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It’s Our Birthday and We’re Throwing a Party

February 25, 2008 by Heather 

Heather says:

We are turning one on Saturday! It’s hard to believe a year ago the Internet had not heard of the wonder that is Home Ec 101. In this time, we have shared ways to rid your life of every bodily fluid you have dared mention, shared well over one hundred recipes, doled out tons of advice on cleaning and motivation, and added over fifty frugal and homemaking bloggers to our aggregator. In honor of this auspicious occasion we’re holding a contest.

You ask, “How do I enter?”

Simply comment below. If you have a blog please write a post to spread the news. If you do not have a blog, how retro is that, share the news via email or just shout it from the rooftops.

Here is the list of prizes:

The contest begins today and runs through 12am EST on Saturday. The drawings will be held through random selection and announced on Saturday. When commenting be sure to use a valid email address to ensure we are able to contact the winners.

Get ready, get set, comment!

*Only US and Canadian residents are eligible for the slow cooker, overseas shipping is not in the budget.

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126 Responses to “It’s Our Birthday and We’re Throwing a Party”

  1. malia on February 25th, 2008 10:08 am

    Happy {early} Birthday to Home-Ec 101!!! Here’s to more years of bloggy goodness! :)

  2. Some Link Love for My Fellow Domestic “Dieties” « live. laugh. love. on February 25th, 2008 10:21 am

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  3. Reneé on February 25th, 2008 10:23 am

    Love your blog!

  4. imabug on February 25th, 2008 10:39 am

    wow, it’s been a whole year already?! doesn’t seem like it’s been that long. happy birthday home-ec101!

    you’re just trying to get rid of those shirts cluttering up your closet, aren’t you :)

  5. chele on February 25th, 2008 10:40 am

    Happy Birthday Home-Ec 101! My life’s ever so much better and organized now. :-)
    And of course I’ll blog about it.. I wanna share the love!

  6. ricepuddin on February 25th, 2008 10:42 am

    Happy Birthday!!! I recently discovered y’all and there’s nothing like a party to kick things off. I’ve enjoyed your tips, etc. so far and look forward to many more.

  7. Liz on February 25th, 2008 10:53 am

    Happy Birthday! What a great idea to have a giveaway. I’m new here but I love your site.

  8. Jenni on February 25th, 2008 11:11 am

    happy birthday to you! (on my birthday as well!!) i’m always up for a giveaway….and my new house can always encourage me to find ways to spend money at Home Depot! hint hint….

  9. gavin on February 25th, 2008 11:18 am

    happy birthday! & yeah, a contest.

  10. Erinn on February 25th, 2008 11:22 am

    Great site and great prizes, happy birthday!

  11. Tami on February 25th, 2008 11:24 am

    Happy birthday! Love the site!

  12. Jennifer on February 25th, 2008 11:26 am

    A very merry birthday to you!

  13. hsgbdmama on February 25th, 2008 11:31 am

    Happy birthday! Love your site!!

  14. Cori on February 25th, 2008 11:35 am

    Happy Bloggy Birthday!!! Thanks for the chance to win.

  15. Angela on February 25th, 2008 11:42 am

    sweet prizes! I’ve really enjoyed this blog the last few months so thanks for the great posts!

  16. Jean on February 25th, 2008 11:43 am

    SO need the HD gift card.

  17. claudia at 'cook eat FRET' on February 25th, 2008 11:44 am

    happy birth day…. to youuuu
    happy birth day…. to you
    happy birthday, mr president…

    oh - sorry. i was channeling my inner marilyn…

  18. chocolatechic on February 25th, 2008 12:27 pm

    ooooh

    oooooh

    Pick me, pick me.

    I desperately need a can of BarKeepers Friend.

  19. Sally on February 25th, 2008 1:00 pm

    Happy Birthday! I really enjoy your site.

  20. Jill on February 25th, 2008 1:02 pm

    Thanks to Malia, I’m now looking forward to reading your blog! Happy B-day!

  21. Kacie on February 25th, 2008 1:04 pm

    Happy birthday!

    I have 2 slow cookers, but I’d love a shot at everything else! <3

  22. Jenna Z on February 25th, 2008 1:06 pm

    Happy Happy birthday!! Excellent prizes, thanks for the chance to win!

  23. Christiane on February 25th, 2008 1:07 pm

    Happy Happy Birthday!! Thanks for all of the excellent tips!

  24. Emily Ramsey on February 25th, 2008 1:08 pm

    happy birthday!!!

