Can you believe that when you wake up tomorrow it will be 2010!!!
Remember the hoopla of Y2K?

Yikes! I do! Every one was sure that the world was going to end…yet here we are starting the end of the 1st decade…amazing!

I thought it would be fun to look back on 2009 and revisit some of favorite reviews, photographs, features and articles.

During this year…I have created and posted over 2000 articles and today I gave myself the task of narrowing down my favorites. I am sure your favorites may be different but for various reasons…these are my favorites from 2009! I did not have the energy or the heart to put them in any particular order. They are randomly listed.

I have had the honor and privilege to work with some of the greatest companies, PR firms, literary publicists, publishing houses, social media forums and sales personal that exist. I am deeply grateful for a fantastic year for the IE Mommy.

So….”CHEERS and Thanks” to everyone….you guys ROCK!

Happy 2010!!

Christine

P.S. If I forgot to thank anyone …with all my heart…I’m sorry!

My Faith:

1. Let Go Monkey
2. My Hands
3. A Pounding Heart
4. You Can’t “Wing” Jesus
5. …and so She Slept
6. Reading With My Heart
7. I’m Trying to Remember
8. Thorny Ground
9. I Am Weak
10. Goodbye Vacation
    

Sing Along Sunday:

1. You are Holy – Michael W. Smith
2. Mighty to Save – Laura Story
3. One Reason – Chynna & Vaughn
4. Slow Fade – Casting Crowns
5. Closer to Love – Mat Kearney
6. More Beautiful You – Jonny Diaz
7. Bring It On – Steven Curtis Chapman
8. He Is With You – Mandisa
9. Do They Know It’s Christmas? – TV AllStars
10. Christmas Don’t Be Late – Alvin & The Chipmunks
    

Word Filled Wednesday:

1. Many Waters
2. Living Water
3. Firmly Planted
4. My Footprints
5. Whose Son? – 1 Samuel 17:58
6. Taste – Psalm 34:8
7. I Am – Exodus 3:14
8. The Gate – Matthew 7:14
9. Plans – Jeremiah 29:11
10. Our Words
11. No Fear – Isaiah 41:10
12. Flowers Fade
13. Psalm 89:9
14. Walk with Me
15. Psalm 27:8
    

Best Shot Monday:

1. Weathering Rough Times
2. Dreaming of Prince Charming
3. Pink Sprinkles
4. Courage
5. Paradise
6. The “Eyes” Have It!
7. Here, Kitty…
8. Pride
9. What Santa Did Not Bring
10. Drenched
11. Prayer
12. Wings
13. Eyes of an Angel
14. Too Soon for Fast
15. Something about Blue Eyes

Wordless Wednesday:

1. Too Cold?
2. Dear Santa…
3. The Season of Summer
4. Me and Mini Me
5. Who Me?
6. Don’t Like Painting?
7. Sweet
8. Please
9. Beauty
10. Hungry?
11. Yum
12. Deep in Thought
13. Swinging Away
14. Why???
15. Dance With Me Already!!

You Capture Photo Challenge:

1. Happy
2. Still Life
3. Happiness
4. Up Close
5. Something New
6. Food
7. Peace
8. Black & White
9. Shapes
10. Summer 2009
11. Emotions
12. Nature
13. Family
14. Sweet
15. Letters

The IE Twins – Giggles & Grins:

1. Is It Ovenable?
2. A Kids’ Soap Opera
3. What Kids Say
4. Half Mexican & Half New  York
5. Handle Bar Mustaches
6. Kohl’s in my Stocking
7. Out of the Mouths of Babes
8. Build A Bear for a Diamond Ring?
9. The Mystery Girl
10. Straight to the Point
    

The Twin Kitchen:

1. Fruit Salad
2. Chocolate Pretzels
3. Making a Gingerbread House
4. Uncle Guy Cookies
5. Reindeer Food

Professor of Protection:

1. ICE Your Mobile Device
2. How Thieves Make $300 in Under 4 Minutes…
3. Why You Should Never Use A Combination Lock
4. 3 Reasons to Retire “Stranger Danger”
5. The Last Zebra
6. Missing Child…Who’s Fault…Mom or Dad?
7. Jessie James Reveals “All”
8. Mysterious Piece of Metal That Protects Your Registration Tags
9. 2 Types of Distraction Crimes That Suck You In
10. Don’t Make These Mistakes When You Have A 9-1-1 Emergency

