5 Minutes For Mom is holding their 4th Annual Ultimate Blog Party! The virtual party is put together by Janice and Susan (twin sisters behind 5 Minutes For Mom), to get everyone together to celebrate online friendships. Its a great way to find new bloggy friends, connect with old blogging buddies, show of your blog, grow your network, and check out whats going on around the blogosphere. Oh and you can win some awesome prizes too just for joining in on the fun! Did I mention you don’t even have to own a blog to be included in the prize draw? All you need to do to be eligible for the prizes is comment on their party post and attend some parties. Its that simple! Some of the prizes being offered this year are…
A $150 shopping spree at Pedal Cars and Retro Collectibles.
$100 Gift Certificate to SummitCampingGear.com
Conserving Now’s Bring Your Own Bag Starter Eco-Kit
CmomGo is offering up a $200 Apple Gift certificate.
$150 shopping spree at A Rocking Horse To Love.
This is a VERY small drop in the bucket list of the prizes being given away! There is HUNDREDS of prizes to be won! Check out the full list here. The party started yesterday and ends on April 16th at 11:59 pm eastern. You have plenty of time to attend so come join me at the party! I want to get to now you better!
ABOUT THE HIPPY THAT RUNS THIS PLACE
If your new here you may be wondering who exactly I am. My name is Michelle and I’m the granola crunching, bark licking, organic seeking, Forbes reading, chemical hating, hippy mom around here. I know some people hear the word hippy/hippie and perceive a marijuana smoking , unintelligent, dirty, lazy, beatnik, who smells bad and is tripping out while listening to the Greatful Dead. On the contrary, I don’t believe in drugs or polluting the body with toxic substances , I get high on life, went to college, work is not a 4 letter word (well it actual is but you know what I mean), soap is not my enemy, and my favorite band is NOT the Greatful Dead. However, I do have an extreme love for nature, natural food, people, animals (sometimes more than people), and believe humans were meant to live free and in peace with one another. What I’m trying to say is, I’m a hippy by nature not by stereotype. Dig?
I’m the mom of two wonderful children, a son age 2 and a daughter soon to be 13 (pictured with me above)! The years between them makes life VERY interesting and rather hair raising exciting . My son is literally always pulling my daughters hair. I’ve also been married to my wonderful and not so green loving husband for over 18 years. He doesn’t share my extreme love for nature or healthy living and believes everything should be deep fried and smothered with butter. He is actually the indirect inspiration behind ahappyhippymom.com. I needed to connect with other women/moms/dads who shared my interest in healthy living and gather tips, recipes, plus find ideas to a delicate approach of converting him into a healthier lifestyle. Is it working? Not yet. He is still rebelling and thinks a deep fried breaded green bean is natures perfect food.
Well I won’t keep you from the party any longer because I know there is a lot of blog hopping to do. Hopefully you won’t be a stranger and will come back to visit me! Please feel free to enter the giveaways and drop me a line or two!
THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!
PRIZES
We are suppose to list the prizes we would like , but I would be happy with winning any of them!
If my son was littler I would go for the Pedal Car. My son just turned 7. He’s a tall kid who did not fit in pedal cars when he was 3!
.-= MusingsfromMe/Jill´s last blog ..Want to Find a Hotel That Works for You? =-.
Stopping by to say hello Love your blog makeover It’s very nice to meet
.-= Night owl mama´s last blog ..WW: Mini Motorcyle Baby =-.
I just love the layout of your blog! So fresh and inviting. Your family is awesome! Just stopped by while making my way through all the blogs on the UBP!
.-= Patty Coleman´s last blog ..Ultimate Blog Party 2010 hosted by 5 Minutes For Mom =-.
Thanks so much for stopping by! I’ve been to your site before but it’s so great to learn more about you. Have a great UBP!
.-= xenia´s last blog ..{Review & Giveaway} Measure Up Bowl: Portion Control in a Bowl ARV $30 =-.
hi there you are the first blog I am visiting for the UBP love your page off to explore some more. hope you have a good weekend.
.-= vickie b´s last blog ..Ultimate Blog Party 2010 =-.
Hi there! I love your blog and the concept behind it! I started to move my family towards the greener side of things when I became pregnant with my son. My hubby is just like yours though–everything is better with butter is his motto!
popping in with the party and just loving your blog! we hope to move to the middle of nowhere within the next 3 years and be off the grid, as much as we can while still keeping our business running in denver. just got in from a second night out with some girlfriends since my son, hawke, was born on january 24th. i want to stay up and read more, but my eyes are just oh, sooo heavy. i subscribed to your feed and look forward to reading more from you very soon.
would love for you to stop in sometime to my happy cyber place~> ontheroadlesstraveled.wordpress.com
cheers
I am a already a follower and email subscriber to you great blog just cruising by from the UBP to say hi 🙂
Hi,
Nice to meet you. Stopping by from the UBP event. Your blog is great and I will continue to follow it. 🙂
Would love for you to come over to my blog’s party to celebrate on how to score on hi-end fashion on a low budget.
See you there!!!!
.-= Taiyon’s Image´s last blog ..GISELE BUNDCHEN’S "SEJAA" SKIN CARE =-.
