Thank you to Chamberlain for providing me with product, free of charge, in exchange for this honest blog post.  All opinions are 100% my own. Something I always wish I would have learned more about is my vehicle.  I'm amazed that learning how to change a tire, add air, check oil, and other basic maintenance upkeep or emergency protocol isn't included as a part of Drivers Ed.  I truly wish it would have been because those are important life skills.  Thankfully, I have a very handy husband Read more [...]

  Thank you to LockerLookz for providing me with product, free of charge, in exchange for an honest blog post.  All opinions are 100% my own. Back when I was in school, the coolest thing my locker ever saw was a cheap half-broke locker shelf I had found at a garage sale.  Of course, I also lined the inside with some pictures, held on by scotch tape.  So when I first found out about LockerLookz a couple years ago, I was completely amazed by how a plain old boring locker can be transformed Read more [...]

I am so excited to share my secret for filling my beach bag with awesome books on a budget with you all. I've been talking about this very topic to all of my friends and family members who I can get to listen, but especially those who love to read. This summer, I discovered ThriftBooks.com and I've been reading roughly 2 books per week ever since. ThriftBooks.com is a website that sells used books at amazing prices and ships them to your door. Saying that ThriftBooks.com has a massive selection Read more [...]

I am provided with a complimentary Nutrisystem program in exchange for posting regular updates about my results. All opinions are my own. It's hard to believe that Ryan has been on Nutrisystem for two weeks already. You can read about his first week on nutrisystem in last weeks' blog post. Last week, he was on the "fast 5+" program to kick off the program but starting last Tuesday that ended so he's now been on the regular Nutrisystem plan for a full week. Ryan's Nutrisystem plan includes three Read more [...]

Thank you to BIC for providing me with product, free of charge, in exchange for an honest blog post.  All opinions are 100% my own. Back To School means shopping for Back To School products and accessories.  While we didn't always get new clothes and backpacks as children, we would typically get some new school accessories.  A name that has been trusted for years and would end up in my pencil box was BIC.   Well known for their stationary products as well as other offerings, they have a great Read more [...]

  Thank you to Sleeping Baby Inc. for providing me with product, free of charge, in exchange for an honest blog review.  All opinions are 100% my own. Since I know where and how babies sleep can be a passionate subject for many, I don't usually tell people that we co-sleep.  However, it would be hard to do my Zipadee-Zip review without disclosing that.  So, yes, with baby number five, we are currently co-sleeping/bed-sharing.  My husband and I have a King size bed so he gets a nice 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 as you Read more [...]

This is a sponsored post for This is a sponsored post for SheSpeaks/Pampers. I've thought of Pampers as being the brand of diapers for babies with sensitive skin ever since my baby sister was born when I was 12. She would get terrible rashes when wearing most brands of diapers, and my mom realized after trying Pampers that she didn't rash in them. From then until she potty trained she was a Pampers baby and never had any further skin issues. As the 12-year-old sister, I was thankful that Read more [...]

  Thank you to Zoocchini for providing me with product, free of charge, in exchange for an honest blog review.  All opinions are 100% my own. From newborn on, kids get wet.  Whether in a bath tub, pool, lake, or even sprinkler, kids will get wet and then need a towel to help them dry or keep warm.  With our first, we bought some hooded towels from a store and they were so thin that they were basically useless.  Our newborn was shivering cold within seconds of wrapping her in it and Read more [...]

I received product from the Reliable Corporation for my review. All opinions and photos are my own. I know it may sound silly to some of you, but I have really wanted to get a steam mop! I can’t stand having dirty floors so I am constantly cleaning them. My preferred method of cleaning is steam. See where I am going…having a steam mop would be a dream come true for me. Our “old” house had wood laminate flooring. I had been told that steam mops weren’t advised for use on some wood Read more [...]