MomActive Getting Mamavated!

Congratulations to @BOREDmommy (Maria) for winning the final vote to become the very first Mamavation Mom! I, along with so many of you, will be cheering her on. As an official Mamavation coach, I could not be more excited about this program. I will also be working hard along side Maria to get myself back into the groove of things. Watch my video to see what has been going on in my world and why I need a little MAMAVATION!!

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MomActive is Heading to Blogher!

Just like many bloggers out there, I’m getting myself prepared for Blogher ’09 this week. I ordered business cards from Moo.com and they arrived yesterday! I actually got to choose as many different colors as I wanted. Below, you can see that one side says, “Go Forth and Banter” and is pictured in green. I also had them printed up in an aqua blue and a hot pink color. I love these cards and am very impressed with the quality of the card stock. These were not a sponsored item, but I’d promote the quality of these cards any day!




The other thing I’ll be packing? My poken from my generous Blogher Sponsor, StartPoken.com , of course! I’ll be bringing my geisha poken…

If you don’t have a poken yet, Bantering Blonde fans can purchase one from StartPoken and use the SP20 code to get a 20% discount! You can also let me know that you need one and I can bring one to you at Blogher!

If you’ll be at Blogher keep an eye out for me because I really want to meet you! For those of you who won’t be able to make it to Blogher, I’ll be blogging my way through the conference and posting regularly. There will be opportunities for both Blogher attendees and non-attendees to win poken so STAY TUNED and follow me on twitter @banteringblonde !!!
Don’t forget to listen to MomActive with Leah and Fiona on Friday at 2pm EST. I’ll be broadcasting live from Chicago and dishin’ all the good stuff!


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MAMAVATION is Here!

Mamavation is a social experiment and weight loss campaign on twitter. Mamavation, like motivation, is an opportunity for one mom to change her life and create a healthy lifestyle for her family. The Mamavation Mom will be supplied with a bonafide team of personal trainers, coaches, and a cheerleading squad comprised of fit mamas that know what it takes to lead a healthy lifestyle. She will be challenged and encouraged for two months to make everlasting changes in her life. Once the time period is over, if certain goals are met, she will receive several prizes and become the first Mamavation Mom.

The campaign will unfold on Bookieboo where the Mamavation mom will keep a daily food/exercise journal. She will also be part of the Mamavation group on Bookieboo, where the entire membership and her team will encourage and assist her with her goals. She will be expected to post about her Mamavation experience on her blog weekly and tweet out often. She will also be asked to appear on the Momactive Radio Show and MomTV, as well as create bi-weekly confessional vlogs.

How will the mom be chosen? Good question. The Mamavation Mom will come from Twitter. Mamavation will be promoted as a healthy campaign while applications are submitted. Moms who apply will need to have a blog and twitter account. Three to four moms will be chosen for twitter to vote on. Those moms will ignite their own campaigns to get votes. And the first #mamavation mom will be annouced with a twitter party.

We hope Mamavation will touch peoples lives in a very real way on twitter. The world will be watching as the Mamavatioin mom struggles with challenges and overcomes. She will become an inspiration to all. Come watch how this unfolds.

Head on over to Mamavation.com to see how YOU can apply!!!

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You Are Invited ~ MomActive Launch Twitter Party

What better way is there to celebrate the launch of a new website and our new radio show, MomActive with Bookieboo and Fiona, than to throw a great big HUGE party with special guests, and TONS and TONS of giveaway prizes?!!
Well, there isn’t one! So……
Join us for the MomActive launch party brought to you by Bookieboo and Childhood Clothing. We are assembling on June 18th from 5pm to 8pm PST (Mountain Standard Time: 6pm to 9pm, Central Standard Time: 7pm to 10pm, OR Eastern Standard Time: 8pm to 11pm).
You can access the custom TWEET GRID here, compliments of @carissarogers. You will still need to insert the hashtag #bookieb in the top right and your own Twitter ID in the bottom right. Tweet Grid is an awesome tool you can use that night to make following the #bookieb discussion easier. If you are unfamiliar with Twitter, click here for a great explanation.
Make sure to follow our wonderful guests:
1. ME!!! (Fiona Bryan), The Bantering Blonde
2. Tracey Mallett, Sexy in 6, author & international fitness star

