Down Came the Rain

by Brooke Shields

Okay, if you have postpartum depression/anxiety you MUST read this book. Although, maybe not because Brooke had a severe case of PPD and sometimes just reading about anxiety and depression can make you have it. But, I applaud her for getting this out in the open. I have PPD with my second child who is now 12 weeks old. With meds., therapy and a support group I am getting better. But so many people (including Moms) are so unaware of how many of us have been severely affected by PPD. It's like the hidden disorder no one will talk about because giving birth is supposed to be such a happy time. Well, when it isn't a happy thing from the Mom's point of view, everyone suffers...people need to pay attention to this disorder and not frown on those of us who have it and use meds. to get through it. This book will help you understand how serious this disorder can be and if you have it will make you feel like you are not the only one...

New Winner....!

O.K. I was unsuccessful at reaching the first winner of the book contest so the next in line is rebbi511@peoplepc.com. Congrats and I will be sending you an email!

The Winner is...

johnpratt. He won my children's book contest and will be receiving the Usborne Children's book "A Squirrel's Tale". Thank you to everyone who participated and come back to see the next children's book giveaway.

Johnpratt please contact me so I can get your book out to you. Congrats!

Entrecard....

Have you heard of this? I found it through clicking on someone's Entrecard and found that this is a great way to get more traffic to your site. It's great! You "Drop" your card on someone's site, they "Drop" on yours and you earn free Entrecard Credits to buy ads on other people's sites. I have increased traffic quite a bit to my blog since starting this just a few days ago. I just had to mention this because there are so many clever things out there in cyber world and I find something new everyday...this one was worth sharing...to get there click on the Entrecard under "Featured Blog of the Day" on my blog.

I got the Lemonade Award....!

For those of you wondering what the Lemonade Award is, it's a blogger award that celebrates good attitude and gratitude. It was passed along to me from Faith at That's Just Freaking Lovely. Thanks Faith! When you receive it here's what you need to do:

• Put your lemonade on your blog or post.
• Nominate 10 others who you think demonstrate good attitude/gratitude.
• Link to your nominees within your post.
• Comment on their blog to let them know they received the award.
• Link back to this post and the person you received the award from.

So here are my nominees not in any special order:

1. The Power of Housewife
   


2. The Tasty Morsel


3. Remotely Mommy


4. Green + Chic


5. So Not Domestic


6. Freelance Home Writer


7. Love It, Hate It, or Learn From It


8. The Cutest Blog on the Block


9. My Name's Not "Mom"
10. Real Life Blog

Congrats!

"SMOTHERHOOD"

"SMOTHERHOOD" Wickedly Funny Confessions from the Early Years by Amanda Lamb

Since all my Mom Book reviews are getting bumped down as my blog actually gets longer I want to re-publish some old posts. Also, I am joining blogging networks which is increasing my traffic and want people to see this really is a Mom's Book Review.

Hysterical! I love this woman....she's my twin sister. A must read for all you imperfect Moms out there. Her life is the flip version of mine as a stay-at-home-mom. She works full time as a reporter in my home state of North Carolina and I hope to meet her some day to kiss her feet.

And the Lemonade Goes To...

Me! I received the Lemonade Award. If you are wondering what the Lemonade Award is, it is given to bloggers from fellow bloggers to those who show attitude and gratitude. I was so excited to win one. I had seen it passed around on other blogs and hoped to receive it, only I didn't expect it so soon (or at all).

Now I need to nominate 10 others for this award and also thank the person who gave it to me. Once I have completed review of the 10 blogs (I am half way there) and gathered up all their links and left them the award, I will post that here. I just need a few days to do it.

Thanks Faith at That's Just Freaking Lovely for passing along the award.