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Welcome To The Mom Hour Small Business Boutique!

Looking for a gift for someone special or a treat for yourself?
Support our community of creative entrepreneurs by shopping these small, mom-owned businesses today.

Suburban Soiree

Suburban Soiree helps moms celebrate days both big and small, offering festive napkins and pretty tea towels for each occasion and season.  Join the party with our subscriptions, the Sassy Napkin Society and the Tea Towel Club, or shop with us on Etsy.

Save 15% in the Suburban Soiree Etsy Shop with code MOMHOUR.

Good Medicine Tea

Good Medicine Tea makes your daily tea ritual a taste adventure! We combine delicious teas with the nourishing power of herbs. You can tell we love our Pacific Northwest home— some of our tea names are tributes to the adventurous spirit our friends, family, and customers bring to our home base in Hood River, Oregon. We’re family-owned and operated, and our young kids have taken on our tea-drinking habits. Many of our teas are kid-friendly and kid-loved, like Warm Hugs, Chocolate Trufflemint, and Sniffles.

Go to goodmedicinetea.com and use code MOMHOUR at checkout for 10% off your first order.

BK Project Partners, llc

BK Project Partners, LLC is a personal project assistant service specifically designed to help busy families reclaim their time.  From managing home remodels, planning trips, and building out schedules and meal plans, to researching summer camps and planning special events, we do it all so you don’t have to. Unload the research, planning, and logistics of your family projects and reclaim your time and mental space.  Give yourself or a mom you love the gift of time! See some of our current projects on Instagram @bkprojectpartners.

Go to www.bkprojectpartners.com/contact and use code MOMHOUR in the message box for 20% off your first project.

Umbel Organics

At Umbel Organics, we share our best research-backed natural living and healthy home tips with you. Whether you need product recommendations for your kids, the latest clean beauty and skincare finds, or the best non-toxic cleaning products, we do the work so you don’t have to. Browse our gift guides for natural living favorites for the whole family – from eco-friendly stocking stuffers to clean beauty for teens to unique home finds, there’s something for everyone on your list!

Browse our gift guides

Fade Market

Fade Market is an ethical fashion boutique for women focused on bringing social good to the world through slow fashion. We take pride in our curated collection of fair trade and USA made brands that you can feel good about purchasing. Our goal is to provide customers with the best socially and environmentally responsible products while helping them become more conscious consumers and create a more ethical closet. 

Go to fademarket.com/discount/momhour for 15% off your first purchase

The Pretty 1

The Pretty 1 artisan jewelry is designed and handcrafted by mother/daughter designers, Debbie Cerilli and Nicole Lewis, in Pittsburgh, PA. The Pretty 1’s collections showcase a beautiful assortment of semi-precious stones, freshwater pearls, Swarovski elements, high-quality glass beads, and dainty findings. The Pretty 1 has been featured in Pittsburgh Magazine, Whirl Magazine, Pittsburgh City Paper, the ICONS of Pittsburgh publication, and TRIB Live.

Go to www.thepretty1.com  and use code MOMHOUR at checkout to receive 15% off your first purchase.

Basic Blake Boutique

Basic Blake Boutique is a small, mama-owned shop that is dedicated to bringing trendy and modern pieces to your little one’s closet at an affordable price! We carry girl’s and boy’s styles for babies and toddlers, as well as the occasional item for mom – because you deserve to be spoiled, too!

Shop our collections at www.basicblakeboutique.com and use code MOMHOUR at checkout for 10% off your purchase!

Are you a small business owner looking for an affordable way to reach our audience? Learn more about our Small Business Boutique and apply to be included here!

Are you a small business looking for an affordable way to reach The Mom Hour’s loyal audience of thoughtful & loyal moms? As small business owners ourselves, we understand that you may not be ready for traditional podcast advertising – but we also know our community would love to hear about you.

Participants in The Mom Hour Small Business Boutique will be included on a special landing page on TheMomHour.com alongside a limited number of other businesses. (Think of it like the digital version of one of those cute maker markets!). As we promote that page across our channels and on the podcast itself, your business will enjoy the benefits of access to our audience, with the cost shared by fellow small business owners.

The Small Business Boutique landing page will be promoted monthly via advertisements on the The Mom Hour podcast, features in our monthly newsletter, and posts on The Mom Hour social media channels.

Dates and details:

  • Applications are due October 28, 2021 at 11:59pm ET
  • We will make our selection and reach out to chosen businesses on October 30, 2021
  • The fee is $500 for a 3-month engagement, November 15, 2021 through February 15, 2022
  • Onboarding begins November 1, 2021 and creative assets and payment will be due November 6, 2021 at 11:59pm ET

Apply for The Mom Hour Small Business Boutique by clicking the button below!

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One of our most popular blog posts EVER is refresh One of our most popular blog posts EVER is refreshed for 2022! Click this image at the link in our bio to read the just-structured-enough approach Sarah took during those long AZ summers at home when her kids were 6, 4, and 1.5. 😎 

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New episode! Most of us enjoy having a clean and New episode!

Most of us enjoy having a clean and tidy home, but have you ever kept track of how much you do throughout the week to keep it that way? In today’s episode, Meagan and Sarah share what seven days of real-life housework looks like in our homes. We reflect on the tasks we knew went into running a home, and some surprising ones we never thought of as housework before (like picking plums and chasing chickens!). Whether you prioritize deep-cleaning on a regular schedule or tend to tidy as you go and hope for the best, it’s eye-opening and gratifying to acknowledge the work that goes into managing a home full of kids.

