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Thrive Art: Online Art Classes for Kids {GigglesTalk Radio}

Posted by Alaina Frederick on Dec 18, 2012 in Finding Creativity, GigglesTalk

Thrive Online Art Classes @DinkerGiggles @GigglesTalkRadio #podcast We are joined by Theresa Harris, founder of Thrive Art School and creative force behind the new campaign for Thrive Online Art Classes for Kids.

Thrive Art School is located in the Seattle, WA area but the new Kickstarter Campaign is the grassroots for taking the experience of Thrive Art School classes around the world.

Anywhere you have a internet access your child can have high-quality art classes; not just for homeschoolers but for anyone with a child that has a creative thread in their being!

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We’d also like to thank our sponsor, Reading Horizons. A wonderful company providing resources for families and teachers to instill the love of the written word in today’s youth.

Make sure to check out Theresa’s Thrive Art Online Classes Kickstarter Campaign to help support her dream in helping our children succeed!

Backyard Farming with Angela England {GigglesTalk Radio}

Posted by Alaina Frederick on Dec 3, 2012 in GigglesTalk

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I’m so excited to have Angela England as a guest on today’s GigglesTalk Radio episode. Mother of five living in rural Oklahoma with her husband and five children, Angela is the Founder of Untrained Housewife. She is the author of Backyard Farming on an Acre (More or Less) (The Complete Idiot’s Guide) (Alpha Books, 2013) and when she gets away from home, it’s usually to speak at a blog conference. She loves empowering others with whatever is the next step on their self-sufficiency journey but calls herself a get-it-done’ist, not a purist.

I’m so excited for her book launch. I’ve always loved writing and dream of someday writing a book myself so I can only imagine the butterflies she is experiencing right now. Make sure to grab your copy of Backyard Farming on an Acre (More or Less) (The Complete Idiot’s Guide) for your Kindle App or the paperback book from Amazon or your favorite bookstore today!

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We’d also like to thank our sponsor, Reading Horizons. A wonderful company providing resources for families and teachers to instill the love of the written word in today’s youth.

Don’t forget to grab your copy of Backyard Farming on an Acre (More or Less) (The Complete Idiot’s Guide) today!

Family Organization & Time Management {GigglesTalk}

Posted by Alaina Frederick on Feb 25, 2011 in GigglesTalk

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Nina Restieri, founder of momAgenda – the day planner created to simplify life – shares with us great tips on how to keep our family organized and make the most of our time with them.

Since its inception in 2005, momAgenda has grown annually to include a diversified range of products that help organize the lives of mothers and others, including day planners, home organizers, and helpful pads.

Alaina’s Favorite momAgenda in Zebra

Important Links

Edited to state: Have to say that my new favorite momAgenda has to be the amazing Giraffe pattern in the Desktop size!

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Children’s Consignment Tips & Tricks {GigglesTalk}

Posted by Alaina Frederick on Feb 11, 2011 in GigglesTalk

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GigglesTalk Consignment Sale Tips & Tricks @DinkerGiggles #podcast Lesley Bruns of Sunflower Sprouts Consignment joins us to share her tips and tricks on

Sunflower Sprouts is a seasonal consignment event in the New Castle/Cranberry/North Hills areas of Pittsburgh, PA. One great unique part of their sale is the New Mom Shopping allowing just a select number of expecting and new parents to shop early.

Their spring event will be held March 23rd – 26th, 2011 at the Shoppes at Northway on Mcknight Rd in the North Hills.

Links mentioned during our chat:

Latest Consignment Events

September 28th – October 6th 2012 ~ Shoppes at Northway- McKnight Road

GigglesTalk: Get Healthy NOW Tips from Leah Segedie

Posted by Alaina Frederick on Jan 10, 2011 in GigglesTalk

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It’s now ten days into January how is your resolution holding up?

If you made a New Years Resolution or not the freshness of the new calendar brings to mind all of our mistakes from last year and the fact that bathing suit weather is only five flips of that calendar away! Let’s forgive ourselves of last years mistakes. It happened and well that’s it – time to move on to what you can do today.

Leah Segedie, mother of two, who gained and lost over 170 lbs to become the healthier mom she is today. She is also founder of Bookieboo and head sista of Mamavation. Leah joins us to talk about how we can skip the “resolution” and just start getting healthy NOW.

Below are some sites mentioned:

GigglesTalk Bonus: Leah’s Top Fitness Tools & Resources

Leah Segedie Bookieboo Mamavation Founder

Earth® Footwear - this great line of footwear not only looks great but features a 3.7° incline that helps you strengthen and tone your body with your every step. Like the super cute
Earth Elite Vegan that you can see Leah wearing in her latest Mommy to Mommy webisode – Got Twitter Butt?

Treadmill – these are wonderful inventions that allow you to workout at home regardless of weather. So no more excuses especially with the Smooth Fitness 5.65 Treadmill Fitness Machine with built-in cooling fans!

Gruve™ by Muve, Inc – A personalized, wearable tool that tracks your daily movement and provides essential feedback and will buzz ya when you’ve been sitting idle too long. So now you have a ‘friendly’ reminder on your hip that lets you know how many steps you’ve taken and when you were being a lazy butt.

Sexy in 6 by Tracey Mallett - What mom isn’t crunched for time? Time is often the biggest excuse and no one can say they don’t have six minutes to better their body and life. Tracey’s cute personality, approach to fitness and amazing accent can’t be beat!

ChaLEAN Extreme® - this workout really does kick your butt! Combining cardio and resistance training ChaLEAN Extreme® helps keep your body lean and looking great! A few weeks of Chalene Johnson pushing you to your limits will prove that you DO have what it takes and your body will thank you.