Estroven has invited me to participate in a three month “Good Sleep Challenge” and I have happily accepted. I know many of you are thinking “Isn’t Estroven for older women?”. Well... Estroven is meant for women experiencing perimenopausal, menopausal and post menopausal symptoms. It wasn’t until recently that I started to put two and two together... odd symptoms like forgetfulness and fuzzy thinking, easily irritable, gaining a little weight, low … [Read more...]
Fathers Day | Sharing My Favorite Memories With Dad
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This year my Dad has had several major health issues that have reminded us how important he is to our lives. Thankfully he pulled through his three brain surgeries and the melanoma they found on his shoulder didn’t spread to his lymph nodes. We have been given an extension on our time with him that we are eternally grateful for. The recovery has been a rough one, but our outlook is a positive one. Recently I have been going through my photos and … [Read more...]
People Like Us | New Clip! | #PeopleLikeUs
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People Like Us is a fabulous new movie coming out June 29th. It speaks volumes about how although you can’t choose your family... you can choose to love your family. Elizabeth Banks plays a struggling single mom trying to keep her life and family together... Check out this scene where she has a meeting with her son’s principle. Connect with People Like Us: … [Read more...]
Home Makeover | Danze Prince Two Handled Bathroom Faucet Review
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Home Makeover with Danze Prince Two Handled Bathroom Faucet Our house was a few years old when we purchased it about ten years ago. I never really had an issue with the bathroom faucets, but have always looked at them at standard builders grade models that had fairly regular issues with the drain plug getting stuck. When I was given the chance to review a Prince™ Two Handle Widespread Lavatory Faucet I jumped at it! I was hoping that … [Read more...]
Is YOUR Little Girl the NEXT Little Miss Coppertone? | #WIN a Dream Vacation
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COPPERTONE LAUNCHES NATIONWIDE CONTEST IN SEARCH OF MODERN LITTLE MISS COPPERTONE Coppertone has been part of my families lives as far back as I can remember. Before we were aware of harmful rays and excessive exposure leading to skin cancer, we used Coppertone Oil to collect all the sun rays we could. Just seeing the cute little girl with the dog tugging at her swim bottoms instantly brings up the brand Coppertone in my mind. The symbol is … [Read more...]
Monday Morning Link Up | Giveaway Linky
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Welcome to Monday Morning Link Up! This is a great way to spread the word about your giveaways and find a few to enter as well! The rules are simple: 1) Giveaways must be family friendly 2) Check out a few giveaways for yourself! (there is no obligation to enter any) Here are my giveaways ending in the next seven days… Chuggington Bubbles & Balls ends 6/11 SentrySafe Fire Safe ends 6/15 Glow Bugs Diapers & Laundry Tarts … [Read more...]
5S for Families: Learn How the 5S Method Can Help Cure Car Clutter
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5S for Families: How the 5S Method Can Help Families Clean Up Car Clutter Every parent knows that keeping the car clean with kids as passengers is a difficult and ongoing task. However, there is a lesson to be learned from a popular workplace organization methodology that is slowly infiltrating the way many companies function. It’s called 5S and is rooted in five Japanese words (seiri, seiton, seiso, seiketsu and shitsuke) that when translated … [Read more...]
Say It With Mrs. Fields Cookie Cakes | [CLOSED GIVEAWAY]
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Say It With Mrs. Fields Cookie Cakes It’s pretty much a given that at any special occasion there will probably be a cake. Sometimes it’s fun to change things up a bit and surprise everyone with a cookie cake... and Mrs. Fields makes an amazing cookie (mmmmm). Celebrate in a big way with the original giant Cookie Cake! Made from the same time-tested recipe and wholesome ingredients as our signature cookies, Mrs. Fields® Cookie Cakes are baked … [Read more...]
Weekly Winners | NINETEEN New Winners! Are YOU One?!
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Neatnik Saucer High Chair Cover ends 5/28 938 entries 782 Sandy VanHoey Enter Another Giveaway Coby Snapp HD Digital Camcorder ends 5/30 3,822 entries 802 Michele Caldwell Lawrence Tweet About the Giveaway Aquaphor & $50 VISA ends 5/30 4,928 entries 3349 Nancy Partin Tweet About the Giveaway Terminix Mosquito Mister Lantern RV $80 ends 5/29 3,734 entries 2726 Sonya Morris Tweet About the Giveaway Vtech Video … [Read more...]
Removing Leaves From Strawberries | How To
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Summertime and strawberries go hand in hand around here. With the cost of produce going up, it pained me to see how much strawberry was going down the drain. My old method of trying to remove it by simply chopping off the top wasn’t cutting it anymore. Here is an inexpensive, quick and easy way to conserve your berry and still remove all the leaves. Tools needed: 1 ordinary straw : strawberries * Starting from the … [Read more...]
