Nadine West sent me clothing and accessories in exchange for sharing my honest review. All opinion are my own. By now, you all know I really love getting Nadine West fashion bags. You fill out a style/fashion profile when you sign up. It asks which colors you like and dislike wearing, which type of items you do and don't wear (I asked to not receive bracelets or scarves) and so on. It also asks you to choose from some photos to get a general feeling for your style. I used to get the 'trendy' option, Read more [...]

I received product from Scribble Stuff, Write Dudes & USA Gold to facilitate this post.  All opinions are my own. I am so shocked that summer is almost half over already!  The days and weeks are just flying by.  I've actually been spending some time this past week making plans for the upcoming school year even.  Since we homeschool, I have some extra prep and planning to do that typical public school families may not have to worry about.  But since I'm the teacher, I have curriculum to Read more [...]

Thank you to Arbonne for providing me with products to facilitate my blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. For the past several weeks, I have been using products from the Arbonne RE9 Advanced Skin Care Line. For my review, I was sent the NEW! RE9 Advanced Age-Defying Neck Cream, NEW! RE9 Advanced Retexturizing Serum in Lotion, and the NEW! RE9 Advanced Firming Body Cream. RE9 Advanced Age-Defying Neck Cream has been crafted to help improve the texture of your skin on your neck Read more [...]

I received product from TOMY to facilitate this review.  All opinions are my own. I was just talking to a friend this week about the difference between raising boys and girls.  While she has a little girl already, they are expecting their first boy.  Since I already have three boys (plus two girls), the topic turned to boys versus girls.  She already knows all about little girls now.  (And she'd babysat plenty for boys.)  But jumping into the role of a "boy mom" is looking to be a little more 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 [...]

I was sent an Abba Patio 10 x 10 portable canopy with carrying bag for review. All opinions are my own. We went camping Mother's day weekend with Ryan's family. It rained that weekend and we had planned to have bonfires at night. Thankfully, one of my brother-in-law's had brought a canopy with them that we were able to have a small bonfire under safely. Later while camping it was nice to have for shade, and to just stay out of the rain while eating or sitting outside talking. I thought about Read more [...]

There is a sponsored link in this post. As everyone here already knows I tend to always be in the search for the healthiest, best diet. We've tried Paleo, but recently with cholesterol tests that came back high at 27 years old, I realized that diet was not working for me. I made the drastic change to all of our diets to go whole food plant based vegan. This means no oil, no animal products and no processed foods. Currently we are allowing salt but in moderation. At first it felt really restrictive Read more [...]

Thank you to Kalencom for sending product for review in exchange for my honest opinion. As many of you know, I am currently expecting baby number two. I am 22 weeks pregnant and am already feeling the need to get things ready for when our baby boy arrives this fall. I have partnered with Kalencom before. Here's my Kalencom L.A. Diaper Bag Review. Although I still love that diaper bag, my best friend encouraged me to get a backpack style diaper bag for our second baby. She explained that Read more [...]

Thank you to PBS Distribution for sending product in exchange for this review.   My two year old daughter loves to watch cartoons. I am wary about what sorts of shows I let her watch, and for how long. We get PBS where we live and the only cartoons we allow her to watch on TV come from PBS. We appreciate that if she is going to be spending time sitting down and watching TV that she is at least learning while she is watching. Her favorite shows right now are Super Why and Wild Kratts. 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 [...]