  25. Angela on February 25th, 2008 1:48 pm

    Happy Birthday!!! Congrats one your wonderful gowing site:)

  26. Tracy on February 25th, 2008 2:04 pm

    Has it been a year already?!? I’ve learned so much from your site and had fun reading it; its hard to believe its been a year! Looking forward to learning more and laughing more for a very long time with you all!

  27. carrie on February 25th, 2008 2:05 pm

    happy birthday!

  28. Becky on February 25th, 2008 2:12 pm

    I love your site…It’s one of the few I check most every day. Great recipes, advice and humor. Thank you for all of your hard work this past year…

  29. Princess Leia on February 25th, 2008 2:23 pm

    Happy Birthday! Thanks for all the tips!

  30. Layla on February 25th, 2008 2:26 pm

    Happy Bloggiversery!

    I’d love to be entered in the drawing. Thanks for all you do for your readers!

  31. Libby on February 25th, 2008 2:38 pm

    Congratulations! What an accomplishment! And with all this content, I never would have guessed it’s only been a year.

  32. Ann at mommysecrets on February 25th, 2008 2:39 pm

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I have very much enjoyed learning from you this morning, and my house/home says THANK YOU!

  33. Rachel on February 25th, 2008 2:54 pm

    Happy birthday! If I get the prizes, I’ll actually cook something and clean something, and you gals know what a feat that is. ;)

  34. kelly g on February 25th, 2008 3:26 pm

    Woo hoo! congrats on One Year!

  35. AMY on February 25th, 2008 3:40 pm

    Happy birthday! Love your blog.

  36. Colleen on February 25th, 2008 3:43 pm

    Happy birthday to you! I am off to shout about you from my roof. :-)

  37. Sheree on February 25th, 2008 4:01 pm

    Happy Birthday!! I use this site to teach my younguns their “home-ec” stuff LOL..its fantastic!

  38. Kate on February 25th, 2008 4:09 pm

    Happy Birthday HomeEc!

  39. andy on February 25th, 2008 4:17 pm

    Celebrate!

  40. Renee in Chicago on February 25th, 2008 4:25 pm

    Happy Birthday! You guys are my heroes and I strive to be as domestically handy as you!

  41. A is for beautiful » lovely prizes on February 25th, 2008 4:46 pm

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  42. Amy on February 25th, 2008 4:46 pm

    Barkeeper’s friend, I love that stuff!
    And every busy grad. student needs a 3-in-1 cooker. :)

    Happy Birthday!

  43. Carisa on February 25th, 2008 4:48 pm

    Thanks for the great blog. It makes me wish I had taken home ec in high school.

  44. Courtney on February 25th, 2008 4:48 pm

    [madly waying arms]

    pick me! pick me!

    Thanks for a great blog, ladies!

  45. MA on February 25th, 2008 4:57 pm

    Happy Birthday! I’m so glad I found this site!

  46. Stephanie on February 25th, 2008 5:17 pm

    Just one year? Seems as if you are old friends!

    (Does kissing up help me get picked?) :)

    Happy anniversary.

  47. Margo on February 25th, 2008 6:09 pm

    A year already!? This is a big deal!! Congratulations. :-)

  48. Julianne on February 25th, 2008 6:26 pm

    Yes please! Love your blog. Practical and snarky, these are a few of my favorite things.

  49. Rachel on February 25th, 2008 6:29 pm

    Your blog stands out amongst the rest! Always a pleasure to read.

    Happy Birthday!

  50. Mike on February 25th, 2008 6:38 pm

    Happy Birthday and keep up the good work! Become successful enough and Microsoft will buy you out for hundreds of millions of $$$.

  51. Connie on February 25th, 2008 7:19 pm

    Happy birthday, Home Ec! You two have done such a terrific job with this website. It’s fun to read and helpful too. (Plus it’s so much more motivational than getting 3852 emails a day.) May your second year be even better than the first. XOXO

  52. Tabathia on February 25th, 2008 7:26 pm

    Happy Birthday! Great website. Great tips.

  53. Bramble on February 25th, 2008 8:18 pm

    happy birthday!! pleese enter me and btw shipping of a slow cooker sure is expensive, unless you say, uh, live 20 minutes away? :-)

  54. Teri on February 25th, 2008 8:27 pm

    Count me in! This is my first time visiting your site (through orgjunkie.com) and it’s great! THanks!

  55. Freeda on February 25th, 2008 8:49 pm

    Yay!! We love HomeEc101 at MarineWives101!! Us 101′ers have to stick together!

  56. Carolyn on February 25th, 2008 9:13 pm

    Congratulations! I just found your blog and I think it’s great.

  57. Bet on February 25th, 2008 9:14 pm

    Congratulations on your first year of blogging!

  58. Allan on February 25th, 2008 9:16 pm

    Happy Birthday!

