Mars Needs Moms! And So Do We On Planet Earth

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Have you ever even imagined being kidnapped by Martians and drawn away from your family, kids, hubby and friends?

Or as a huge exaggeration, have you ever been abducted by the Martian Forces themselves?

As technology evolves and all, at least zillion, things become possible, anything can happen at any moment of our busy lives. The first thing that comes to my mind if such things like abduction by Martians takes place, "What would my kids think if their mom would be transported to another planet one day?"

I cannot answer for my kids, but I am pretty much sure that we share so many things in common that at least these "missing-each-other" things would take place.

1. Rad a book or two, or three at night, and at the nap time, and in every moment when they hesitate to go to bed!

2. Give high-fives for every great thing they do, or their mom does for or with them.

3. Sipping out of the straw and see who's going to be the first to finish that orange juice with Omega-3.

4. Scare dad when he comes back home from work and then laugh about it all together!

5. Sing a song at the top of our lungs when we go for our long walks in the mountains.

6. Run, run, run to that playground of ours and see who's going to be the first finisher.

7. Eat Mountain High yogurt when we are watching a Disney movie.

8. Kissing them good-night and good-morning.

9. Draw the most creative things and see who would come up with the most outrageous names for the things we just created!

10. But most of all, they will miss their mom who supports them in all that they do and loves them to the Mars and back. A million times repeated.

As I was writing these reflections of an imaginary things, my tears were streaming down my face. It brought home a reminder how fragile this life is. And how precious are these people – my kids – in my life.

I Celebrate Each Moment of Living With Them!

Disclosure:
I wrote this blog post while participating in the SocialMoms blogging program, for a gift card worth $25. For more information on how you can participate, click here

Pocoyo Celebrates Big Hollywood Night Giveaway

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Pocoyo and Friends (courtesy of Pocoyo.com)

You haven't heard of Pocoyo?

Well, this is something any kid and kids-at-heart would welcome into their world.

Pocoyo is a boy - animated, but still a boy - who travels the world, plays with his friends and animals, explores and celebrates his life. He stars in educational and entertaining videos that teach the values of living life fully and in the moment.

If you would like to experience Pocoyou and the values he brings into our kids' lives, here's a chance to win a set of videos about Pocoyo.

Pocoyo DVD, courtesy of Pocoyo.com (you may get the whole set!)

Go to the Shop With Me Mama blog and enter her giveaway to get those vDVDs into your kid's hands! You'll enjoy them!

It is nice to know that Pocoyo has already been a World-wide phenomenon. He won International awards and prices. One of the biggest is of the British Academy of Film and Television. Bravo Pocoyo!

TEMPTU AIRbrush Giveaway

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TEMPTU AIRbrush (courtesy TEMPTU)

Desire to look gorgeous every single day no matter what?

My fellow-blogger Kim offers a huge success giveaway of the TEMPTU AIRbrush on her blog Shop With Me Mama.

This is a professional airbrush that you and I could use out of the comfort of our dressing room!

Check it out and win this hue prize that totals $345! You won't regret.

Celebrate Your New Outlook to Life Today!

Tassimo T20 Giveaway

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Do you love tea? Would you enjoy a cup of coffee in your special cup? Any other unique preferences you would like your tea pot or coffee maker to do for you?

Well, you can have your tea or coffee in Your specific unique way!

Visit my fellow-blogger Kristen at her Blog Mamabytes and enter a giveaway for Tassimo T20. You will truly enjoy your new mornings with it!

Good Luck to All of You!

Celebrate Your Mornings And Days Today!

E-cloth Giveaway of 2 Sets for Super Green Cleaning (3/20) – Closed, Win #18

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E-cloth Dusting and Furniture Sets

Fresh air. Germ free. Dust free. Immaculately clean.

Aren’t these just a wishful thinking when your house is full of kids?

Not with modern technology! Hey, technology is good in this case. No chemicals are released and left in any of the surfaces that E-cloth touches.

Let me tell you my personal story about E-cloth.

It happened just about a year-and-a-half when I wondered into one of the stores to look for some cleaning solutions for my household. Bare in mind that I am critical what I bring into my house. The products need to pass the DiscoveryWoman test, so to say, and be healthy for the body and the living spaces!

When I saw a package with an E-cloth scribed on it, I wondered. I wondered even more when I read the following:

• E-cloths are highly efficient at removing bacteria from domestic surfaces

• Exceptional at cleaning and essential for modern living

• No chemicals to buy and guaranteed for 300 washes

• Chemical free cleaning, just use water

Isn’t it out of this world: To get your house cleaned with water on this E-cloth and clean it effectively?

You know what I was thinking at this critical moment at the store in front of the shelf with compactly packaged E-cloth!

I made my decision on that sunny October afternoon and never looked back: E-cloth went with me to my home. To be tested. To be tried. To be loved at the end!

My kitchen with steel finishing has benefited the most! Not a trace of any spots or dirt left after E-cloth has done its work! I am very, very happy with the quality of this product.

This year, I decided to research what other products E-cloth company might have for a green-living lovers like me.

What a surprise awaited me on the website! Products galore for your kitchen, glass and windows, bathroom cleaning, general purpose cleaning, and drinkware cleaning.

After contacting the company, they sent me a Mop Set for the floors, and E-cloths Furniture Pack and Dusting Set.

I’ve used them all already. I like how the furniture E-cloth works. Just press a little bit against the wood surface, and it’ll be cleaned and polished! No kidding. If you have some spills on wood, water your E-cloth and clean again!

And what an amazing Mop Set I have right now! It was:

• Easy to use and faster to mop!
• No chemicals needed – Just water
• Versatile floor materials – cleans wood, vinyl, laminate, stone, ceramic, tile, linoleum, and even concrete!
• Money-saving every time you mop!

