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SLY Awards: Knit Picks

Kristen knits. This is what she said about it, “I am REALLY into knitting right now. I guess it’s a bit trendy these days. I am by no means good at it, but I pretend. It’s an expensive hobby, tho, so I am learning to salvage thrift store sweaters to use for just a fraction [...]

Win $100 for Holiday Travels or Entertaining

The PR company behind Scott Products recently contacted me to ask if I would write about Scott Common Sense Community, a website that provides, “tips, tools, and solutions that enhance your every day life.” Essentially, it’s an information hub where you can read articles about how to manage your time, money, and home…and you can [...]

Paging Dr. Stephanie

When I was a little girl, I often played “Doctor” with my little sisters. I set up my clinic in the bathroom and carefully examined my patients. My favorite diagnosis was a broken arm because I could then ever-so-carefully create a cast out of water and toilet paper – wrapping it gently ’round and ’round [...]

3 Best Pregnancy Resources

Are you waiting for your baby to arrive – with curiosity and wonderment? Not sure how to prepare? Start by strengthening your marriage, getting your finances in order, freezing a bunch of meals, and taking a photography class. If you still have a bit of time on your hands before baby arrives, you may want [...]

Snikiddy! Snikiddy! We’ll eat you Lickety Splickety!

Here’s one snack brand that my 2-year-old daughter and I both love: Snikiddy. Snikiddy prides itself on making snacks that are: “Simple. Wholesome. Real.“ And I might add “delicious” to that tagline. I’m not a pro at reading food labels, but these snacks do appear to be healthier and more “natural” than other similar snack [...]

Where to buy sun protective clothing (and how to get a discount when you do)

I recently wrote about UV Skinz (“sun protective swimshirts with a UPF rating of 50+“) and wanted to tell you about two quick promotions in case you decide to buy some skinz of your own: (1) In honor of Skin Cancer Awareness Month, UV Skinz is promoting awareness of sun protection and skin cancer prevention by [...]

Hop Your Way to Super Storage Solutions

KangaRoom Storage launched in 2006 with a mission to provide “functional, fashion-forward, unique storage solutions.” You’ll find bins, baskets, bookshelves, totes, chests, and trays in bright colors and one-of-a-kind designs on Kangaroom’s website. The items are cheery and fun and well-suited for family and/or kids’ rooms. We were sent the Corky Wall Organizer ($29.99) in [...]

Get Free Stuff at GoFreebies.com

Some moms are Contest Queens…meaning they enter (and win) contests regularly. Other moms are Coupon Queens…meaning they utilize coupons and save big $$$ at the grocery store. Still others are Freebie Queens…meaning they get free samples in the mail all of the time. Want to be the latter? You can start by frequenting a freebie website, [...]

Work-From-Home Opportunities for Moms

Have you ever wanted to work from home on a part-time basis?  Perhaps one of the following scenarios describes you: You are working full-time, but want to scale back your hours due to the upcoming birth of a baby or a desire to spend more time with your school-age children. You are a full-time SAHM, [...]

For the Love of Coffee

Excuse me. Yes, you there. Do you buy your coffee at the grocery store? If you do, you’re really missing out. On an excellent opportunity to savor the world’s best coffee. The freshest coffee. Delivered straight to your door. At competitive prices. Camano Island Coffee Roasters is a company based in Washington State that is [...]

Super (and sanitary) At-Home Date Nights, courtesy of Netflix

I don’t like the idea of sitting in movie theater seats.. I think about all the coughing, sniffly, sneezy, disease-ridden, snotty, yucky germs that are likely all over the seat backs and arm rests…and it’s enough to give me the heebie-jeebies.  I much prefer the comfort and cleanliness of watching movies at home. On our [...]

I’m not sentimental about these kind of things…

I always tell my husband NOT to buy me flowers on Valentine’s Day.  Similarly, I usually prefer that we don’t go out to a fancy restaurant on the 14th. Flowers are marked up ridiculously high and restaurants are ridiculously busy in honor of St. Valentine…so I prefer to have my flowers and chocolates and dinner [...]