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How to get it all done.....



Are you struggling to get it all done? Quality time with your toddler, cleaning , cooking, errands and more? It 's enough to to make you shave off your eyebrows!(okay, maybe that's just me) But it can make you feel a little bit out of control to say the least. The key to getting it all done and feeling great about your day is to put a routine in place for your little one that also works well with your schedule of task for the day. Click here to read more about putting together a routine for your todder. Once you have a routine down for your little one it is easier to gel your task into this routine. Being able to meet the needs of your toddler as well as your own can be trying, but it can be done!




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We're Making Some Changes.....



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We are so excited at Little Hands Boutique...September is going to be a great month! It will be full of awesome giveaways, great toddler stories and advice, recipes and crafts, as well as fitness and pampering for mom. We love being informal but we want our readers to have a sense of what they can expect as well. So with that being said, Here's the new line up.



Mayhem Mondays- Kick the Monday blues with great organizing tips that will make life with a toddler just a little easier. Mondays will also feature The Budget Stretcher, which will give you heads up on great deals that you don't want to miss at LittleHandsBoutique.

Tempting Tuesdays- Great Kid Approved Recipes to tempt your toddlers tummy! (We will also throw in a craft idea as well!)

Wednesdays Humpday GiveAway- Awesome Giveaways. Each giveaway will begin on Wednesday and end on the following Wednesday. Winners will be given 3 days to claim their prize or another winner will be chosen.

Toddler Times Thursday- Great stories and advice on raising toddlers, including news about great toddler products, learning activities, and kid fashion.


Fitness Fridays- Fridays are just for moms: Fitness Friday is not just to get you physically fit, it is to get you physically,financially, emotionally and spiritually fit: Included will be great articles on getting fit and great talk about nutrition, healthy skin and hair, and last but not least great ideas on pampering and nurturing the diva in you!


Hopefully you are just as excited as we are, leave us a comment about what you'd like to see as we make changes, we'd love to know how you feel.



Truly



Yvonne and Tenisha(Owners of LittleHandsBoutique.com)





And the winner of the Mommy and Me Giveaway is.....

Congrats to Retonya Hill, winner of the Mommy and Me Giveaway! Stay tuned to Tiny Talk as next week starts our Newest Giveaway and the end of our Last Minute Back to School Giveaway. This contest ends Sept 2nd so there is still time to enter....Next time it could be you!



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Last Minute Back to School GiveAway


We know that school is in for kids in most parts of the world, but for the select few mommies who have yet to purchase school supplies or may know someone who is in need, please enter our Last Minute Back to School GiveAway. Included are two book bags(Barbie and Cars theme) and the supplies that you see in the picture. Don't forget school supplies always need to be replenished so save your budget by being prepared when what you purchased runs low.....Hey it's free!

To enter just subscribe to our feed and leave a comment. That's it. Your entered!

Contest ends Sept 2nd. Winners will be notified by email and have 1 week to claim their prize or another winner will be choosen. Good Luck



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Stretch Your Budget This Fall With Tiny Hands' Latest Deals and Steals on Toddler Clothing

This fall, if your budget pinched so tight that pennies are squealing for mercy, you've probably been searching for an inventive solution to your kids' clothing needs. Here at Little Hands, we understand the dilemma that growing kids create. We were founded by two mommies who were tired of sacrificing quality for cheap "bargains" that often wore out months before a penny-strapped budget would allow replacements to be purchased. This week, Little Hands Boutique is pleased to kick off a new weekly tradition-the Budget Stretcher (a.k.a 'not-your-average-sales-circular').

Here are a few of the great deals we found this week:

A new (complete with original tags) Ecko Unlimited Jogging set for 10.99:




This adorable set from Buster Brown will keep your little princess looking cute-as-a button...for only 6.99.

Get your little one ready for cooler temperatures in this like-new RocaWear coat with a fur trimmed hood for 9.99.




Well, ladies, that's all for this week's Budget Stretcher, but don't forget to check out the foolproof way to discover our latest finds. Subscribe
to updates through a feed reader or via email and never miss out on any of our fabulous deals (or life tales from us plastic mommies!) again.

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Dont Believe the Hype....Family Time Still Rules!

Family time is important to me, but it just seems the older my children get the more they think everything I say and do is "friendly". Now for all you moms that are not quite as hip as me(yeah right), friendly in teenage language(at least in the southern parts)means square. I pretty much just ignor all the smart remarks and force them to spend time with me, my husband and our two year old(we are the outcast).

