Sending a big thank you to GrooveLife for providing me with GrooveLife Silicone Wedding Rings to facilitate this post.  All opinions are my own. My husband has been saying for years that he wished he had a wedding ring that he could actually wear.  Sadly, I spent almost $1,000 on the fancy band with diamonds for him back when we got married.  But he's a farmer.  So it would be dangerous to have on when working with equipment and doing other manual labor.  Instead, the ring is collecting dust Read more [...]

I was chatting with an acquaintance recently and she commented that she thought it was cool how I blog for a living, but she could never do it. I asked why she felt that way and she said she had tried working from home in the past, and wasn't able to stay on task like she could from an office building. She said once she was at home, she was just in a relaxed/cozy mode and couldn't' find the effort to work. I thought it was a great point, working from home can be tough for many. It does require you Read more [...]

I have partnered with StickerYou on this sponsored post and giveaway. All opinions are my own. Stickers and labels are an awesome way to help advertise your business. I have an Emily Reviews decal on my vehicle, for example. Custom stickers can also be a great way to help customize the theme of a party. For example, you could make custom stickers for your wedding to put around bottle of bubbles so that after the ceremony, the crowd can blow bubbles at the wedding party instead of throwing rice Read more [...]

Thank you to nodpod for providing me with product to facilitate this post.  All opinions are my own. Most of my life, I've had trouble sleeping.  And sadly, our oldest daughter seems to have picked that up from me as well.  I can recall all throughout growing up, not being able to fall asleep at night.  I'd stare at my alarm clock.  Just watching the minutes and hours tick by.  Then, I'd usually crash with an hour or less left before I'd need to be up for school.  It was so hard!  Our oldest Read more [...]

Thank you to Audrey's Bear and Easy Baby Travelers for sending product for review in exchange for my honest opinion.   I am always on the lookout for fun and unique baby gift ideas. I give gifts for baby showers as well as each new baby that enters the family or my group of close friends. It gets to be a lot of baby gifts each year! Now that I am pregnant too, I have been doing a lot of research on baby items. I have been getting rid of a ton of things that I had from our daughter and working Read more [...]

Thank you to Mermaid Maternity for sending product for review in exchange for my honest opinion. Although this is my second pregnancy, I have never owned 'maternity' swim wear. For my first pregnancy I got by with what I had and borrowing a few tankinis from my mother-in-law who was larger than I was. This summer, I found Mermaid Maternity and I am so happy that I did! Mermaid Maternity specializes in swim wear for pregnant moms. My cousin has a swim suit from them and she said it is still Read more [...]

I love the look of blanket ladders. I think they add a cozy feel to the room and make guests feel warm and welcome. What I don't love, is the prices on store bought blanket ladders. It blows my mind that stores can charge $50 and more for a few pieces of wood screwed together. After searching the internet high and low for deals and coming up empty handed, I decided to just make a blanket ladder myself. We have a few family members who have recently demoed projects in their homes. We were given Read more [...]

This is a sponsored post. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating. Do you love to share your thoughts and opinions? Tom’s of Maine is looking for some green-living women to help inspire their future products. If you care about the ingredients in the products you use daily, here’s your chance to earn Amazon gift codes for sharing your views on Tom’s of Maine as well as other natural products in the industry. Tom’s of Maine has created an exclusive, private online Read more [...]

I was sent a Nadine West subscription bag for review. All opinion are my own. There are affiliate links in this post. For my July Nadine West subscription, I decided to change my style profile to the 'classic' clothing style. I left my color and print preferences the same. My bag this month included six items and I think it was one of my favorite months overall. I definitely plan to try a few more months of the classic style to see how it goes! The first item in this bag was the only one Read more [...]

Thank you to Order Out of Chaos for sending product for review in exchange for my honest opinion. In many areas of my life I am very "old school" even though I'm only in my 20's! I only got a smart phone last year, and only after my flip phone took a dunk in the tub while I was washing my daughter. I know many people use the calendar option on their phone to keep track of the things they need to do, but I am not one of those people. I prefer a paper planner to organize my life. I partnered Read more [...]