to party with you!

Everyone who joins us at the Uptown Cafe will receive a FREE 6 pack of ready-to-drink Sweetbird Smoothies!

Party Prep

Follow @sheenatatum (me) on Twitter.
Follow @SweetbirdUSA on Twitter.
Follow @UptownCafe on Twitter.
Follow hashtag #SweetbirdUSA on Twitter.
RSVP via Cal Tweet.

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FYI: I was asked by friends to help with promoting the Sweetbird brand. One of the friends distributes the product. Since I absolutely love my friends and what Sweetbird is doing, I agreed. It evolved into a Twitter party and an event held at the Uptown Cafe in Valpo. This is the start of an ongoing relationship. I wasn’t approached by the brand or compensated in any way. I did receive free smoothies from the event and I do not consider that compensation.

Popinjay: An Update From The Dork

Well hello there,

It seems that lately I’ve been coming around only for Popinjay, right? If I don’t get anything else posted, I make sure I do them, even if they are late. To break the pattern, I decided to post a few posts (below) before posting my habitually late Popinjay.

This week’s challenge was DORKY. Next week’s challenge is GUILTY. Join us.

Here are my dorky submissions. I couldn’t just pick one.

My Spreadsheets Kick ___

My Stuffed Animal Collection

Yes, I still have floppy disks and stuffed animals.

I’m working on scheduling reviews and giveaways so that they don’t come flowing in at once. Let’s pretend like I didn’t just do 2 campaigns back-to-back, mmkay? I was thinking something like once every other week as long as I have written a substantial amount of personal posts. Speaking of personal posts, check out Transitioning From Co-sleeping, pretty please?

Oh and I kind of redesigned the place. I’m 100% satisfied with how things look. I also made a ‘lil button. It’s not your average 125×125 button; it’s 125×50 pixels.

Popinjay: An Update From The Dork Sophistishe Digital Mom

I know, I know, I’m such a rebel.

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