Come follow the moderators:
1. Leah Segedie with Bookieboo
2. Kelly Loubet with Childhood Clothing

Here are giveaway prizes you can win:
1. Childhood Clothing-custom design
2. Stylish Baby Gear-Diaper Bag
3. Spunky Monkey-Trace Designs Traceable Wall Mural
4. My Hip-T-(1) Hip-T
5. Stroller Strides-One free month of membership (new members only)
6. Baby EmiJingle Bells Anklet
7. Baby Banz–$30 gift certificate
8. Sharis Berries–One Dozen Fancy Berries
9. A Mother’s BoutiqueBlack Shawl Tunic Mini dress
10. Moon Drops Jewelry–chain and two charms
11. Karen Horton MD from Women’s Plastic Surgery in San Francisco-Free plastic surgery consultation ($100 value)
12. JRB Shoesflip flops
13. Nine Moons–Belly Bands
14. Boogie Wipes–Boogie Wipes Gift Basket
15. Aden & Anais–sleeping bags, single wraps, Baby Can Read DVD
16. My Body Belongs to Me book–Jill Starishevaky
17. Stork Magnets–30 announcement magnets ($65 value)
18. Cute as ButtonsInfant Tee Shirt
19. Be PresentAgility Pants

You will have to be present to win these prizes:
1. Pangea Organics- Radiance Gift Set (value $167 dollars)
2. Carolyn’s KitchenPink Dorothy Apron for Breast Cancer
3. Tracey MallettQuick Blast DVD Set

How to enter: Grab one of our banners and post them on your site. Make sure to leave a comment HERE when you do so and tell us your top 3 giveaway favorites. If you don’t have a website, you can visit Childhood Clothing and tell us what your favorite product is from the site and then tell us your top 3 favorites from the giveaway.

For extra entries, tweet about the Twitter party. Make sure to use hashtag #bookieb in your tweet. Every extra tweet gets you an extra entry, but remember to go HERE to enter again. Kelly from @childhood is going to be using Random.org to determine the winners that night. You wanna be there when she calls your name.

Here is the example tweet again:

“Come join us for the MomActive launch party on Thursday, June 18th from 5-8pm PST. #bookieb, http://tinyurl.com/r843dt

OR

“Twitter Party! Celebrate the launch of MomActive Radio Show on Thursday, June 18, 5-8pm PST. #bookieb, http://tinyurl.com/r843dt



(I’ve disabled comments so that all RSVP will go to the linky on Leah’s site.)
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Welcome To Momactive!!

Momactive.com is the blog home for the blogtalk radio show Momactive With Bookieboo and Fiona.  This exciting new radio talk show will begin on June 19th and can be heard every friday at 1pm cst.

This show is directed to you!  We will discuss all the current health and fitness topics that concerns us as moms trying to balance it all.  Our approach is one of lighthearted fun as we search for information and good conversation.  We will be joined by regular expert guests and real life moms, like yourself, to help us figure it all out and spread the word about active and healthy living for our families.  
Some possible topics you can look forward to hearing about:
*Is your child a picky eater?  How can we help our picky eaters get the nutrition they need?
*Are you trying to lose the baby weight from a recent birth or a birth years ago?(!) We will explore how our bodies have changed after childbirth and how our eating and exercise habits will change too.
*Summertime means sunshine and outdoor activity.  How do we protect our skin from harmful UV rays while still enjoying those long training runs, hikes, and bikes?  Are there things we can do other than sunscreen to protect ourselves and reduce the chances of skin cancer?
*How can you make the most of seasonal fruits and veggies in your cooking?  We’ll talk recipes, techniques and health benefits.
*What do you know about Yoga?  Pilates?  How are they similar or different and why are these forms of activity so popular?
*How do you fit in a workout with small children?  Share your creative ideas on how to work exercise into your daily routine with a family.
Have an idea?  Have an expertise?  Email us at momactiveradio@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you!  
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