My Healthy Plus-size Pregnancy
February 9, 2012 – 7:00 am | No Comment

Plus Size Birth is my new labor of love following a beautiful pregnancy and birthing experience. First came a love for my husband in 1999, then our marriage in July 2008, and most recently six months “trying” for that baby in the baby carriage. We had decided the month we conceived to stop [...]

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Mile High Mamas Bring Jewels for Hope to The Blues Jeans Bar
November 8, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Mile High Mamas Bring Jewels for Hope to The Blues Jeans Bar

Take a bar full of blue jeans, a fantastic charity, darling jewelry and you have Mile High Mamas’ latest night out.
In style.
On Wednesday, Mile High Mamas partnered with The Blues Jeans Bar in Cherry Creek to host a fun evening for about 25 of Colorado’s social media moms.
Not familiar with the store? The [...]

Colorado Moms: Pitch Your Product for our Holiday Gift Guide
November 1, 2010 – 8:38 am | Comments Off
Colorado Moms: Pitch Your Product for our Holiday Gift Guide

Are you a Colorado-based mompreneur? If so, we want to hear from you. Mile High Mamas is on the lookout for the coolest, most ingenious gifts for moms, dads and kids.
Email your recommendations to Julie (julieb@milehighmamas.com) for consideration. We’re specifically looking for creative products that have been developed by Colorado moms and dads (please, no [...]

Product Review: Oprah magazine-recommended Ambajam’s clothing & accessories (with discount)
October 20, 2010 – 6:50 am | Comments Off
Product Review: Oprah magazine-recommended Ambajam’s clothing & accessories (with discount)

I decided to take a field trip this month for my product review. I have been scouting local children’s stores to get ideas for Colorado-based companies, and my recent trip to The Nest on 6th Ave had a plethora of very cool local products. It was hard to pick just one, but I gathered my [...]

Gluten-free lovers unite with “The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook” review & giveaway!
September 23, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Gluten-free lovers unite with “The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook” review & giveaway!

**CONTEST CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO WINNERS JOYCE DORNEY & GINA ST. AUBIN!**
I have been gluten-free for the last two and a half years or so, and while it has gotten considerably easier in that time to find gluten-free products, I’m still always on the lookout for new foods, recipes, and cookbooks. The gluten-free market is growing, [...]

How I didn’t go broke or crazy buying a car (and how YOU can save on one, too)
September 15, 2010 – 7:00 am | 6 Comments
How I didn’t go broke or crazy buying a car (and how YOU can save on one, too)

Lola (pictured below) is the newest member of our family. She’s expected to be a workhorse — to lug our bikes and skis, make possible simultaneous playdates for Tessa and Reed, and make me downright happy to be in the chauffeur stage of parenting.
We plan to rely on Lola for years to come. She’ll be [...]

Win 2 Dozen CLIF Kid Snacks for Back to School
September 9, 2010 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
Win 2 Dozen CLIF Kid Snacks for Back to School

**CONTEST CLOSED. CONGRATS TO WINNERS MELISSA HISEL AND ERICA DOEMLAND!**
With kids headed back to school comes the inevitable task of making a healthy lunch, day after day, week after week.
And the fun part of getting kids to actually eat it.
That’s where Clif Kid organic snacks come to the rescue. Like Clif Kid’s [...]

Mile High Mamas’ Back-to-school Product Picks!
August 27, 2010 – 12:00 am | Comments Off
Mile High Mamas’ Back-to-school Product Picks!

I will be on KDVR-TV (FOX 31) today at 9 a.m. talking about the following must-have items for school:
1). Airbak (airbak.com) – makes school backpacks easier to carry w/ less strain on the back and protects contents w/ inflatable internal air cushions.
There are more than 15,000 school backpack related injuries every year… Airbak is a [...]

Must-haves for school: KiDECALS self-adhesive name labels (win them!)
August 15, 2010 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
Must-haves for school: KiDECALS self-adhesive name labels (win them!)

**CONTEST CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO WINNER KELLEY NICHOLS**
Keeping track of our kids is tough enough. Keeping track of their belongings is even tougher.
That’s why I was thrilled to learn about Boulder mom Hilary Chandler’s entrepreneurial venture: KiDECALS. These affordable self-adhesive name labels are dishwasher- and washing-machine proof and can easily be applied to anything you don’t [...]

Snooked Again: How a Reality TV Star Stole My Moment in the National Spotlight
August 2, 2010 – 8:10 am | 27 Comments
Snooked Again: How a Reality TV Star Stole My Moment in the National Spotlight

I was in New York City this weekend presenting these family travel products on the Fox Network’s morning show, Fox and Friends.
I know. I’m still shocked they would even allow The Amber Show to be broadcast nationally.
Grant, a publicist in Arizona, arranged the gig after I appeared for his clients on the Tom Martino Show. [...]

Beat the Summer Heat and Support The Children’s Hospital with a Dairy Queen Blizzard on August 5
July 25, 2010 – 7:00 am | Comments Off
Beat the Summer Heat and Support The Children’s Hospital with a Dairy Queen Blizzard on August 5

Let’s face it: most of us don’t need an excuse to indulge in a Dairy Queen Blizzard® but this is a great one.
On Thursday, Aug. 5, Dairy Queen will host the fourth annual North American Miracle Treat Day, with $1 or more from every Blizzard® sold being donated to Children’s Miracle Network, a nonprofit organization [...]