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Nestle Family New School Year Resolution {Nook Giveaway}

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We are well into the new school year and I am happy to report that things are going well!  My youngest is finally adjusted to her new school and my oldest is bring home excellent grades.  So, how’s Mom doing?

Last month, Nestle Family challenged me to create and stick to a Happy New School Year Resolution.  I decided that I would do my best to “provide my family with well planned and balanced brain-food.”  My grade?

A-

Not too shabby.  My youngest has been loving her new snacks (especially the yogurt covered raisins) and she has even tried eggplant….major breakthrough!  I still need to get better at planning a variety of lunchtime foods, but I am working on it.  How are you doing with your resolution?

Looking for fun ideas for the New School Year?  Nestle Family has some great suggestions for school year activities including how to make math fun!  And don’t forget to enter the New School Year Sweepstakes through October 15th for your chance to win $5,000 for Back to School essentials or a $2,000 literacy grant for your child’s school!

GIVEAWAY

To celebrate all of your New School Year accomplishments, Nestle Family is offering an amazing prize pack!  One winner will receive a mix of free coupons from STOUFFER’S, TOLL HOUSE Refrigerated Cookie Dough and Morsels, JUICY JUICE, NESQUIK, TOMBSTONE, OVALTINE, product from WONKA, a $3 off coupon from BOOST Kid Essentials, a CARNATION BREAKFAST ESSENTIALS $1 off coupon, an OVALTINE straw dispenser, coupon book and…..

……A Nook e-reader!!

How to Enter:

1. What is your New School Year Resolution and are you sticking to it?

Additional entries:

1. Blog about this giveaway and link to The Not-So-Blog and Nestle Family (10 extra entries).

2. Follow me (@BridgetteLA) on Twitter and Tweet this giveaway. Every time you tweet you get an additional entry! Limited to 10 a day, please. (You must have over 50 Twitter followers to qualify for unlimited entries!)

3. Subscribe to my blog.

4. Become a Fan of The Not-So-Blog and Nestle Family on Facebook.

5. Place my blog button on your sidebar.

Contest ends at 11:59pm CST on October 18th.  Prizes not claimed in 72 hours will be forfeited. Open to U.S. Residents only.

I am a Nestle Family Blogger.  While this post has been compensated, all opinions remain 100% mine.

1,780 thoughts on “Nestle Family New School Year Resolution {Nook Giveaway}”

  6. I’ve been trying to have No TV Tuesday and Thursdays so we may have more family time. We do it most weeks but can be difficult not to revert back to old habits.

  9. Our New School Year resolution is to first, stay organized. Towards the end of last school year, we were having problems with my kids not being organized and they started missing homework and projects. So, this year, we’re going through their backpacks nightly, going through all the paperwork and homework and helping them stay organized.
    Thanks so much
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  12. I’m a FB friend of both you & Nestle Family (Margaret E. Smith)
    Thanks so much
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  14. My resolution was to stay caught up on grading. I’m doing better than some years, but not as well as I had hoped. Speaking of which…I need to go grade papers. 🙂

  21. I am going to go back to school. Here in coos county low incom famlys are offered support in getting to, paying for and studying for the GED. I have onlya math test and I am in. I have passed all 4 other tests with such high scores I even get a free term. I want to major in some kind of tech. Web developement.
    I hope to stick to it. They even offer onsite child care where I can strool over to the center and check in on Elizabeth any time. On daus Angel will not have school and I do she too can go to the family center.

  33. Our new school year resolution is to be better organized (on my part and so far I am sticking to it) and keep the kids on a schedule/routine… and so far thats working, but the rest test comes during the crazy sports seasons and holiday time. I’m working hard at sticking to it, the kids NEED it.

  64. I am a homeschooler and my new school year resolution was to be more organized. I tend to let papers pile up and lesson plans go unrecorded. That really just means more work for me later on. So far this year I am doing great!

