Got Babysitters? August 22, 2008

When’s the last time you got out of the house for a date night, or – even better – ALONE?  Been a while? Can’t even remember?  I’m with you sister, and the number one reason that we don’t get out is that we just can’t find a sitter. But not just any sitter, I want someone I can trust to engage my kids and not just plop on the couch in front of my tv on the phone! I want someone who will get down to their level, play their games, act silly, and enjoy herself. And it wouldn’t hurt if she was CPR certified and came with awesome references. Now where do I find someone like that?

MommyMixer is here to help! MommyMixer connects busy families (like yours!) in need of part-time babysitting with high-quality college students. At each hour-long Mixer, moms personally interview a number of candidates and leave with an A+ list of potential babysitters. Many candidates are not only used for babysitting, but also act as family-assistants: running errands, helping with organization, planning and producing birthday parties, etc. MommyMixer’s recent Orange County events have been such a hit that they have sold out, word is spreading and moms all across OC are getting hooked up with the sitter of their dreams! 

Here are the details for the next mixer, and don’t forget to visit our the MommyMixer website for more info and to register! No Rest For Bridget in Costa Mesa is hosting the event on Sunday September 7th at 1pm.  As a great added bonus, No Rest For Bridget is offering all attendees at 15% shopping discount, so check out what’s new while you have a chance to shop sans kiddos.  We have dozens of sitters from UCI, Chapman U, CSULB, and CSUF scheduled to attend, so no matter where in OC you are, you are sure to find a few great sitters near you. Hope to see you there!

Check out this youtube video to see what all the fuss is about! 

contact  orangecounty@mommymixer.com for more information

MommyMixer’s SoFab Orange County Sitters Team Up For CHOC Walk! July 29, 2008

On October 19th, 2008, dozens of top-notch college students in Orange County will team up in support of Children’s Hospital Orange County. MommyMixer’s SoFab Sitters, clad in white MommyMixer t’s, have a fundraising goal of $5000 and hope to beat it by leaps and bounds! If you are a college student in OC and would like to join in, click the link below!

http://www.chocforms.org/chocwalk/2008/MommyMixers_So_Fab_Sitters/

MommyMixer participates in community service and outreach programs to help better the lives of children and moms in our community. We have chosen to support CHOC in appreciation of the awesome care and attention my daugher received at CHOC in July 2005 for her first open heart surgery, and the continuing care she receives and will receive throughout her childhood. For more information about MommyMixer, please visit us online at www.mommymixer.com/orange-county

MommyMixer’s Fall Schedule is Out! June 22, 2008

Don’t miss out on the hottest new way to snag the babysitter of your dreams in Orange County! MommyMixer has released it’s Fall line up and spots are sure to go fast, their Spring event SOLD OUT!

Sunday September 7th 1pm

Sunday October 5th, 1pm

Sunday November 9th, 1pm

All events will be hosted at No Rest For Bridget in Costa Mesa and the store is offering an awesome 15% shopping discount for all attendees! For more info, or to register, visit them ONLINE

We are always on the look out for awesome sitters, too, if you are a college student in Orange County looking for some great families to babysit for, submit your resume online HERE

MommyMixer Orange County June Event June 11, 2008

Orange County MommyMixer

Great sitters. Great families. Great connections.

Come to MommyMixer, the hot new service that connects college students looking for fun babysitting jobs with busy families that need occasional help. All this, while shopping at hip boutiques around town. There’s no better way to get hooked up with the SUMMER babysitter of your dreams!

Don’t miss out on this GREAT opportunity…mark your calendars!

Only $50 to attend this SPECIAL ORANGE COUNTY MOMMYMIXER

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

No Rest For Bridget

250 East 17th Street, Costa Mesa

1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

15% shopping discount

If you can make it . . .

1) Go to the Orange County link at www.mommymixer.com.

2) Fill out the form & make your $50 payment to register.

(Price returns to $100 for future mixers)

3) Come to the mixer and find great babysitters!

Space is limited – be sure to register early! Our May event SOLD OUT!

Does anyone really get any “work” done, working at home? June 11, 2008

I have been working at home for about 4 years now, through 2 pregnancies, 8 months of bed rest, my first daughter’s heart surgeries, a husband in the Marines, and everything else life has tossed at me. When I look back over the past 4 years something occurs to me, I really don’t get any work done at home! When I really need to meet a deadline, or listen in on a conference call, I head over to the Starbucks on the corner with my trusty laptop for a little peace and quiet. My job has been so flexible that this has not been an issue, and I have always gotten something done at some point, but I just wonder how other moms do it. Moms who have to get real work done on a daily basis, amidst the crying, napping, bottles, fish crackers, playdough, and play dates. I love the company I work for and what I do, it affords me an incredible amount of freedom and flexibility, and I am able to do 90% of everything via email and phone calls. I am currently the Orange County city manager for MommyMixer, a company that connects babysitters with moms at fun little networking mixers. I have so much fun at my events, meeting new moms and watching the great connections they make with the girls they meet! It is a great 2 hour break from being Mom and gives me a sense of self, of accomplishment and tiny glimpse of freedom. Just enough that by the end of the event I am ready to get back home to my kids and just be mom again.