Thank you to Spoiled Sweet Kids for providing product in exchange for my honest opinion. My daughter is 14 months old now. I love garage sales and second hand stores. The vast majority of her clothing has been 'pre-loved' by another child. Since I do save so much by buying most of her clothing (and toys) second hand, it makes me feel like I can splurge once in a while for custom items that I fall in love with online. I was excited to partner with Spoiled Sweet Kids to showcase some cute, custom Read more [...]

It's incredible how quickly technology updates. It had been a while since I had went looking at smartphones, and I was really impressed with the Coolpad Conjr smartphone. I was amazed that I could get a phone with the features of the Coolpad Conjr for under $200. The Coolpad Conjr is a 5" screen size in a slim and really modern looking overall phone design. My list of requirements for smartphones isn't super long, but each aspect is really important to me. I need a phone that: Is reasonably Read more [...]

Kids love to collect!  From rocks and feathers to fun new toys, my kids are right in there.  It seems like the smaller, more hand sized is even better.  So when the new Splashlings craze hit, it was an immediate success! Sending a big thank you to TPF Toys for sending us some fun Splashlings for review! For those who don't know, Splashlings are the hottest new highly sought after collectible toys that features an ocean full of friends.  Over 100 new mermaids, gems, shells, treasures, and Read more [...]

I am a Nutrisystem nation blogger. All opinions are my own. Nutrisystem recommends that people on their plan do 150 minutes per week of exercise in any form. That averages out to about 21-22 minutes per day if you workout everyday. Ryan tries to do an hour of exercise every other day, so he exceeds that suggestion by quite a bit. Keep in mind that exercise doesn't have to be boring. You can dance, go for a walk, ride a bike, ice skate - whatever it is that is the most enjoyable form of exercise Read more [...]

This post is sponsored by Oratene® and the BlogPawsTM Pet Influencer Network™. I am being compensated to help share information about Oratene brushless pet oral care products for Pet Dental Health Month, but we only share information we feel is relevant to our readers. Oratene is not responsible for the content of this article. // Taking care of my pets well is really important to me. I love them, and I want to give them the best life possible. This includes keeping up with their health Read more [...]

It's a chilly day in Minnesota but we have finally arrived at the Radisson Blu Mall of America for our mini family vacation.  This was actually the second Radisson Blu location in the US (Chicago's Aqua skyscraper was home to the first) and was completed in 2011.  Immediately, the awe and wonder of the gorgeous accommodations stands out from any other hotels around and I will be doing my best to share those with you in my Radisson Blu mini-series. Upon entering the gorgeous lobby,  our Read more [...]

Thank you to MegaFood for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. No matter how healthy we eat, we still have nutritional gaps. A nutritional gap is the difference between the vitamins and minerals our body needs compared to those we get in the foods we eat. We can close that nutritional gap by taking a daily multivitamin made with high-quality ingredients. I took a pledge on the MegaFood website, to close my nutritional gap with Read more [...]

Thank you to Nutrisystem for providing me with products in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. I suspect many people believe that while on Nutrisystem, you are constantly hungry. I want to let you know that simply isn't true. I have something to eat about every three hours. I wake at 6:00 and have a protein drink (my favorite is chocolate with cayenne pepper and greens). At 9:00 I have breakfast. Noon is when I eat my largest meal of the day, a dinner entree. Around Read more [...]

As a parent of young children, it's hard to get any alone time while in the house.  To be quite frank, even the bathroom is never a guarantee!  While I know that one day I will miss those little feet pattering in, there are just days where I could use a few minutes to myself.  So from time to time, I will actually lock the bathroom door (while hoping it will keep everyone out this time) and take a nice hot shower.  When I do this, I turn to Softsoap Body Washes to help invigorate and appeal to Read more [...]

In today's world, it seems like everyone is always on the go.  Having children doesn't seem to slow me down either!  Just last week we visited the local library.  I was only planning on staying for about an hour and our 2 year old had on a dry, clean diaper so I took a chance and decided to leave my big diaper bag out in the van.  Wouldn't you know, half way through our little visit, she pooped!  Uggg.  It was cold and snowy out and I dreaded it but had to make the trek out to get the diaper Read more [...]