“Disclosure (in accordance with the FTC’s 16 CFR, Part 255:  “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising”):  Many thanks to Propeller Consulting, LLC for providing this prize for the giveaway.  Choice of winners and opinions are 100% my own and NOT influenced by monetary compensation.  I did receive a sample of the product in exchange for this review and post. Only one entrant per mailing address, per giveaway.  If you have won a prize from our sponsor Read more [...]

I received product in exchange for this post.  All opinions are my own. Are you familiar with Ben 10?  We don't even have any television stations and my kids are still big Ben 10 fans.  Because, let's face it, what kid wouldn't get excited about playing pretend with a 10 year old boy who can turn himself into 10 different alien heroes!?!  This super-powered kid brings super excitement to any imaginative play kids whip up.  Starting back with the Rustbucket Vehicle Playset we got last year, Read more [...]

Thank you to Five Star for providing me with products to facilitate my blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Five Star is synonymous with high-quality school gear. On just about every school supply list, you will find at least one Five Star product. Both teachers and parents have come to depend on Five Star to make products that last the entire school year. That may not sound like a long time but, keep in mind, kids are NOT gentle....on anything! This year, Savannah, my oldest is in Read more [...]

Thank you to AromaTech for providing me with products to facilitate my blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Have you ever heard of AromaTech? I hadn't either until last month. AromaTech specializes in scent solutions. They work on large commercial settings as well as smaller residential settings. No matter what size the space, AromaTech has a scent solution. For residential scent solutions, AromaTech offers a full line of diffusers and accessories. AromaTech diffusers are scented 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 [...]

When I was a kid my aunt and uncle had a mural wall in their living room. It was a wooded scene with a deer and a pond if I recall correctly. I was pretty little when they covered it up. Prior to that, it really captured my imagination. I thought it was so much more interesting than plain walls like most homes had. The scene was calming, it really seemed to bring that feeling of nature out into the home. WallSauce is a website that makes made-to-measure wall murals featuring all kinds of images. Read more [...]

Our schooling journey has come a long ways from where it began, in our local preschool class next to our house. We are now beginning to adapt to an unschooling approach to homeschooling our little ones. Although I know in my heart it is best for our kids, during the school starting season I sometimes worry I should be doing more. In the spirit of quieting those worries here are my top five unschooling mantras. Follow your Child's Lead. This can be the hardest one for me to remember If things Read more [...]

I received the Thomas and Friends Big Loader from TOMY to facilitate this post.  All opinions are my own. Do you have any train lovers in your home?  With three little boys, I sure do!  And their little sister is a fan too.  This past summer, we actually got to tour some old train cars even.  It was neat to learn about them and they even got to climb up high into seats on the one passenger travel car.  Another fun experience was climbing into the locomotive to see the controls that the conductor Read more [...]

I started the curly girl method in late April after seeing it recommended over and over again as a way to fight frizzy hair. I had first googled frizzy hair and tried to find solutions a couple years prior. I kept running into the curly girl method being suggested, and I kept ignoring it because my hair was straight. At least, I had always thought of myself a having straight hair. The frizz was so bad in 2016 and 2017 that I wore my hair up in a bun probably 90% of the time. I didn't like how my Read more [...]

Thank you goes to Futura Genetics for providing me with product in exchange for review purposes. All opinions belong to me. How cool would it be to know what your specific genetic risks are for certain conditions diseases and ailments? I personally thought it would be very cool! Not only did I think it would be cool but also very useful to see what I could be more at risk for and then make some life changes in order to help my body in preventing those types of conditions. I turned to Futura Read more [...]