Monday, June 4, 2012

Green Cleaning

Fellow MOPS member and mom, Heather McDowell, is offering an exciting deal for UPC MOPS members... who wouldn't mind a little help with house cleaning?

Special Offer to UPC MOPS Community
As a member of MOPS who is loving the program and like-minded mom connections I’m making, this small-business-owner mom would like to extend a special offer to other MOPS moms through her small business: Seattle Green Earth Cleaning, Seattle's eco-friendly and socially-responsible cleaning company:
  • 50% off your first house cleaning service
  • then 20% off all future services
  • And for brand-new moms (either 1st or subsequent child): 50% off all services for the first 3 months of baby’s life 
We are a local, mom-owned business that strives to enhance our clients lives by providing fully-customizable home cleaning services, while contributing to the community and serving the social good. 
Based on my experience as a new mom, my business has come to specialize in cleaning family homes (read: homes with mountains of toys, handprints on windows and walls, working-parent clutter, pet hair galore—homes in need of safe and special sanitizing). I had my first child in August 2010 at the age of 39 and quickly discovered I was nowhere near prepared for the challenge. How I would have LOVED to have had a house cleaner take care of the cleaning, so I could have focused solely on the transition to motherhood!
We know that house cleaning is hard work and takes precious time--time many of us would rather spend with our loving families, at a job we enjoy, traveling, or in our community. As our motto says: we are here to clean your house, so you can live your life! And you don't have to be wealthy to afford a great house cleaner… we work with each client to create a custom cleaning plan to meet their budget and priorities. And because we are eco-friendly and socially-responsible, you can feel great about hiring us! 
Check out our website to learn more. And to take advantage of this MOPS offer, just fill out our Quote Request and enter the Offer Code "MOPS".
Heather McDowell
Seattle Green Earth Cleaning, Seattle’s ECO-Friendly, SOCIALLY-Responsible Cleaning Company
206-595-4209

What are you doing this summer?

“One must maintain a little bit of summer, even in the middle of winter.” 
 Henry David Thoreau


Luckily for us, summer is around the corner. Hopefully, MOPS has provided a bit of sunshine through the gray, sometimes long, winter, and the many transitions and stages of motherhood.


MOPS will be meeting this summer for playdates at the park!

10-11:30am

June 19: View Ridge Park (4408 NE 70th St.)

July 3, 17, 31: Dahl Playground & Wading Pool (7700 25th Ave NE)

August 7, 21: Matthew's Beach (49th Ave NE & NE 93rd St)

September 4, 18: Meridian Playground (4649 Sunnyside Ave N)



Here are some ideas for things to do around Seattle compiled at our recent MOPS meeting.
  • Woodland Park Zoo, Zoo Tunes
  • Ferry to Whidbey Island
  • Boat to Jetti Island
  • Ballard Locks
  • Farms: Remlinger Farm, Beringer Farm, The Farm, Kelsey Creek Farm
  • Pools: Mountlake  Terrace, Shoreline YMCA, Lynnwood, Magnolia
  • Beaches: Golden Gardens, Carkeek, Mathew’s Beach, Alki, Madison Park, Blue Beach, 
  • Parks: Carkeek, Sculpture Park, Lincoln Park, Saltwater Park, Ross Park, 
  • Farmer’s Markets
  • Events: Pioneer Days, Bon Odori in International District (Japanese festival)
  • Sports: baseball, soccer games
  • Seattle Gymnastic’s Academy
  • Seattle Center fountain
  • Ballard fountain
  • Arboretum
  • Pike's Place Market -- pick out dinner!
  • UVillage, Laurelhurst, other neighborhood free concert series
  • Metro bus rides
  • Light rail to airport
  • West Seattle water taxi
  • Ride the S.L.U.T
  • Ride the Duck
  • Space Needle
  • Pacific Science Center
  • Museum of Flight
  • Paint with water
  • Arena Sports - Magnuson Inflatables Open Gym
  • Ice Cream Float Boat - tours on South Lake Union
  • Wading pools
  • Water parks, sprinkler parks - Crossroads Park, Ballard sprinklers
  • Library
  • Berry picking
  • Build your own ice cream places
  • Sodo-Sand Volleyball - Sandbox Sports
  • Imagine Children's Museum - Everett
  • Chocolate Factory Tour (must be 7 to go)
  • Trampolines - Kirkland
  • Olympia Children's Museum across from the capitol
  • Center for Wooden Boats
  • Check out the Red Tricycle Website
  • 2/1 Coupon Entertainment Books on sale now for $15, just google Entertainment Book