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* Breakdown of the Month: TV SHOW EXTRAVAGANZA!

Wish you had more time alone to gab with your girlfriends? What if you could do so every Wednesday night, and win giveaways in the process? I’m so excited to announce the long awaited relaunch of the show-formally-known-as-Makeover-Momma-TV: Mingle Media Momma TV! The show is relaunching with a new day, new time, new co-hosts and amazing new topics. Now you can chat with a different mom expert and professional blogger every Wednesday: gaining new perspective on healthy living, new opinions on mothering, and new ideas on how to approve your life one “baby step” at a time.

Meet The Girls of Mingle Media Momma TV

* Bailey Vincent Clark of Makeover Momma: If you don’t already know me, here is the drill: I’m a homeschooling, work-at-home mother of two girls under the age of 5. I plan on adopting more kids in her future (hopefully), but in the meantime, I try to talk about my child’s special needs, constant quest for health, complicated relationships and budget beauty changes with zero filter.

* Linda Rihani of Baby To Be TV: Linda Rihani (successful host of the popular show Baby To Be TV) is infamous for her personal Vlogs and video of reviews of the best in baby products. Proud mother of two little ones (a boy and a girl), she is an experienced 3D/4D Ultra Sound Technician (so trust me, she knows babies!)

* Lara Dipaola of Chicken Nuggets of Wisdom: Founder of Chicken Nuggets of Wisdom and mother of 4 (spanning from teenage to toddler), Lara is not only an experienced writer and parent, but takes on motherhood with humor. She lives by the Marilyn Monroe quote “it is better to be ridiculous than absolutely boring”… and that’s why I love her!

* Jennifer Gerlock of Hip As I Wanna Be: Even though we love to tease her for being a former beauty queen and running marathons (yes, she really is that cool), Jennifer is best known for her insightful website Hip As I Wanna Be. She documents her beauty, health, business and parenting pursuits (she is the mother of 10 and 12 year old boys!)

* Kristi Bartlett of Creative Kristi: Kristi isn’t just creative because of her amazing crafting abilities and blogging skills, but also because she is a stay-at-home-mom of two (under the age of 3- eek!), and a military wife to boot (she deserves a medal already). Her personal motto is: “When life hands you lemons….. decorate with them!”

The Schedule: Join The Girls Each Wednesday

So when do you tune in to see these fabulous mommas and here their unique opinions? I’m kicking off the show THIS Wednesday (June 8′th) from 8 – 9 PM/EST. The MMMTV Mommas will take turns hosting in this order from here on out:

* Bailey

* Jennifer

* Kristi

* Lara

* Linda

Tune in weekly by clicking this link and watching live. If you want to join in the discussion (I’ll always be there even on the nights I’m not hosting), be sure to set up a quick Stickam account: free and easy! You can also use your Twitter account to chat as well…. whatever floats your metaphoric, technological boat.

10 Chances To Win Giveaways

So how are we kicking off a brand new month of shows? With 10 giveaways! Each host of MMMTV will be giving away a different beauty, fashion or healthy living product on their blog. You can enter all 5 giveaways by commenting on our post this week (so keep an eye out). But guess what? We’re also giving away a second set of everything during our live shows, so every time you watch a MMMTV show this month: you get another chance to win! 10 giveaways overall, 10 chances to win, and 5 fabulous hosts. Pretty good deal, right?

If you want to enter ALL of the giveaways on ALL of our websites, just click the girls names above, keep an eye out and comment when their posts go live.

Win This: Go UnDiet Book ($21 Value)

I hate the word “diet” and hate the concept behind them even more. In my experience, diets do nothing more than cut out essential food groups, warp our perception of healthy eating, disrupt our natural hunger/fullness response, and make us feel worse about our so-called “failures” along the way. Diets are an impermanent, ever changing fixture in our aesthetically obsessed society, and do little more than make us obsess about food, size and weight even more (all the while creating increasingly worsening examples of healthy role models for our children). So how can break the cycle of “good’ and “bad” food? Win this amazing new book from HealthCastle.com founder Gloria Tsang, RD. She gives women 50 easy rules to follow that help them forget ridiculous dieting strategies forever, learn how to read food labels once and for all, and finally look at food as what it is: delicious, nurturing and not the answer to our problems.

* Comment Below: Why are you going to watch the new Mingle Media Momma TV show this Wednesday?

Comment to win. Watch for another chance to win. And don’t miss all of the brand new Mingle Media Momma TV shows this month: every Wednesday from 8 – 9 PM/EST.

