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There’s some cute toys that just went on sale at the Mini Social.  Here’s a little sample:

Check the Mini Social daily – like I said before they are doing a holiday toy extravaganza and there’s some great gifts to be found!

Also, a few discount codes:

Reebok Friends and Family Sale – 30% off plus free shipping – use code FRIENDS – expires 11/14/10

Urban Outfitters coupon – 10% off – use code GIFTED – expires 12/23/10

The Children’s Place – 15% off – use code G4C2010 – expires 11/15/10

Sephora – 20% off for VIB – use code VIB2010 – valid 11/11/10 – 11/15/10 (I’m not sure if you actually have to be a VIB member to use this… I guess it’s worth a shot!!)

Halloween is over, so according to the stores, it’s officially the Christmas season!  And that means the 2010 Friends and Family sales are beginning….  I pride myself in being a bargain holiday shopper, and I’ll do  my best to share with you guys all the codes that I see.  Here’s a few to start things off for this Holiday season, and I promise there will be more to come!

ENDING TODAY 11/3 (sorry for the late notice!!) Sephora Friends and Family Sale 20% off use code FF2010

Janie and Jack Friends and Family Sale – November 5-7 25% off, use code JJFRIEND (I plan to check this site for a super cute festive Holiday outfit for Cam.  We need to start thinking about our Xmas cards!!)

Crayola Store Friends and Family Sale, Expires 11/30, 15% off use code CRAY15AFF (Fun art supplies for Xmas anyone?!)

Bloomingdales Friends and Family Sale November 10-14 20% off use code THANKS

Recently I was talking to a friend who is 7 months pregnant and I asked her what she was using on her baby belly to prevent stretch marks.  She said she had just run out of what she was using, and was thinking of trying something else.  That reminded me of an amazing product I used when I was pregnant with Cameron which another mom friend had recommended to me – L’Occitane Shea Butter.

This product, while not specifically marketed as “stretch mark cream” is, I think, the best thing out there for the job.  Most stretch mark creams have shea butter in them, but this stuff is 100% pure shea butter!

I knew from my own experience this stuff really works(I didn’t get a single one *knock on wood* for next time) but I wondered why shea butter actually helps prevent stretch marks so I asked my friend Google!  Here’s what I found out:

Because of its high concentration of non-saponifiable fatty acids, shea butter has a moisturizing and healing effect on the skin. The lipids contained in the butter are highly beneficial to the cells found in the epidermis and promote skin healing and improvement. Shea butter works well to improve the skin’s elasticity, thus enabling it to stretch with greater ease.

Sounds good to me!  You can buy this cream on Amazon.com, on the Sephora website, in Sephora stores, or at L’Occitane stores. It is a little pricey, but I would say that not getting stretch marks is worth it! One 4.9 oz tin will most likely get you through the whole pregnancy.

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I think twitter is an amazing way to get and share news about your neighborhood, talk to brands directly, and just have fun. I follow a lot of twitter accounts of websites that I read regularly because they will often post extra information – little tidbits, pictures, and news updates – and the brands will sometimes post about special sales, contests, and promotions.

Try twitter, even if you just want to follow people and not post. It's great! Plus, people will think you are cool.

So, if you give twitter a try, here’s my list of people you should think about following:

Brands:

Huggies – Huggies – my diaper of choice for Cameron, weather its their Little Movers, Overnights, or Little Swimmers. Whoever does their twitter is amazing. They are really active with the community, and love to share everyone’s pictures and advice.  Plus, there are lots of giveaways!

PullUpsBigKid – Huggies Pull Ups – for those of you who are potty training, get expert advice.

Sephora_Expert – An expert from Sephora (which is also on twitter) that gives expert advice and will specifically answer all your beauty questions. Go ahead, ask them a question!

FreshDirect – Fresh Direct – the grocery delivery service.  They offer lots of specials via twitter.

diapersdotcom – Diapers dot com – My go to spot when I’m in a pinch for baby supplies. Who can resist free overnight shipping?

PatagoniaNYC – Patagonia – Find out when the sales are on, and get excellent customer service. They even put Cam’s sizes on hold for me to be sure what I needed was there when I got to the store.

CCCalifornia – C and C California – I love this company’s super soft tee’s and clothing. Follow them to find out about all the sales and specials going on.

Neighborhood news / local bloggers:

PolishBar_Bklyn – Polish Bar of Brooklyn – This local mani-pedi spot is my favorite in the neighborhood.

Brownstoner – Brownstoner.com – Get up to the minute updates on what’s going on in brooklyn.

OneHungryMama – OneHungryMama.com – Get great food + kid related info.

fortgreenepark – fortgreenepark.org – Get local news straight from the Fort Greene Park Conservancy.

PrattArea – prattarea.org – The Pratt Area Community Council

LOVEofBROOKLYN – fortheloveofbrooklyn.com – If you love photography and you love Brooklyn, then you will really enjoy these tweets.

BrooklynKids – brooklynkids.org – the Brooklyn Children’s Museum – get the latest scoop on the new exhibits and activities.

achildgrows – achildgrowsinbrooklyn.com – All the news any Brooklyn parent can use.

clintonhillblog – ClintonHillBlog.com – Covering news specific to our ‘hood.

BKLocal – fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com – the New York Times Local covering Fort Greene and Clinton Hill.

bklynbotanic – bbg.org – the Brooklyn Botanic Garden – see pictures, and learn about events.

PATHBrooklyn – parentsaroundthehill.com – See the latest from Parents Around the Hill.

camerongood – See what my son Cameron is up to. I post lots of pictures, and we check in on Gowalla, so you can see where we are at.

mrsbetsygood – That’s me! I tweet a lot about neighborhood news, as well as random stuff about my life in general.

Just a little reminder that the Sephora Friends and Family sale ends today!  Use code FF2009 to get 20% off everything on the site!

Ok, admittedly this post has pretty much nothing to do with babies – but I know THIS mommy is totally excited about the Sephora 2009 Friends and Family sale which just started.  It’s about the only time of year I can get my beauty goodies at a discount so I really look forward to this coupon code.

The Code is FF2009 and it expires on 11/2/2009.  Do some holiday shopping (and some shopping for yourself) and save  a bundle!