There are a few things that as moms we realize we can not live without, these are usually change as our lives and children do. For me when my kids were newbies things essential to survival include coffee, naps an assorted supply of baby items. One of these items that became…

  Most of you know by now that I am proud to be a nursing mommy.  In general, I’ve had really positive nursing experiences with all three of my children, but there have been times that I have considered switching to a bottle.  It can be especially tough to nurse…

Hi again everybody, well my four week trial period with Studio V Health  is officially over, and I am eight pounds lighter after sticking to the Studio V diet, working out to their exercise videos, and just saying “NO” to the enormous number of temptations that have been paraded under…

Red in the Flower Bed by Andrea Nepa is a beautifully illustrated children’s story which follows a poppy seed as it travels the world searching for the perfect place to grow.  The home she is originally sent from the sky to live in is too dry for her to flourish and grow,…

**Thank you to GlassesUSA for sponsoring this paid review about eyeglasses.  Although I was compensated for the review, the opinions included in this article are 100% my own.** My Eyeglass Confession Today I have a teeny tiny little confession I need to get off of my chest……. it’s not that…

Cleaning. It’s one of our dreaded but most essential chores. We all have our favorite cleaners, Lysol, Windex, Mr. Clean, bleach and there are a million more on the market. We are always cautions against using some of these during pregnancy and never mix them together. Why? Because the chemicals in…

10, 9 , 8 , 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1  BLAST OFF!  These words are so popular among little boys and mine is not different.  Rocket ships are a large part of my three year old’s vocabulary.  Well his looks more like 10 , 9, 6, 5, 4,…

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and as a parent I feel very strongly about the need to protect my children.  In recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month, we have partnered with Daisy Tells A Secret for a very special review and giveaway.  Child abuse is an extremely sensitive topic, and to…

Once you move past having only one child it becomes a necessity to have some form of containment in public places.  Granted the grocery stores have a carts but what about the mall or taking a stroll through the park?  A double stroller is cumbersome and sometimes not always the…

Jim Rising’s But Then Again I Could Be Wrong is a humorous collection of various observations, rants, and interesting factoids from the life of the author.  Whether he’s referring to his “long suffering wife”, his seemingly endless disagreements with the weather and his lawn tractor, or his body’s strange ability to…

Summer is on the way, and you all know what that means – trips to the park, ice cream cones, shorts, and the end of muddy snow boots and wet mittens!  I love this time of year, but since I’ve become a parent, the warm spring and summer weather has…

Well my family has officially found a new favorite game – Bop It! from Hasbro Games.  This toy has been around for over a decade now, so I’m pretty sure you’ve all heard about it. But if you’ve never actually tried your hand at this fast-paced, amazingly fun game, you…