"Mama working on the computer," portrait by Mikko
Yup, yup, this Surf is late. We'll just go on to the links, then:
Carnival news:
Submissions for the October Carnival of Natural Parenting are due in two days: this Tuesday, October 2.Instilling a Healthy Self-Image: How do you instill a healthy self-image in your children? What do they learn from the way you treat and talk about your own body and others? Share confessions, wisdom, goals, or research you've done. Submission deadline: October 2. Carnival posting: October 9.See our Call for Submissions post for full details.
The Festival of Food is also seeking submissions, due Oct. 12. Hybrid Rasta Mama & Diary of a First Child are hosting.
Highlights:
I encourage you to take a look at a couple recent posts:Let's push for better maternal health for all mothers
Become a Birth Partner with The Shanti Uganda Society and help bring midwifery-based, women-centered care to teens, women, and infants in vulnerable communities in Uganda. I love that they host prenatal education, a birth center, prevention of HIV transmission, a community garden, and even reusable menstrual pad kits for teen girls! Support this incredible organization.
Babywearing extravaganza: Resource roundup from our NPN volunteers
We've got all kinds of babywearing links here! Bookmark this post for information on safety, different types of carriers, babywearing in special situations, and the benefits of babywearing.
From Natural Parents Network:
- Dinners on the Go for Busy Families
- Wordless Wednesday: Photos by Kids
- Featured Blogger: JW
- The Message Underneath His Words
- These Breasts Were Made for Nursing
Deals:
Sitewide sale at Tiny Prints!
What: 25% Off Everything at Tiny Prints (OK, almost everything…not including Erin Condren weekly planners, greeting cards, gift cards, gift certificates, calendars or photo books)
Dates: Now through Tuesday, October 2, at 11:59 p.m. (PT).
Promo Code: SEPT25
Where: Tiny Prints. Go shop!
This promotion ends TONIGHT! The calling cards I bought for my blog at Amy Adele are on sale for 50% off, along with select Christmas gift tags! Customizable cards with charming designs on quality stock, calling cards are perfect for playdate scheduling! Go to the "on sale" category to find all the discounted items, no code needed.
This also ends SOON — at 9 a.m. Eastern on Monday! 10% off sitewide at Kelly's Closet with code SAVE4FALL.
50% off at BabyLegs! Over 55 fall styles, including leg warmers perfect for costumes. Use code FALL50OFF. Through Oct. 5.
Check out the new Highclere Castle collection from Shabby Apple dresses, and get 10% off sitewide!
Save 10% off sitewide with code: High
This offer expires 10/10/2012.
Fast and free returns and exchanges!
Giveaways:
Hurry, hurry, hurry — this ends at 5 p.m. Pacific: To help fund your movie night and inspire your activism —Fighting the good fight, even when you're little: Won't Back Down movie preview — $40 Fandango GC {9.30; US}
I just had a movie date night, courtesy of a babysitting swap with Shannon, and highly recommend it if you can swing it!
I'd love to gift you a copy of Poetry of a Hobo Mama. Enter my 5-year blogiversary giveaway with 5 winners!
5-year blogiversary & FREE copies of Poetry of a Hobo Mama!
Giveaway: Birth Announcements from TinyPrints — 2 Winners! — $75 ARV {10.6 US/CAN}
Find lots more wonderful giveaways at my Natural parenting giveaways linky! Some end SOON. Add your own giveaways, and enter to win!
Surf with us:
We love following along with fellow Sunday Surfers. If you have your own post of reading links to share, please link up your post on Hobo Mama or on Authentic Parenting. The linky will go live every Sunday, and you can link up any day that week. If Sunday doesn't work for you but you do a links list another day, feel free to play along. You only need to add your post to one of the sites, and the linky will automatically show up on both sites.You can get the Sunday Surf button by Jenna Designs and some code to add to your post from my Sunday Surf page.
Check out previous editions for good reading, and you can find more shared items during the week at my Tumblr blog, Hobo Mama's Shared Items.
Disclosure: Deal links are affiliate links.
I try to seek out only products I think you would find
relevant and useful to your life as a natural parent.
See my full disclosure policy here.
I try to seek out only products I think you would find
relevant and useful to your life as a natural parent.
See my full disclosure policy here.
I'm Lauren Wayne, writer and natural parent. I embrace attached parenting with an emphasis toward green living. 
0 comments:
Post a Comment