I was sent a nadine west shipment for review. All opinions are my own. There are affiliate links in this post. Nadine West is a clothing subscription company. You fill out a style profile sharing your clothing sizes and information about your style preferences. Don't like gold-toned jewelry? Do you aim for clothing that conceals your belly area? Do you wear scarves or not? What about stripes, florals and polka dots? What colors do you NEVER wear? All sorts of information like this is taken about Read more [...]

I was sent Cabinet Caddy's for inclusion in my mother's day gift guide. All opinions are my own. I'm not a minimalist, but clutter drives me crazy. So I try to avoid keeping too many things, and I try to organize what I have. I find with certain things, I just like keeping a wide variety and can't pair it down to just a couple of items. Spices are one of those things for me. I want to have a lot of spices and seasonings because I want to be able to make new recipes without running to the store Read more [...]

Emily Reviews writers were sent products for our Mother's day gift guide. There are affiliate links in this post. All opinions are our own. 2020 has been a rather unique year so far! I don't know if anyone feels like life is super normal or ordinary right now. Going to the grocery store certainly doesn't feel the same as it did a few months ago. Many parents have had way more time with their children than they usually would during the spring season. I think for most of us, 2020 will stand Read more [...]

We brought Frank & Beans, my two pugs, home when they were already 8 and 9 years old. That was almost 7 years ago! About 2.5 more months and it will be 7 years. So they are, or soon will be, 15 and 16. That's something like 90 to 100 years old for pugs. They both have declining health in different areas, but we've been quite lucky that they have both been able to stay with us this long. Something we've been dealing with for over a year now is our female pug going blind. I thought I'd share what Read more [...]

I started this blog in 2009, so it's now more than a decade old! When I started blogging, it was to create content related to my Etsy shop, in hopes of making that into a bigger business. I found that I really enjoyed blogging, even more than I enjoyed the Etsy shop so eventually, I switched my focus to blogging about other things. I started working with brands on product reviews and after a while I started adding on other writers to help write even more reviews. For many years now, I've emailed Read more [...]