When Miss M was just a baby, there were many nights when she battled going to sleep. Both mentally and physically exhausted, I would hand her to DH for relief.

More often than not, he would set her on his lap in front of the computer and start playing music. Not lullaby music. Not baby music. Just any music. And without fail, she would conk out on his shoulder in a snap.

I think that's where her love of music started. Now, at age 6, no matter what she is doing, she'll drop everything and run to either of our computers the minute she hears music playing.

The other day, it was no different. As part two of a campaign through BuzzParadise, I was watching "Evian Roller Babies".  As soon as it started, she was watching over my shoulder.
Miss M:  "Mom, what's that?"

Me: "It's something I'm watching for work, honey."

Miss M: "Cool!  Miss K, Did you see that baby?!  He was skating! That's silly."

And with that, I had both my daughters watching...

... and giggled.  Back and forth for the entire video they provided commentary on what the Roller Babies were doing.  It may have started with music to lull the girls to sleep when they were babies, but it has evolved into an appreciation of all things musical. I love it.

But honestly, the video isn't about music.  It is actually a media campaign for Evian. While I'm not typically a fan of You-Tube based ad campaigns, this one did make me giggle, too.  If you enjoyed the video, swing by their campaign website, Evian Live Young, for behind the scenes videos as well as links to Facebook pages for the babies.

Thanks to BuzzParadise for inviting me to participate in this media campaign. This is only my second BuzzParadise campaign and the first one that had non-product compensation. Just know that my opinions are still honest and sincere and I wouldn't be posting something that I didn't think fit the scheme of my blog. If you're interested in becoming a BuzzParadise VIP, drop me a comment with your email and I'll send you an invite!

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We recently returned from visiting my mother-in-law. Despite the fact that she's my MIL, I still love spending time with her. She's great with the girls and is always so helpful. As a bonus, she always makes a point of stocking the fridge, pantry and bathroom with our favorite products.  Since starting my blog, she kind of has an insider view of some products I have come to love.

It was kind of ironic, however, because during the trip I had the opportunity to sign up with MomSelect (BSM Media) for the All Small and Mighty campaign. It was convenient too because during a prior visit, All Small and Mighty was a topic of conversation for us. And wouldn't you know, there in her laundry cabinet was exactly what I would be reviewing.

Although she is the master of removing difficult stains, we don't always spend our time sitting around talking about laundry detergent.  She's small in stature and was starting to get frustrated with the migration that detergents were making to those super-sized bottles.  Reaching the cabinet above her washer is a stretch but when you're grabbing for a giant bottle it's even worse.  That is assuming that the bottle even fits.  Well, she found All Small and Mighty and said it's 3x the detergent strength with a small bottle good for 32 loads.  She likes the product but also loves the size.  During that prior visit, we happened across it on sale at Sam's Club and she bought enough bottles to last her for at least a year - if not more.  She likes it that much.  As a person who likes to be the first to try new stuff out, this was a demonstration of how I, too, am influenced by someone else in the word-of-mouth experience.

Having tried it, I agree with her - It is a great product.  It's effective for our family and doesn't cause skin irritation as some brands do.  Because I'm frugal, I purchase a few different laundry detergents depending on which is on sale.  However, I typically stick to the same few; All Small and Mighty is on that select list.

When I returned from vacation, one of the super-sized bottles that is good for 96 loads was waiting for me - thanks to MomSelect (BSM Media). Unlike the small size my MIL fell for, the 96 load bottle is a bit bulky bottle.  Since it's a 3x concentrate, at least it's not as cumbersome as some of the competition.  Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining about it since it's a product I sincerely like and would buy anyhow.  But given the choice, I would stick with the smaller, more manageable size and couple it with coupons.

Think you would like to try it? MomSelect sent along two extra coupons good for One Free All Small and Mighty 3x Concentrate (coupon value up to $6.50).  Here's your opportunity:

The Prize: Coupon for One Free All Small and Might laundry detergent (2 winners!)

Participants -

...must provide an email in the first comment, email me directly with an email address or have email accessible from their profile. Winner has 72 hours from posting/notification to respond. If winner cannot be contacted, I will move on to the second random selection.

