Thank you to Isabelle Grace Jewelry for providing me with product, free of charge, in exchange for this honest blog review.  All opinions are 100% my own. Celebrating dads on Father's Day is a long-standing tradition.  Some years, we'd spend the day with extended family and other years, we'd just celebrate with our smaller immediate family.  No matter how large the gathering though, it's a time to ensure the dads in my life know just how important, respected, and cherished they are.  Read more [...]

  Thank you to Yvolution for providing me with product, free of charge, in exchange for this honest blog review.  All opinions are 100% my own. Quite a few years ago, I remember a big rush of popularity to sneakers that could become skates by popping out a wheel on the bottom.  (Or something to that effect.)  Since I was young mom at the time, I didn't pay much attention.  I sure didn't need them and neither did my baby.  Plus, the fact that they were built right into a shoe did not Read more [...]

The opinions in this article are my own. I do not work for, or with, any brand mentioned in this article, nor do I have any official relationship with them. I have a relationship with Gigasavvy, for whom I create original editorial content. This product was sent to me in exchange for my honest review. I read so much about pug ownership and dog ownership before getting my dogs. I wanted to be as prepared as possible for taking care of my first dog. Most of the time, I could make up my mind about Read more [...]

This is a Fashionista Event and a promotional item was provided to me. Hosts for this event are Still Blonde after all these Years and ModlyChic A few weeks ago I was on the phone with my dad, telling him a story. I was rambling on for quite a while when I heard a phone ringing. It was really loud, but I was outside alone so my first thought was "Weird someone must have dropped their phone in my yard?" Then I realized it was my phone - the one up next to my head. Apparently the call had dropped Read more [...]

Thank you to Sylvania for providing me with product, free of charge, in exchange for this honest blog review.  All opinions are 100% my own. Men seem to love vehicles.   Whether a big truck, shiny new car, classic car, or something else, they typically take pride in what they drive.  However, while attention to detailing, decals, tires, and other parts seem important, another extremely important SAFETY feature are the headlights.  A few years ago, I realized just how important great lights Read more [...]

Thank you to WaterPik for providing me with product, free of charge, in exchange for this honest review. All opinions are 100% my own. For the 16+ years my husband and I have been together, he has chewed tobacco. I have tried EVERYTHING to get him to quit. He told me he would quit when: he graduated from college, when we bought our first house, when we had our first child, when we had our second child, when he started a new job, when we bought our second home...the milestone list goes on. I believe 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. Putting together side-by-side before and after pictures of Ryan's Nutrisystem progress still shocks me every single time. I had taken photos of Ryan for a clothing review and happened to snap a side shot of him. I later realized it would work well to pair up to his "before Nutrisystem" photos seems how we did a side-shot for those. This is what 9.5 months Read more [...]

Thank you to Rapala for providing me with product free of charge, in exchange for this honest review. All opinions are 100% my own. This year, Father's Day falls on my birthday. My husband and I have decided to do things that day that we both enjoy. Hopefully, the weather will be nice that day. I would like to start the day with a family breakfast, pack a picnic lunch and then all go fishing for the afternoon. If fishing goes well, we will come home and have a delicious fresh fish dinner. I Read more [...]

I was sent Wrangler clothing for review. All opinions are my own. Ryan has lost 57 pounds since last July. The transformation that his body has taken has been pretty incredible to watch. As you can imagine, the clothing he was wearing last summer is much too large now so we've been in the process of rebuilding his wardrobe in smaller sizes. Wrangler is a brand of clothing that I often go back to when shopping for clothing for Ryan. He likes casual clothing that can be mixed and matched with Read more [...]

  Thank you to AcuRite for providing me with product, free of charge, in exchange for this honest blog review.  All opinions are 100% my own. I don't know if it's just the area where we live or if this happens everywhere but the men are always talking about the weather and how much rain we each got.  No matter if they only live a mile apart as sometimes the rainfall measurements can differ!  We do live in farm country, though, and since the livelihood of many does count on adequate rainfall Read more [...]