Coast 2 Coast Mom

Alberto VO5 New Scent Launch - A Scent Is Born!

I recently attended a lovely lunch with Alberto VO5 to help choose their next shampoo and conditioner scent. They've launched the VO5 "A Scent Is Born" sweepstakes on Facebook this week, and you can have your say as to which of three scents you'd like them to produce next - if you "like" their page and vote. Besides sniffing scrumptious sweet smells and eating wonderful food, I learned quite a bit about the Alberto VO5 product lines. I found it interesting to hear that VO5 actually stands for "five [essential] vitamin oils." Alberto VO5 was developed 59 years ago (VO5... Read more →

Dragons Riders of Berk DVD GIVEAWAY

I recently wrote about DreamWorks Dragons Riders of Berk Part 1 & 2, and I'm super excited to be able to offer you a chance to win the DVD set for yourself! ENTER TO WIN: Just leave a comment below by Monday, August 12, 2013 at Noon EST. I'll pick the winner using random.org, and contact the winner that afternoon to get his/her shipping address. BONUS: Like me on Facebook for an additional entry to win (leave a comment below that you liked me). Good luck! Read more →

Milk Mustache Breakfast In Bed GIVEAWAY #GotMilk #MilkToastToMom

I’ve been working over Mother’s Day weekend with The National Milk Mustache “got milk?” Campaign to promote their milk with breakfast initiative, and the launch of the new Katie Couric Breakfast Project ad campaign. They’ve sponsored this giveaway and given me an inside look at the making of the ads with Katie Couric and her daughters. Mother’s Day morning can feel a lot like Christmas morning: filled with anticipation, whispers, and when little kids are involved, proud li’l helpers. After an hour and a half of laying in bed listening to the Kiddo and my husband in the kitchen, I... Read more →

Angry Birds Saturdays - Play and Win a Samsung SMART TV

So playing Angry Birds on our Samsung SMART TV is pretty cool, but what if you don't have one and would like to try it out too? Or better yet, what if you'd like to WIN a Samsung SMART TV by playing Angry Birds? It could happen. Just tweet a photo of yourself playing Angry Birds on a Samsung Smart TV to @SamsungTV with the hashtags #AngryBirdSaturdays and #AngryBirdSaturday for a chance to win prizes including a Samsung Blu-ray player, Angry Birds plushies, or a grand prize of a new Samsung ES8000 SMART TV. Just be sure that you're following... Read more →

Residence Inn Hotel Stay GIVEAWAY!

I'm excited to share that I've been invited to join the Resident Mom team of bloggers sharing our experiences as we travel with our families and visit Residence Inn hotels. As a member, I'm also practically giddy to announce that I've been given a $250 Residence Inn gift card to giveaway to a reader! Since Carol Cain first introduced me to the Residence Inn hotel chain last summer, we've sought them out during our travels. I was invited to stay at the Residence Inn Times Square for a night last summer, then we stayed on our own dime at a... Read more →

North Jersey Tweet-Up at T-Mobile Paramus #NJ and GIVEAWAY

If you're in Northern New Jersey, be sure to stop into the T-Mobile store in Paramus for a casual tweet-up on Monday, July 9th from 11 a.m. EDT to 1 p.m. EDT. I'm co-hosting the event with Jen from Next Kid Thing. We'll have food, be giving away some AWESOME prizes to select winners, send you home with a fun summer goody bag, and chat about some of T-Mobile's family offerings for summer fun and safety. We hope you can join us! Please RSVP in order to qualify for the prizes, and head over to Eventbrite for more details on... Read more →

Win One Give One Laptop with Betty Crocker Fruit Flavored Snacks

Betty Crocker Fruit Flavored Snacks has taken on the task of providing kids in Africa with laptop computers, and in the process encouraging kids here in the U.S. to help. By doing so, you could even win a laptop of your own. In conjunction with the non-profit organization One Laptop Per Child, for every 100 UPCs entered online at WinOneGiveOne.com, Betty Crocker will donate one XO Laptop to a child in Africa to help them become more technologically saavy. These laptops are built with wireless capabilities and a screen specifically designed to be seen in direct sunlight for outdoor classroom... Read more →

Skip the Stress and Win a VIP Shopping Experience with Ford

According to a recent study, 87% of American adults experience stress when shopping during the holiday season, with auto-related activities causing the most stress during the holiday season (55%) - thanks in part to traffic jams and longer commutes (23%), or fighting crowds to find find a parking spot (21%). Thanks to Ford, we all have the opportunity to ease some of our holiday stress by entering to win a VIP shopping experience! The contest is a part of Ford's "Escape" holiday stress campaign highlighting the launch of the 2013 Ford Escape. (My youngest sister just leased the 2012, and... Read more →

Style Me, Mom's Fashion Files: I've Become a Techcessory!

This post is my entry into the fabulous Mom's Fashion File contest for an opportunity to win a personal style session during BlogHer 2011. Wish me luck! :-D I can see it in the eyes of my long distance family and friends when we see them after long spells and know I look visibly worse for the wear. Carrying more weight than the last time they saw me? Yep. Looking a bit less stylish? Sigh. These past two years lamenting the transition from office professional to work from home mom have taken the toll on my inner soul to my... Read more →

Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - New Toys and Video Game + GIVEAWAY

There's some movies that perk up your ears, elevate your heart rate, and give you chills from a few simple notes of theme music. The Pirates of the Caribbean movies do that for us, and we're looking forward to seeing the fourth film in the series soon. Just in time for the release of Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides movie on Friday May 20th, a host of licensed toys are hitting store shelves. Here's a few of my favorite toys that can bring the swashbuckling fun of the latest Pirates of the Caribbean movie home for your... Read more →