You may have seen Kyle’s face in my sidebar….he’s the cherished angel and son of a friend and fellow Mom Masterminds member, Melissa Ingold.

On June 19, 2010 Kyle passed away in his sleep. He was just a few days from his 2nd birthday.

As you can imagine Melissa and her family are devastated, as are all of her online friends. Many of these friendships were born in the forums of Mom Masterminds, an online mastermind group of women who have created businesses we run from home. I actually joined Mom Masterminds before I was even married and over a year before I became a Mom because I just couldn’t wait to join them! It’s a powerful, supportive group and we help each other, learn from each other, and in times like this….lean on each other.

The owner of Mom Masterminds, Kelly McCausey, is offering a very special discount to new and even former Mom Masterminds members who may not have finished out their membership requirement previously. She’s offering a full, lifetime Mom Masterminds membership for only $100 which is an 80% discount off the regular price.

EVERY CENT of that $100 is going to Melissa’s family to help pay for funeral and burial costs for little Kyle.

Won’t you help a young family pay for this awful expense? Forget about the membership for a second, and think of how you might come up with money for the most awful surprise expense of all. Could you do it? Could you lean on people to help you? Thanks to Mom Masterminds, Melissa has all of us and we are lucky to have her as well.

You would be helping a family who is in desperate need to move forward. In return, you get a family…a family of women who have been in business for years, and some who may be just starting out. No matter the stage of your business, we’re there. From the monthly resources, to the extensive training archives, to the vibrant forum. It’s really been the jumping-off place for so many successful women you may follow on Twitter or whose blogs you read.

This special offer of only $100 for a LIFETIME membership is an amazing price and it’s for an amazing cause! All of the Mom Masterminds members who are promoting this discount are foregoing our regular 40% affiliate commission so every penny can go to Melissa.

To find out more, visit this link and read more about Melissa, Kyle and Mom Masterminds. Thank you in advance for your help, and I can’t wait to meet you inside Mom Masterminds!

http://www.wahmtalkradio.com/fundraiser-please-help-out-a-wahm-her-family/

…and please….pass this on! Once you’re a member, please pay this forward and tweet and post this as well! Even if you can’t join for some reason now, please pass this link on to anyone who you think might want to join and help little Kyle’s family!

THANK YOU!

Edited to add:Another way you can help Melissa while getting something else in exchange is to become her customer! All of the links below are direct links. I’m an affiliate but I’m stripping my affiliate link from them so every cent goes to Melissa.

Here’s a sampling of what she has to offer!

Online Marketer Sweetie course! Huge course full of information on how to effectively market your products and services online. This course is gigantic and only $47! You also get one free month of Melissa’s Special Report Club membership as a bonus.

More items are listed at InternetMarketingSweetie.com

Just a heads up that this weekend this site is going to be under some moderate to severe construction as I add things, reconfigure stuff and basically mess with it until it breaks.

If you’re new here this weekend (May 1-3) don’t think it always looks this wonky ok?

While I know that organizing and finding efficient ways to do things is exciting and interesting to me, I also know that for some people it’s a really tough struggle. Maybe you’re having trouble getting things done, keeping the house orderly, or just having an issue with how to solve a nagging organizational problem once and for all.

Just as we consult an accountant for tax advice and a lawyer for legal advice, might I suggest you consult a professional organizer? You’d be surprised at how many people there are out there, right now, waiting to help you get your organizing problems ironed out! Imagine the relief of having a real person standing with you in your kitchen, garage, attic or office actually HELPING to get things squared away!

In the next few weeks, I’ll be rolling out a directory of professional organizers right here on AutomaticMoms. My goal is to provide you with a comprehensive list of local professionals who are ready and willing to help you tackle your organizational issues NOW!

If you are a professional organizer and would like to add yourself to the directory, it’s free! A basic listing with the name of your business and a link to your site (and organized by state) is absolutely no charge! All I ask is that you link back here in some way, either a text link or by using my attractive new button ad (coming soon!).

To exchange links and add your organizing business to the directory for free, just visit my Support section and submit a support ticket using the “Professional Organizer Directory” category with your name, email address, name of your business and URL.

And readers….check back here in a week or so for the first of what I hope will be many potential helpers on your road to organization!

 If you need an impressive, yet inexpensive last-minute gift this might be just the thing!

Edited on Monday, December 28th to read: Both of these have been sold! Sorry!!!

