This is a sponsored post. All opinions are my own. A lot of people notice that their mood suffers during the winter. Some just feel a little blue, while others may have seasonal depression seasonal affective disorder. Here in Michigan winters are quite long. We typically get out first snow in early to mid-November, and our last snow in late March or even into April. That's a long time for cold weather and staying inside a lot. This winter it's felt particularly "gray" outside, without many sunny Read more [...]

I was sent products from InJoy Premium CBD for this review. This is a sponsored post. All opinions are my own. Ryan injured his knee in high school by cutting it on a picnic table while colliding into it. He has a large, super-smooth scar where the cut was at. I imagine in part due to that injury, he battles with knee pain as that is his worst knee. Though he has pain in both knees and no injury happened to the other, so perhaps it's a combination of things. The pain seems to come and go, and Read more [...]

I was sent a package from Nadine West for this review. There are affiliate links in this post. All opinions are my own. I have so many articles of clothing that are favorites of mine that I got from Nadine West. I'm excited to share my first Nadine West review of 2020! I am starting to get back to normal life now that our holiday gift guide is over and the holidays themselves have passed too! I'll be publishing two Nadine West reviews in short order because I got slightly behind on them. This Read more [...]

This is a sponsored review with BellyCrush. All opinions are my own. A few years ago I lost about 20 pounds by keeping an eye on calories. While I believe that a lot of different diets can help people lose weight whether it's paleo or keto or others - I believe in the basic science of CICO or calories in, calories out. If you want to lose weight you have to use/burn more calories than you are consuming on a regular basis. While on a CICO plan, it's easier to stay within your calorie limit if you Read more [...]

When your children get their license or their first car, it can be a time of great excitement mixed with a lot of anxiety. You’ll probably love not having to haul them around yourself anymore, but there are so many ‘what ifs’ when they start driving on their own. What if they no longer drive safely once there is no adult in the car with them? What if they get in a car accident? What if they hit their first white-out snowstorm while far from home? What if they come across a bad person? What Read more [...]

Thanks to Gululu for sending me these water bottles. As always, all opinions are my own. All our lives we've been told how important it is to stay hydrated, and to drink lots of water. No matter how many times we hear it, though, it never seems to be an easy feat. I know I always have to remind myself to drink water throughout the day, and I don't usually notice that I'm not drinking enough unless I become parched or get a headache. Recently I realized that my kids don't drink much water during Read more [...]

I was sent products from Kidtastic for my holiday gift guide. All opinions are my own. There are affiliate links in this post. There are 11 days til Christmas! While there is still time for standard shipping from some sites, we're nearing that "last minute" stage. I've been an Amazon prime member for about a decade now - so my go-to for last-minute gift shopping is Amazon. It's hard to beat that two-day shipping option! Kidtastic is a brand of toys that is available on Amazon, so these are Read more [...]

Thank you to Veyo Kids for providing product in exchange for my honest opinion in this review. Last week we were hit with our first two big snowstorms of the year. Now, we've got many inches of snow on the ground to play in, and I think we are sure to have a White Christmas this year! Of course, as soon as it stopped snowing, my daughter was anxious to get out and play in all the new, fluffy white stuff! I was excited for her to go out and play as well, as I knew that I had some great new Read more [...]

This is a sponsored review with Lovidia. All opinions are my own. Choosing a low carb or even keto diet has seemed to me to be the most popular diet the last few years. I see low carb and keto being talked about everywhere. I know multiple people who have been successful with losing weight and/or just feeling better while eating low carb. Ryan and I have successfully lost weight in the past but eventually gained it back - a few times over. At the moment Ryan is down almost 30 pounds in the Read more [...]

Thank you to GiftTree for providing me with products to facilitate my blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. We all have people on our Christmas shopping list who can be difficult to shop for! What do you get the person who has everything? What do you get the person you work with whom you barely know? How about Secret Santa gift situations? Ugh, it can be frustrating and time-consuming trying to come up with a great gift that will fit their needs or likes. Today, I have the answer to all Read more [...]