TotalBeauty.com:

1. Quiz: Is Your Skin Clean Enough?
2. Best and Worst Celebrity Looks for Curvy Girls
3. The Best Mascaras. Ever.
4. Top 10 Drugstore Acne-Fighting Products
5. 11 Hairstyles We’re Sick Of
6. 10 Worst Drugstore Shampoos
7. Are These Celebrities Lying About Their Age?
8. Celebrity Mother-Daughter Duos We Love Most
9. Can You Spot Trends?
10. Holiday Tipping Cheat Sheet
    

Aloha Fridays:

1. Dora Anyone?
2. Who Are You?
3. What Would You See?
   
4. Low Rise?
5. What Did you Dream?
6. Favorite Blog?
7. Jury Duty
8. MEN!!
9. Time to Shop
10. What Would Others Change about YOU?
    

Book Reviews:

1. Waking Up in the Land of Glitter by Kathy Cano-Murillo
2. The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
3. Voices of Christmas by Nikki Grimes
4. Halfway to Each Other by Susan Pohlman
5. Mortal Friends by Jane Stanton Hitchcock
6. Daniel X – James Patterson
7. The Noticer by Andy Andrews
8. Along Came You by Karona Drummond
9. The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
10. The Princess and the Three Knights by Karen Kingsbury

DVD Reviews:

1. The Strawberry Shortcake Movie: Sky’s the Limit
2. Hotel For Dogs
3. Dive Olly Dive
4. Hero of the Rails – Thomas the Train
5. Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs – Diamond Edition
6. Wow Wow Wubbzy – Wubbzy Goes BOO
7. Wow Wow Wubbzy – Christmas Adventure
8. Happy Holidays WordFriends – Word World
   
9. Word World – Lots of Letters
10. My Little Pony Twinkle Wish Adventure

CD Reviews:

1. Imagination Movers
2. Jonny Diaz – More Beautiful You
3. Baby Banana by Debi Derryberry
4. Harry Connick Jr. “Your Songs”
5. Michael Buble – Crazy Love
6. Bari Koral Family Rock Band
7. Sweet ‘n’ Treats by Tracey Singer
8. My Baby Loves the 80’s
9. Hannah Montana 3
10. Los Lobos Goes Disney

Exercise & Health Reviews:

1. PowerHouse Hit The Deck
2. Spin Gym
3. Banglz from FitnessUWear.com
4. SPIbelt
5. Moving Comfort
6. Hippie Rehab
7. Break Pal
8. Coursing Around
9. KINeSys
10. VICKS & Braun

Children Product Reviews:

1. Elfing Around
2. Daisy Greenway Interactive Camper
3. FairyTale Wishes
4. Karito Kids’ Dolls
5. Bendaroos
6. Safety Tats
7. Zhu Zhu Pets
8. Flipper
9. Crayola
10. V.Smile Motion Active Learning System
11. 50’s Diner by Step 2
12. PLAY-DOH
13. Build A Bear Workshop
14. PlayMobile
15. AniMagic

Food & Restaurant Reviews:

1. Chiquita Smoothie
2. Minute Rice
3. Fruit 2 Day
4. Guyot Designs – Squishy Bowls
5. Sonic Drive Thru
6. Nature Valley – Nut Clusters
7. Molli Coolz Shakers
8. Restaurant Favorites
9. Giant Fortune Cookies
10. Cake Vase

Gadget & Tech Reviews:

1. Days Ago
2. Ifrogz Ear Pollution Crew
3. RocketLife
4. Pink Tooth by ChicBuds
5. EcoGear
6. Internet Password Organizer
7. CASIO EX-S5 DIGITAL CAMERA
8. RCA SMALL WONDER
9. Skooba Design
10. CoverBee
    

Home & Family Reviews:

1. Nature’s Notebook by Courtney Noelle
2. Union 28
3. The Glory of Christmas
4. Bibleco.com
5. Days Steps Personal Lifestyle Planner
6. Ecostore.com
7. Busy Body Books
8. Sun & Earth
9. 1-800-Flowers
10. Cape Clogs
11. Disney on Ice
12. Festival of Children
    

Jewelry Reviews:

1. Timex Ironman Watch
2. Lauren Nicole
3. West Coast Jewlery.com
4. Fumi – Purse Hanger
5. Affirmation Jewelry
6. BLISS LIVING
7. Penelope Poet
8. SouthPaw
9. Phenominoes
10. Bead Trends

