Blisstree has a new commuinty section where you can go to voice your opinion, and interact with other Blisstree community members. There are several different topic forums including parenting, crafts, and cooking.
You can share your parenting advice, or your favorite recipes to cook with the kids, or just leave a fun comment. I love the topics because they all center around home and family, two of my favorite things.
I look forward to seeing you there!

You might have noticed that Play Library looks a little different these days. b5media’s Lifestyles channel has now become a part of Blisstree.  It’s an exciting change from this end, and I think it will be a fabulous change for you too.
I’ll still be here bringing you toys, games,  fun activities to do with your kids. I’m also a couple other places at Blisstree. I’ll still be blogging at She Knows Parties, bringing you ideas for birthday parties, holiday entertaining and more.
I’m also one of the new Food and Nutrition bloggers at Blisstree, where I’ll be sharing more of the …read more

This year bloggers from around b5media’s Lifestyles, Health and Wellness channels are giving readers a special surprise. We’ve created a virtual mall to help ease the anxiety of shopping for those on your Christmas list who may be a little more difficult to buy for. Stop by Kettle and Cup and select your favorite hot beverage, kick back and browse this years Holiday Gift Guide Shopping Extravaganza. We have the perfect gift for everyone on your list, no matter what their interests.

We’ll kick things off right here at home. Here at Play Library we’re sharing the Best of Toys list …read more

Today is my last day writing at PlayLibray.  I wanted to take a moment to thank the PlayLibrary readers for spending your time with me, joining in on the conversation, and making this such an enjoyable blog to write and manage.
My house remains filled with my 4-year old triplets’ toys, but it’s time for me to move on from b5media to pursue other opportunities that are more closely related to my company, KeySplash Creative, and my books. 
I hope you’ll visit me on my new marketing and branding blog as well as my other blogs.  Here’s a list of sites …read more

Thank you to everyone who entered to win a Wow Wow Wubbzy prize package through the contest on PlayLibrary last week.  The winner was randomly selected, and Whitney Richardson will receive the Wow Wow Wubbzy DVDs, toys and products.
Congratulations, Whitney!
Surprise!  This is a Blogtoberfest Sponsored Post.  That means, you can enter to win the prize hidden behind this blog (follow the link to learn more about Blogtoberfest and the prizes up for grabs). 
Just leave a comment on this post to be entered into the contest.  The prize and the winner will be announced within a week.  Keep your eyes …read more

Tomorrow will kick off the beginning of our Second Annual b5media Lifestyles Channel Blogtoberfest Two Week Giveaway Event! This year, we’re happy to introduce our sponsors, who with a combined effort, are giving away over $7,000 in prizes. Go through the list and see what you can’t live without, or would just love to give to someone you know. Now, to make things especially fun, we’ve mixed up the prizes and placed some on unlike sites so it won’t be so easy to figure out where those prizes are lurking.  Check out the prizes that will be up for …read more

 October is traditionally an exciting month for b5media’s Lifestyles Channel and their readers. Summer is over and the Holidays have not yet begun, so it is the perfect time for us to thank our readers for their continued loyalty. To do this, the Lifestyles Channel joins forces with hundreds of sponsors to create a two week extravaganza of giveaways, jump-starting the holiday season and allowing our readers to win gifts, both for themselves and for giving.
This year’s Blogtoberfest is better than ever before. We have simplified the process and the sponsors have been extremely generous in the gifts that they …read more

 The b5media Lifestyles Channel is excited to announce our Second Annual Channel Wide Blogtoberfest! Blogtoberfest will run an entire two weeks throughout our channel beginning Monday, October 6th and wrapping up Friday, October 17th.
Here’s how it will work: Each day select blogs within the channel will post as usual, the only difference is, they’ll post our beautiful Blogtoberfest button (shown above) and a special note letting you know that it is a sponsored post. That particular post will have a secret prize assigned to it from our list of awesome prizes that will be announced prior to opening day. All …read more

Do you want a little publicity from the entire Lifestyles Channel on b5media?
From October 6 – 17th, we’ll be hosting our Second Annual Lifestyles Channel Blogtoberfest.
We’re planning to run this event for two weeks during the month of October (or until the prizes run out). During that two weeks, we’ll be giving away some amazing prizes.
We’ve already come up with a few prizes of our own by way of previous product reviews, public relations contacts and more to give to readers but would like to supplement them with some other prizes and gifts from sponsors interested in being a part …read more

I wanted to share some personal news that I’m excited about today. 
My new book, Kick-ass Copywriting in 10 Easy Steps, was released today by Entrepreneur Press. 

The purpose of this book is to teach small business owners, eBay and Craigslist sellers, beginner copywriters and anyone else who wants to learn how to write compelling copy that you don’t need to pay an exorbitant price to hire a professional ad agency or copywriter in order to create effective copy.
This book works as a hands-on guide that takes you through ten simple steps using a tool for success …read more