Each year I give gifts to the three administrative professionals whom I work with. This year I decided to do a twist on a gift that I gave to my best friend a few years ago when she was having a tough time. This Basket of Sunshine Gift is easy to put together yourself and is relatively inexpensive - each basket cost me less than $20 to put together, and turned out really cute! As you can see, I picked out a bunch of yellow colored treats. I tried to get a variety of drinks, salty and sweet Read more [...]

Thank you to Wonderful Halos for providing me with products to facilitate my blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. Getting assigned to a group snack duty (whether it's for a sporting event, a child's classroom party, a social event, or a church function) can be a daunting task. Finding the right snack can become nothing short of a balancing act. You need a snack that is both healthy and delicious. You need to consider if the snack will make a mess or not. If it does, you should be prepared Read more [...]

This is a sponsored post with CouponsMonk. All opinions are my own. I was living with Ryan in our first apartment at age 18. Living alone at such a young age was exciting, but also a little intimidating. Money was extremely tight for the first few years in particular. I was a "saver" even as a little kid. I didn't usually get an allowance, but I'd save my money from my birthday in June, all the way through til Christmas! I always made sure I didn't spend all of my money between those two events Read more [...]

Thank you to Mr & Muse for sending product in exchange for my honest opinion in this review. I always jump at the chance to review items to treat my husband. New, high quality, underwear is a gift he is always happy to receive! I was happy to partner with Mr & Muse to review their men's briefs. Mr & Muse is a company based in Chicago that was named to give a "nod to the men who inspired [their] products and the women (the muses) who play a vital role in their lives". We received Read more [...]

Thank you to HoMedics for sending product for review in exchange for my honest opinion. I have been eying up an at home foot spa for many years. Recently, I got the chance to partner with HoMedics to try out their Shower Bliss Foot Spa. The whole family was excited to try it out!  The other night we decided to have a spa night while we watched a movie together. I filled up the foot spa with warm water in the bathroom then used the handle to carry it to the living room for our our spa night. Read more [...]

I was sent Zits Eww and was compensated for this blog post. All opinions are my own. It's common to joke about how toddlers will play with the wrapping paper more than they'll play with their gifts on their first birthday. Before then, babies often love to stare at the ceiling fan, more so than they'll take interest in their toy keys or rattles. In some ways, the things that kids find interesting never stops surprising adults. One of those things that all kids seem drawn to, is things that are Read more [...]

I received product from Learning Resources to facilitate this post.  All opinions are my own. Spring will hopefully be in the air here in Minnesota soon.  But for now.... S*N*O*W is still coming!  Hopefully some of the US is enjoying better weather than we have.  Even so, I know that spring time travels and vacations are taking place no matter what Mother Nature says.  So if you're looking for some screen-free play to keep the kids occupied during travel, look no further.  Learning Resources 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 a BroBasket for review. All opinions are my own. We run a lot of gift guides here at Emily Reviews, and have for many years now. So, I find it mildly embarrassing that I often stils struggle to come up with gift ideas for my own boyfriend! Well, let me take that back. I struggle to come up with gift ideas that he'll really, truly be eager to receive. He's a very practical guy who is happy to get by with a wardrobe of many a dozen outfits, he isn't into any hobbies that involve regular Read more [...]

I partnered with MyGiftStop.com on this sponsored post. All opinions are my own. My Gift Stop is an online shop of luxury goods, that makes it quick and easy to find gift ideas for your loved ones. Their gift-finding tool lets you input who you are shopping for, and what the occasion is, to get a curated assortment of gift ideas. My Gift Stop gives 5% of every purchase to the global medical relief nonprofit, Direct Relief. I love being able to give gifts to those I love, while also help make a Read more [...]