Since I now have a high schooler and two more to come next year, I’ve been realizing that my parental influence is dwindling. I only have a few years left with my boys at home so I better make them count, right? Luckily I have more time with my daughter, but the pressure is on […]
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Clean the Kitchen Fast with these After-Dinner Cleanup Tips
The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free. If you have kids like ours then far too often they get up after eating dinner and just leave you there to deal with the dinner mess yourself. We’ve been working […]
Keeping Kids Safe Online with Gryphon: A Family Friendly Wireless Router
It’s official – school is in session and each of my kids have their own school-issued Chromebooks. Because homework is on the kids’ computer now, it can be a real challenge monitoring their time on the internet. I have my anxieties about so much internet access and isolation on a device so I’ve been doing […]
Why You Should Consider a Pre-Owned Phone for Your Child
This post is sponsored by Trademore. I was paid for this post. In this day and age cell phones and technology are a big part of our lives, and that of our kids’ lives. When we moved and switched schools it became just how much technology is involved in the education of our youth. My […]
Keeping Families Safe with T-Mobile FamilyMode
With 1 teenager, 2 soon-to-be teenagers (come October) and one pre-teen, electronic devices are running rampant in our household. Technology is huge in education and in the every day loves of our youth. As parents we can either fear this stage, ignore the issue at hand, or embrace it and arm ourselves with tools to […]
Tips to Allergy-Proof Your Home
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Lennox. All opinions are 100% mine. Up until about 3 years ago, I had no difficulties breathing or any trace of allergies that I knew of. Out of the blue, I began to have seasonal allergies that then turned into year-round allergies. Living […]
Make Mealtime Easy with New StarKist Selects E.V.O.O. Tuna
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of StarKist Selects E.V.O.O. Last week I was invited to attend a lunch with a variety of options including new StarKist Selects E.V.O.O. Tuna products. The weather was perfect, the company was great, and I was introduced to their new tuna in extra virgin olive […]
Why Choose Music Lessons at Guitar Center
If you’ve debating signing up for some type of music lessons, or you want your child to learn to play an instrument, I cover some great benefits of music lessons, in a previous post. As I’ve mentioned many times before, I’m a huge lover of music and believer in what it can do for the […]
Why I Believe in Febreze to Get Rid of the Stink
Because I’m a migraine sufferer (anyone else in this club?), I’m super sensitive to smells and I also have a lot of allergies. Sometimes the headaches and migraines are due to my allergies and sometimes it’s just my sensitive sinuses. I also think I just have one heck of a sniffer, and with three boys […]
Stay Cool and Comfy with Summer Dresses
If you’ve been following me on all of my social handles, you’ll know I’ve been posting a lot of fashion tips and deals lately. Since I’ve lost nearly 100lbs over the past couple of years, I’ve been revamping my wardrobe. I thought I was done losing weight and then bam, a little more has come […]