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* Makeover Momma TV Recap of the Week:

How much would you pay for a live-in therapist? Motherhood can often feel like one non-stop drama series (between the sleepless nights, massive temper tantrums and onward), but we tackled everything in our “Momma Therapy” episode of Makeover Momma TV. But even if you have the answers to all of the quandaries of parenting, you’ll still love the QVC product reviews, faith-inspired diet tricks and more….

To re-watch any of the videos shown on Makeover Momma TV, just view the episode (above) or access on the  Makeover Momma You Tube page.

Exclusive Interview Part 2: Tiny Tillia Creator, Tiffany Lerman

How can you become a mompreneur, while juggling business and motherhood in one? The founder of Avon’s Tiny Tillia baby line opens up about how she started her successful business, and how you can do the same…

“It is so rewarding being a mom but also hard work! When I added running a business to my already busy schedule, life became increasingly challenging. I try to be well organized, scheduling meetings and design sessions while my boys are at school so that I can be available when it is time to collect them. My best advice is be realistic and don’t set the bar too high attempting to be a super-mom. Make sure you have a business plan and set a schedule and dedicate specific time to working on your business.

Renowned child psychologist, Donald Winnicott, once said that an essential element of parenting is being “good enough”. This phrase helps anchor me to reality. We’re all doing the best we can and our kids will benefit more from quality time with us than anything else. I have been lucky enough to follow my dream and see some amazing results after many years of dedication and commitment. My biggest hope is that I am a good role model for my boys, encouraging them to believe in themselves and take life one day at a time. It’s worked for me!”

* Sound Off: What has worked for YOU in business?

Watch Makeover Momma TV live every Tuesday (7 PM/EST and 4 PM/PT) for giveaways, tips, tricks and plenty of chat. If you have a topic suggestion or question for the show, email bailey@makeovermomma.com. If you are a brand wanting to get involved, please click here and send us an email directly.

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* Makeover Momma TV Recap of the Week:

There comes a time in every mom’s life where she needs to “spring clean”. This weeks episode of Makeover Momma TV wasn’t just about spring cleaning your home (though we did that), or your lifestyle (accomplished that too), or even your blog… it was about tackling the hardest issues, finding small ways to “un-plug”, and recharging yourself when it’s needed most.

To re-watch any of the videos shown on Makeover Momma TV, just view the episode (above) or access on the  Makeover Momma You Tube page.

Exclusive Giveaway of the Week: Scentsy Buddy

How would you like to makeover your house with beautiful, aromatic items from Scentsy? This is exactly what my dear friend Maria is helping you do, by spoiling one lucky reader with a Scentsy Buddy for their child. As you can see from the photos above, my girls are absolutely in love with their soft, cuddly Scentsy Buddy (who helps keep their bedroom from stinking). Instead of putting a candle or flame in their room, the Scentsy Buddy keeps everything smelling fresh with a small Scentsy Pak hidden inside.

Of course Scentsy is perfect for a variety of other reasons too. It has zero flame so you can forget about fire, it doesn’t get dangerously hot so your kids are safe, and it’s easy to use. Heck, all you have to do is flick a switch on your Warmer or Plug-In of choice, and your house smells amazing in no time. So if you want to surprise your cutie with a smell-good friend (and give yourself a few days off from cleaning), enter right away…

How To Enter:

* Like Scentsy Maria on Facebook (she totally deserves it)

* Comment Below: Why does YOUR house need a Scentsy smell makeover?

Watch Makeover Momma TV live every Tuesday (7 PM/EST and 4 PM/PT) for giveaways, tips, tricks and plenty of chat. If you have a topic suggestion or question for the show, email bailey@makeovermomma.com. If you are a brand wanting to get involved, please click here and send us an email directly.

Makeover Mommaâ„¢ occasionally receives cosmetic products for review, with no obligation to positively promote or cover said brand. Receiving products has absolutely no influence over our recommendation of any particular product.

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* Makeover Momma TV Recap of the Week:

Springtime brings a lot of aesthetic problems for busy moms: puffy eyes from allergies, inflamed skin from the heat and limp, lifeless hair leftover from winter. Makeover Momma TV tackled all of these spring beauty conundrums (and much, much more) on this week’s tip and confession filled show…

To re-watch any of the videos shown on Makeover Momma TV, just view the episode (above) or access on the  Makeover Momma You Tube page.

Product of the Week: Aussan Natural Cleaning Products

This month I’ve been showing my favorite cleaning secret live on Makeover Momma TV: Aussan Natural. It’s a completely eco-friendly, non-toxic line of cleaning products that are safe no matter what. This means that the next time your toddler licks the coffee table or your teenager eats a cookie off the floor, you don’t have to worry about what a terrible mother you are (trust me, you’re not). All of the products are safe to use around children, pets, family with allergies and even the odd endangered species or two. My favorite products at the moment are as follows…

* Aussan Natural Nursery Oder Eliminator: Got a stinky baby? No matter how much I clean my kids room, there is always some sort of Science Experiment + pseudo-Broadway performance in their bunk beds to create weird afternoon odors that no one can identify. This does the trick without putting fake smells and strange toxins in the air, so they (and I) can sleep soundly.

