This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BakeInTheFun and #CollectiveBias Fall Treats And How To Spoil A Teacher This post has been inspired by Fall and very much by great teachers who work tirelessly to inspire and help teach my children. School started for our family at the end of …
Fill A Hulk Sized Hunger
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MARVELSnackBar #CollectiveBias I send my children to school everyday with healthy lunches and also with good for them snacks, but it never fails that the second they walk through the door after school they are ravenous! Starving almost and ready to devour the …
Celebrating The Good
Celebrating The Good This last weekend was insanely busy! There were birthday parties, movies in the backyard, homemade cheesecake, rain storms, puddle splashing plus a whole heck of a lot of blogging work ALSO went on! Some of you may not know, but I am one one of the Co-hosts for the Blog Staycation. The Blog Staycation is a weekend-long …
“Fan”-Tastic Football Gathering Prep In Less Than 10 Seconds
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FamilyPizzaCombo #CollectiveBias College football season is a BIG deal for our family. It’s such a big deal that the calendar was marked at the end of last year, excitedly awaiting the day it would all start up again this year! I enjoy hosting …
The Secret Life Of Bloggers
Bloggers are known for their open, honest and realistic posts. We aren’t afraid to look silly or to share some of our most heartfelt concerns and experiences, but bloggers also have secrets. Secrets we don’t share. Until today that is. Because I am going to blow the lid right off some of those blogging secrets you had no idea about! …
My Little Fighter
Fourteen years ago I became a mother. This is my shared story of love, loss, strength and September 11th. Mostly it is the beginning of the story for My Little Fighter. Because there are many more stories yet to be written for her. Fourteen years ago I was young and I was pregnant with my first child. It had been …
Five Reasons Why All Schools Should Have Uniforms
Five Reasons Why All Schools Should Have Uniforms Three years ago our family moved to a new school district. I was considering home schooling my children because I wasn’t entirely enamored with our new school district. There was however, a free public/charter school that was within walking distance for our family, but the fact that the children were required to …
Toddler Shoe Tantrums Solved
Toddler Shoe Tantrums Solved My toddler Anneliese is on the petite size of the spectrum. At 2 years old she is finally starting to fit into 18 month clothing! Her petite stature has also posed a bit of a problem when it comes to shoes. Her feet are small, but her enthusiasm, mobility and exuberance for activity are large. This …
Man-Day Post: Jen’s Guy Vs. The Sexytime Soundtrack
Welcome to another installment of Man-day from Jen’s husband, Jen’s Guy. We all have things on our “Hell” side of the ledger. Things that if we look back on we should probably feel bad about, but don’t really. Here is one of mine. In college, about the same time I met Jennifer, I had a roommate who was seriously dating …
Don’t Make These Five Blogging Mistakes
Because both the world of blogging and social media changes at almost lightning fast speeds, there is a pretty significant and continual learning cycle involved with blogging. I have been a blogger since 2012 and I know that I still learn something new everyday. There are quite a few things you can do to help your blog be successful, and …
Happiness Happens
This week has been a stressful. You know the kind of week that is so rough you find yourself standing in the kitchen at midnight with a spoon in your hand looking for something to plunge that spoon into? Hopefully it’s not just me who does this… And as generally seems to be the case with such weeks, somewhere towards …
Fall 2015 Blog Staycation Announcement!
In August 2014 I was part of a group of bloggers who launched and carried out the first ever Blog Staycation! Today I am excited to announce the dates for the next Staycation! September 10th through September 14th, 2015! If you are ready to join you can sign up for Staycation updates HERE! If you want to learn a little …
What Your Child’s Teacher Wants You To Know
My children have been back in school for about 2 weeks now. They were kind of done after that first day and began asking when the next vacation was, but luckily with the help of great teachers we are coming into the groove of things. This last week my husband and I attended a back-to-school night where we were given …
#MomDare: Why I Still Nurse My 2 Year Old. Even Though I Don’t Want To.
#MomDare: Why I Still Nurse My 2 Year Old. Even Though I Don’t Want To. I am not a parenting expert, and I admit to looking cross-eyed at all the bloggers who profess that they are. Because, unless you have a specialized degree or MD behind your name, your opinions about parenting are just that, opinions. I do think, however, …