Plus, ALL products have been clinically proven to remove 99% of bacteria from hard surfaces you clean! That’s a Big Deal for me on its own!

The trick lies in “E-cloth microfibers that use microscopic texturing to penetrate and remove dirt.”

Would you like to get acquainted with E-cloth technology in Your home?

E-cloth company has offered a Package Prize for the Winner:

1. E-cloth Furniture Pack (3 clothes included)
2. E-cloth 2 Dusting Cloth Set

To Celebrate your potential win, here are the steps for you to take (yes, even this exercise requires steps!) Do as many as you wish. But please do the Mandatory step before you proceed to any optional ones. OK?! One, Two, Three – ENJOY!

MANDATORY ENTRY:
You must do this first for the rest of entries to qualify!


1. Visit E-cloth Website and tell me what you'd like to win (who knows, maybe the E-cloth company will grant your Wish!) AND subscribe to my blog via email (1 entry)

EXTRA ENTRIES – Please leave your email address under each entry, if your profile does not have any!

2. Subscribe to CelebrateWomanToday by email and Confirm your subscription (News Alert box in the Left Top Corner) (2 separate entries)

3. Vote for me on We're On the Fence just by clicking on the button that is at Top Left Navigation, do it daily (1 entry)

4. Follow ME (DiscoverSelf) on Twitter, leave your Twitter User Name (1 entry)

5. Tweet and Leave a link to that tweet. You can tweet as many times a day as you wish (1 entry for each tweet)
Here’s the language for your tweet: E-cloth #Giveaway Super Green Cleaning Set @DiscoverSelf blog http://bit.ly/g8eDVM #sahm #health #women

6. Like CelebrateWomanToday on Facebook, leave your Facebook User Name (2 entries)

7. Like this giveaway on Facebook by clicking on the “Like” button on the orange toolbar you see at the bottom of your screen (2 entries)

8. Blog about this giveaway, leave a direct link to this giveaway in your 1st of 5 entries (5 separate entries: please mark each entry #1, #2, #3, etc.)

9. Add CelebrateWomanToday to your blogroll (using my URL), with a link back to me (1 entry)

10. Follow CelebrateWomanToday on Networked Blogs, leave me your User Name (2 separate entries)

11. Write your comment on Alexa about Celebrate Woman Today and get 3 entries for each comment (3 separate entries for each comment)

Giveaway will end on March 20, 2011 at 11:59 PM Mountain Standard Time (MST). Open to USA only. Confirmed Winner(s) (by Random.ogr) will be contacted by email and posted on CelebrateWomanToday. Winners have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law.

Good Luck to All of You!


Disclosure: I only write about products I believe in and/or use personally and the companies who truly advance forward the best traits of the humankind. I received products from E-cloth to try and write about with an option to offer a giveaway to my readers. I am not compensated for my opinions.
Founder, CelebrateLifeNutrition.com
Curb Your Appetite – Stop Your Cravings
VP Programs Development, ScaleDown for Life
VP Education, GoZonkers Inc.
©2011 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.

Making A Choice - To Be Overweight. What?

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Becoming overweight is a choice you get to make every day. A choice you make every time you eat something. Or drink.

Losing weight is also a mindful choice, made one bite at a time.

What choices are you making today?

In the long run, would choosing to be overweight really make your day lighter?


Ideas to Live Life More.


VP Programs Development, ScaleDown for Life
VP Education, GoZonkers Inc.
Founder, CelebrateLifeNutrition.com – Satisfy Your Hunger
©2011 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.

Eat Cleaner Wash + Dryer Kit Giveaway ~ 1 Winner (3/15) – CLOSED, WIN #7

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Eat Cleaner Giveaway Prize

 I discovered Mareya and her “magical” liquid a year ago. Mareya Ibrahim is the founder of the company with the products that carry a very refreshing name: Eat Cleaner.


Mareya's vision and mission have been united in her quest to make supposedly healthy fresh fruit and veggies really beneficial for our bodies. She introduced a very unique, natural, amazingly efficient liquid solution to the market: Eat Cleaner Fruit + Feggie + Fish + Meat pathogen neutralizer.

Why the Eat Cleaner liquid is “magical?” You are gonna love it! And need it every day of your life.

Once sprayed on the fresh produce, fish, or meat, these products will be promoted into the highest rank of longevity among their species!

Plus, look what the Eat Cleaner products do:

• Study proves that Eat Cleaner products extend the life of produce by more than 200%!
• Remove waxes and most pesticides from produce
• Remove fecal residues from produce, seafood, and poultry
• Enhance appearance of the food items

Please remember, water alone won’t wash off all the above gunk from your fresh fruit and vegetables, meat and fish. Even organically produced food items need to be washed with Eat Cleaner “magical” solution!

And yes, for your convenience, Eat Cleaner created wipes on-the-go, so you could be safe and enjoy your healthy treats away from home.

Why is it important to have Eat Cleaner in your kitchen and in your purse?

Easy to answer. You deserve a full vibrant health on each day of your life. Eat Cleaner does like it promises: You enjoy the best health that those fresh fruit and veggies could offer to your body to function at the peak of your abilities.

What are you waiting for? Enter this giveaway from Eat Cleaner!

Your Prize Package Will Include:
• BPA-free salad spinner
• 4 oz Fruit + Vegetable Wash Concentrate
• Veggie Scrub Brush

To Celebrate your potential win, here are the steps for you to take (yes, even this exercise requires steps!) Do as many as you wish. But please do the Mandatory step before you proceed to any optional ones. OK?! One, Two, Three – ENJOY!

