Thank you Koogeek for sending us a Smart Thermometer for review! Being a nurse (and a mom) I know how important body temperature can be in assessing illness. It is imperative that you trust your thermometer, as you are relying on it to help you make decisions in the care of your sick loved one. I can't believe how many of my patients tell me they do not have a thermometer at home. I feel that a thermometer is a tool that every family should have. There are so many styles and choices, Read more [...]

This post was sponsored by the Role Mommy Writer's Network. Tune into NBC tonight at 10 Eastern to catch Timeless, a new action-adventure series. The storyline is about a criminal who steals a secret state-of-the-art time machine. The criminal wants the time machine because his goal is to destroy America as it is now, by changing events of the past. The team assigned with preventing this from happening includes a scientist, a solider and a history professor. The trio will use a prototype of the Read more [...]

Thank you to Lunchskins for providing me with product, free of charge, in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. We try to use GREEN reusable products whenever possible. Not only is this better for the environment, but is also helps us reduce our monthly garbage bill. One easy switch for us was going from using disposable sandwich bags to using reusable bags. I did some research and found Lunchskins GREEN reusable bags. They fit the criteria for everything I was looking Read more [...]

Thank you to Nutrisystem for providing me with product, free of charge, in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own. I am on my way with Nutrisystem! Today starts my 3rd week. In the last two weeks, I have been practicing portion control and learning how to making healthy decisions. Soon these will be a habit and not something I really need to think about. I work from home. Prior to being with Nutrisystem, when I felt hungry, I would jump up from my work area and 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 clothing from Spaze Apparel for review. All opinions are my own. Spaze Apparel is a website that specializes in apparel basics like t-shirts and tank tops. They have apparel for men, women and kids from several popular brands like Fruit Of The Loom and Hanes. The price that you pay per item depends on how many you purchase. If you like to create custom clothing for an Etsy shop, family photos, etc this can be a great way to purchase a lot of wholesale blank clothing apparel at once. Read more [...]

I have been provided with a Nutrisystem plan in exchange for sharing my honest experience and results on my blog. All opinions are my own. Ryan is on the Nutrisystem men's plan. It involves eating Nutrisystem provided entrees as well as some grocery store items. For breakfast Ryan has a breakfast entree from Nutrisystem and a "PowerFuel" of his choice. On Nutrisystem, PowerFuels are around 100 calories and are protein sources like lean meats, low-fat dairy or nuts. Most of the time Ryan will have Read more [...]

Moms tend to put themselves last a lot.  We rarely get to sit down and eat a hot meal and if we actually do get to sit down, it's only a matter of minutes before someone needs something that requires mom to get up.  I'm now a part of a local MOPS group and part of what they stress there is that we really need to also take care of ourselves too and not just focus on everyone else.  So, for myself, part of that is taking shape in making sure that I am prepared for the change in seasons before it Read more [...]

This past May, our current music teachers told us that they were going to quit teaching lessons.  They had come to us for almost two years and were an answer to prayer as I had been almost 9 months pregnant with #5 and to the point where I needed someone to commit to coming into our home to teach piano, violin, and guitar, or else we needed to quit.  So we were sad to see this chapter close and were, once again, on the hunt.  Thankfully, my husband's cousin mentioned a name in passing and I decided Read more [...]

These days, there is so much talk about childhood obesity, lack of nutritional food intake, and too much electronic time.  As a parent, it's truly alarming and both my husband and I feel it's important to cut any problems off at the starting line.  While every family is different, for our family, that takes shape in having no cable (or any other fancy way of watching television besides an occasional DVD), creating many home cooked meals each week, and heading outdoors as often as weather allows.  Read more [...]