  71. Mine is grown, so the only mom resolution I need to make is to continue to pay his iphone bill for one more year in medical school! *Yay! An entry and a brag in one!*

    I do remember that every year I would resolve myself to be more organized. That usually lasted for the first few weeks, then…

  75. My New School Year Resolution is to keep up with schedules and stay calm. Busy schedules always drive me nuts. Plus, stay healthy and have fun.

  98. My new school year resolution is to help my little grand daughter learn to print her name and to recognize all the alphabet letters when she sees them. So far so good. Her brother started kindergarten this year and she is home alone and the days I keep her 2 – 3 a week, I help her do crafts and work on the above items. She is 3 1/2 and so far only thinks she needs her first initial, which she does very well!

  99. My New School Year Resolution is to read a different book to each of my kids every night regardless of how busy the day is. So far, we are sticking to the resolution.

  106. I’ve have been sticking to staying on top of my son’s homework. Checking answers, helping him study for tests, etc.

    Mel4Him777{at}gmail{dot}com

  110. My New School resolution was to get better organized to get things done while the kids are in school. Is it working…umm….sometimes!

  115. I “Like”The Not-So-Blog and Nestle Family on Facebook (Melissa P./Mel4Him)
    Mel4Him777{at}gmail{dot}com

  125. Our resolution is more related to my husband returning from Iraq than school starting, but it is to spend family time together each evening before bed.

  134. We homeschool, and my resolution was to have my daughter learn 2 new languages this school year so far we havent even gotten started on this.

  137. My kids are older but when they were little is was no lay their clothes out and night and I was pretty good about it 🙂

    deb55106{at}gmail{dot}com

  141. This years resolution is to become more active in my daughter’s school . . . last year we had a really hard year because she has allergies that weren’t always acknowledged and we spent many nights in the er with her. . . . this year, my husband and I are both on the school board and are assuring that children with allergies are being taken care of! – For my little one, she’s only 4, so her own goal is to learn as much as she can and make as many friends as possible!

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  145. My new school years resolution is to NOT procrastinate — not to let myself fall behind in homework assignments and to work on and complete projects way before they’re due.

  150. Our resolution was to not oversleep or be late; so far we’ve been doing great. Getting to bed early has really been helping.

  161. I subscribe to your email and like you both on Facebook! I would love to win this! My new school year resolution was to have all the kids homework finished by the time Daddy gets home, and no I have been unable to stick to it, unfortunately. Thanks so much for the fantastic giveaway!
    Renee Walters
    bored2quickly@hotmail.com

  162. Mine is to keep the kids off the computer and video games during the week. I am proud to say we are sticking to it :).

  170. My son is in his first year of college and I resolved to not email and call his constantly – got to let the little birdie fly on his own! It’s been rough, but so far I’m sticking to it.

  172. My New Year School Resolution is to make this the best school year for my kids. Like on FB and thanks for the great sweep. Hope to win 🙂

  176. My new school year resolution is for myself and my kids to get more sleep. Now that they are tweens/teens, it’s harder than ever to get them to bed at a decent time.

  185. My son does cyber school, our resolution was for him to be more independent, and not stand over him while completing every assignment. So far, so good.

  194. My new school year resolution is to have everything organized the night before to avoid the morning crazy rush, and so far so good 🙂

  195. Mine was to have a routine and stick to it. So far, so good. Kiddo gets off the bus, changes his clothes, has a snack, does homework, then plays until dinner. As soon as he comes in, I empty his lunch box and check the backpack for any school papers that need my attention. Far less scrambling in the morning when I remember to do these things!

  205. We don’t make resolutions. However, we homeschool and are committed to giving our children the best education possible.

  211. Our back to school resolution is to get homework done early in the evening and not leave it until right before bed! We’re doing pretty well with that so far.