MANDATORY ENTRY:
You must do this first or all other entries will be deleted!
1. Like Eat Cleaner on Facebook (1 entry)

EXTRA ENTRIES – Please leave your email address under each entry, if your profile does not have any!

2. Subscribe to CelebrateWomanToday by email and Confirm your subscription (News Alert box in the Left Top Corner) (2 separate entries)

2.1 Subscribe to Eat Cleaner Newsletter (2 entries)

3. Vote for me on We're On the Fence just by clicking on the button that is at Top Left Navigation, do it daily (1 entry)

4. Follow ME (DiscoverSelf) on Twitter, leave your Twitter User Name (2 entries)

4.1 Follow Eat Cleaner on Twitter, leave your Twitter User Name (2 entries)

5. Tweet and Leave a link to that tweet. You can tweet as many times a day as you wish (1 entry for each tweet)
Here’s the language for your tweet: #win Eat Cleaner Wash & Dryer Kit #Giveaway @DiscoverSelf blog ~http://bit.ly/fsQHuj #sahm #women #health

6. Like CelebrateWomanToday on Facebook, leave your Facebook User Name (2 entries)

7. Like this giveaway on Facebook by clicking on the “Like” button on the orange toolbar you see at the bottom of your screen (2 entries)

8. Blog about this giveaway, leave a direct link to this giveaway in your 1st of 5 entries (5 separate entries: please mark each entry #1, #2, #3, etc.)

9. Add CelebrateWomanToday to your blogroll (using my URL), with a link back to me (1 entry)

10. Follow CelebrateWomanToday on Networked Blogs, leave me your User Name (2 separate entries)

11. Enter any other giveaways on this blog and get 2 points for each giveaway entered (2 separate entries for each giveaway entered)

12. Comment on any other non-giveaway article on this blog and get one entry for each comment (1 entry for each comment)

13. Write your comment on Alexa about Celebrate Woman Today and get 3 entries for each comment (3 separate entries for each comment)

Giveaway will end on March 15, 2011 at 11:59 PM Mountain Standard Time (MST). Open to USA only. Confirmed Winners (by Random.ogr) will be contacted by email and posted on CelebrateWomanToday. Winners have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law.

Good Luck to All of You!


Disclosure: I only write about products I believe in and/or use personally and the companies who truly advance forward the best traits of the humankind. I am not compensated for my opinions. I did not receive any product to facilitate this giveaway, as I have been an active Eat Cleaner product user in my actual life.
Founder, CelebrateLifeNutrition.com
Curb Your Appetite – Stop Your Cravings
VP Programs Development, ScaleDown for Life
VP Education, GoZonkers Inc.
©2011 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.

When Losing Weight – Don't Be A Fast Learner

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Sometimes when faced squarely with a problem you want to solve, you jump right into researching it and learn all you can. You're like a sponge. After a few long sessions with Google, you're googled out.

A few days later you remember the key points you think you've gleaned. But like most people, you can only hold so much new information in your brain at a time. It's sort of like a small scratch pad with just a few pages.

Actually, most of what you learned, or could have learned is rapidly forgotten or glossed over.

The key to learning fast is to learn slow. Learn in short bursts of energy. Then wait a few days. Not only will you remember more, and understand more, something magical happens.

When you go to sleep, when you "sleep on it," all that "new" information mixes with all your "old" information. And that's the secret to really learning. When new mixes with old, new connections occur. New ideas spring up. Contradictions between old and new appear. Insights occur.

Then, the next time you jump into learning even more "new" stuff, you have a different point of view to discover and understand the newest "new" things. Your next bout of research will go in different directions.

Most importantly, you comprehend the new information and YOU CAN MAKE BETTER USE OF IT.

And that is the secret to making a new lifestyle change stick.

Do you want to make your new lifestyle stick? Be a slow learner.

In the long run, would learning slower really make your day lighter?

Celebrate Ideas to Live More!

VP Programs Development, ScaleDown for Life
VP Education, GoZonkers Inc.
Founder, CelebrateLifeNutrition.com – Satisfy Your Hunger
©2011 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.

Let Be Carried Away With Natural Vines! ~ Giveaway 2 Winners (3/17) – Closed, Win #53 & #83

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Natural Vines Licorice

Do you like licorice? I don’t.

Actually, to be more precise, I didn’t until I tried small chunks of strawberry licorice by Natural Vines.

Once I have had that tasty experience, I started thinking different about licorice.

Not all licorice created equal. The licorice brands are widely sold at regular stores are full of junk, trans fats or soy, and fructose corn syrup. And the taste of such licorice is not to be proud of, to say the least. That’s why I never liked the taste of licorice.

My experience was different when I discovered Natural Vines premium licorice.

First, I really enjoyed the taste. I thought it was some fruit compot served to me. That’s how fresh and delicious the taste was.

Finally, I was surprised by the integrity of the Ingredients list. There were no artificial colors, high fructose corn syrup, soy, cholesterol, or trans fats.

This vegan product is made in a nut free facility (which is not the case with other licorice brands.)

The only minus is that the product contains wheat. Those people sensitive to gluten – which is a protein found in wheat, barley, rye, malts and some other products, – cannot enjoy Natural Vines licorice. But the Vegans – Yes, this is your type of snack, guys and gals!

Try to combine black and strawberry licorice pieces. Your mind will melt away as quickly as the licorice does!

One more YES for today. The Natural Vines company gives away a dual package of licorice to 2 WINNERS!

Each Prize Package Includes:
Natural Vines Black Licorice, 8 oz
Natural Vines Strawberry Licorice, 8 oz

To Celebrate your potential win, here are the steps for you to take (yes, even this exercise requires steps!) Do as many as you wish. But please do the Mandatory step before you proceed to any optional ones. OK?! One, Two, Three – ENJOY!

