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Share the Luv! Spoil a mom!

February 10, 2017 by Robin

This week I got to participate in the best campaign ever with Luv’s– “Share the Luv.” Luv’s provided a generous donation and gave me one instruction– spoil a mom.

I didn’t even have to think about who I was going to spoil!

Three months ago, my family moved from Mississippi to South Carolina and one of my Facebook friends, Sara, someone I’d never met– reached out to me to let me know she lived in Beaufort and was happy to answer questions about the city. I bombarded her with questions and she helped me TREMENDOUSLY! From getting my kids into a great public school, to finding the best Chinese food in town, I turned to Sara for all of my questions.

Sara, her three children and her Marine Corps husband, have lived in Beaufort for several years. As the wife of a Marine, she’s been a single mom during her husband’s deployments and endured what many of us couldn’t imagine– waiting for her husband to come home from the battlefield.

If anybody deserves to be spoiled, it’s Sara! She received 2 packages of Luv’s for her little one. A gift certificate to The Beaufort Day Spa for a massage, another gift certificate to her favorite restaurant, Wren. I threw in a couple of face masks and a bar of dark chocolate for those days when you can’t get a sitter but you CAN lock yourself in the bathroom for a good half hour!

To make sure everyone gets to share in the Luv – Luvs is offering a great money-saving opportunity with a $1 print-at-home coupon.

Visit http://www.coupons.com/brands/luvs-coupons/ to access a Luvs coupon of $1 off any one diaper pack.
Print the coupon at home and use it at any mass, discount or grocery stores where Luvs Diapers are sold.
All Luvs Diapers are included in this particular offer, except trial/travel sized diaper packs.
Print-at-Home coupons expire 30 days from the date the coupon is printed by the consumer.

This is a sponsored post.

MOMOJIS. Because when your kid is puking you don’t have time for words.

December 1, 2015 by Robin

Luvs’ new Momojis keyboard (Live today! Free download on Apple appstore or Google Play) was built specifically for busy moms and dads; giving us a quick, easy, and hilarious way to express the down and dirty moments of our day. As a part of their Motherboard team of funny moms, I got to test-drive their new app when I checked in on my friend Ann after Thanksgiving!

Poor Ann. I sent her a virtual bubble bath and ice cream. Sending it by Momoji is probably the only way to ensure her kids won’t interrupt her!

Look, I know there are a ton of emoji keyboards out there, but name another one that has a souped up minivan, a nanny cam AND poop of a questionable color? (Blue crayons. I’d bet money on it. Don’t ask how I know.)

Parents, download these free Momojis and check out Luvs’ Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube–especially if you have kids in diapers. Luvs’ Momojis app will also feature “Promojis” or diaper deals on the go!

This post is sponsored by Luvs, as part of my ongoing work with Luvs Motherboard.

Tell Me What to Write for Wells Fargo #sponsored

November 12, 2014 by Robin

In case you’ve missed it, I’ve been blogging on Wells Fargo’s blog. So far I’ve covered having a panic attack underneath my accountants desk, how I would rather become a survivalist and live off of roots and berries than talk about retirement planning and how I went from being an ER nurse to a full-time career in writing.

I’ve got two more posts for Wells Fargo and they wanted me to ask you:

What should I write about next?

This is a sponsored post. I am receiving financial compensation from Wells Fargo in exchange for my blog posts. Because I’m a writer. And this is what we do. We get paid to write.

Ziggle by Radio Flyer #ad #giveaway

September 30, 2013 by Robin

Radio Flyer gave me a Ziggle for review. All opinions are my own… and Sadie’s.

Radio Flyer sent me a Ziggle.

The pic is blurry because Sadie must zaggle on her Ziggle. Being still isn’t possible.

And when I say sent “me” a Ziggle, I mean they sent Sadie a Ziggle and let me just tell you– it came right in the nick of time. The Ziggle arrived in the mail the day before me and the Big Girls left for Nashville to see Taylor Swift. Sadie thought I had planned the whole thing just for her. We weren’t deserting her– we were getting out of her way so she could Ziggle her heart out with her Daddy.

I prolly should’ve made her wear a helmet. So if you win a Ziggle– make sure your chirren wear one, Okay?

And now, the pot of water I’m boiling for spaghetti noodles is about to boil over and I’m getting a little distracted and realizing that I didn’t even tell you the best part! Radio Flyer is giving a Ziggle to one of my Chicks! (That means one of YOU!)

