Straight Talk

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Straight Talk for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

For a lot of young families, like myself and my husband, landlines are not a necessity.  But we cannot function without our cell phones.  Of course, cell phones come with their own hassle, like choosing a plan and signing a contract, no to mention trying to find a deal on the phone itself.

Fortunately, there are a lot more option nowadays to have an affordable plan and a great phone - no contract required.  Straight Talk enables you to cut your cell phone bill in half without getting tied down, hook, line and sinker to a restricting contract.  In fact, there are no surprise bills, nor credit checks.

You don't have to worry about being short-changed on service, either.  Straight Talk provides great nationwide coverage, and only does business with trusted phone manufacturers like LG, Motorola, Kyocera, Nokia and Samsung.

And unlike a lot of the big-name phone companies where you call a friend and suddenly find you've exceeded your bandwidth, Straight Talk offers some amazing unlimited packages.  You can have unlimited calls, texts, picture messaging, and free 411 for only $45 a month, or $499 a year!  No activation, reactivation, or termination fees.

If unlimited is too much for you, there's another plan that can cover everything you need.  Simply called the "All You Need Plan", this provides 1,000 minutes, 1,000 texts, and 30 MB of web data a month.  Enough for even the heaviest data users.

There's even a prepaid international plan, providing low rates on international calls from your cell, home, or office phone.

Once again, the phones are top-notch, as well.  Smart phones, touchscreen phones, with all the prerequisite apps:  voice navigation, camera, video recorder, music player, instant messaging, and Bluetooth.  Or, for the more budget-conscious, reconditioned phones, with all the same features, are available starting from $10.

So for my fellow young parents and couples out there who are looking for your first phone plan, Straight Talk is worth checking out.  You can spend the money you save on more nights out with your honey.

Or, for those of us with babies, on diapers.

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Dealing with the jealous, possessive (little) man in my life...

The other night we were hanging out with my parents before they left for vacation.  My sister cooked a huge, amazing meal, and we had eaten and had a lot of fun.

My younger niece, the 1-year-old, was closing in on bedtime and getting sleepy and cuddly.  She toddled over to where I was playing with the kids on the floor and plopped in my lap.

My son immediately ran over and hugged onto me.  "No!" he chastised her.  "My mama!"

I showed him that there was room for me to cuddle on them both, and that his cousin wasn't going to steal me away from him, but he was still pretty put-out.  That's when I started getting nervous about Sunday.

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Breastfeeding supplies to make life easier for mom and baby

I know there are a lot of "lactivists" that would disagree with me, but, speaking from experience, breastfeeding is hard.  And unless you plan on you and your baby never being separated or leaving your house during the time you're breastfeeding, you're going to need a lot of supplies.

And, like everything else for babies, breast feeding supplies are expensive.  Canada Post Comparison Shopper can help with that.  They compile the best deals and prices on a variety of products, including a large section on breastfeeding supplies.

If you are in need of anything from breastfeeding pads, to pillows, to pumps, check Canada Post Comparison Shopper first, and don't spend any more money than you have to.

My son's first 2nd Birthday Party

As you might be aware from last week's continued panic on the subject, we had my son's first 2nd birthday party last Saturday.  (First because he technically turns two this coming Saturday, but my parents will be out-of-town, so we had a party early.)

If I do say so myself, I think it went pretty well.

The first BIG blessing came in the form of a $60 payout I got from some advertising vendors the night before the party.  I may not make much money of the blog, but those little boosts seem to always come when I need them most.

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It's 100 degrees. Buy a hoodie!

Exhausted after running again this morning.  (But proud of myself for sticking with it!)  Gonna hold off on the Little Man's birthday post and just link the info for Printfection's crazy "Hoodies in July" sale.

Here's the store link.  8PP Store

And here are the coupon codes:

Coupon Code: TooHot

Discount: 20% off the base price subtotal, no minimums

Coupon Code: forHoodies
Discount: 35% off the base price subtotal of $50+

Enter the coupon code before check-out.  Sale runs today through Saturday.
 
Oh, for the sale, they've also added 9 new colors.  Don't forget to contact me if you want anything customized.  (I strongly recommend the "Hi, my name is 's mom/dad" design.)