MANDATORY ENTRY:
You must do this first or all other entries will be deleted!
1. Follow Red Vines/Natural Vines on Twitter AND Vote for me on We're On the Fence just by clicking on the button that is at Top Left Navigation (1 entry)

EXTRA ENTRIES – Please leave your email address under each entry, if your profile does not have any!

2. Subscribe to CelebrateWomanToday by email and Confirm your subscription (News Alert box in the Left Top Corner) (3 separate entries)

3. Write your comment on Alexa about Celebrate Woman Today and get 3 entries for each comment (3 separate entries for each comment)

4. Follow ME (DiscoverSelf) on Twitter, leave your Twitter User Name (1 entry)

5. Tweet and Leave a link to that tweet. You can tweet as many times a day as you wish (1 entry for each tweet)
Here’s the language for your tweet: Natural Vines Licorice #Giveaway @DiscoverSelf blog ~ 2 Winners http://bit.ly/fAnfOF #licorice #women #candy

6. Like CelebrateWomanToday on Facebook, leave your Facebook User Name (3 entries)

7. Like this giveaway on Facebook by clicking on the “Like” button on the orange toolbar you see at the bottom of your screen (2 entries)

8. Blog about this giveaway, leave a direct link to this giveaway in your 1st of 5 entries (5 separate entries: please mark each entry #1, #2, #3, etc.)

9. Add CelebrateWomanToday to your blogroll (using my URL), with a link back to me (1 entry)

10. Follow CelebrateWomanToday on Networked Blogs, leave me your User Name (2 separate entries)

11. Enter any other giveaways on this blog and get 2 points for each giveaway entered (2 separate entries for each giveaway entered)

12. Comment on any other non-giveaway article on this blog and get one entry for each comment (1 entry for each comment)

Giveaway will end on March 17, 2011 at 11:59 PM Mountain Standard Time (MST). Open to USA only. Confirmed Winners (by Random.ogr) will be contacted by email and posted on CelebrateWomanToday. Winners have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law.

Good Luck to All of You!


Disclosure: I only write about products I believe in and/or use personally and the companies who truly advance forward the best traits of the humankind. I am not compensated for my opinions. Samples and prizes of Natural Vines licorice are provided by the giveaway sponsor American Licorice Company.
Founder, CelebrateLifeNutrition.com
Curb Your Appetite – Stop Your Cravings
VP Programs Development, ScaleDown for Life
VP Education, GoZonkers Inc.
©2011 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.

Any Girl Would Live For These Hair Products! ~ Giveaway 2 Winners (3/17) – Closed, Win #6 & #144

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Sparklehearts Shampoo, Conditioner, Detangler

 Another great success story about natural products for girls. Of any age, I might add!

I have tried myself, liked a lot, and made already several gifts with an excellent hair line of products under a crisp and sunshiny name – SPARKLEHEARTS!

We need hearts and sparkles not only on Valentine’s Day. We need to sparkle and love every single day of our lives! The telomeres would definitely grow more and faster if we did it regularly (oops, you haven’t heard about telomeres? Later on that subject, I promise.)

Being an ardent seeker of natural products, I always check the ingredients, talk to developers, marketers whenever I can. Finally, I do my best to start using the product and see how effective it is, and how pleasant it is to use regularly.

So, I have been an active user of the whole set of SparkleHearts Shampoo, Conditioner and Detangler. Here’s my report.

Why CelebrateWomanToday Hearts SparkleHearts Hair Products:

• All Natural ingredients
• Amazing antioxidant extracts of sage, green tea
• Boosted with Vitamin B-5, great moisturizer
• Free of parabens, phthalate, sodium lauryl and sodium laureth sulfates
• Boosted with sun protective pansy extracts
• Soft, nice smell
• Never tested on Animals! (Way to go!)
• Carried in recyclable containers

These are just a few, very few benefits that SparkleHearts Hair Products offer to any girl, especially teenagers! And their aroma have been created truly for the girls who love sparkly, nice smelling first cosmetic encounters.

Why not make your daughter’s or niece’s or your girl-friend’s daughter’s DAY with SparkleHearts Hair Products?!

Enter and Win this GivAway to receive a full-blown line of the following SparkleHearts Hair Products!

2 Winners for this GivAway.

Each Winner will receive a package of full-size SparkleHearts Products:

1. Shine Shampoo
2. Soft Conditioner
3. Peace Out No Knots Hair Detangler

To Celebrate your potential win, here are the steps for you to take (yes, even this exercise requires steps!) Do as many as you wish. But please do the Mandatory step before you proceed to any optional ones. OK?! One, Two, Three – ENJOY!

MANDATORY ENTRY:
You must do this first or all other entries will be deleted!
1. Like SparkleHearts on Facebook (2 separate entries)

EXTRA ENTRIES – Please leave your email address under each entry, if your profile does not have any!

2. Subscribe to CelebrateWomanToday by email and Confirm your subscription (News Alert box in the Left Top Corner) (2 separate entries)

3. Vote for me on We're On the Fence just by clicking on the button that is at Top Left Navigation, do it daily (1 entry)

4. Follow ME (DiscoverSelf) on Twitter, leave your Twitter User Name (2 entries)

5. Tweet and Leave a link to that tweet. You can tweet as many times a day as you wish (1 entry for each tweet)
Here’s the language for your tweet: SparkleHearts Super #Hair Products #Giveaway. Perfect for Tween girls @DiscoverSelf blog~ 2 Winners http://bit.ly/erEe2j

6. Like CelebrateWomanToday on Facebook, leave your Facebook User Name (2 entries)

7. Like this giveaway on Facebook by clicking on the “Like” button on the orange toolbar you see at the bottom of your screen (2 entries)

8. Blog about this giveaway, leave a direct link to this giveaway in your 1st of 5 entries (5 separate entries: please mark each entry #1, #2, #3, etc.)

