I am way overdue in telling you about a great product that the folks at ALL and Momselect gave me the opportunity to try… ALL Small & Mighty laundry detergent.  I guess I should tell you first that I’m a laundry nerd.  I spend what seems to my husband like ages on the laundry aisle every time I have to replenish my detergent.  I smell everything. I calculate price per load.  I smell everything again.  I buy store brands, big-name brands, all-natural brands, one for grown up laundry, one for kid laundry… whatever the mood (or coupon) dictates. 

With all the product love, my laundry room/pantry/storage room got a smidge out of hand, so I decided to go with one detergent for the whole family.  Much to my smellgood lovin’ heart’s dismay, it had to be a fragrance -free.  I settled on using the big brand’s “free” detergent and was satisfied with everything about it… except the price.  I was stoked to find that the ALL Free & Clear got my clothes just as clean as the big brand and the price makes my budget a whole lot happier. 

Now, while doing some price research for this post, I noticed that the ALL Small & Mighty costs more per load than the regular ALL  2X, which doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me since the only difference is the higher concentration and smaller container.  I’m all about a smaller container taking up less room in my way too junky laundry room, but it wasn’t that much smaller than the 2X concentration (the Small & Mighty is 3X concentrated).  Regardless, they both work great and they are both priced a good bit below the big brands. 

Even better, TWO of you can win a full size ALL Small & Mighty laundry product of your choice.  All you need to do is leave a comment on this post telling me something laundry related.  What product(s) are your favorites?  How often do you wash clothes?  Is your washing machine fabric softener thingie as gunky as mine?  Whatever…just leave me a comment!  You can also earn extra entries by tweeting about the contest (make sure to include @willblogforshoe in your tweet).  You can be also earn an entry by updating your Facebook status to include the word “ALL” (all caps & quotes, please).  You are not limited to the number of times you can do either and you will earn an entry per tweet or status update!!  Don’t forget to leave me a separate comment to let me know about your extra entry (or entries).  Leave a separate comment per extra entry, please!

Winners will be notified via email on Tuesday, August 4th.

***UPDATE:  DUE TO THE WONKINESS, THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH THIS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5TH!

I know, I have a knack for titles.

Bug is settling down in the crying department and has become quite a joy to play with. Of course, all of our “baby” toys were packed up well before we knew Bug was on the way. To be honest, with all the Woggie toys that we’re swimming in, we’ve been less than swift to drag out all of those itty bitty toys. Needless to say that I was pleased as punch when the folks at One Step Ahead wanted me to try out one of their toys!

Enter the 3-in-1 Stepping Stone Play Mat:

This great mat grows with your child (score!) to continue to build muscle strength, motor skills, and cognition. Right now, Bug’s using it as a tummy mat, once she’s crawling, we can rearrange it into a crawling path, then play pyramids. Check out their site to see the possibilities! There are all kinds of crackles, jingles, and rattles to keep your little one mesmerized (and it seems to be a pretty good toddler TV mat as you can see).

One Step Ahead has long been one of my favorite catalogs. They offer not only developmental toys, but they are your go-to place for feeding, potty-training, travel gear, storage… the list goes on. Not only are the One Step Ahead folks offering you guys with a very generous discount through December 7th (enter BLOGSAVE at checkout to save 15% on any purchase $85 or more), they have also sent me a 3-in-1 Stepping Stone Play Mat to give away to one lucky commenter. Just leave a comment below. Obviously, if you want to mention the contest on your own blog, you can earn an additional entry (make sure to leave an additional comment letting me know that you blogged about it). I’ll close comments on Monday evening, December 1st.

Oh yeah… the fine print: Entries are limited to the Continental U.S. addresses only.