Got Kids? Get Paid For Writing Your Parenting Stories

The Parent Papers is accepting submissions for their anthology of true stories about the everyday challenges of raising kids. They are looking for stories written in the first person from the heart. Submissions are also welcome from parents, grandparents, and caregivers/babysitters. Stories should be between 300-1000 words.

Stories that are accepted and published in the anthology will be paid $100 upon publication of the book.

To learn more about this project and submissions, please visit The Parent Papers Website.

Good Luck!

FREEPEATS.......Baby, Kids, and Maternity Items For Free

Here is another great site you might want to check out and bookmark! It's called Freepeats, and it is a place to find gently used baby, kids, and maternity items for free. And a way to pass on items to others you may no longer need, and are cluttering up your garage.

You need to check and see if your city has a Freepeat Forum up. Right now there are Freepeat forums in New York City, Atlanta, DC, Philly, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Dallas and Detroit, and they plan to open Freepeats forums in up to three dozen other cities during 2008. So if you don't see your area yet, just keep checking back.

And if you find an item on Freepeats, like a baby swing, and you want to check on any recalls for that item, here is a link you can go to, recalls.gov.

Take a look at the Freepeats website, and have fun checking out all the great stuff that's listed.

Yoga...Day 1

Yes...I did it! I started my morning yoga routine this morning. It actually felt great. I don't think I have really stretched mucles in my body quite like I did this morning. And I have to admit, my stretching was not easy for me...yikes...my body felt stiff and old! Now, I didn't get through it all, as I had to stop after each move and read about the next move and look at the pictures, but I still enjoyed the routine. Hopefully I will get used to the different moves quickly enough that I can do the whole routine without looking at the step by step directions. I am happy that I started this yoga stuff...now if I can make myself stick to it! My plan is every morning before I do Anything else...no kids, no work, nothing. We will see how day 2 goes tomorrow!