I received a gift card from Kohl’s for my review. All opinions are my own. Today is the first day it really feels like fall in Oregon. It has been a goodie bag of weather today- off and on pouring rain, windy, overcast and a few spots of sunshine. It’s the perfect day for cozy fall apparel. I recently had the opportunity to get some new fall clothing from Kohl’s. I went shopping with the hopes of finding a floral print sweatshirt. What? Yes, floral prints are rather popular right now. Read more [...]

*This is a sponsored post written in partnership with the Bloggy Moms Network and Funds2Org. All opinions are my own. Now that school is back in session, many of us are being hit up to purchase from fundraisers. As a kid I participated in fundraisers for school, girl scouts, and sports teams. In each case the money raised provided me with experiences that I may not have been able to have otherwise. We were able to go on field trips, visit museums and buy uniforms. While I always buy from the kids Read more [...]

Warning: This blog post discusses dog digestion and gas. When people find out that I have a female pug named Beans they always ask if she is stinky. While I can see why they might think that based on her name, she isn't usually stinky at all. That hasn't always been the case, though. When we first adopted Frank & Beans in July of last year they were quite gassy. They also had frequent diarrhea and constipation problems. Once my sister in law was over when one of the pugs audibly passed Read more [...]

*EC Technology sent me a gaming mouse and power bank for review. All opinions are my own. It's really amazing to stop and think about how far mobile phones have come in the last 10 years. I graduated high school in 2009 and at that time barely anyone had smartphones but us teens were always being nagged at for texting too much. I remember even the high-end plans having 500 or 750 texts-per-month limits. Can you imagine being limited to that now? Just five years later, most of us can't imagine Read more [...]

Brilliant Sky Toys & Books provided the review & giveaway toys in this blog post. All opinions are my own. Have you ever given in and purchased a toy that your child (or a child in your life) saw advertised repeatedly and begged for for weeks - only to have it find its way to the bottom of the toy box after 10 minutes of play? I know I have. I feel that children often feel that they want items that they see repeatedly advertised without really knowing how engaging they will find the item Read more [...]

Thank you to Little Twig & Sparrow for providing me with product, free of charge, for review.  All opinions are my own. A great pair of comfortable pajamas can mean the difference between a good nights sleep and a restless tossing and turning one.  Towards the end of my pregnancy, there was one night I wore an old pair of pajamas and ended up getting up to change half way through the night because the material was rough and causing me so much discomfort.  As an adult, I was able to identify Read more [...]

I received products from Aqua pillar Shoes for my review. All opinions are my own. Who doesn't love boots?! Men, Women and Kids all love boots. Boots are available in many different styles and fit a variety of needs. They can be work, casual or dressy. One of my favorite fall fashion accessories is boots! Depending on your boot choice, you can easily and completely change the look of your entire outfit! I was recently sent two new pairs of booties from Aquapillar Shoes- Jassper06 Almond Read more [...]

EC Technology sent me a bluetooth speaker for review. There is a paid link in this post. All opinions are my own. The EC Technology® 5W Enhanced BASS+ Bluetooth 4.0 Speaker, is a really neat device or music lovers. I've never been one to listen to the radio much at all. I love discovering music online and purchasing MP3 files for the individual songs I like and then listening to my mp3 player. I have a pair of bookshelf speakers I got from a review on MusicCritic that is more than enough Read more [...]

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Dollar General for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I live in a town that has a population of about 1,200 people. We don't have a grocery store or even a full sized traffic light (We do have two blinking lights, though!). We have one gas station and a Dollar General. The gas station has a few basic grocery items like bread and milk but the prices are close to double what you'd pay in a grocery sore. For our town, our Dollar General is Read more [...]

Thank you to Baby Mushroom for providing me with product, free of charge, for review.  All opinions are my own. We spend a lot of time on the floor in our home.  A couple years ago, we even bought a new couch that we all hated and spent the next full year with everyone sitting on the floor for everything.  None of us ever sat on the couch, we all disliked it so much!  How we spent over an hour in the store sitting on it and thought it was comfortable escapes me.  I still wonder if we received Read more [...]