Now Cozi has offered a contest for the #notatblogher bloggers and this post is my contest entry. If you don’t know what Cozi is, it is a FREE, easy to use, family organization website. You can create calendars for all of the family members, and create a desktop widget so you can keep track of your schedules! You can also organize shopping lists (and send them via test to your phone so you have it with you when you’re shopping. Cozi helps me keep my family’s busy lives organized and it will help you too.

The Top 10 Reasons I am Excited to Stay Home with My Family this Coming Weekend are…

1. I will be able to attend my nephew’s birthday party on Saturday.
2. I will get to sleep in on Friday and Saturday!
3. I will be able to finish editing my ebook on chores!
4. I will be able to spend Friday home with Aaron-and try to beat him on Madden ’09 All Play on the Wii.
5. I will be able to set up the homeschool software on Jordan’s computer while he is still visiting my parents.
6. I will be able to update my Cozi calendar with our fall schedule, that is filling up fast.
7. I will be able to worship in my home church with my family.
8. I will get to hug Jordan when we go pick him up on Saturday.
9. I will be able to watch all of the Tampa Bay Rays games on TV this weekend! Go Rays!
10. I will get to watch the Brickyard 400 on Sunday.

Now, I need your help. PRETTY PLEASE Will you leave a comment on this post? The 15 bloggers with the most comments will receive a $100 blog sponsorship from Cozi. This would come in very handy right now as I prepare to launch my 1st e-book. If you really want to help me, use the “share this” and “retweet” buttons below and share this post with your friends. Thanks for your help and support!

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Today is-Christmas in July on Twitter: Tomorrow (Monday, July 20th) you can enter to win a prize pack that would make Santa blush just by tweeting with the hashtag #LitzkyPR between 9 a.m. eastern time and 9 p.m. eastern time. The prize pack is worth hundreds of dollars so come play, you just might win!

One Month of Free PR from Litzky Public Relations:
If you are a blogger, a small business owner, an Etsy, Silkfair or Ebay shop owner – this is for you! To enter, become a fan of “Litzky Public Relations” on Facebook,  then post on their wall a) what product/blog/biz you would like to promote and b) what your favorite 3 p.m. snack is-mine is Pretzel Crisps and an ice cold Coke. The winner will be randomly selected and win a free consultation plus one month of free PR ($15,000 value)!

Time to Play BlogHer Contest:  – Anyone attending BlogHer who finds Momfluence’s – Amy Lupold Bair – and takes a picture of the 2 of you together can then upload that picture to the Time to Play BlogHer microsite (www.timetoplay.com/blogher ) to be eligible to win 1 of 5 $50 Target gift cards. The first 10 people to upload their pic will automatically win a $20 Target gift card. And this is not listed on their site, but the first 10 people to find Amy will receive a $10 Target gift card just for saying hi

Not attending BlogHer? There is aTimetoPlayMag.com contest for us too!: Anyone can go to the TimetoPlayMag.com microsite and tell them one place you have visited with your family that you think every kid should experience.  If you enter on Friday you are entered to win a $25 Target gift card or a Girls Prize Pack with 7 great toys!  If you enter Saturday you are entered to win a $25 Target gift card or a Boys Prize Pack with 6 great toys.  Four winners total.

So, lets have some fun, even though we are staying home.

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I have been a fan of IZEA for a while now, I believe in what they do to promote sponsored conversations on blogs and other social media forums. I feel that with the FTC looking at regulating bloggers and the compensation they receive for blogging about products, sponsored conversations are going to become the norm and IZEA is the cutting edge.

Izeafest will take place October 1-4 at SeaWorld Orlando. The list of speakers at this event is a who’s who of blogging and social media:

• Ted Murphy CEO of IZEA
• Aaron Braazell of technosailor.com
• Chris Brogan of ChrisBrogan.com
• Darren Rowse of Problogger.com
• George Smith of Crocs.com
• Sarah Evans of PRSarahEvans.com
• Wendy Piersall of Sparkplugging.com…….and many more

The IZEAFest website describes the event as,

“An interactive event designed to educate, inform and connect social media enthusiasts. Meet the world’s foremost social media experts in a collaborative, fun and open setting. Learn how to grow your traffic, build your brand and make more money online.”

The only thing that has me concerned is…on Sunday 10/4/09 the IZEAFest bloggers are invading SeaWorld Orlando. Ok, I love SeaWorld-Shamu, Clyde, Seymore and all of their friends. What has me concerened is…to enter the contest I had to agree to ride Manta, SeaWorld Florida‘s newest roller coaster and the only flying coaster in Florida! I am not a roller coaster lover but I will ride Manta. (Yikes!)

I have 16 weeks until IZEAFest and I need to reach a few personal and business goals before then. I need you, my loyal readers to hold me accountable and help me towards these goals.

1. I would like to lose at least 20 lbs before I go.
2. I need to earn enough additional money monthly so that I can upgrade to a smartphone & pay for the plan- so I can blog and tweet from the event. (It just isn’t practical to lug my laptop through SeaWorld-and my battery only lasts 15 minutes anyway.)
3. I need to find a sponsor to cover the cost of my lodging and dinners during the conference. If you know of a business, company or benefactor who may want to sponsor me, please share this link with them http://themommaven.com/sponsorship-opp/

If you would like to come to IZEAFest there are still tickets available, just click the IZEAFest link. October is a beautiful time to visit central Florida and I’d love to get to meet you.

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