I wanted to share this opportunity with you all. If you’re local to this, you might want to check it out! Enjoy!

This post brought to you by NMEDA. All opinions are 100% mine.

There are over 18 million people in the U.S. and Canada who are currently living with mobility issues, and six million of those people are veterans.  According to a poll sponsored by the National Organization on Disabilities, about a third of people with disabilities reported that inadequate transportation was a problem.  Mobility is the key to freedom and independence, and NMEDA is working to make that a possibility for millions of people.

NMEDA, the National Mobility Equipment Dealer Association, is a non-profit trade association of mobility equipment dealers, manufacturers, driver rehabilitation specialists and other professionals that are dedicated to helping people with disabilities drive or be transported in modified vehicles.  NMEDA works to offer excellent solutions to positively impact the lives of those living with disabiliites. 

More than 600 members of NMEDA adhere to the safety standards of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as well as the standards set by NMEDA itself.  The guidelines, updated yearly, provide detailed recommended practices on equipment modifications and installation.  NMEDA's Quality Assurance Program (QAP) is a recognized accreditation program by the mobility equipment industry, and was developed to promote safety, reliability and quality.  You may find a NMEDA QAP accredited dealer through their website.

All NMEDA QAP dealers offer 24-hour local emergency assistance, on-site sales and support as well as in-person individual evaluations.  If you purchase a vehicle online or through a non-NMEDA dealer, you probably will not receive the same level of service as you would if you were to visit a NMEDA QAP (Quality Assurance Program) Dealer for mobility solutions.  

It's so important for individuals with disabilities to have a wheelchair accessible vehicle, providing them with independence and freedom.  We live on a university campus and park our vehicle next to a student with a wheelchair accessible vehicle.  It's so awesome to me that she is able to not only be here living on campus, but to have the additional independence of a vehicle to get to where she wants to go. 

Please visit NMEDA's website to learn more about adaptive equipment their members provide, and to locate a QAP accredited dealer!

This post brought to you by No nonsense. All opinions are 100% mine.

I admit, my budget for my own clothes has taken a serious hit since becoming a mom.  Now I'm more focused on buying cute clothes for my son than for myself!  My fashion goal these days is about functionality and purpose; so instead of buying 5 different pieces, I focus more on finding a few pieces that can be used in multiple ways.  

No nonsense tights and leggings are great for my budget and for stretching the functionality of my wardrobe.  For under $10 for tights or $25 for leggings, I can add a pop of color and change the appearance of an outfit.  Admittedly, all of the dresses in my closet are neutral colors because I find them to be less intimidating to pull off.  The affordability of No nonsense allows me to add a pop of color without being committed to an expensive dress.  

Here is an example of how No nonsense works for me: 

One thing that I always look for in a company is a strong online presence.  You can follow No nonsense on Facebook and on Twitter (@benononsense).  Their new Brand Ambassador and Style Expert, Jill Martin, will be featured in a series of online vignettes that reveal how to pull off the latest trends including colored tights and leggings.  Confession: I always check out these types of videos before attempting a trend that intimidates me!  Jill Martin is a fashion expert, Emmy-winning TV personality and co-author of the New York Times bestselling style guide, "I Have Nothing to Wear!"

This post brought to you by hzfweb. All opinions are 100% mine.

As a first-time mom, one of my biggest concerns about C was that he was growing properly.  C has been considered underweight by some doctors, but he has been steadily in the fifth percentile for weight for over a year.  I think this is just where C naturally falls on the weight scale!  I still worry about him a lot on days he refuses to eat anything other than crackers.

BabyCalculators.com has released a Baby Growth Chart Widget that bloggers can put right on their websites.  This online growth chart uses the international standards developed by the World Health Organization, and the percentiles in the chart represent child growth rates in an optimal environment.  A main thing that fellow mom bloggers pointed out to me when C was classified as underweight was to make sure that my pediatrician was following these World Health Organization standards.

This widget is ideal for mom blogs, because it makes them more engaging, entices visitors to stay on your site longer and to come back in the future to use the tool again.  The widget is configurable to fit nicely into most sites, and you may configure it to use either metric or U.S. measuring systems based on your reading audience.

I plan to install this widget on my site, since I regularly track C's growth.  Hopefully my readers will enjoy having it handy here as well.  It is user-friendly and the results can be saved as an image or printed for records!