Sometime on July 10, 2009, two winners will be chosen at random (using random.org) from all valid comments left.

How to enter:

(1) Visit the All laundry website.

(2) Come back here and tell me which scent or variety of All Small and Mighty that you would like to try.

-- One Entry:  If you have a blog or website, add my button to your page. (Here's the code:)

-- One Entry:  Publish a blog post regarding this contest and link back to it.

-- One Entry:  Digg, Stumble or share on Facebook. (Be sure to leave your ID for that service.)

-- One Entry (Daily):  Follow me on Twitter and Tweet this contest with @SahmReviews referenced. Comment with your Twitter ID or leave a link.

-- One Entry: Subscribe to my feed via RSS or email.

-- One Entry:  Follow me using Google's Friend Connect feature.

-- One Entry (Daily): Read any of my non-giveaway reviews and leave an appropriate comment on that post. Come back here and leave a comment stating which product/post you left a comment on.

On a side note, I was also sent a Hayden-Harnett Ibiza convertible tote along with this.  I'm not a shoe and purse kind of person and I'm not into fancy brand-name stuff like this.  But thanks to my fondness for tote bags, I'm in love with how versatile it is.  I totally get why it's cross-promoted with a 'small and mighty' product.  I haven't had a chance to use it yet but when I do, I'll post a review for it!

Thanks to MomSelect (BSM Media) for the All Small and Mighty detergent, the Hayden-Harnett tote as well as the additional coupons for the giveaway. 

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Each year when the warm weather hits, our driveway starts to look like a scene out of CSI.  Multiple chalk outlines of various sizes of bodies.  And oddly surrounding it are flowers, suns, houses, bunny rabbits and bears.  Yes, children live at our house.

When I was a kid, if we wanted to write on the sidewalk, we found a soft rock and scratched away.  Today, you can walk through a neighborhood and easily determine if children live there (and often about how old those kids are) simply by analyzing the writing and pictures on the driveway.  We had chalk when I was a kid - school chalk, chalkboard chalk - but nothing like this.

Participants -

Sometime on July 9, 2009, two winners will be chosen at random (using random.org) from all valid comments left.

(1) Visit the Crayola website.
(2) Take the Outdoor Challenge pledge.

(3) Come back here and tell me which Crayola Outdoor product would inspire the most creativity on your sidewalk.

-- One Entry:  If you have a blog or website, add my button to your page. (Here's the code:)

-- One Entry:  Publish a blog post regarding this contest and link back to it.

-- One Entry:  Digg, Stumble or share on Facebook. (Be sure to leave your ID for that service.)

-- One Entry (Daily):  Follow me on Twitter and Tweet this contest with @SahmReviews referenced. Comment with your Twitter ID or leave a link.

-- One Entry: Subscribe to my feed via RSS or email.

-- One Entry:  Follow me using Google's Friend Connect feature.

-- One Entry (Daily): Read any of my non-giveaway reviews and leave an appropriate comment on that post. Come back here and leave a comment stating which product/post you left a comment on.

Once again, thank you to Crayola for providing the products for this review as well as the additional ones for the giveaway.

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It's been a while since Ally McBeal was on prime time television.  I watched it occasionally but was never a die-hard fan.  I'm pretty sure if we had a DVR back then, I would have been a junkie about the show.

But no matter what level my interest in the show, it was impossible to escape that dancing baby thing.  Well, thanks to BuzzParadise and Evian, I'm having flashbacks... check out their latest teaser video.  (How ironic that it's called "Baby Dancer.")

This is just a teaser for Evian's Live Young campaign. As long as the videos are cute and don't go the way of Logitech's botched Remote Disasters idea, it should be pretty entertaining. For the record, the Remote Disasters website was a video campaign but either the videos were poorly executed by horrible actors or were just outright fake (or both). Either way, I hope Evian's people do a better job than Logitech's did!

Thanks to BuzzParadise for inviting me to participate in this media campaign. This is only my second BuzzParadise campaign and the first one that had non-product compensation. Just know that my opinions are still honest and sincere and I wouldn't be posting something that I didn't think fit the scheme of my blog. If you're interested in becoming a BuzzParadise VIP, drop me a comment with your email and I'll send you an invite!

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