  223. ours is the clothing for school, were on a budget and they can get any clothes THEY want but comes out of thier budget , so they are seeing how much things cost and now they have to choose items and discard the ones that go over budget, and i am sticking to it , mostly because we really dont have any more to give them lol

  229. I resolved to have peaceful mornings before school, and I have accomplished this by forbidding my children to speak to each other. They are evil beings in the morning!

    dwellenstein at cox dot net

  248. My resolution is to give my kids more independence with their school work. I still keep tabs on them but am trying to make them more responsible.
    ljatwood at gmail dot com

  261. My resolution is to not procrastinate and finish homework and projects ASAP. So far, I’m doing okay at it.

  263. My new school year resolution was to go over a new classical american artwork each week with the kids, teaching them “art appreciation”, basically. I’ve kept it going now for 6 weeks.

  271. My New School resolution has already been broken by the fact that my son didn’t get perfect attendance. I guess that is what I get for not planning a couple of sick days in there for him!
    prizeentry @ wesharewithyou dot com

  288. My resolutions are:
    1) Help Carson read EVERY night (not just sporadically) and
    2) Check Christian’s homework even though he says he doesn’t need me to.

  289. My new school year resolution is to get everything ready the night before.That way we are not so rushed in the morning.So far so good:)

  308. Our new school resolution was to get every one out the door in a good mood, on time and haven eaten a healthy breakfast.

  314. My New School Year Resolution is to have the kids do homework FIRST before anything else and YES, I have stuck to it!

  343. My resolution was to always be on time for my son… This is his first year- Kinder & I want to be sure that he is there early & I am there after school!
    inalak at msn dot com

  391. My resolution was to be more organized. I’m mostly sticking to it. I have a planner and everything I need to do is listed, but I’ve been a bit of a procrastinator. Miss_slytherin[at]live[dot]com

  398. My resolution is to start using more fresh ingredients for meals I serve us and our daughter.

    b(dot)cardone(at)hotmail(dot)com

  418. My new school year resolution is to sit back and try to relax more. After the fiasco last year and moving schools at the end of the year, I want to relax and watch my son enjoy school after some rough years. So far this approach seems to be working well.

  457. my new years resolution was to lose 30 pounds and I did stick with it and lost the weight.
    bbrandy2002 at gmail dot com

  522. Im in college and my new school year resolution is to actually read my textbooks this semester. I think it will be a lot easier for me to maintain my straight A’s if I kept up with my reading lol. So far this semester I’ve stuck to this goal and I don’t plan on breaking it.

  562. My resolution is to go to the gym every day! So far…averaging 3 days a week. Better than nothing, I guess 🙂

  597. My resolutions is to prepare healthier lunches. It’s a progressive goal and I’m doing fair-to-well with it.

  611. Instead of kids eating breakfast at school this year they now eat breakfast at home. Last year I was working and they didn’t have time to eat at home but now my schedule is different and they can start the day with a good homemade breakfast instead of god knows what at school.

  616. My new school year resolution is for us to be more organized and for my daughter to do better in math, and so far, we’re sticking to it!

    😉

    pricousins at aol dot com

  623. my new school year resolution is to pack healthier lunches for my kids! and yes, I am sticking to it!
    ashleygatewood1(AT)gmail.com

  689. My new school year’s resolution for my tween this year was to “back off” a bit and let her take responsibility for her own assignments & schoolwork. I’ve been successful so far, and she has been keeping her grades exactly where they need to be so far!

  699. My New School Years Resolution would be to let them get more involved with school activities and things.

  705. Mine is to talk with my son every day on the drive home about what he did at school, and if he answers we played (kindergarten but they are required to be reading at almost 2nd grade levels by the end of the year, etc) I will ‘provoke/lead’ him to explain more about what he learned.
    So far I’m doing pretty well, I’ve had to back off a little, he has PDD-NOS and has melt downs most days after school from “keeping” it all together while at school for 2.5hrs, but so far we’re doing good.