Find the episode wherever you get your podcasts, or click this image at the link in our bio!

#themomhour #motherhood #mompodcast #podcastsformoms #parenting #parentingpodcast #podcastlove #trypod #podcastersofinstagram #shepodcasts #endlesscleaning #housework #cleaning #tidyingup #
Math Quiz: If 3 kids dirty an average of 15 dishes Math Quiz: If 3 kids dirty an average of 15 dishes per day while away at school 7 hours per day, how many additional dishes will they dirty while home all day for summer break?

67. The answer is 67. Yes, I’ve checked my work! Maybe someone who passed calculus can explain? 🤪 -M

#mommath #drowningindishes #summerbreakisnotreallyabreak
Happy weekend - and a big thanks to our June spons Happy weekend - and a big thanks to our June sponsors! Every month, we like to take a little time to shoutout our partners who help support the show + remind our listeners of some of the great deals our sponsors are offering. For more info, specific promo codes, and links, just search the brand name on our website, and they'll pop up in our episode show notes. We also collect ALL our active promo codes (even the old ones that are still working!) in our email newsletter - which is full of other great things we want to share with you, too. Tap on this image at the link in our bio to subscribe today. 

Meet our NEW partners this month . . .
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New episode! If you travel with kids, it’s just New episode!

If you travel with kids, it’s just a matter of time before a trip goes off the rails in spectacular fashion. Maybe it’s a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, or an expensive vacation spent sick in a pricey hotel room. Today Sarah is joined by @catieparrish @stacybronec @emilyeroark and @lisaapayne4 – regular contributors to the show and seasoned travelers with a combined 13 kids – who share their most memorable travel mishap stories. (Full disclaimer: there will be puke-talk.) In sharing these stories, we hope to normalize that travel with kids doesn’t have to go perfectly to be “worth it” and remind you that you’re not alone if this summer’s adventures go awry. Plus, one of the only perks to surviving stories like these is that we get to laugh about them later.

Find the episode wherever you get your podcasts, or click this image at the link in our bio!

#themomhour #motherhood #mompodcast #podcastsformoms #parenting #parentingpodcast #podcastlove #trypod #podcastersofinstagram #shepodcasts #travelingwoes #travelingwithkids #familytravelmishaps
New on the blog this week from @kiamhammond: Learn New on the blog this week from @kiamhammond: Learning About Juneteenth, As A Family.

"Like many families, mine is still figuring out how to teach our children about Juneteenth, as learning the history wasn't part of my education or my husband's when we were kids. The good news is, books written for children and families are a great way for the whole family to learn (and there are a lot of them!)."

Click this image at the link in our bio to read Kia’s book recommendations and more ways to start the conversation at home with your family.

#juneteenth #history #blackhistory #parenting #juneteenthbooksforkids #summerreading
New episode! As moms, we can be hard on ourselves New episode!

As moms, we can be hard on ourselves…and sometimes we just need to hear the simplest, oft-repeated pieces of advice and encouragement to remind us that it is all going to be OK. Join Meagan and Sarah for a reflection on eight pieces of wisdom that have carried us through motherhood struggles at every age and stage. We are offering them to you, to ourselves, and to all of our future selves in Episode 369.

Find the episode wherever you get your podcasts, or click this image at the link in our bio!

#themomhour #motherhood #mompodcast #podcastsformoms #parenting #parentingpodcast #podcastlove #trypod #podcastersofinstagram #shepodcasts #momtruisms #momtruths #parentingadvice #motherhoodstruggles
Just a “hello” from last-week-me, who spent 30 Just a “hello” from last-week-me, who spent 30 minutes moving 25 chickens by hand from their home to the new chicken yard, because they refused to go on their own. And then an hour moving them back, because same.

It reminded me a lot of mothering a toddler, and got me wondering: what’s the most ridiculous thing mom life has brought you in the past week? -M
New episode! Have you ever fantasized about atten New episode!

Have you ever fantasized about attending a camp-like environment for grown-ups? Much about the classic summer camp experience is appealing to us (though not EVERYTHING--we could certainly do without the bugs), and the idea of simply showing up for a perfectly curated experience without any responsibility, or planning, sounds AMAZING. Listen to this fun More Than Mom to hear all of our must-have activities (like food and wine tastings, yoga, personal style consults and more!), things that would be a hard no (like swimming in the gross, murky lake or participating in corny, guided crafts) and our daydreams about creating a Mom Hour Retreat (maybe someday?)!

Find the episode wherever you get your podcasts, or click this image at the link in our bio!

#themomhour #motherhood #mompodcast #podcastsformoms #parenting #parentingpodcast #podcastlove #trypod #podcastersofinstagram #shepodcasts #summercamps #womenretreats #momretreat
New on the blog this week from @jaymesherrod: LGBT New on the blog this week from @jaymesherrod: LGBTQ+ Resources For Parents (And Anyone Who Wants To Learn!). 

"The fact is, none of us will get it right every time. Not with each other, and certainly not with our kids. But it’s important that we keep showing up and having the conversations anyway."

Click this image at the link in our bio to access Jayme's roundup of resources.

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