Our 1,000th Order Mean Prizes for YOU!
November 09 2012, 0 Comments

� Help  us give something away to a woman in need View this email in your browser � � This week, we hit our 1,000th order.  For that we sincerely thank you.  You placed an order on our site over the past 4 years and helped us get there.  In return, we would like to give something away, but in an easy, pain free kind of way... Because we do [...]

Get 10 FREE Holiday Cards From Tiny Prints
November 07 2012, 0 Comments

I sincerely look forward to the holidays.  It is the one time where I hear from all of my family and friends at the same time.  Our family likes to personalize our cards with a family picture, so we pay a little extra for a personalized touch.  If you have never done this before, I encourage you to try it out with Tiny Prints.  Today they are offering 10 FREE personalized holiday cards.  A value of up to $24. � � I just finished personalizing my cards.  Here is how they looked [...]

Grab These Toys Before People Find Out About Them!
November 05 2012, 0 Comments

When you happen to blog for your store, you meet a lot of amazing people who blog as well.  These amazing people sometimes have events.  This weekend I happened to attend one of those events.  Classy Mommy and Whitney from Mommies With Style hosted the Social Media Mom Mixer Holiday Showcase at XIX (pronounce "nineteen") at the Hyatt in downtown Philadelphia.  Have you ever been to this place?  Gorge! [caption id="attachment_2191" align="aligncenter" width="403" caption="Ceiling at XIX"] [...]

I'll Take The Vibrator and the iPod Docking Station
November 02 2012, 1 Comments

A few months ago I attended the BlogHer Conference in NYC.  Upon registering, I spoke with a lovely older woman who whispered to me, "the Trojan table is giving away 'TOYS'.  Make sure you go there first".  After heeding her sage advice, I walked around the various conference exhibits.  Throughout the day women were commenting about the toys, some were horrified.  I thought, really?  In this day and age of "50 Shades of Gray", its obvious that there is not only a market, but a need/want/de [...]

Diastasis Recti Repair - Diastasis Rehab® vs. Mombodfitness
October 25 2012, 0 Comments

For years women have been told that they needed to have abdominoplasty (tummy tuck surgery) in order to correct transverse muscle separation in their abdominal region.  It wasn't until Julie Tupler came up with a technique that focuses on approximating the muscles that things start to change. Since then, other products have come on the market targeted towards the correction of diastasis recti.  Some are just compression garments, which hold the belly in, but do nothing towards correctio [...]

How Do We Keep Our Kids Safe?
October 24 2012, 6 Comments

I have a relationship with the local NBC affiliate.  When they need a parent's perspective, I sometimes get a call to come in and chat on camera.  So when I learned the news of the tragic disappearance and murder of a local 12-year old girl, with a heavy heart, I was happy to lend a voice.  Tracy Davidson does an amazing job covering these stories because she always bring in an expert and it allows me to ask questions of my own. � View more videos at: http://nbcphiladelphia.com. [...]

How I Won A Trip Playing McDonald's Monopoly
October 22 2012, 2 Comments

There are days where I barely make it out of the door to take my youngest to daycare.  Some mornings there are tantrums.  Other mornings he decides that he needs to sit on the toilet for 15 minutes while I wait in the living room with my coat on.  But on hectic mornings, after dropping him off, I find myself heading to McDonald's for a hot tea and Egg McMuffin, just so that I can have some semblance of nourishment.  One particular morning, I noticed that McDonald's Monopoly had started.� [...]

We Now Sell Diastasis Rehab Say Good Bye to Your Gut, Guys®
October 11 2012, 2 Comments

I have been hemming and hawing about doing this, but I finally relented and decided to open up my product offering to men. Diastasis Recti - What is it? Diastasis Recti is the separation of the outer most abdominal muscles, causing the thin connective tissue to stretch across your stomach and support your internal organs.  This tissue was not designed to do this, so what happening is that your belly squeezes your internal organs creating a vertical bulge.  Women who have it call it a "Mu [...]

2012 Pennsylvania Women's Conference
October 09 2012, 12 Comments

Last week I had the distinct pleasure of being a speaker at the Pennsylvania Women's Conference in Philadelphia.  Many years ago, I was an attendee at this same conference and was inspired enough to forge ahead and start my online business BellyButtonBoutique.com.  Speaking definitely brought the experience full circle for me, but I was also able to attend various sessions and walk away once again inspired.  Here are my 3 takeaways from the day. 1.  Sometimes your life pushes you in the d [...]

Top Questions Answered
October 08 2012, 2 Comments

We receive some excellent questions via email and our blog, so we decided to post the answers to the ones that are most frequently asked.  Our hope is to provide clarity so that you can make and informed decision regarding your purchases. 1.  Regarding the Diastasis Rehab products, can I just buy the splint? The splint is a tool to help hold your abdominal muscles together while you are doing the Tupler Technique.  Its not like Spanx, where the garment does all of the work.  You mu [...]