9. Add CelebrateWomanToday to your blogroll (using my URL), with a link back to me (1 entry)

10. Follow CelebrateWomanToday on Networked Blogs, leave me your User Name (2 separate entries)

11. Enter any other giveaways on this blog and get 2 points for each giveaway entered (2 separate entries for each giveaway entered)

12. Comment on any other non-giveaway article on this blog and get one entry for each comment (1 entry for each comment)

13. Write your comment on Alexa about Celebrate Woman Today and get 3 entries for each comment (3 separate entries for each comment)

Giveaway will end on March 15, 2011 at 11:59 PM Mountain Standard Time (MST). Open to USA only. Confirmed Winners (by Random.ogr) will be contacted by email and posted on CelebrateWomanToday. Winners have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law.

Good Luck to All of You!


Disclosure: I only write about products I believe in and/or use personally and about the companies who truly advance forward the best traits of the humankind. I did not receive any product samples to facilitate this giveaway, as I have used these products in my daily life. I am not compensated for my opinions.
Founder, CelebrateLifeNutrition.com
Curb Your Appetite – Stop Your Cravings
VP Programs Development, ScaleDown for Life
VP Education, GoZonkers Inc.
©2011 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.

Take A Bowling Ball To Work – No Kidding!

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Take a bowling ball to work. For real. Go to a garage sale and pick up a bowling ball with a bag. At work, keep it on your desk. Take it into the stall when you go to the restroom. Haul it into the conference room. Put it in the shopping cart on your way home.

Lay it atop the counter while you're fixing dinner, and set it at your feet when kissing your kids goodnight.

You've worked hard today, soak it off with a nice bubble bath – but don't forget the bowling ball has been everywhere with you, so have it hop into the bubble bath with you.

And, as gently as you can, roll it into place between you and your bed partner.

When you get up in the morning, drop the ball into the toilet. That is where it belongs. Now you are free. Have a nice day without the bowling ball.

Losing 15-16 pounds is like that. You've been hauling around a lot of dead weight and it goes everywhere you go.

Just imagine what it would be like to lose 2 or 3 bowling balls.

In the long run, does taking a bowling ball to work really make your day lighter?

Celebrate Ideas To Live Life More Today.

Giveaways On CelebrateWomanBlog-Healthy Products ONLY  
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© 20011 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.

Sweet Sleep – How Serious Are You About It?

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Twilight Sea Turtle, Cloud B

Sleep and its healing qualities are so much underestimated. And neglected.

The reasons could be so many. Excuses are even bigger why we do not get enough sleep. It is understandable. Life demands a lot from us at times.

However, what we don’t know and do not wish to acknowledge could literally kill us.

Good sleeping habits are developed in very early childhood. Lack of sleep in little kids could lead to various chronic diseases in adulthood, including, but not limited to, obesity.

Here’s a blog post I did just recently on the sleep subject for kids. – Give Your Child The Gift Of Sleeping Hours.

Currently, I have a situation with my toddler who refuses to sleep without his night lamp on. Though I use the lowest watt bulb available, the light cycle can interfere with the deep sleep cycle.

In a word, a child won’t get into a deep sleep cycle when all the important bodily functions are happening. One of the most important is cell and organ rejuvenation. Without that being taken care of, a growing organism can easily “stumble” and negative outcomes in child’s health and behavior may follow.

To take care of that light-at-night problem, I’ve been searching Internet for available solutions. I think I have found one, but I need to buy the product and try it out. Let me tell you what I have in mind.

I was really fascinated by some creative solutions the Cloud B company has in mind and in store for our kids.

First, I reviewed all their products on their website. Second, I searched for their medical, clinical, and educational premises to advertise their sleep products the way they do.

And you know what? I was pleasantly surprised by the team of Pediatricians, Educators,  Business Partners, and Regular Mom-Citizens who develop, test, and educate the public about their product line.

Cloud B has a variety of products to satisfy babies and toddlers’ sleep needs. The Company’s mission is to provide high-quality products that are Functional and Safe. The understanding and treating of the sleep function as a very important developmental stage in each child’s life, and then developing great products that fulfill that need – that is exceptionally rare these days.

My low bows to the founders of Cloud B who continue to move their company to bigger and better sleep solution products for babies and kids.

With all that in mind, I chose a product Twilight Sea Turtle that I really do hope will allow my son to have a better, deeper sleep at night. Take a look at the features of this nightlight friend:

• Shell illuminates for a calming effect (choice of interchangeable  colors of blue, green, aquamarine)
• Auto shut-off feature
• Educational projections on the ceiling: night sky, stars
• Cute Feature here: Sea Turtle storybook and adoption certificate

I like the price tag for this great sleeping aid, too: $29.95.

Currently, there are at least two promotions I have noticed on the website CloudB.com.

1. Buy $35 worth of Sleep Sheep & Friends products and receive a Free Polar Cub Pillow ($20 value; an amazing product on its own!)
2. Up to 40% OFF for a limited time for Gifts & Accessories

If you have any sleep issues with your little ones, I would encourage you to check out the sleeping options that Cloud B has in mind and in store for you.

Celebrate A Sleep Solution Today!


Disclosure: I only write about products I believe in and/or use personally and the companies who truly advance forward the best traits of the humankind. I am not compensated for my opinions. I was not provided any samples for this review.
Founder, CelebrateLifeNutrition.com
Curb Your Appetite – Stop Your Cravings
VP Programs Development, ScaleDown for Life
VP Education, GoZonkers Inc.
©2011 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.

From Spinaroos to Pop-Arty! Sounds Foreign?