* Aussan Natural All Purpose Cleaner: This is what I use when someone has peed, drooled or spilled on the couch (and sometimes a combination of all three). It eliminates stains from the dog’s muddy feed, and decreases weird wet spots from the baby’s leaky bottle. Fabulous!

Fast Fitness Update: Kinect Challenge

If you’ve been thinking about getting an Xbox Kinect in an effort to stay fit and healthy with your family, I have two words for you: do it. I’m not saying this because someone told me too or because I’ve been bribed (trust me, Santa had to pinch some serious pennies for that Kinect), but rather because I’ve seen the benefit first hand. My daughter jumps up off the couch to roll around with a life-like tiger, while I get literal one-on-one style of personal training from the fitness games. Despite the many amazing movement oriented games available, Dance Central continues to top my list.

As a dance teacher and lifelong dancer, it feels so “close to home” to take a 10 or 15 minute dance class in the morning (especially since it’s literally in my own home). And even though I have plenty of experience, I’m never bored with the dance challenges or routines (I just make sure to use the hardest level and work on improving my movements). By the time I’m done I’m sweaty, sore and feel like I’m leaving my favorite dance studio. Trust me, that’s a feeling that you just can’t pass up!

Watch Makeover Momma TV live every Tuesday (7 PM/EST and 4 PM/PT) for giveaways, tips, tricks and plenty of chat. If you have a topic suggestion or question for the show, email bailey@makeovermomma.com. If you are a brand wanting to get involved, please click here and send us an email directly.

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* Exclusive Giveaway of the Week:

Need a little escapism from your busy week? Not to fear! It’s time for another Makeover Momma TV Twitter party (a simultaneous Twitter party and live MMTV broadcast). This one-of-a-kind Twitter party that lets you see what you could win live on camera (or hear first hand what makes products so special), while still giving you a chance to answer questions and win giveaways via Twitter. And this month’s party is all about kicking off spring in style!

How It Works:

* Watch The Show: Tune in to watch Makeover Momma TV live tomorrow night (Tuesday at 7 PM/EST). Follow the show while winning goodies…cool, right?

* Pick Your Poison: You can sign into Twitter directly on the Makeover Momma TV page (hosted by Stickam.com). Just sign in using Twitter (or if you’re not a Twit savvy gal, you can simply join the chat room). Everyone is welcome!

* Use The Hashtag: You don’t have to RSVP for the party, but you do have to use the #MMTVparty hashtag so I can track your comments.

* Follow Our Sponsors: Make sure you’re following our fabulous sponsors on Twitter to qualify for giveaways: @Skin_Authority, @Hydropeptide and @SchickIntuition. (Don’t forget to follow @makeovermomma too!)

The Giveaways: What You Could Win

* HydroPeptide Polish & Plump Peel: Aging can do a number on our skin, but unfortunately, there is nothing we can do to turn back the clock (other than a Bahamian vacation). Luckily, HydroPeptide provides a collagen boosting effect to combat hallowed skin, along with Lactic Acid and Vitamin C to eliminate wrinkles and encourage cell turn over. This does more than just minimize fine lines and tighten drooping skin however, it also soothes irritation with nourishing cucumber and protects against environmental damage from free radicals. Basically, it’s like your child’s favorite super hero cape for your face…protecting you every step of the way!

* SkinAuthority GO! Man Kit: Do you often find yourself secretly stealing your man’s skincare products? Even if the guy in your life is completely clueless about “mimping” (man primping), there is an easy way to get him to focus on hygiene without feeling like he’s losing his testosterone by the minute. Skin Authority’s new GO! Man kit is perfect for guys who are always on the go (to the gym, late nights at work), but bad about taking care of their skin. Better yet, they’ve come out with a new GO! Teen kit too to help cleansing resistant kids that need an easy, practical way to care for their face. Who can argue with that?

* Schick Intuition Razor Refills: We all love Schick Intuition razors because they let us get silky smooth skin without the mess of shaving creams, foams, and so on. But most of us can get pretty lazy about buying the proper refills for our razors when the time is up. (I know I can milk a razor blade for all it’s worth until I’m only pretending it’s still effective). Instead of letting your blade go way past due, make sure to scoop up some Schick Intuition refills. Remember, they provide your shaving cream, lotion and razor blade in one…. you can’t top that!

* Speak Up: Will you be at the MMTV Twitter party?

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