  764. School year resolution–I don’t really know. To keep up with my blog, I guess. That is my current goal, and I am really trying to do it. As for my daughter, she is doing well trying to keep her stuff picked up around the house.

  803. I will get up early so we dont have to all hurry out of the door in the last minute, also healthier snackoptions for the lunchboxes

  804. I forgot to ad i am sticking to the healthier snack options part, not the getting up earlier part.. I am only human you know!!!

  855. My New School Year Resolution is to find as many courses that are low cost or free to add to my credits to be licensed this summer. I have found only 3 courses so far but they were all free!

  982. I finished my second degree just a few months ago, so I will not have a new school New Year’s Resolution this year!

    trippyjanet at gmail dot com

  1000. First of all I’d like to share that we love Nestle. I don’t know what I would do with out Nestle Toll House Refrigerated Cookie Dough when I need to send in a platter of cookies for some type of school function or fund raiser. I just don’t have the time to spend a lot of time cooking during the week. Our house also loves Ovaltine. It’s a great way to start the day.
    I’m a busy mom who works away long hours and when it comes to keeping up with what the assignments are and if they are done and turned in has always been a problem. I have learned that children will sometimes tell you anything so they don’t have to do their home work and what I always hear is ” I don’t have any I did it in school”. Then I get the report card 🙁
    This year I made a New School Year Resolution ~! Mine is to keep track of the homework assignments and grades before the report cards come home so when I hear “I don’t have none” I can say oh yes you do and this is what is due tomorrow and I want to see it done. So far I have kept this resolution by contacting the school and setting up PowerSchool so I can access all assignments and the grades of each and every paper right online. I log in every day before I leave the office to head home from work to see what I need to address when I get home and this so far is working great for me. I have a hour and a half commute every morning and every night to and from work so I get home late and I have to rush to get dinner on the table and I’d always ask is your homework done and I obviously wasn’t getting a truthful answer which resulted in poor grades. By accessing the Powerschool before I get busy at home cooking and cleaning I know what the assignments are and I can ask to see them when I get home and if it’s not done I can get the homework going right away while I cook dinner. I must say I love PowerSchool my tween not so much lol. I am now on top of things and he isn’t very happy that mom doesn’t buy the “I don’t have any” any more 🙂

  1006. My new school resolution is going to bed earlier than midnight which I am losing that battle sofar
    bdavisnc at gmail dot com

  1022. My resolution is to keep a positive attitude. I am mostly able to stick to it.
    momznite_at_yahoo_daught_com

  1030. I am going to set stricter times for homework completion. Sometimes my son gets off task and I let it go, but I am enforcing homework to be completed as soon as they come home.

  1065. My kids are grown – out of school.
    I do make a point of talking with the grand kids about their school experiences.
    Thank you.

  1087. My New School Year resolution is for everyone to get out the door on time. And I’m sticking to it by making sure everyone’s alarm clocks are set early and doing a night prep!

  1162. My daughter is not in school yet but we are trying to do more reading and writing, and math, at home,

    She recognizes her numbers, so my resolution is to ensure she can write them all soon!

  1167. My New school year resolution was to make sure that the kids had breakfast every day and surprisingly we have stuck with it.

  1213. My children are very disorganized and i realized they will continue being so until i sit down with them and show them tricks to getting and staying organized instead of just nagging when they have lost something or their papers are all wrinkly in the bottom of their back pack
    jenzen69atyahoodotcom

  1214. blog subscriber- not sure whether you mean email or gfc but i do both. (you may want to clarify that on further giveaways to avoid misinterpretation by us lay people)
    jenzen69atyahoodotcom

  1216. twitter follower/tweet
    The time stamp feature on my twitter is not working. Twitter has been notified, i have tweeted but unable to provide url right now but if i win i can prove it was done. twitter id jenzen69
    jenzen69atyahoodotcom

  1369. I can’t say that I have completely stuck to my resolutions, but I always say that good intentions go a long way!

  1487. Our new school year resolution has been to make our lunches more healthy, for both ourselves and the earth. The kids have done a great job of using their bento boxes and reusable bottles instead of relying on prepackaged snack foods and beverages. I’ve been purchasing lots of fresh produce from the farmers’ market and even baking our own sandwich bread. I’d say it’s going pretty well!