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Spinarros
Pop-Arty
Snug Bugs
Hugs Links
Sugar Chute
Poppitoppy
Fish & Splish

Do you know what they are?

I did not know until a few days ago either!

These are the toys that your kids and grandkids would absolutely love and enjoy.

Spinaroos Bristle Blocks by B.Toys

BZany Zoo Wooden Activity Cube

Fish-Splish Bathtub Toys

Aren’t you familiar with the Chronic Toy Fatigue syndrome? When you have to hide the toys from your little ones, so they will “forget” and “start loving” them again after some time without?

Well, these spinaroos and snug bugs are definitely from a different category. Category of “Eternal Educational Fun.” Sounds too promising?

Then you need to head to Target and see it for yourself.

When I first saw a few toys in my local Target store, I was intrigued. These toys – made by B.Toys – have a different feel. They exude education, curiosity, developmental opportunities for the accelerated growth of a beautiful mind – your child or grandchild.

The surfaces of these toys are textured in so many ways! That gives a growing brain a lot to process and make such invaluable neuron connections! The colors are amazingly bright and eye catchy! What a target for those willing, wide-open with curiosity kids' eyes! Invaluable!

Meowsic Keyboard by B.Toys

I came back home from the store and quickly Googled these toys. I discovered a lot of them! And I am getting a few from the online outlets that have musical “abilities.” My son absolutely adores to make music, listen and dance to music. He will definitely love a Meowsic Keyboard!

This B.Toys review is a spontaneous one. I was simply impressed what a good collection of toys of a different generation this company has created!

Thank you B.Toys on behalf of all of our KIDS.


Disclosure: I only write about products I believe in and/or use personally and the companies who truly advance forward the best traits of the humankind. I am not compensated for my opinions. No free product were provided to me for this review.
Founder, CelebrateLifeNutrition.com
Curb Your Appetite – Stop Your Cravings
VP Programs Development, ScaleDown for Life
VP Education, GoZonkers Inc.
©2011 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.

Surf In The Sun Guilt Free! ~ Smart Girls Who Surf Giveaway ~ 1 Winner (3/15) – CLOSED, WIN #68

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Smart Girls Who Surf Grab-And-Go Kit

I love products that are natural, meaning that I won’t hear the news 10 years later that the ingredient(s) in such products cause some sort of malfunction in our physical bodies.

And I so much respect and admire the companies that think not only about you and me as their market niche, but who also think about our planet. That is not an easy task to do. But it is the ONLY right way to live and do business.

As I live on high elevation, I need a good protection for my skin. All Natural, of course. Currently, I use several brands for my different activities that have great sun protection made out of ingredients found on this earth. One of my favorite sunscreens for my face is Smart Girls Who Surf Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30+.

This is a product I can use when I hike or spend some time with my baby on the playground. The sun on high elevations is vicious. No matter how short our stay outside is, it is a must to wear sun protection at all times!

Why do I like Smart Girls Who Surf?

• Natural sunscreen for the whole, and face too!
• Has both plant ingredients alongside with minerals
• Need to apply only small amount to get the benefit of sun protection
• Nice in texture and smell
• Free of parabens, octinoxate and oxybenzone
• Friendly to our Oceans and Reefs!!!
• Not tested on animals
• Supports Girls Who are Into Active Lifestyle – Surf!
• Developed and Run by a Woman – More power to you!

In addition to the Surf line of sunscreens, Smart Girls Who Surf added three more new products to their sunscreen line.

The first two products are for kids called Smart Kids Who Play.

Smart Kids Who Play Organic Sunscreen Face Stick SPF 30+

One is Smart Kids Who Play Organic Sunscreen Face Stick SPF 30+ (and the price is the best on the market for the value of being Organic and offering a 0.56oz of good stuff for your kids).

Smart Kids Who Play Mineral Sunscreen SPF 35

The other is Smart Kids Who Play Mineral Sunscreen SPF 35. This product is non-whitening mineral sunscreen for the kids who are active!

Surf-Vival SPF 30+ Mineral Sunscreen

The third product is Surf-Vival SPF 30+ Mineral Sunscreen. This product is reef friendly, meaning that the ocean plants won’t be poisoned by the diluted in the water sunscreen. And fishes will be happy, too!

Smart Girls Who Surf would like to offer 1 Winner a Grab-n-Go Kit:

• 2 oz. Natural SPF 30+sunscreen
• 2oz. After Sun Soothing Lotion for dry skin
• 2oz. Care for Hair SPF 7 Sun Protector Leave-in Condistioner hair product
• Two natural glycerin Soap for Surfers
• One all natural SPF 15 sunscreen lip balm (Vanilla or Cherry)
• One black comb

To Celebrate your potential win, here are the steps for you to take (yes, even this exercise requires steps!) Do as many as you wish. But please do the Mandatory step before you proceed to any optional ones. OK?! One, Two, Three – ENJOY!

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5. Tweet and Leave a link to that tweet. You can tweet as many times a day as you wish (1 entry for each tweet)
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11. Enter any other giveaways on this blog and get 2 points for each giveaway entered (2 separate entries for each giveaway entered)

12. Comment on any other non-giveaway article on this blog and get one entry for each comment (1 entry for each comment)

Giveaway will end on March 15, 2011 at 11:59 PM Mountain Standard Time (MST). Open to USA only. Confirmed Winner(s) (by Random.ogr) will be contacted by email and posted on CelebrateWomanToday. Winners have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law.

Good Luck to All of You!

Disclosure: I only write about products I believe in and use personally and the companies who truly advance forward the best traits of the humankind. I did not receive any free products from Smart Girls Who Surf, as I am an active user of their product in my life. I am not compensated for my opinions. Founder, CelebrateLifeNutrition.com
Curb Your Appetite – Stop Your Cravings
VP Programs Development, ScaleDown for Life
VP Education, GoZonkers Inc.
©2011 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.