Hi! I’m from the UBP! LOL! I cracked up at the part about your hubby not quite being on the same page — or maybe the same book — as you are. Sounds like our place. I’m trying to learn more about buying organically, because all this GMO talk scares the bejeebers out of me.
And don’t take this all creepy, internet stalker-ish, you and your daughter are just stunning! *snaps at waiter* I’ll have what they’re having!
.-= Alisha´s last blog ..YOU’RE INVITED TO…. The Ultimate BLOG PARTY 2010! =-.
Love your blog! I was born and raised a hippy, strayed for a bit and now trying to reclaim my roots. My Dad did tour with the grateful dead though. 😉 So glad I found your blog while blog hoppin on the UBP! 🙂
Stopping over from UBP10! Great to meet you.
Check me out soon! Have a great one!!
Stopping over from UBP10! Great to meet you.
Check me out soon! Have a great one!!
.-= Christina´s last blog ..Who doesn’t like a party?? =-.
Happy UBP! I love your photo and your description of a hippie! 😀
.-= Angie´s last blog ..Ultimate Blog Party 2010 – Welcome to A Simple Kinda Life! =-.
Hello. I came for the UBP. I have become a follower also. Hope you will check out my blog. traci66.blogspot.com
.-= Traci66´s last blog ..A Neat Place to get referels for reviews. =-.
Happy UBP 2010!
.-= Deborah´s last blog ..Ultimate Blog Party People & Places 2010! =-.
hi there,
i haven’t popped over for a while so i thought i would and give a friendly holla and see how things in your neck of blogasphere are… this looks like a lot of fun with great prizes will have to look into it in the am!
shelley 🙂
.-= shelley´s last blog ..Spread the Word to End the Word =-.
You are so refreshing!! Love it. Looking forward to getting to know you better. Oh!! Great party by the way.
Would love to have you come by our place: http://inspiredgiftsblog.blogspot.com
.-= Becca´s last blog ..Crashing the Ultimate Party!!! =-.
Thanks for stopping by my bloggy party! You and your daughter are both beautiful! 🙂 It’s always nice to see a pic of the people you are “talking” to. 🙂
I am really enjoying UBP10! I hope you are too! 🙂
.-= Raising My 4 Sons´s last blog ..A little about my boys… =-.
thank you for visiting my site. Yes, I can tell from the “vibe” that you are a product of the 70’s. My husband is not so green either.
.-= carma´s last blog ..A Hairy Situation =-.
Just stopping by from the UBP at Five Minutes for Mom. I love your site and am subscribing to your RSS feed. I would appreciate it if you visited my blog and did the same! I’m looking forward to reading more and getting to know you better.
Cascia
The Healthy Moms
http://www.thehealthymoms.net/2010/04/welcome-to-healthy-moms-blog-party.html
Thanks for stopping by my blog for the UBP! It’s great to “meet” you! It sounds like we have a lot in common. Thanks for “following” my blog. 🙂
Blessings,
Michele
I am so happy you stopped by from the party. It’s been too long since I’ve been here anyhow. Your blog looks so cute!!!
.-= blueviolet´s last blog ..Canvas Press {Review and Giveaway} =-.
I’m so glad I visited you back! What a lovely definition of hippie! Love it! You sound like you and I could be great friends. I probably don’t eat quite as healthy as you – ice cream is still a fave of mine – but I do prefer healthy and NEVER eat fried…and shy from fatty (I AM a 40-something…). 🙂 Except for that ice cream…
I myself love nature-hiking, tent camping, fishing, boating – the real deal. My whole family.
Have a great day!
オッス!
Nice to meet you! 😀 Just stopping by from the party to say howdy. Love your blog.
Have a great week and happy UBP! 😀 And hope to see you stop by sometime!!
さようなら!
.-= Jenny´s last blog ..The job world… now online! =-.
Thanks for stopping by from the UBP10! It’s nice to meet you! I’m your newest follower!
.-= Amy @ Marvelous Mommy´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday – Oh How Time Flies =-.
Hi! Stopping by from UBP! So nice to “meet” you! You and your daughter are gorgeous! I’m loving your blog and will totally be back!
.-= Robin H´s last blog ..Ultimate Blog Party =-.
Thanks for stopping by for UBP! It’s so nice to “meet” you!
Great blog. I love the bug in the peace sign in your header. That is so cute!
Wow! I had to look really hard to figure out which one was the mom and which one was the kiddo! It’s so nice to meet you…and I’m glad you’re intelligent….and so not at all what I actually did think when I saw the word hippy! How on earth does someone so ‘green’ get along well with someone who adores fried foods, etc?!
.-= Kristen´s last blog ..What exactly does Great Wolf Lodge offer? =-.
Wow you and your daughter look like sisters! How sweet!! Hope you had fun at the Ultimate Blog Party! I know its over but I’m still partying and visiting some new blogs! 🙂
Jenni (“Miss Tutu”)
My UBP blog post: How to Make a Tutu blog – hope you will stop by, say hi, and grab a free tutu making lesson! 🙂 and Mom Blogger $100 Cash Contest
.-= jenni´s last blog ..I Won a Soy Candle in the Ultimate Blog Party! =-.