  59. Deb on February 25th, 2008 9:23 pm

    Way to go!! Happy 1st year!!

  60. Pam on February 25th, 2008 9:30 pm

    Happy First!!! No prize needed ust keep on do’in what your do’in!! Pam

  61. Karen on February 25th, 2008 9:39 pm

    Happy Birthday!

  62. warillever on February 25th, 2008 9:42 pm

    Happy blogaversary!

  63. Lisa- Domestic Accident on February 25th, 2008 9:44 pm

    Happy Birthday! You should be pretty proud of yourself. You know that, right?

  64. sarahsouth on February 25th, 2008 10:05 pm

    i don’t know what a can of bar keeper’s friend is, but i want it

  65. Mrs.W on February 25th, 2008 10:31 pm

    Awesome contest! And happy happy blogiversary…

    What is barkeepers friend, anyway?

  66. Whitney Miller on February 25th, 2008 10:32 pm

    Happy Birthday to you!

  67. Margaret on February 25th, 2008 10:40 pm

    Bar Keeper’s Friend is a soft scrubbing powder that’s gentler than all the rest. Good stuff!
    Happy Birthday to Home Ec 101!

  68. Soire on February 26th, 2008 12:02 am

    I don’t need a slowcooker, but man the bar keepers friend would be awesome :D

    Happy Birthday!

  69. Jessica on February 26th, 2008 12:17 am

    Happy Birthday :-)

  70. Alison@This Wasn't In The Plan on February 26th, 2008 12:35 am

    Happy Bloggy Birthday!

  71. mamasutra on February 26th, 2008 2:04 am

    The chore chart has changed my life! Just finished putting a link here on my latest blog post. Congrats on your first anniversary!

  72. The Chatty Housewife on February 26th, 2008 3:01 am

    Happy Birthday to you! I love this site and it has been so useful in the past. :) I would love to win your generous giveaway. It seems we should all be giving you a gift, and here you are offering to give one of us one!

  73. Kristena on February 26th, 2008 4:34 am

    Happy Birthday!

    I found this site about a month ago and I’m loving it and it’s become one of my morning reading sites.

    Would love to be entered in your giveaway…I do agree however with The Chatty Housewife saying “It seems we should all be giving you a gift, and here you are offering to give one of us one!”

  74. Luny :) on February 26th, 2008 8:16 am

    I’ve been reading home-ec101 every few days since you started, Heather, and I love it, but!!!! I miss you over at KF!!!

  75. Caitlin on February 26th, 2008 9:25 am

    Happy Birthday!!! My birthday is coming up soon, too (next week!) and I am dying for a slow cooker. Haha, but, really, someone should be giving YOU a birthday gift. Thanks for all the amazing tips! Here’s to many more years!

  76. adam on February 26th, 2008 11:08 am

    congrats! keep up the good work. though i’m relatively new to your blog i find it informative and fun. happy birthday.

  77. Bethany on February 26th, 2008 11:39 am

    Happy Birthday to You! I found you through “Stumble Upon” last week, and love the site. :)

  78. dallimomma on February 26th, 2008 12:37 pm

    I so enjoy your website. Happy Birthday!

  79. Tatyana on February 26th, 2008 3:33 pm

    Happy Birthday

  80. Need A Nap2 on February 26th, 2008 3:49 pm

    Happy Birthday!! I’ll try to do a post later.

  81. Sasha on February 26th, 2008 4:21 pm

    Wow, this is great! Happy Birthday!

  82. ephelba on February 26th, 2008 4:31 pm

    Congrats! Good job!

  83. AnnMarie on February 26th, 2008 4:36 pm

    Happy first birthday!!!!

  84. Scott on February 26th, 2008 5:59 pm

    Happy birthday.

  85. JRae on February 26th, 2008 6:16 pm

    Seems like you guys just started yesterday… want more recipes and meal planning stuff! :) Thanks!

  86. Kendra on February 26th, 2008 6:26 pm

    Happy Birthday Home-Ec 101!!! Here’s to many more!
    I’ve shouted it far and wide to the point of annoyance. I think if my typing did have a voice, I could put Fran Drescher to shame.

  87. Emily on February 26th, 2008 7:42 pm

    Happy Birthday! You deserve a cupcake!

  88. debbie on February 26th, 2008 8:38 pm

    yay to my favorite meatloaf making teachers! great idea and thanks for all advice and humor this past year!!!!

  89. Susan on February 26th, 2008 10:11 pm

    Happy Birthday!!