Colic Calm Homeopathic Gripe Water and NumiMed Review & Giveaway ~ 2 Winners (2/22)

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What a great joy these little babies bring to us! We are preparing for their new arrival into this big life in a big way! We buy, collect, select, and treasure all those little shirts, and booties, and whole bedroom sets. U-hoo!

Every day is filled with joy. At least that’s what we expect this baby experience to be.

Not for everyone having a baby is an everyday joyful experience. I’ll explain.

The major disruptor of such joy is colic.

It may seem like it can be overcome by being patient, and give more arm cradling time to your baby. In majority cases it does not bring relief to either baby or parents. Everyone at home suffers. Big time.

However, it does not have to be this way any more!

Colic Calm Homeopathic Gripe Water comes to the rescue of millions of babies and their parents. What a gift to have for your baby shower! What really counts is your peaceful existence when that baby will be free of gas and colic and start sleeping and being happy again.

These are the facts about Colic Calm that speak louder than words:
• FDA Regulated baby medicine. It is NOT a dietary supplement!
• Formula is based on 9 herbs without side-effects
• Free of alcohol, sugars, gluten, wheat, soy, dairy, animal products
• NO simethicone, sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), herbal oils and extracts
• Effective in 94%
• Used for natural relief of infant colic, gas and reflux
• Sold in CVS Pharmacy stores nation-wide

Colic Calm works almost instantly on baby’s colic condition, relieving her of awful pains, and providing the parents joy and sleep-full nights.

Colic Calm also offers a NumiMed pacifier with a specialty of administering just the right amount of medication. This great dispenser for babies boasts the following features:

• Bypasses tastebuds
• Controls flow rate
• Marked to show medicine in “tsp” and “cc” measurements
• Special ventilation resists chafing
• Fits around nose
• Latex and PVC free


YES, we do celebrate a GivAway for Colic Calm Today!




Look what each of TWO winners will get:
• A bottle of Colic Calm
• A NumiMed medication dispensing pacifier
• An eco-friendly shopping bag
• A branded Colic Calm pen

To Celebrate your potential win, here are the steps for you to take (yes, even this exercise requires steps!) Do as many as you wish. But please do the Mandatory step before you proceed to any optional ones. OK?! One, Two, Three – ENJOY!

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Here’s the language for your tweet: Colic Calm Gripe Water Review + Giveaway at CelebrateWomanToday ~ 2Winners http://bit.ly/hunum3

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9. Add CelebrateWomanToday to your blogroll (using my URL), with a link back to me (1 entry)

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11. Submit this giveaway to (Cash Net Sweeps, Online-Sweepstakes, Prizey, or Sweeps Advantage), leave a verifiable link for each submission (1 entry for each)

Giveaway will end on Monday, February 22, 2011 at 11:59 PM Mountain Standard Time (MST). Open to USA only. Confirmed Winners (by Random.org) will be contacted by email and posted on CelebrateWomanToday. Winners have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law.

Good Luck to All of You!


Disclosure: I received a NumiMed, bags and pens from Colic Calm to examine the products for their description. I only write about products I believe in and use personally and the companies who truly advance forward the best traits of the humankind. I am not compensated for my opinions.
Founder, CelebrateLifeNutrition.com
Curb Your Appetite – Stop Your Cravings
VP Programs Development, ScaleDown for Life
VP Education, GoZonkers Inc.
©2011 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.

Grab Green Eco-Friendly Laundry Detergent Review & Giveaway ~ 2 Winners (2/21)

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Grab Green Laundry Starter Kit

Over 10 years ago, I started my journey of transferring my life to a green, eco-friendly lifestyle. I wanted to find and use the products that are clean and friendly to both our physical bodies as well as the environment.

As you could imagine, it was quite an ordeal to find something like that in the store, healthfood stores included, ten years ago.

However, with each and every year, the pool of such products has been increasing at a quicker pace. Not as quickly as many of us wish, but we can find much more variety and brands who transfer their business model to the products we all could use and be at peace with them.

What I mean is that, say, in ten years we won’t find out that those products were harmful to our DNA or something like that.

Personally, I am Always on the lookout for effective, eco-friendly, and safe products. I am trying out and testing a lot of them!

Today, I would like to introduce you to the company that developed the cleaning solution for our daily life. Solutions for cleaning, washing, degreasing. For all of your household needs.

This company is Grab Green. I started using its products like detergent, degreasers and all purpose cleaners a year ago. Guess what? I still am an everyday user of all these products.

Grab Green was founded and developed into a massive market leader for household cleaning solutions by Patricia Spencer, the real wizard of mixing natural ingredients into effective cleaners for a multitude of needs.

Why Do I personally love Patricia’s Grab Green products? Here’s my list for all of her products that are:
• Made out of organic and mineral ingredients obtained from natural sources
• Are non-toxic and free from all phosphates, fillers, dyes, chlorine, animal fats
• Tested NOT on animals!!!
• Are amazingly effective
• Safe for those who suffer from allergic reactions, asthma, and are chemical sensitive (MCS)
• Enclosed into eco-friendly, recyclable and biodegradable packaging
• Portable!

That’s why my high-five goes to all of the GRAB GREEN products! And yes, I do use them every day! My favorite products are detergents, all purpose cleaner, and degreaser.

Would you like to test GRAB GREEN products for yourself and your household needs?