Hair, Makeup and Skin Care Reviews:

1. Clarisonic
2. Hana Flat Iron
3. Exact Eyelights by Covergirl
4. Morrocco Colors by Dazzle Dry
5. Caress Skinwear
6. Dimitri James & SKINN
7. Barbar Hair  3800 Ionic Charger Blow Dryer
8. Ageless Perfume
9. Proactiv Solution
10. Lumiere Cosmetics
11. Vaseline Sheer Infusion with Stratys-3
12. Adovia

A Mom in Red High Heels (Makeup) Reviews:

1. Gillette Venus Embrace
2. L’Oreal Paris HiP Jelly Balm
3. PCA Skin Brightening Therapy with True Tone
4. RAW Minerals Active Mineral Foundation
5. Goldfaden Skincare’s Daily Gem
6. Crabtree and Evelyn Cleansing Body Polisher
7. Estee Lauder’s High Gloss
8. Korres Natural Mascara
9. L’Oreal Paris HiP Eyeliner
10. EOS the Evolution of Smooth

Shoes, Accessories & Clothing Reviews:

1. SlimPressions
2. Topless Undershirts
3. Stop Staring
4. Slim Perfect
5. T.J. Maxx & Marshalls!
6. 191 Unlimited
7. Joey Junior
8. Kokopax
9. My Hip-T
10. Vincent Shoes

Holiday Showcase 2009:

A huge thanks to all the companies that made it a success!

1. Things Remembered
2. Zonderkids
3. WowWee Toys
4. No Slippy Hair Clippy
5. Get Healthy Hands
6. Play Doh
7. Peace Toys
8. Karito Kids
9. Dittany Baby
10. ProActive
11. SheerCover
12. Skinn by Dimitri James
13. CleanLogic
14. Stop Staring
15. Hasbro Toys
16. Thomas & Friends
17. EA Games
18. Build A Bear Workshop
19. Bob the Builder
20. Klutz
21. Scholastic
22. Spin Master
23. Nature’s Notebook
24. Now That’s Music
25. Little Debbie Snacks
26. The Give Card
27. Minute Rice
28. Dazzle Dry
29. Debi Derryberry & Baby Banana
30. Liv World Dolls
    

Healthy Hands

When I think of the Holidays…I think of family, food, parties, gifts, laughter but I do not think about germs.

Maybe, just maybe I really should start.

Let’s gather our minds around this concept. There are tons of people wherever you go right. At the malls, grocery stores, department stores…they are everywhere. Where there are people there are germs! Especially right now at the beginning of the flu season and the fear of the H1N1 virus.

When my girls go shopping with me they have to touch everything. They want to shop. They want to pick the food, the gifts, the clothes. We get home and I can literally feel the grim on my hands and I am an adult! Imagine the little kids who don’t realize what they are touching when they pick something off the floor or touch a door knob.

This Holiday Season keep your family safer and healthier with a Healthy Hands Musical Timer. The IE Twins think they are the greatest thing ever! My only caution is to make sure you have a lot of lotion because their little hands might get a little dry with all the washing they are going to want to do. They want to wash their hands a-l-l the time.

Similar to toothbrush timers...Healthy Hands musical timers give your child the perfect 20-25 seconds it takes to actually wash their hands and rinse them. Aww…sparkle fresh and sweet smelling…but best of all germ free.

Healthy Hands it helping the IE Family have a stress free Holiday with out the worry of colds and germs. Let them help you. At only $3.99 each you can pick up for each bathroom, stocking stuffers and classrooms.

• Fits easily on the top of your liquid soap dispenser
• Music plays for 20-25 seconds while you wash and rinse
• Each timer gets 1000+ plays
• Comes in two styles, Ariel & Lightening McQueen
• Excellent for Stocking Stuffers
• Only $3.99 plus s/h
• According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), keeping your hands clean is one of the best ways to keep from getting sick and spreading illness.
• You can pay by check, money order, credit card or PayPal!
  
• Listen to Ariel or Lightening McQueen’s song by clicking on their picture.

One Lucky IE Mommy Winner will receive a Get Healthy Hands Musical Timer
*Choice determined by company

*Product Review Opportunity Provided by Get Healthy Hands and/or their Affiliates.