  90. Carrie on February 26th, 2008 10:32 pm

    Happy Birthday! Mike sent me over. Looks like a great blog you have. I’ll be back in a while as I’m just taking a break now. Enjoy the anniversary! :)

  91. Teresa on February 26th, 2008 10:40 pm

    Tami sent me…count me in!
    This looks like a great site and I’ll be back often!

  92. Carol on February 26th, 2008 11:04 pm

    Happy Birthday to an awesome website! Congrats on your 1st year, Heather and Ivy. If you are having a party let me know, I will make a cake!

  93. Alice on February 27th, 2008 2:41 am

    Happy birthday!!!

    And I’m in like flynn…

  94. Deanna on February 27th, 2008 9:09 am

    Happy Birthday & Congratulations.

  95. Lynnae @ Being Frugal.net on February 27th, 2008 10:02 am

    Happy Bloggiversary!!!!

  96. Candace on February 27th, 2008 10:04 am

    Great site!

  97. Shelley Somerville on February 27th, 2008 1:11 pm

    Happy one year anniversary! First time visitor, but I’ll be back for sure. What a great blog!

  98. Crystal on February 27th, 2008 2:13 pm

    Happy Birthday Home Ec!!

  99. kathey on February 27th, 2008 2:43 pm

    just stumbled upon your web site……love it
    keep up the awesome posting
    kathey - mom to 8 awesome kids and wife to one fantastic hubby

  100. Amy A on February 27th, 2008 3:40 pm

    Celebrate good times, come on! Thanks for giving away a present for your birthday!

  101. Rebecca on February 27th, 2008 4:25 pm

    Happy 1st Birthday to Home Ec 101!

  102. Amanda on February 27th, 2008 5:43 pm

    What the heck, count me in! Happy birthday!

  103. Patty on February 27th, 2008 8:04 pm

    Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Home Ec 101, Happy Birthday to you!
    P.S. Free t-shirts are the best kind.

  104. Julie on February 27th, 2008 9:42 pm

    Im so thankful for every one of the 12 months you have been around. Happy Birthday!!

  105. Jill on February 27th, 2008 10:09 pm

    Happy Birthday… oh I can only imagine where my house would be without you!

  106. Babsi on February 28th, 2008 9:42 am

    Happy Birthday! How nice I would find you on your birthday! I’m looking forward delving into your archives.
    Thanks!
    Babsi

  107. Linda on February 28th, 2008 11:42 am

    Happy Happy Birthday! I will be blogging about it today.

  108. amy on February 28th, 2008 3:17 pm

    happy birthday!

  109. joanna on February 28th, 2008 3:43 pm

    Congrats on your first year!

  110. Mommy Cracked on February 28th, 2008 5:14 pm

    Happy Birthday!!! And many more!!!

  111. ScrappyQuilter on February 28th, 2008 5:41 pm

    Happy #1!

  112. cindy on February 28th, 2008 6:03 pm

    Happy Birthday! Congratulations!

    Sounds like a fun contest too…

  113. Leslie on February 28th, 2008 6:27 pm

    Just Discovered your sight and I LOVE It. Its very cool. Happy Birthday and hope you have many more!!

  114. Christina Doffing on February 28th, 2008 7:43 pm

    Happy Birthday:) This is a great site!

  115. Anshu on February 28th, 2008 7:53 pm

    Many happy returns of the day.

  116. Lainey on February 28th, 2008 8:16 pm

    Happy birthday! I discovered you over the holidays with the cookie recipes and have been here since - keep going :)

  117. angie g. on February 28th, 2008 9:03 pm

    happy birthday!

  118. Marsha on February 28th, 2008 11:45 pm

    Congrats on your birthday! In enjoy your “cook it” section.

  119. inkedgal on February 29th, 2008 4:09 am

    Happy Birthday! I love your site. I thank you and my boyfriend’s tummy thanks you.

  120. Mama Grizzly on February 29th, 2008 10:11 am

    Happy Blogiversary!!!!!

  121. Shirla on February 29th, 2008 10:42 am

    Happy Birthday Home-Ec101! :)

  122. janjanmom on February 29th, 2008 12:20 pm

    Happy Birthday and thanks for all the awesome info you give us…and please pick me!!

  123. Sara on February 29th, 2008 1:05 pm

    Happy birthday!

  124. Lindsay on February 29th, 2008 2:58 pm

    Happy Birthday!!! and congrats!! Love your blog!!

    Lindsay

  125. Fresh Girl on February 29th, 2008 11:01 pm

    Happy Birthday! I never miss your blog! Put my name in the hat, please. :)

  126. Christina Chua on February 29th, 2008 11:18 pm

    Happy Birthday. I just found this site and I am sure I will be back for more.
    Please add my name for the contest!! :)

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