Thank you to Bushwick Kitchen for providing me with products to facilitate my blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Every Christmas, I gift my husband a pancake mix and a bottle of maple syrup. After we open gifts, he gets up and makes us all breakfast while the girls and I clean up. This tradition started a few years ago, and I don't see it going away anytime soon. He says he enjoys doing it. This year I turned to Bushwick Kitchen for his Christmas breakfast goodies. Bushwick Kitchen Read more [...]

Thank you to Emile Henry for providing me with products to facilitate my blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Last Christmas, I got an Emile Henry Round Dutch Oven / Stewpot. It was something that had been on my wishlist for a long time. After almost a year of using it, I can honestly say the Round Dutch Oven / Stewpot is everything I dreamt it would be! I love using it for large batches of soups, stews, and chili. I haven't tried frying anything yet, but it will be great for that too. My Read more [...]

Thanks to Pivo for sending me product. As always, all opinions are my own. There are affiliate links in this post.  If you've ever tried to take a video of yourself using a smartphone, you know how difficult it can be! Propping the phone up on books or a chair is a thing of the past with the Pivo Pod Lite! This little (but mighty!) smartphone mount allows influencers, YouTubers, vloggers, photographers, educators, athletes, real estate agents, equestrians, and casual creatives to capture Read more [...]

Thank you to Liko Lehua for providing me with products to facilitate my blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. This winter we are taking a family vacation to Hawaii. With the trip so close to Christmas, I thought it would be fun to give a few gifts that were made in Hawaii. My search for items produced in Hawaii lead me to a company called Liko Lehua.  Since 1996, Liko Lehua has offered its customers a collection of delicious Fruit Butter. What began as a fundraiser quickly developed Read more [...]

Thank you to Maglite for providing me with products to facilitate my blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Last Christmas I got my husband a MAG-TAC LED RECHARGEABLE FLASHLIGHT SYSTEM to keep in his work truck. A few weeks ago, while leaving for work at 2:30 in the morning, a head-on collision happened on the highway just above our driveway. My husband was one of the first on the scene. He grabbed his Maglite and used it to check on the people in the two wrecked vehicles (both drivers were Read more [...]

This 'Mindful Buddiez - Luna the Sleep Sheep Giveaway' is sponsored by Mindful Buddiez.  As always, all opinions are my own! The comfort of a stuffed toy is something still enjoyed and shared amongst children, despite access to technology and a changing world. Omi and Friendz sticks to the basics: Cuddles and the power of our Breath. Studies have shown practicing mindfulness can be a beneficial tool to help soothe feels of pain, stress and anxiety. The opportunity to provide children Read more [...]

Thanks to Bold Made for sending me this game! As always, all opinions are my own. There are affiliate links in this post. Everyone's familiar with the card game Old Maid, but have you heard of Bold Made?? Bold Made flips the script on Old Maid and includes bold women who made huge impacts on our world and has a more aspirational goal of ending the game with the Bold Made card! Every card features bold women such as Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Malala Yousafzai, Temple Grandin, Marie Curie, & Read more [...]

Thank you to Candle Warmers Etc. for providing me with products to facilitate my blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. I love walking into a house (particularly my own) and being greeted by a pleasant aroma. We have two dogs and the last thing I want to smell (or for my guests to smell) is that all-too-well-recognized pet odor. Or lingering food smells! That brings me to Candle Warmers Etc. Candle Warmers Etc. is my go-to place for home fragrance products. They have a plethora of scented Read more [...]

Thank you to LazyOne for providing me with products to facilitate my blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. We have several traditions we keep around the holidays. Some of them go back to when my husband and I were young and others started when our daughters were young. One of our family traditions is opening a new pair of pajamas on Christmas Eve night. I have asked the girls over the years if this is something they want to continue or let go of. They both say that it is something they want Read more [...]

This pediped giveaway is sponsored by pediped. As always, all opinions are my own. I am a huge fan of pediped shoes. As a matter of fact, I’ve been buying them for over a decade for my children (and foster children when we fostered) so I’m always happy to share about them on the blog here too…especially when there’s a giveaway involved - LIKE TODAY! pediped Footwear – Children’s Shoes For Every Age & Stage There are so many reasons why I like pediped shoes. Not only are they Read more [...]