Feed your family and fuel it forward – Help Quaker stamp out hunger!
Tweet We all know how important a healthy breakfast is, right? I grew up eating Quaker oats, and still love, love, love them! Mom would make pots of oatmeal in the mornings for breakfast… my favorite, especially on a cold winter day, like today. But, even oatmeal raisin cookies were (and still are) one of [...]
Babysitters
February 11, 2009 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under babysitters, rants
Tweet They just don’t make ‘em like they used to. I remember as a young girl being so excited for the day that I could babysit children besides my siblings! I remember taking a CPR and first aid class to become Red Cross certified. I remember counting down the days ’til I turned 12 and [...]
Last Minute Valentine’s Day Ideas
February 10, 2009 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under Gift Ideas, gifts, Valentines Day 09
Tweet Thanks to Twitter and the wonderful listeners of Mom-2-Mom, I now have quite the list of ideas to make Valentine’s Day special! Here are just a few: I have a heart shaped cake pan but instead of cake I make heart shaped red jello! It’s fast, easy and better on the waist line. @orgjunkie [...]
There’s no place like home…
February 9, 2009 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under BlissDom09, family life, my musings, Uncategorized
Tweet BlissDom was a blast… I really can’t wait to share pictures and tell you all about it. I got to hang out with some of my bestest friends on this here internet, and I met so many amazing women, who I can now call real-life friends. But, boy am I basking in the glow [...]
Time
February 8, 2009 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under family life, guest post
Tweet If you don’t know Dawn, of Because I Said So, you don’t know what you are missing! I had the great privilege to meet this amazing mama of six (I know, crazy, huh?) at Camp Baby last Spring and we became friends. Dawn has since written a book, aptly titled Because I Said So, [...]
Just announced!
February 7, 2009 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under love it
Tweet Not more than 3 seconds ago, John Andrews, of Walmart fame, announced that Walmart will be sponsoring TWO BlissDom bloggers to SXSW next month! The catch? Spread the word about the ElevenMoms! Are you here with us at BlissDom? Check out the ElevenMoms and tweet one of the ElevenMoms’ blog urls, along with the [...]
You can make money using affiliate programs
February 7, 2009 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under Uncategorized
Tweet I am often asked about how I monetize From Dates to Diapers, and how others can do it, too. I do advertise, but since I am on a panel about affiliate marketing, with Lori and Tara today at BlissDom, I would like to tell you about how I use affiliate programs to bring in [...]
Getting My Bliss On
February 6, 2009 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under BlissDom09, Bloggy MeetUps
Tweet Bliss is joy, happiness, pleasure and delight. For many, blogging is all about bliss.What is it for you? Define it. Achieve it. Enjoy it. Be Inspired. Inspire others. This is your chance. ~~~~~~~~~~ So, I am here in Nashville, at the BlissDom conference, with some of the most influential women online today. We are [...]
Valentine’s Day with the Kiddos
February 3, 2009 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under crafts, family life, games, homeschooling, Valentines Day 09
Tweet Today on my BlogTalkRadio show, Monica and I talked about fun things to do with your kiddos for Valentine’s Day. You can listen to the episode to hear the secret word so you may enter my iPod Touch giveaway, or to discover what we are planning to do this Valentine’s Day. Are you looking [...]
Win an Apple 8GB iPod Touch + $10 Walmart gift card
February 3, 2009 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under BlogTalkRadio, ElevenMoms, giveaway, stuff for mommy, Valentines Day 09, Walmart
Tweet With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, Walmart and Nestle have given us some pretty sweet ideas for making this Valentine’s Day special, even if you are on a tight budget. . Make a playlist – What are your top 10 romantic songs? Click on each chocolate in the heart-shaped box to see what the ElevenMoms [...]






















