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Show Dasani What Makes You Sparkle & You Could Win A Vacation!!! #SparkleWithDASANI #ad


This post was sponsored byDasani but all opinions as always are my own.Dasani-Sparkling-

What makes you sparkle?  For me, it’s just relaxing and soaking in the day with my family. I love taking some me time while relaxing in a comfy chair watching the birds and my kids play or sharing some morning coffee on the porch with my husband.  I love summer so that is my favorite time of year to get my Sparkle on!  We live on a lake so swimming and sailing definitely add to my sparkle and of course bliss would be ending the perfect day in my tub with relaxing music.

What makes you SPARKLE?

Dasani wants to know what makes you sparkle and they have an AMAZING contest for sharing your answer!  All you need to do is upload a photo of what makes you sparkle to Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #SparkleWithDASANI.  Make sure you like @dasaniwater so they can contact you if you win.  The Grand Prize is a Sparkling Getaway to the Westin Diplomat in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida!  This great prize package includes airfare, hotel and spa treatments for 4!  Winner will be selected in early August!

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The Very Real Mental Disorder of Pregnancy Addiction

Have you ever know someone who was addicted to pregnancy?  It’s very different from wanting a large family.  Women addicted to pregnancy are obsessed to the point that nearly every aspect of their life relates to wanting to be pregnant, trying to get pregnant or being pregnant.  Social media has fueled this addiction because now they can use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and more to search for ways to announce the pregnancypregnancy test

Pregnancy addiction is a real psychiatric disorder and women with the disorder will get pregnant over and over, even though they already are overwhelmed by the children they have.  The high comes from the pregnancy, making the announcement is such a high, they usually announce before the pee stick is dry.  Then the constant updates of morning sickness, cravings, belly pics, sonograms, names, big gender reveals and more.  This all leads up to the big day and the culmination of the big birth story.

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Then without skipping a beat, they start discussing how long they will wait before becoming pregnant again and often post about the fact that they might be and asking their friends if they should test and then making them wait on the results. The reason this is so fun for them is because they feel like they are a star, they crave the attention and are usually very insecure and wanting to fill a void with the pregnancy.  This is something they can focus on and bask in the comments, praise and adoration of friends and family.  They can be neglectful of the children they have in order to focus their attention on connecting with social media about the pregnancy.

Psychologist and Psychiatrists describe pregnancy addiction and the constant need to get pregnant as much an addiction as substance or alcohol abuse.  Psychiatrists describe it as a mental disorder.  The women who suffer pregnancy addiction are usually stay-at-home moms without a job or career and feel being pregnant gives them a purpose and makes them valued.

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The women describe themselves as feeling feminine and womanly when pregnant and relish the adulation they receive because it makes them feel like the center of the universe.  Many women use the constant pregnancy as an excuse for not pursing any other interests, career or education.  They are insecure and uncomfortable with the thought of being outside their role as a mother.

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Other women are addicted to pregnancy as they feel it will save their marriages and that their husband will never leave them if they have lots of children.  They look at the children as something that will hold the marriage together like mortar and continue getting pregnant to avoid ever having an empty nest.  The children tend to be a buffer between the spouses and they lose touch of how to interact with their spouse alone.

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The women feel an emotional rush when they think about getting pregnant and once pregnant the release of the hormone oxytocin makes them feel great.  They love the glow and the compliments they get when pregnant.  However, when the baby is born and the focus shifts, they often feel low and are obsessed with getting the feeling they had when pregnant back.  It makes no difference if they cannot physically care for their children, many addicted mothers neglect their children and focus on getting pregnant again.  They often will relish the newborn stage but as soon as the baby starts to become mobile they are deeply longing to be pregnant again.  Pregnancy addiction is a real disorder and women experiencing it should seek psychiatric treatment.

Do you know anyone that is addicted to pregnancy, let us know.

