This year marks the first year I will be homeschooling my children aged 6 and 3. While I do have some doubt in my mind I am doing me best to remind myself that I am my child's best teacher. Our philosophy of school is to make and keep learning fun and within our real everyday life. Given that school starts in fall we decided to start our projects surrounding the fall theme. First we printed out a leaf identification booklet so that we could collect leaves from our trees within our yard and identify Read more [...]

I received Pilot Pens Products to facilitate this post.  All opinions are my own. If you look at this pink and white Pilot Ergonomic Dr. Grip Pen, what do you see?  Is it just a typical pen?  Is it a pretty pen because you like the colors?  Or, since it carries the Pilot name, you just know it's going to be a great writing tool?  For many, they look and immediately, their eyes are drawn to the simple pink ribbon on the side.  Why?  Because either they themselves, or someone they know, has 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 received the Star Shower Laser Magic Light Show from BulbHead.com to facilitate this review.  All opinions are my own. Okay, in all honestly, I've been eyeing up those fancy lights that put designs on houses for years now.  Each time we'd pass one driving down the road, the kids would get excited and beg us to slow down so they could check it out.  Over the years, I've seen a variety of designs, words, and pictures.  So when BulbHead.com asked if we wanted to check out their Star Shower Read more [...]

The other day I was in line at the gas station. It was busy so a few people were ahead of me. Some had purchased fuel, others hadn't, but everyone grabbed some sort of snack or refreshment. One had two drinks, two grab-bags of chips, a jerky stick and a granola bar. His total was $11 and change. Another was only $4 and change. I've never been in the habit of buying fast food or gas station snacks more than a couple times a month, at worst. However, I got thinking about how those $4-$6 purchases Read more [...]

Thank you to Nutrisystem for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. This is my final Nutrisystem update. I have been on Nutrisystem's Uniquely Yours plan for one year. It has been an incredible year! If you saw my first post, you may remember the two main reasons why I started Nutrisystem, one was to improve my overall health and the other was to help teach my two young daughters how to make healthy choices. I believe I have gotten Read more [...]

Thank you to Carpet One Floor & Home for sending a Pink Ribbon Welcome A Cure Welcome Mat for review in exchange for this review. Every October, we see a lot of pink. Everyone recognizes the pink ribbon and that it promotes breast cancer awareness. As a nurse, I have lots of scrub tops that have pink ribbon patterns and my watch face has a pink ribbon. I wear these things year round, not just in October. Pink Ribbons hold a special meaning for me because I associate them with three special Read more [...]

I received product from GoSports to facilitate this review.  All opinions are my own. Over the years, I've enjoyed partnering with GoSports to test out their products.  Time and time again, we've found well made equipment and fun games.  Every time we've gone to a picnic or family event the past couple of years, a bag of GoSports balls and games is always in tow.  Just last weekend at a family reunion, our GoSports Kickballs saved the day as my husband organized an impromptu game to keep all Read more [...]

Thank you to AllerEase for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. I have recently had my eyes opened to the nasty things that build up over time on our mattresses and pillows. I will spare you the details and just say...yuck! All of those gross things can irritate our bodies and cause us to be sick. To help reduce the yuck and protect my family, I looking into protective bedding and found AllerEase. AllerEase specializes in mattress Read more [...]

I am not a professional photographer. I’m just a mom who loves photographing her daughter. I wanted to share some photos from my daughter's second year of life. You can find my first post: Easy At Home DIY Baby Photo Ideas & Tips HERE. All of these ideas are ones you can easily re-create yourself. Feel free to take the ideas and put your own twist on them. I want to share some of my mommy photography for toddlers tips: ~ Make sure your little one is in a good mood when you try to Read more [...]