The Mom Memo
The Mom Memo No. 21:
Good News For Your Android Phone
Good News For Your Android Phone
Hey Mama
As we continue to grow our community to better support some of that mental load we know all moms deal with, we are way too excited to share that The Moms Society Android app has launched! (iOS is on the way!)
We’d love for all our Android-using mamas (you’ll need to sign up as a TMS member too if you’re not already) to download and try it! Send your feedback (or issues) to hello@momssociety.com and help us make it even more amazing. We appreciate it!
To sweeten the deal, here’s a code for 3 free months: FREEFOR3 Use it when you sign up and PLEASE let us know how we’re doing! (For example, can you even find us on the PLAY store??)
Hot Topics
We’re looking for some money-savvy moms to start a convo about dollars and cents in our Investing group! (We’d love to retire to an island in Fiji, so help a mama out.)
Hey, moms are always taking care of business. If you own and work ANOTHER business too, we want you to share your secrets to success in our Business Owner group.
Mom2Mom
3 Tips to Great Phone Photos
‘Tis the season of grads and parties and you probably want to hold onto every memory. If you’re anything like us, the next-day perfect photos of our kids we WISH we had taken look nothing like the under-exposed, slightly off-kilter, blurry pics we wind up with. Here are a couple of tips on taking pics you’ll want to keep in the cloud.
1. Take (lots of) candid shots
Posed pics are great to make sure everyone’s adequately photographed, but sometimes you get more creepy forced smiles than you really want. Take some candid shots when no one knows you’re taking them. You’ll be surprised at the authentic moments you capture.
2. Don’t say “cheese”
This tip supports tip number one; saying “cheese” just sort of forces one’s face into a grimace, areweright? Tell a joke or make a funny face to get kiddos to smile in a genuine way.
3. Use natural light
Unless you’re a professional photographer who comes prepared with your own equipment, look for natural light to create the best lighting for your photos. If you’re inside, stand near a window, and when outside, stay close to pockets of sunlight that light up the faces of your little subjects.
Things We Love
YETI Rambler Jr. 12 oz Kids Bottle
Picnic time! Pat yourself on the back for dragging your kids outdoors to engage with something besides their tablets. This Yeti bottle is built for little hands and will head off thirst complaints. It has a no-sweat design to keep it from slipping through their sweaty palms on a summer day, and it’s dishwasher safe, which makes clean up, well, no sweat.
Porter Seal Tight Bowl
Whether you’re an egg salad family or a cut-up fruit family, this container will keep your picnic food fresh. The seal-tight lid means you won’t have to deal with drippy, sticky leaks that stain your tote and stink up your car. You’re welcome.
Mom Jeans & Things
8 Teacher Gifts that Aren’t All Gift Cards
Mom Jeans & Things are product and service recommendations for you and your family that you’ll really use and love – because we have! Check out this week’s top picks.
Mothers’ Helpers: TMS Partnerships
Like our inner circle of mom besties, we’re partnering with companies offering products and services we know you’ll love. These are special deals and exclusive benefits for TMS members, so if you haven’t joined, here’s a great reason to get on that. As we develop these relationships, we’ll spotlight our new partners and give you the deets on how to make these rewards work for you! (Know a potential partner we should get to know, too? Introduce us on our Partnership page.)
Des Moines Only – Clean Co – Personal Experience
This mom-run residential and commercial cleaning business uses non-toxic products while still removing 99% of bacteria in your home.
Exclusive deal for TMS members: Get 10% OFF your first clean!
You MUST be a TMS member to take advantage of this deal. Join today or log in to view.
Explore the City
TAKE THE KIDS
Jasper Winery Summer Concert Series: The Schmidt Brothers
May 25, 2023, 6 pm | Jasper Winery, 2400 George Flagg Pkwy, Des Moines, IA 50321
This FREE series of summer concerts is a perfect way to spend some time outdoors with your family and friends. Bring a blanket and your own picnic food, but alcohol must be purchased on-site. The Schmidt Brothers play a variety of genres of music but specialize in 80’s rock. (So, if you’re looking for us this Thursday, you’ll find us rocking out to Foreigner on a lawn blanket.)
Celebrasian 2023
May 26 – 27, 2023, 11 am – 10 pm | 6919 Vista Drive, Des Moines, IA 50266
Celebrate Asian cultures at CelebrAsian, Iowa’s largest Asian American event! Join us for a diverse and exciting festival showcasing authentic food, cultural exhibits, live entertainment, and family-friendly activities.
GET A SITTER
Prima Dinners
June 8, 2023, 6:30 pm | Various locations (see website for details)
Get wined and dined at one of these dinners hosted locally in Des Moines. A local chef + amazing winery + no after-dinner clean-up = heaven. (The first two locations are sold out, so if you’re interested, don’t wait to register!)
Ladies Dink n Drink Pickleball Tournament: SOCIAL
May 26, 2023, 7 pm | Smash Park | 6625 Coachlight Dr, West Des Moines, IA 50266
Whether you’re new to pickleball or just new to drinking while playing pickleball, we promise you’ll have a great time at this 12-team tournament. Leave the boys at home and make some new girlfriends. Registration includes a 1 FREE draft beer or canned seltzer per participant and some pink-themed swag to wear on the pickleball court.