 

 


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View, Share, Create, Buy, Sell Instagram Photos With Ink361!!! $50 Ink361 Gift Code Giveaway!!! #HolidayGiftGuide

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Ink361 is an Instagram web interface that  lets you access and interact with the Instagram photo-sharing network via the web. People use Ink361 to share their own photos, to discover new photos and photographers, and to explore the world one photo at a time in real-time.

The very best thing Ink361 offers is that you can view Instagram photos in full size and communicate with your friends conveniently with a large keyboard. This makes photo sharing more fun because the pictures can be of your friends, family, or perfect strangers, and taken in places you can easily explore now. Excited? Give it a try and see where this link takes you.

I recently took a tour of INK361 and found that you can upload your photos on any platform and open a store on INK361 where people can choose to buy your photos as prints, canvas, phone cases, tablet cases, framed prints, metal prints and more.  This is great if you like to share great shots you have taken and have a platform to make a little money selling them. Of course you can make and buy all the same products with your own image or perhaps browse at some of the other available photos that other photographers have shared.  There are options to let others know you have a store on INK361 and promote your new store via email, your blog, Facebook and Twitter.  I uploaded some of my favorite shots and made a nice case for my iPhone and a metal print.  The only thing thing I would like to see are editing options when you are creating because I did not see any that allowed you to rotate, zoom in or out , lighten, darken etc.  That was a bit frustrating and if they were on the site they were not very user friendly so that is a suggestion that I would make.

INK361 is a great place to get a custom gift with either your photos or any of the others available on the site.  Phone cases, Tablet Cases, Prints, Canvas and more make great holiday gifts.  Mommy Ramblings is adding INK361 to our 2013 Holiday Gift Guide.

What can you do with Ink361?

View Instagrams

Use ink361 to view your Instagrams in different ways. The grid viewer is a fantastic, fun, and easy way to discover photos in small, medium or full size.

Make new friends

Explore your friend’s followers and following, and make new friends. This tool is great to quickly see who follows who, and if people follow each other. This view also allows you to see the last five photos somebody has posted and like them, so you can earmark users to follow.

Discover the world in real-time

With the Ink361 map viewer you have the world in your hand. The map viewer is great because it allows you to see what is happening at every corner of the world in real-time. We encourage you to explore the world and see some of the amazing captures going up every minute.

Create albums

Hashtags are a great way to organize your photos. The ink361 #album feature allows you to easily create # albums and share a complete photo album with your friends and family across all of your social networks.

Share with friends

It is so much more fun to share your photos and discoveries with the world around you. Ink361 allows you to share any Instagram via your favorite social networks. Become the first to share the news!

Get inspired

Ink361 is a fantastic place to get inspired by photography. Ink361 is also a great tool to learn from other users how to better your photography skills and take interesting pictures. Follow @Ink361 on Instagram and make sure you receive our Daily Discovery and our Photo Challenge posts.

Ink361 is sponsoring a giveaway on Mommy Ramblings.  One lucky winner will win a $50 Gift Code to Ink361!  Thank you Ink361 for the review code and for sponsoring this great giveaway on Mommy Ramblings!!!  Open to US residents.

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Easy Canvas Prints 8×10 Canvas Review and Giveaway!!!

I love to display photos of my family throughout our home, so I was eager to do a review for Easy Canvas Prints when offered.  I chose a recent pic of my little guys to use and the ordering process was super simple.  In no time my order was complete and I was notified that they had my order and all through the shipping process.  The canvas arrived nicely packed and the finished canvas was gorgeous, sharp, vibrant and something I treasure already.  Easy Canvas Prints makes it easy to turn your prints into masterpieces and it even works with Instagram photos!

The canvas would not photograph well due to the texture on the canvas it kept reacting very badly with whatever lighting I used. The picture does not do the canvas any justice and in person it is sharp and clear.

Easy Canvas Prints is sponsoring a giveaway on Mommy Ramblings.  One lucky blog reader will win a gift code for a 8×10 canvas!  Thank you Easy Canvas Prints for the review canvas and for sponsoring this great giveaway on Mommy Ramblings!!!  Open to US residents.

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