I have two Tag Reading systems available for sale, brand-new, never opened in the box and ready to go! I had intended on giving one to my son and one to a friend’s daughter but found out she already had one and that it was probably too advanced a toy for my son at his age (2). Rather than hold onto it until he’s ready for it, I decided to sell them instead. I purchased them in September and whoops….misplaced the receipt so my loss is some other little boy or girl’s gain it would seem!

Here are some details:

Manufacturer: Leap Frog
Product: Tag Reading System
Website to see a description: http://www.leapfrog.com/en/families/tag/tag_system/tag_reading_system.html
Suggested Age: 4-8 years
Included: Tag Reader wand (holds 5 books on the reader) and one Tag book, “Ozzie and Mack”, user guide, USB cable, and Leapfrog Connect CD.

Required: Internet connection required, and 2 AA batteries (not included)

PC requirements: Windows XP or Vista, Pentium III 500MHz processor, Monitor resolution of 1024 X 768, USB port, 256MB of RAM (512 recommended), 300MB of free disk space, Internet connection, CD drive and Internet Explorer 6 or higher. Mac requirements: PPC 64 or an Intel Based Apple computer, Mac OS X 10.4+, 256 MB of RAM (512 recommended), 300MB free disk space, monitor resolution of 1024 X 768, USB port, Internet connection, CD drive and Safari application

I’m offering them for $20 each (was originally priced at $49.99) plus $5 shipping for FedEx 2-day service. If you would like to buy both of them, I will charge shipping for just $5 for both.

Whomever contacts me and claims them first will get them. I’m taking payment via PayPal and will ship them FedEx 2-day on Wednesday afternoon if claimed in time. You should receive them Monday if claimed by then.

Contact me to claim one or the both by sending an email to INFO the @ sign and then automaticmoms.com!

p.s. I may upload some pics of them today if my little buy reveals where the USB connecting cord for my camera was “hidden”……:) Let me know if you need a pic before claiming.

Here’s a little fun for a Monday morning! Click on the adorable baby below for your chance to win a $250 gift card from BabyUniverse! Quick and easy entry!

I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank everyone who boosted Toys for Tots the past week! I was happy to see that this post was linked to, tweeted on Twitter and talked about and that people helped out by writing their own Toys for Tots posts!

I hope to make this an annual appeal, and next year I’d like to organize something in advance of the holidays to get this effort off to a fantastic start! As a child, I never knew what it was like to go without at Christmas, and I remember how magical the season felt for me and my family. It’s tough to comprehend that for some kids, Christmas and the holidays in general are just regular days with no magic. They are just as tough as all of the other days of the year.

But I’m very heartened by the fact that so many people talked about, posted and tweeted the Toys for Tots URL and mentioned the need. There will unfortunately always be a need for this organization, but with the help of bloggers and Twitter folks like you, I think we helped make a small difference this holiday season!

Thanks again for your support of Toys for Tots!

~Jen

I just received word from my hosting company, Dreamhost, that I have been given FIVE highly-coveted Dreamhost invitation codes! This is a fantastic deal for anyone who is thinking of switching to Dreamhost because these rare codes offer:

* FOUR TIMES the normal disk space and bandwidth at signup! This means that you will get 2 TERRABYTES of disk space and 20 TERRABYTES of bandwidth from day one!

* If you choose the ten-year prepaid plan, you get $200 off! (Cha-ching!)

I have five of these codes that expire exactly two-weeks from today and once they’re gone…well, they’re gone! So if you are interested in receiving one, this is what you do:

Send an email to me at info AT automaticmoms.com and mention, “Dreamhost Invitation” in the subject heading. Tell me what you plan to do with your new hosting (move an existing site, start your first site, create an online empire….whatever you want).  Be sure to tell me what kind of site you will be creating or moving to your new host!

BONUS: Here’s the kicker….if you request an invite, and your URL is family-friendly and possibly interesting to my readers, I will publish your link in a follow-up post! So whether you actually receive an invitation or not, you still get a little something!

Only five invites will be sent, and if you receive one you have to use it within one week! If you don’t use it, I will forward the invite code to someone else for them to use instead. All FIVE INVITES must be used! So don’t request an invite unless you are SURE you plan to use it! Cross your heart, hope to die, stick a needle in your eye k?

So email me at info AT automaticmoms.com with “Dreamhost Invitation” in the subject and let me know what you plan to do with your new hosting! I can’t wait to hear what you have planned!

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