Thank you to Baker Creek for providing me with products to facilitate my blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. During the long, cold, dark, and wet winter days, I begin dreaming about planting our spring/summer garden. Living in the Oregon coast range means we only have two or three months of growing time. I do all my prep work in advance so that I don't waste any precious growing time. I get out my Baker Creek heirloom garden seed catalog and research the vegetable varieties we want to plant Read more [...]

I was sent a Nadine West shipment for review. All opinions are my own. Nadine West is a fashion subscription service. You can sign up for monthly or bimonthly shipments. You fill in your clothing sizes, color and print preferences, opt in or out of getting items like bracelets or scarves, and take a style quiz. Then each month (or twice a month, depending on your settings) you'll get a large pink envelope in the mail stuffed full of fashion items. Most shipments will include between 5 and 8 items. I Read more [...]

This Halloween, I am going to handout non-edible goodies to the trick-or-treaters. Kids get enough sugar in their daily lives. We don't need to load them up on more. Plus many families are challenged with food allergies. This way I don't have to worry about giving someone something they can't have and no one feels left out. If you in the same situation and need ideas, I compiled a list of over 60 non-edible Halloween goodies for Trick-Or-Treaters. Play-Doh Lego Figures Silly Straws Read more [...]

I received product from Super Impulse to facilitate this post.  All opinions are my own. Growing up, my siblings and I had an hour long bus ride EACH way.  So morning and night, we'd have to entertain ourselves.  While I read a lot, my siblings didn't much care for books.  Which made for some really long rides.  And after talking with friends, it's still fairly common for some kids to be on the bus for quite awhile.  So I wanted to share some really cool toys that I recently discovered.  Read more [...]

Thank you to Dave Ramsey for providing me with products to facilitate my blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Have you ever heard of Dave Ramsey? If not, let me give you a quick introduction. Dave Ramsey is a money-management expert. By the age of 26, Dave had established a $4 million real estate portfolio, only to lose it by age 30. Using the lessons he learned, Dave rebuilt his financial life. Now he is sharing what he learned with others. With Dave's tips and a little help with cabot Read more [...]

As you guys know my family recently adapted a whole food plant based diet. I have had a bit of a struggle with finding recipes the kids want to devour, that is until I created this recipe. Now initially this recipe started as apple nachos, think sliced apples, popcorn, chocolate chips, dried fruit, and peanut butter drizzle…I'm drooling just thinking about it. I quickly found that this recipe was tasty, but messy given you eat it with your fingers like nachos. So in my head I thought maybe if I Read more [...]

Thank you goes to Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen for providing me with a complimentary dinner in exchange for review purposes. All opinions are my own.  Nowhere near my house has a restaurant that meets our current daily dietary preference. Unfortunately whole food plant based just hasn't really sprung in the way of take out/dine in around here. So my husband and I know that when it comes to eating out we are going to have to make exceptions. Cheddars Scratch Kitchen is worth the exception for us 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 Read more [...]

Thank you to Carpet One for sending product in exchange for my honest opinion in this review. It's October and that means you'll Breast Cancer Awareness Month. You'll start to see pink items of all kinds and pink ribbons everywhere. Although I've never been a big fan of the color pink, in October you'll find me sporting it more than usual with t-shirts and scrub tops adorned with pink ribbons. I wear pink in memory of my grandmother who lost her battle with breast cancer, as well as my aunt Read more [...]

Thank you to Workman Publishing Company for providing me with products to facilitate my blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Last month, I was asked to review a set of books from Workman Publishing Company. Workman Publishing Company specializes in books that are educational and entertaining. The books that were selected for me, were geared towards tweens. Now that I officially have two tweens, I gladly accepted. For my review, I was sent Bunk 9's Guide to Growing Up, the series of Big Read more [...]