Patricia Spencer graciously agreed to award Not one, but TWO people with a package deal from GRAB GREEN. This is what each of the TWO winners will get:

Each GRAB GREEN Prize Package Includes:
• 3-in-1 Laundry Detergent
• Delicate Laundry Detergent
• Bleach Alternative
• Biodegradable Wet Dryer Sheets
Your Choice: Fragrance Free, Lavender with Vanilla, Vetiver

To Celebrate your potential win, here are the steps for you to take (yes, even this exercise requires steps!) Do as many as you wish. But please do the Mandatory step before you proceed to any optional ones. OK?! One, Two, Three – ENJOY!

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4. Follow ME (DiscoverSelf) on Twitter, leave your Twitter User Name (1 entry)

5. Tweet and Leave a link to that tweet. You can tweet as many times a day as you wish (1 entry for each tweet)
Here’s the language for your tweet: Grab Green #Giveaway of eco friendly #detergents at CelebrateWomanToday ~ 2Winners http://bit.ly/fJfwPA #grabgreen

6. Like CelebrateWomanToday on Facebook, leave your Facebook User Name (2 entries)

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8. Blog about this giveaway, leave a direct link to this giveaway in your 1st of 5 entries (5 separate entries: please mark each entry #1, #2, #3, etc.)

9. Add CelebrateWomanToday to your blogroll (using my URL), with a link back to me (1 entry)

10. Follow CelebrateWomanToday on Networked Blogs, leave me your User Name (2 separate entries)

11. Submit this giveaway to (Cash Net Sweeps, Online-Sweepstakes, Prizey, or Sweeps Advantage), leave a verifiable link for each submission (1 entry for each)

Giveaway will end on Monday, February 21, 2011 at 11:59 PM Mountain Standard Time (MST). Open to USA only. Confirmed Winners (chosen by Random.org) will be contacted by email and posted on CelebrateWomanToday. Winners have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law.

Good Luck to All of You!


Disclosure: I only write about products I believe in and use personally and the companies who truly advance forward the best traits of the humankind. I am not compensated for my opinions.
Founder, CelebrateLifeNutrition.com
Curb Your Appetite – Stop Your Cravings
VP Programs Development, ScaleDown for Life
VP Education, GoZonkers Inc.
©2011 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.

Weight Loss Motivation Tips By Laura Stearn, The Founder of Pantzies

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Laura Stearn

It is my regular feature to ask the business women whom I interview about their ways to healthy lifestyle and their challenges of keeping their weight where it should be. It is so individual, you know it.

Laura Stearn is one of those women who was totally open and receptive to go through this exercise with me, i.e., answering my question about weight loss and weight control, and how she manages it all in her crazily busy schedule.

Eager to know what she said?

CelebrateWoman (CW) Laura, have you ever had any challenges with your body weight and body image? And how do you deal with healthy weight control and maintenance in your business schedule?

Laura Stearn (LS) I found during my life that attending to my personal needs is crucial to be successful in other areas of life.

On TV and in the advertising world, we see skinny models. It makes us feel inadequate at times. Because we do compare our looks with those that are flashing at us from all directions: television, magazines, ads we see in the streets.

I think that at some point of our life, we do wish to look like those skinny women offered to us as an ideal weight bearers. And we diet. And we skip meals.

Having my own business and demanding schedule, it was really hard for me to maintain my regular weight that I was happy with. I caught myself grabbing sugary snacks to have a quick high for energy. It just did not and could not work for a long time.

I made a conscious decision to completely turn around my thinking about eating and about food overall.

Now, it is not hard for me to stay lean and healthy, and maintain my ideal weight.

What did I do?

The first thing I did was to eliminate all refined foods, fast sugars, and fried foods. There were no donuts for my lunch or a quick pick-me-upper.

In about six weeks by just doing the above, I lost 10 pounds. I was thrilled. I literally had more energy to work and fulfill my goals. And work more effectively, I must say.

I started to understand that all that stuff that makes us feel good for a short period of time – like refined foods and sweets – only add to the inner body’s inflammation that is a precursor to many diseases, like heart disease, high blood pressure, insulin resistance, and finally obesity.

Just eliminating wrong foods could put our bodies back on track. And make us happy again.

(CW) What is your #1 tip for weight loss motivation for yourself?

(LS) Eating for health, not for weight loss.

Emotions are very much involved with all overeating and eating “comfort” – wrong – foods.

I eat mindfully for my body (health), not for my “head” (indulgence).

I think that may be helpful to women if they inform themselves on what good nutrition really is and how it affects our entire body and mind. There’s so much invaluable information at our finger tips today with the Internet. If you don’t know something – just Google it!

(CW) Any personal word for all my women-readers who go through their weight loss and weight management issues?

(LS) Each person has her own thermostat. Feel what your body tells you. Acknowledge how you feel about your life and what’s happening in it.

Find something you really love doing on the daily basis. Personally, I love walking, doing chi kung.

Love yourself first.

Know yourself.

Wherever you are in life, it’s OK.

Set your goals and don’t give up.
Be grateful.

*****

This is another example of the super busy woman who is at the head of a big business and how she manages her weight situation.

You see, my dear women, it’s all about Making a Decision First, before you undertake any efforts in your personal weight loss. Read my article on the same subject here: Make A Decision To Lose Weight – Then Do It. Not Vice Versa.

Celebrate Your True You Today!

PS: If you have any questions to Laura Stearn, please leave them in the comments below. She will definitely read and answer them.
PPS: If you know a woman-entrepreneur who has created healthy product(s), please let me know, so we could spread the word about her and her contribution to this planet.

Disclosure: I only write about products I believe in and use personally and the companies who truly advance forward the best traits of the humankind. I am not compensated for my opinions.
Founder, CelebrateLifeNutrition.com
Curb Your Appetite – Stop Your Cravings
VP Programs Development, ScaleDown for Life
VP Education, GoZonkers Inc.
©2011 Laura Gontchar. All Rights Reserved.