by Angelique Millette

Starting Sunday March 14th, clocks will be set forward one hour: “spring forward.”

You can help your baby/toddler by starting to adjust ahead of the time change on Sunday. Starting Tuesday night (March 9th) begin to put baby down 10 minutes earlier for bed. You can do this by comforting, singing or reading, and/or starting the bedtime ritual/routine 10 minutes earlier. Do this for the rest of the week, so when the time change does happen, your baby or toddler will have slowly adjusted to the new time.

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Pacific Essentials provides you with an eclectic array of lotions and potions, candles, apparel, swarovsky crystal belt buckles, flip flops and more! Great gifts too!

Winner of this week’s giveaway will get “Give me some sugar” scrub and one “Love my body lotion” (winner can choose scent from: Pomegranate cassis, lavender vanilla, or coconut.) Total value $45

To be entered to win, please comment here on a product you like from Pacific Essentials!

20% off our body products for the month of March!
Use code citymommy20 for 20% OFF!
Contest ends Sunday, March 14th.

1. Please tell us a little bit about your business/site?

My company is called Princess Free Zone, Inc.
The website can be viewed here. The idea of “princess free” was born from an obvious gap in the kids/girls market which I became aware of while shopping for my daughter who has never been into princess stuff. Instead, she likes super hero, trucks, fireman outfits, boy clothes and on and on. I began to have a serious problem with shopping in the boys departments for my girl. The same rang true when I’d look for toys she’d like which were mainly action figures, race cars, and Spiderman and Batman stuff.

As a result, I decided there needed to be something out there for girls like my daughter. I thought, “I’m just one mom with one kid like this.” I knew there had to be others like me and my daughter. When I started doing research, I found tons of articles/blogs/books debating the effects of “princess” on girls—it is a hot topic whether you agree or not. However, I wasn’t looking to promote anti-princess as much as an alternative to princess.

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HauteLook hosts limited-time designer sale events with today’s top children’s brands as well as brands for women, men, home and beauty. All sale events start at 8am PST, lasting 48 hours, bringing highly sought after kid’s merchandise exclusively to HauteLook moms.
Register HERE to gain member-only access to prices 50 - 75% off retail on the hottest brands. HauteLook is FREE to join!!!

Here are some upcoming sales that you don’t want to miss!

Kicky Pants – Starts Wednesday, 3/3
Baby Nay Blowout – Starts Thursday, 3/4
Riley Roos – Starts Friday, 3/5
Victoria Kids, Mary Meyer – Starts Saturday, 3/6

If you are looking for unique décor for your little ones room or nursery, look no further than Oopsy daisy!
Oopsy daisy is a beautiful fine art company with over 70 artists worldwide. Their collections include everything from room décor items like lamps and rugs to gift items like dolls, growth charts, nightlights and more! Check out their website, its full of beautiful works of whimsical art that will make you ooooh and aaaaah.

Oopsy daisy believes that art stimulates and helps develop a child’s mind, spirit and health. Parent conceived and owned, Oopsy daisy donates a portion of annual sales to charities that directly assist children and that are compatible with the company’s goals for improving kids lives.

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