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NEK Moms Giveaway: Six Pack of Mom Approved, All Natural Zevia!
Yippee, it’s giveaway time again! This time around thanks to the friendly people at Zevia, NEK Moms has a free six pack of Zevia to gift to five lucky NEK Moms readers! Zevia is the smarter naturally sweetened soda alternative to sugar laden, high processed beverages. Zevia is an all natural zero calorie soda that contains no artificial sweeteners or sugar. It’s naturally sweetened and comes in 15 yummy flavors! As many of you know, I gave up drinking regular soda a long time ago. I realized that taking better care of myself and long-term health meant eliminating “empty” calories from soda and shedding the potential health risks that may come…
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Black Friday: Buying Local, Buying Made in Vermont
This holiday season, I’m opting out of the traditional box store shopping binges and foregoing plastic. I’m not only buying local, but I’m buying handcrafted in the USA, supporting both local businesses and the online handmade mega house Etsy. Shocking? Maybe, to some at least. Beyond the growing “buy local” craze is a growing momentum of buying handmade in the USA from home-based artisans and crafters, many of whom are selling their wares on sites like Etsy and Artfire. Before discovering Etsy, whenever I thought of “handmade” I used to conjure up images of church sales, knick-knacks, tired knit scarves and granny square crocheted blankets. But online sites, like Etsy, and an…
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NEK Moms, Score a Great New Look at Charles Preston Salon in Lyndonville and Get a Discount During July!
Moms (and Dads), if you’re looking for a new look this July, keep reading! Autumn, the spunky and outgoing stylist, expert wax professional and owner of Charles Preston Salon in Lyndonville, just worked wonders on my head of hair today. In need of a new style, I dropped by Charles Preston Salon today and met Autumn. Within seconds of meeting her, I knew that this woman had the creative spark that would transform my unruly mom hair into cute, manageable locks. The best part, this stylist spoke honestly about what she thought would look good on me and what look would match my mom lifestyle (i.e. my lack of time…
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Vermont Raised ‘Twice’ CEO: Recycled Clothing Company Does Good With Socially Responsible Mission and Makes Buying Women’s Top-Quality Clothes Affordable, Fun and Hassle Free
There must be something about growing up in Vermont and breathing in all of the fresh air that’s creating a wave of creative young entrepreneurs and socially responsible, forward thinkers. Not long ago, Vermont’s Corrine Prevot, founder of SKIDA was named as a rising entrepreneurial star by Forbes Magazine and noted for her Plus One [+1] project. Now, another entrepreneur with Vermont roots is set to rock the reused clothing “buy-sell-trade” scene. Online Used/Recycled Upscale Clothing Store ‘Twice’ Co-Founder, Noah Ready-Campbell NEKMoms.com Publisher, Julie Tower-Pierce, had an opportunity to catch up with Vermont born, Noah Ready-Campbell, co-founder of Twice, and his marketing guru Alexandra Nichols over the weekend. Hat tip to the Vermont Organic…