I've been wanting to do a collage for my two year old's room with pictures of our family and decided this was the weekend to do it. You cant imagine the moans, groans,random Oh my goodness's!, I cant believe this!, This is so lame!, This is just plain friendly! and my favorite"Just shoot me now!"... Yep I just ignored them and explained that we were gonna help Kayla(my 2 year old) cut out picture of the family and together figure out what words or phrases we want to go under the pictures. Blank stares from everyone, but my smiling Kayla.




Anyway everyone starts painfully cutting out pictures, but while looking at old pictures they could'nt resist laughing and making smart remarks about each and every photo. They begin to ask questions about pictures and then I got to tell stories that otherwise they would have never been interested in hearing. By the time we finally finished we had laughed ourselves silly and they reluctantly admitted they had fun, although they did say they would never admit it if asked again....WHATEVER!

So for all you parents that hesitate to do things that seem a bit "friendly" with your growing family...hey try it..you never know! As far as I am concerned Family Time still rules!


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Still Greening it Up!




This post may not be as exciting to you as it is to me, however sometimes when you are a stay at home mom, you have to find the excitement where you can. So, while shopping at linen and things the other day, I came across a product called Greening the Cleaning and because I am on a new endeavor to participate in saving the environment I decided to try it. For some reason I couldn't wait to go home and clean my face bowl with it, I know..... sounds a little pathetic right, be that as it may, I rushed home and cleaned my face bowls in my master bath with it and behold to my surprise the bowls started gleaming! It even gave off a fresh clean scent! I was sold. Why am I telling you this? I shared this story not to bore you to death, but to encourage you to venture out and try some products that are environmentally safe. I am as brand loyal as they come and would have never thought anything else would clean my bowls the same, but what do you know, I'm evolving!
Do you use some environmentally responsible products that you can share? I cant wait to refill my shelves with great products! Let's all work together to make a difference.

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Okay Ladies It's Time for a Spa Night!





If you've ever visited LittleHandsBoutique Toddler Times(Mom Corner)you know we highly suggest when the going gets tough, it's time for a spa night...Well recently i had one of those days where either you find a way to relieve the stress or you call your local paddy to see if they have a wagon available. Well as appealing as the latter sounds(no cleaning, cooking, people bring you your meals...hmmm....), I chose to do a spa night. Sometimes mommies you gotta take time for you. Treat yourself like the queen you are.

The second picture shows you what my tub looked like Before(hey the thought of cleaning it out made me wonder if I really wanted to do a spa night...but I pushed on..lol) The first picture is what it looked after. Ahh....those were the best 30 minutes of this week( of course after 30 minutes I was summoned by my daughter who woke up crying)

Hey you have to enjoy it while you can!

Spa Night should include:

Your favorite bath salts or bubble bath.
Soft music
Fresh Fruit(I always have grapes and strawberries)
Candles(No Spa Night is complete without them)
I also add rose petals for a hint of royalty

Spa Night Tip:

Free your mind- for this short time forget that the house still needs cleaning, grocery shopping needs to be done, and that the little one's potty training seems to be going all wrong....this is about you. Allow yourself to be refreshed and replenished..take care of you!

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Baby Steps To Going Green!

I don't know about you, but my life as mom and entrepreneur can get very hectic. Sometimes we forget to make time for things that we know are important. I have been contemplating how to contribute positively to our environmental issues for a while. I guess I was looking to contribute in a big way, not realizing that every little thing I do to help adds up to something big. Our children deserve to live in a great healthy environment. We can all do our part by taking small steps that wont add more stress to our already hectic lives. Here are 5 simple tips to taking Baby Steps to Going Green:

1)Set your thermostat a few degrees lower in the winter and few degrees higher in the summer- save money on heating and cooling as well!

2)Install Florescent light bulbs when incandescent bulbs burn out. They are more expensive to purchase, but last much much longer and use less energy saving you money on your energy bill. After replacing my bulbs with florescent bulbs, the very next month I experienced a significant decrease in my energy bill(like $50.00 whoohoo!)

3) Wash clothes in cold water when at all possible. 85% of the energy used to machine was clothes goes toward heating the water.

4)Take shorter showers. If you're like me you love taking long showers, but I guess I could cut it by a minute or two :-)... This will save money on heating and water bills.

5)Skip bottled water- Purchase filters to purify your water, this cuts down on the large amount of container waste. I must admit that this one was a hard one for me. I have cut down, but I have been known to still purchase a bottle here and there...Baby Steps Moms.....Baby Steps.


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