Leave a comment on this post and tell me which one of your kids would love to Ziggle the most! I’ll choose a winner randomly on Sunday October 6th! (Contest ends 10/5/13 Midnight CST!)

I was provided with free products in exchange for this post. But don’t hate– you could win one too!

Meet the Newest Member of My Family: Judy Jetson

July 19, 2013 by Robin

This post is sponsored by Patty Peck Honda in Ridgeland, MS. They are currently rated #1 on my Favorite People on the Planet List. Pretty sure they are going to be there for awhile. All opinions expressed are my own.

On Tuesday of this week I drove to Ridgeland, MS to meet with the general manager and the internet sales director of Patty Peck Honda to talk about finding the minivan of my dreams. Y’all know I’m not one for being shady– so I’ll just tell ya– I went down there hoping to make a deal to exchange some PR and Internet Marketing for a sweet deal on a used minivan.

I ended up leaving in a 2014 Patty Peck Honda Odyssey and one of the best jobs in the world– telling you about it.

This is the girls finding out that we were driving the van back home:

They were happy. (Sadie got happy, too, once she realized Aubrey wasn’t being murdered.)

We were ALL happy.

Very happy.

After my early morning meeting we spent the day in Jackson doing things that people in civilization do: eating at Chic-Fil-A, going to Target and going to a movie. We went back that afternoon where I spent over an hour with Ted. Ted has forgotten more about the Patty Peck Honda Odyssey than I may ever learn. But I was willing to try.

Everytime Ted explained a new feature, my mind was blown. I kept saying over and over, “I feel like a Jetson.”

The 2014 Patty Peck Honda Odyssey has a smart key– as in it only has to be in my purse and as I approach it, the van unlocks. In addition– there is NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. I feel like I was driving a horse drawn carriage last week. I put my foot on the brake and press this button to start the car.

My phone syncs to the van’s hard drive. YOU HEARD ME. All of my iPhone contacts?? They live in my car now.

There are so many features: a ridiculous dvd player, being able to listen to Pandora WHILE my kids watch a movie with wireless headphones. I’m getting emotional. The cool box– to keep all of my beverages chilled. All of the cupholders a girl could want… A BUILT IN VACUUM CLEANER.

I know it’s too much for your brain to take in at once. It was too much for me too.

Sigh.

Seriously? The only thing this car doesn’t do, is fly. And that’s why I’ve named her Judy… as in, “Jetson.”

I mean, Y’ALL, you push a button to start the car– if that’s not one step away from being sucked into a tube at your house and teleported to the mall THEN I DON’T KNOW WHAT IS.

I am in love with my Patty Peck Honda Odyssey. In. Love.

This post is sponsored by Patty Peck Honda. All opinions are my own. (And those of anyone who has ever sat in a Patty Peck Honda Odyssey.) Contact Donna at Patty Peck at 888-902-1166.

How I Fell In Love With A Honda Odyssey

June 4, 2013 by Robin

This is a sponsored post. Honda was AWESOME enough to let me borrow an Odyssey from their Alabama plant to lug around all my extra kids last week. I was not paid for this post but recieved the use of the van at no charge to myself. Which obviously– was awesome.

It’s time for a new car. I have loved, loved, LOVED my Toyota Highlander. So much so, that I was planning on getting a newer one with a third row of seats so I could haul all of my kids, run carpool, go to the grocery store and all that other glamorous stuff that I normally do.

That was my plan– before I met Honda’s Social Media Director, Alicia, at Mom 2.0. I missed the session she was teaching because my session ran simultaneously but I introduced myself to her later and mentioned that I was looking for a new car. She said if I was ever in a large city and wanted to test drive an Odyssey or a Pilot to let her know.

Only a few weeks later, I found myself in Birmingham, surrounded by my nieces and nephews and I realized that my mother and I were going to have to take two cars everywhere we went, so I emailed Alicia. There wasn’t a fleet of cars nearby but the Honda Odyssey plant just happens to be located in Lincoln, AL, only 40 minutes away. Ted, Manager of Corporate Affairs, brought me an Odyssey a few days later and spent about 20 minutes with me showing me all the bells and whistles: all FIFTEEN cupholders(!!!), how to fold the third row into the floor (you can do it with one hand and a baby on your hip, by simply pulling on a strap),the navigation system, the FOUR different ways to open and close the doors. I was impressed.