  1496. We decided that we wanted to get homework done early this year. The kids would always wait to after dinner to get started and often had to stay up way past bed time.

  1518. I resolved not to overextend myself this year. While I’m still volunteering, I’m doing it on a case by case basis, rather than being in charge.

  1523. My resolution is to remember to check my daughters planner each night – I get so busy that I forget to check it and miss homework she was supposed to do!

  1526. To keep working more with DD’s speech throughout the week, and so far yes.
    soluckyducky at gmail dot com

  1556. My new school year resolution is to not look too far down the road of learning and just take every day patiently as it comes, and focus on one or two things to work on instead of all the many things we want to learn!
    fairytaleisaacs (at) gmail (dot)com

  1572. My resolution was to get my work done while the kids are in school…doing okay so far, but some days haven’t ran as smooth as I had hoped 🙂

  1578. My New School Year Resolution is to pack lunches and get everything else ready the night before each school day to keep things less chaotic in the morning. So far so good.

  1580. My new school year resolution is to spend more time helping my Godson with his homework

    Thank you for the chance to win!

    ajoebloe(at)gmail(dot)com

  1588. My new school year resolution is to make sure everyone has their homework done before they play. It’s been very hard to stick to because my little ones like to lie! 🙁

  1596. My new school year resolution is to get my kids to do their homework first, im I sticking to it?… sometimes

  1610. We are sticking to: clothes must be selected the evening before school, to guarantee no drama in the morning.

  1619. My resolution is to establish a routine with my daughter to carry out throughout her school years. She just started kindergarten so it’s all new. So far I have stuck to it.

    boylaneely at hotmail dot com

  1628. get to bed on time each night – and no,unfortunately I havent been sticking to it:(

    jdmimi at gmail dot com

  1633. My new school resolution is to get my kids lunches ready for them each day so they have something that is healthy to eat and I avoid those easy lunch fixes that really aren’t so good for them

  1649. Resolution: No late days
    Outcome thus far: My second oldest (the oldest at home) was late to college a couple of times, but he’s on task now. My youngest ones haven’t been late yet…knock on wood.

  1653. My son’s not in school yet but I’m taking classes. My New School Year Resolution is to get enough sleep at night. I’m really trying to stick with it but its hard.

  1659. Our resolution was to get up earlier so we aren’t rushing around in the morning and so far we have done that.

  1666. My new school year resolution is to pack my son’s lunch so he does not have to buy lunch at school and we doing good so far.

  1674. My new school year resolution is to have a healthy snack ready for the kids when they get home and sit and listen to them while they tell me about their day. We sold our house after school started and just moved, so it’s been crazy hectic. Hopefully now that we’re settled, I can do much better. 🙂

  1675. Be more organized and yes I’m sticking to it because I have to keep track of 5 schedules and have everyone where they need to be when they need to be there.

  1708. we home school and I do not have much pressure for resolutions—except for the kids to keep up on their work!!! they try!

  1719. my resolution is to pack a healthy and fun lunch box for my kids 4 days a week, clallen at ntin dot net

  1741. My new school year resolution is to make sure that I read all chapters and get lots of sleep each night.

    thransom(at)gmail.com

  1749. Thanks for the giveaway…our New School Year Resolution is to get the kids to bed on time !

    senorpiero [at] yahoo [dot] com

  1773. My resolution is to be more organized. I am doing great so far. I am keeping a journal and preparing for school the night before.

  1778. my resolution or goal was to “do school” two times a week with my preschooler at home for an hour or so each time… so far we have stuck to it but am definately feeling our excitement and interest beginning to wane.

    billdebstanton at hotmail dot com

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