August 31st, 2010
Stella & Dot Jewelry Company is having their very own Founder and CEO Jessica Herrin come to San Antonio for a meeting to learn more about how to get involved with Stella & Dot. Mark your calendars for a night of fun and opportunity for Thursday, September 16 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Hotel Valencia!
Special for Savvy Momma Blog readers! Mention Savvy Mommas with your RSVP and you’ll be entered to win Stella & Dot’s Belle Fleur Ring in Hematite.
More buzz….
Stella & Dot was just listed as #67 of the top 500 fastest growing private companies in the country by Inc. Magazine. Founder & CEO Jessica Herrin was named one of the top 10 female entrepreneurs. See here for the links:
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August 27th, 2010
I cannot take credit for finding these precious t-shirts but a friend of mine always has on the cutest tees with the sweetest sayings. She posted her favorite web site this morning on facebook and I couldn’t wait to take a look. Now I know where she gets all of her precious tees!! http://wildolivetees.com is the place to go! They sell women’s classic and fitted tees and children’s tees. All of them are wonderfully made with cute designs and sweet scripture or parts of a bible verse. These are also a great idea to get your friend for a birthday gift. Something they won’t find locally and not everyone will be wearing them. Get your verse on…literally! Read it, wear it and share the word of God!
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August 25th, 2010
After having my hair cut at the same salon for the last 4 years, I decided it was time to branch out and try somewhere new. A friend of mine always has the best hair cuts and color so I called her to find out where she was going. I owe her a big “thank you” because this morning I had the pleasure of being pampered at Twyst and spent half of what I was spending at the other salon I was going to.
Kelly Waclawczyk and Marissa Alexander are the owners of Twyst, which is located at The Oasis Salon Suites & Spa. 1826 N. Loop 1604 W, studio 37. Kelly specializes in hair and Marissa does hair and is also a make up artist. I love my hair cut, the products they used on my hair and was able to get waxed there too! They do it all for a fraction of the price you might be spending at your current salon and the atmosphere was just perfect.
Contact them today to schedule your appointment at 210-493-2221. You will soon find a new hair stylist that does it even better than where you are going today! http://twystsa.com
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August 23rd, 2010
Most children started school today in our area. What a memorable day for parents and kids! I remember getting dressed in my new outfit and taking pictures outside with my brother and sister under our pine tree on the first day. We were so excited about seeing our friends, wearing our new clothes and meeting our teachers. I know today a lot of parents had mixed emotions about their kiddos going off to school. Some started kindergarten for the first time, others growing up so fast we just don’t know whether to cry or go with it. Such an emotional time. And honestly, as a kid it never phased me that the first day of school might be a hard day for my mom and dad. Now that I am a parent and hear so many of my friends hearts, my views on first day of school have changed. Yes, still exciting and proud my child is entering the next phase of life, but how sad to think how quickly the time goes by.
I am in the middle of reading the book called Fearless, by Max Lucado. Highly recommend it! I came across a quote today of his that really spoke to me. I thought I would share with you as a lot of you have sent kiddos off for the first day of school.
“Feed your fears, and your faith will starve. Feed your faith, and your fears will starve.”
This is our chance as parents to faithfully pray for our kids. Pray for wisdom, boldness, good choices, new friends and a self confidence that allows them to blossom as they grow. If we stay faithful to our God our fears will wash away! Stand on the Rock and know that He is ALWAYS with us.
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July 7th, 2010
God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has give you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has give you. If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly. Romans 12:6-8
After reading this verse today I feel inspired! I know we all go through hi’s and low’s with our walk with Jesus and times when we may feel luke warm. My goal for all of us Savvy Mommas is to love Jesus like crazy! An easy way to do this and to show others the love that Jesus has for you is to do exactly what this verse calls us to do. Use your gifts that God has given you, and use them well! I would hate to be face to face with Jesus as I enter heaven and know that I didn’t give it my all while I was here on earth. I know He has given each and everyone of us a talent of some form. So instead of sitting around and being jealous because my friend is really good at one thing, I am going to find the gifts that God has given me and use them. God calls us to be a light for others and this verse just inspired me to step up, be bold and do things better than I have been doing them. Hoping the verse speaks to you in a way that you will see your gifts, use them and thank God for what He has given you!
