I may not be a SUPER MOM but definitely I am a SMART MOM! why? because my top priority would always be my kids’ welfare.

Now, are you a SMART MOM like me? Tell us why and you might just win 3,000 PhP worth of SMART STEPS products! Here’s how:

Smart Mom, Mother’s Day Giveaway Mechanics

• Like Smarts Steps and Make or Break on Facebook:

Make or Break

Smart Steps

• Post a photo of you and your kid (s) with SMART STEPS products on Make or Break’s wall 
• Email a photo of you and your kid (s) with SMART STEPS products at peh_cats@yahoo.com together with a caption (description) finishing the sentence: “I am a SMART MOM because…”
• I will be posting your photo at Make or Break’s wall and will tag you. 
• Encourage your friends to share your photo with this phrase: @Smart Steps & @Make or Break, This is a certified SMART MOM! http://tinyurl.com/Smart-Mommy  (DO NOT FORGET TO TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO TAG the FB pages, sharing can be done daily, and yes you can also share your own photo)
• One entry per mommy.
• Winners will be judged according to:

Photo 50%
Answer 40%
Number of shares 10%

• There will be 3 winners:

First Prize: P3000 worth of Smart Steps products
Second Prize: P2000 worth of Smart Steps products
Third Prize: P1000 worth of Smart Steps products

• This giveaway will run from April 30, 2012 until May 14, 2012 and winners will be announced on May 18, 2012
• This open to anyone mom in the Philippines and prizes will be delivered at your door step if you will win!  (edit)

Here is a sample photo:

CAPTION:  Smart Steps & Make or Break, I am a SMART MOM because I always make sure my kids get the best of everything!

You can see the photo here as well as the shares, so you’ll have an idea how it should be done: Mommy Pehpot is a SMART MOM!

So what are you waiting for? Tell us why you are a SMART MOM!

NOTE: when you share or your friends share you photo.. it should look like this.. take note of the highlighted part 🙂

Being green is my advocacy. It started when the flood hit us. It was shocking but I know it was also our fault. From then on, I stopped using plastic and encourage everyone to do so by giving away reusable bags. Now I want to reach to more people and help in making our planet a better place to live.

Here are 10 Practical Ways To Be Green

1. Old clothes can be turned into rugs. You don’t have to buy rugs, just use scissors and tear your old clothes to the size of the rug that you need.
2. Do not throw plastic bottles, you can sell it on junkyards or make use of it. Here, I use old plastic bottles as my seedlings pot.
3. For your house cleaning needs, such as carpet cleaning, hire organic cleaners such nj carpet cleaner.
4. Reuse old papers. Like what I did, some press release I have here were turned into loot bags, perfect for birthdays!
5. Use ecobag/ reusable bags instead of using plastic bags.
6. Buy eco-friendly and green products.
7. On summer days, instead of using the dryer in full, use it only half or not use it all, let the natural heat from the sun dry your clothes.
8. Shop online. Yes! it’s another way to be green. Shopping online means you don’t have to leave the house, no need to take the car and no need to use plastic.
9. Make use of appliances wisely, specially air condition, fan and lights.
10. Keep and collect (do not throw) old newspaper as this can be sold on junkyards.

It was Christmas of 2010 when out of the blue, we decided to buy 2 150 square meters lot. It was really a spur of the moment decision and we end up paying the other lot in full while the other lot, we opted for a 2 year payment scheme (and we’re broke after that haha). Eventually, we decided that we’re not pushing through with our plans (well, as of now), and instead of building a house on the lot(s) we bought 2 years ago, we think it would be wiser to build/buy a house here in the Metro. When we’re done paying for the other lot, that would be the time that we will start looking for home mortgage company that would help us to decide which will be the better option for us. Mortgage has become the generic term for loan, but we know that in mortgage, there is always a collateral before you can avail of a loan.

There are so many reasons why we decided to live here midst  the flood that we had experienced 3 years ago. For one, we love the school here. We also love the fact that it feels like we’re in living in the province but it will only take a few minutes to access the city’s center.