But I didn’t fall in love with the Odyssey until I loaded five kids into the car. They were all comfortable and magically– not touching each other, AND everybody’s sippy cup or water bottle had its own little home. The girls in the way back could easily flip the second row seat forward to get in and out. I was twitterpated.

How I Fell In Love With a Honda Odyssey

REAL TALK

When I initially got the van I knew it would be a great car, but I wanted to stick with what I knew. I loved my Highlander, it just wasn’t big enough anymore, and also… (confession time) I DIDN’T WANT TO DRIVE A MINIVAN!!

Why??

1) Um. Well… When I was teenager, ya know– back before I HAD kids? I swore I would never drive a minivan. So there’s that.

2) Also? Uhhhhh, it was a minivan and obviously I am so much cooler than that. (It is sad to say that this really is the breakdown of my thought process.)

3) IN ADDITION, it was a MINIVAN and I am Robin O’Bryant and I don’t “DO” minivans because apparently my teenager street cred was more important to me than my mommy street cred.

WHAT I REALIZED

It’s sort of like my yoga pants… (Am I about to make a yoga pants/life/minivan analogy?? Yes. Yes,I am.)

I want to wear my yoga pants all of the time. They are comfortable, versatile and get the job done. If I see you at the girls’ school and you are dressed up all cute, I’ll notice. I may even say, “Hey! Lookin’ good Momma!”

But don’t you think, for ONE FLIPPING SECOND, that I wish I was wearing underwire and makeup– ‘cuz that took some work and I know you aren’t as comfortable as I am.

In fact, I know that as soon as you get home, the first thing you are going to do is slide your bra out the sleeve of your shirt then go put on your yoga pants– but here’s the thing: I’M ALREADY WEARING MINE!

I want to wear my yoga pants all the time.
Physically and metaphysically.

And in the same manner, I want to drive a Honda Odyssey. It is the perfect car, and I may have cried a little when I drove away from it.

Then I may have put some pics in a music montage…

How do you feel about “minivans”? Why? What’s your perfect “Mommy Ride”?

How Obagi Changed My Skin #ad #vlog

May 24, 2013 by Robin

This is one of those sponsored posts I was telling you about. I didn’t get paid to write this post but I was given free products by Obagi for review. They gave me a whole bunch of their products, believing that I would love their stuff. They were right!

All the crap I bought in the last 18 months that did NURN.

I’ve never been one to spend “big money” on face wash and moisturizer… so basically instead of buying something that actually worked, I spent $8 and $10 on a TON of stuff did that did nothing. Nada. Zip– I take that back, all that stuff did take my makeup off but that was about it.

I started using Obagi a little over a month ago. And I’m going to be honest– cause that’s what I do— about eight days in, my face broke out worse than it ever has in my life. Fo realz. It was like Connect-The-Dots all up ON my face. But I had been warned by my peeps at Obagi, as well as my peeps at Park Avenue Med Spa, that this would happen and to keep using the product. So I did, and about two weeks ago I started getting comments from people about my skin– starting with Aubrey, my eight-year-old, “Momma, I think that stuff is REALLY helping with your dots!”

Preach, preacha.

My yoga instructor, Mommy friends and other miscellaneous peeps have asked me if my makeup is different, and told me that my face looked amazing… which OBVIOUSLY, was pretty easy to hear.

Zebulicious and I have been on opposite travel schedules for about two weeks and when we finally saw each other, I was passed out on his parent’s couch, recovering from going from California to Mississippi to Alabama to North Carolina back to Alabama, in less than two weeks. I was forcing him to scratch my back and other super not sexy-ish things and as he brushed my hair off my face, he said, “Your face feels different. I guess that stuff did help, huh?”

“You think??” I asked sarcastically from my prone position on the couch, “I’m RADIANT, dammit.”

And I am. Really.

I love Obagi. Love it. Love it. Love it. It is the only skin care product I’ve ever used that had results so drastic that other people took notice– hell, it’s the only product I’ve ever used that had results that I noticed!!

Before I started using Obagi, my skin was really dry and not necessarily prone to break outs but when I look at pictures I can see that my skin looked dull and dry and my fine lines were more noticeable. Not anymore Boos, I’m radiant. Just like Wilbur in Charlotte’s Web… minus the barnyard animals.

Radiant, dammit.

This is a sponsored post. Obagi gave me several of their fantabulous products in exchange for my thoughts– wasn’t that NICE of them??

Obagi Changed My Skin