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June 29th, 2010
I took my kids to a birthday party last week and was so impressed with the party favor. I just had to share with all of you and give props to my friend Sara for coming up with this. My kids each got a $5 Gift Certificate to Barnes and Noble Bookstore. The girls card has Fancy Nancy on it and the boys had pirates. I just loved the idea of giving something the kids could actually use to pick out what they wanted, it gave me an outing to take them to the bookstore and encourages reading and the value of money. Clearly, most books cost more than $5 so it helped my kids understand the value of what they had been given as a gift as well as what money we used to put towards the book they had chosen. This didn’t take much effort on Sara’s part in regards to having to make special gifts for each kid either. I am so appreciative of her generous party favor and thankful that we have discovered a new place to have an outing…the bookstore! My kids love Barnes and Noble now!
You could probably do this at your local book store too! Thanks Sara for inspiring me to be more creative with the gifts I give kids rather than just another bottle of bubbles:)
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June 18th, 2010
I have become friends with someone who is super talented with minkee, oilcloth and much more! http://sarah-janes.com is the site that has some great gift ideas, back to school things for your kids and all of it is so stinkin’ cute. I can’t decide what to oder and what not to order. I love it all!
This chalk oilcloth table cloth is so perfect for kids to create what they want on the cloth and then you just wipe it up and start again. It retails for $25.00 and would make for a great gift for a friend or to give to Grandma’s house for something fun and new to do. I also really love this camo tote she carries. All of her stuff can be monogrammed too. Check out her website to see all of Sarah’s work and items she has to offer. She is a local business woman from right here in the hill country and I know she would love some more local customers.
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June 18th, 2010
In case you were wondering why I haven’t posted much lately…I am pregnany with #3 and am feeling a bit under the weather. Yup, it’s amazing how you forget how bad you feel once that baby comes into this world that you think you can do it again and again. Needless to say, we are thrilled for another blessing! I just need to get through 4 more weeks of ickyness.
What has been working for me?
Water with fresh lemon juice, a handful of almonds every 2 hours, Sea Bands (bracelets you wear that puts pressure on some part of your wrist that is suppose to help), apples, gingerale and SLEEP!! If you know of any other good home remedy’s please share! I am sure I am not the only preggo that feels like this.
What we do for our babies start the minute we find out we are pregnant!
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June 9th, 2010
My family just got back from a vacation and it was well worth blogging about! If you haven’t had a chance to take your family here this would be a great weekend getaway with the kids. Probably one of the most kid friendly places to stay we have ever been to. The rooms were nothing extraordinary but the grounds were worth spending your time outside…even on a hot summer day.
Lost Pines is owned by Hyatt Regency and located in Bastrop, TX (right outside of Austin). They have a beautiful golf course, horses to ride, a wonderful pool, water slize, lazy river and great activities almost every hour throughout the day. From face painting to digging for worms and kickball games, Lost Pines is a place to take the whole family. They have tons of bicycles and kid bikes you can use, walking paths, hiking trails, and great food from a few different restaurants on the main campus.
If you want to learn more about Lost Pines you can check out their web page HERE.
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June 2nd, 2010
It is only the 2nd day of summer and my kids are already driving me CRAZY! It doesn’t help that they have been running fevers the past 2 days, but the days are creeping by. So…it is time for some summer suggestions. Write in with your favorite activity to do with your kids during the summer to help the days go by! Then I can take all of the suggetions and write a blog about new ideas for all of us Savvy Mommas to do.
We have already baked cupcakes, painted pictures and been swimming like crazy. New ideas needed PLEASE!
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