Welcome to Tuesday's Giveaway Link Up with your hosts Karen @ Tots and Me, Emily @ Emily Reviews, Shelly @ The Attic Girl, and Rena @ An Ordinary Housewife.So glad you could join us as we share our giveaways on  Tuesday's Giveaway Link Ups.  This link up will be posted Monday at 7 PM est. and run all week long! Make sure you stop in as often as you can to list your latest giveaways. Here is how to use the Giveaway Link Up 1. Post your reviews and/or giveaways, as many as you Read more [...]

Do you grow a garden each year? We've tried a couple times in the raised beds around our deck, but we just never have much luck. My parents and grandparents always grow huge gardens though, so we end up with more produce than we know what to do with; especially tomatoes! This year I had some tomatoes that were going to go bad if they didn't get used up, so I made a fresh salsa that was a HUGE hit, even with our kids! I only had to buy a couple of ingredients, and it lasted us almost a week of daily Read more [...]

I was sent a Nadine West clothing subscription package for review. There are affiliate links in this post. All opinions are my own. Nadine West is a fashion subscription service for women. You fill out style profile at NadineWest.com sharing your sizes, what types of items you do and don't wear (scarves? bracelets? earrings?) as well as some fashion info. Some of the things you share about your style include what colors you like to wear vs what ones you refuse to wear. If you're looking to conceal Read more [...]

Thank you to Basic MAN for sending product for review in exchange for my honest opinion. It's late August and it is hot where I live right now! I am not a fan of the heat. Neither is my husband, since as a farmer he is working outside in the heat all day. Something I do love about summer is the beautiful blue sky, and the bright colors of the produce and flowers in my garden. My husband's latest Basic MAN subscription included some fun, summery colors. As with the past few month's subscriptions, Read more [...]

I have an epilepsy diagnosis, but it's been years since I've had a seizure. My medication does a great job of keeping my seizures under control. I've read statistics that say about 1/3 of people with epilepsy have good control, about 1/3 have uncontrolled epilepsy (medication doesn't help) and 1/3 get some control from medication but not complete control. I'm lucky to be in the 1/3 that have perfect seizure control. Some of them deal with severe medication side affects to receive that control, Read more [...]

Thank you to SprezzaBox for sending a subscription box each month in exchange for my honest opinion. Thankfully my husband and I were able to take a trip to Jamaica in January before COVID became a big concern. Now, we are dreaming of our next vacation, not knowing how many years away that might be. The SprezzaBox stylists had this to say about the latest box my husband received, "Not traveling any time soon? Well, get in the spirit with your new airplane tie clip and start researching Read more [...]

Welcome to Tuesday's Giveaway Link Up with your hosts Karen @ Tots and Me, Emily @ Emily Reviews, Shelly @ The Attic Girl, and Rena @ An Ordinary Housewife.So glad you could join us as we share our giveaways on  Tuesday's Giveaway Link Ups.  This link up will be posted Monday at 7 PM est. and run all week long! Make sure you stop in as often as you can to list your latest giveaways. Here is how to use the Giveaway Link Up 1. Post your reviews and/or giveaways, as many as you Read more [...]

There are affiliate links in this post. As always, all opinions are my own. All families take different approaches to health. Our family leans towards the prevention method and we try to eliminate or lessen the effects of illnesses, especially in winter when we're more likely to catch something. With two young kids, both involved in activities throughout the year, we are exposed to our fair share of sickness. That being said, we tend to get over things fairly quickly and have also been able to Read more [...]

I received product from Simplay3 to facilitate this post.  As always, all opinions are my own. 6 Benefits To Outdoor Play There are lots of reasons to head outdoors, especially during the summertime.  So today, we're also sharing the benefits of outdoor play for the kids in your life! 1)  Fresh Air Is Healthy Getting the whole family outdoors on a regular basis is important.  This simple act can actually improve health and wellbeing as the fresh air cleans your lungs, ridding them of impurities Read more [...]

The first pet that I ever really owned on my own, was a pet pygmy hedgehog. I got him when I was about 19! We named him Henry, I got him when he was just about 8 weeks old. While it's been a while since I've had a hedgehog in my house, I remain fond of the little critters. They're just so cute! I occasionally have people ask me about hedgehog care, because they are interested in getting a pet hedgehog, or at least they think they might be - but what to know what it involves. How do you get a hedgehog? Read more [...]