Firstly, I'm a mom and wife. Professionally, IT consulting is my job and blogging is the outlet for my passions. I write about things that affect the everyday life of a stay-at-home parent or any parent for that matter such as parenting, relationships, discipline, the media, product reviews, giveaways, social media, food, cooking, gardening and anything else that might come my way.
One of the most fun things about making your own kombucha is you get to flavor it any way you want. My mom came to stay with the girls a few weeks ago and decided to help them make an…
I’m terrible about remembering to drink water. There are times I’ll go hours without a drink of anything until I realize the pain in my gut is pure dehydration. It’s a bad habit I’ve learned to combat by always having…
When I started noticing exposure to the sun was starting to cause fine lines and discoloration I knew I had to be more diligent about wearing sunscreen. I’ve gotten to the point that I’ll wear makeup even when I’m working…
Chicken Breed Considerations The other day when I was at the library the librarian noticed the topic of my books and mentioned she always thought it would be nice to have a few free ranging chickens in her back yard.…
Our front landscape has been a sore subject for several years. When we moved in there were three giant yew bushes in front of the house which needed some serious trimming. Despite our best efforts we could not reign them…
To be fair, I’ve wanted to have chickens for egg laying for a long time. The interest was rekindled when my girls went to spend Memorial Day weekend with my parents while we worked on a surprise for them. During…
Thanks to Ariana’s Art my family received a complimentary set of artist quality colored pencils for the purposes of review. Growing up I watched my mother draw and sketch photographs of family and friends and freehand sketches of her own…
Thanks to Cedar Point and Hotel Breakers my family got to spend a fun filled day and comfortable night at the park and resort. We discovered last year that our girls enjoy riding roller coasters and they are getting tall…
It’s not the end of the world. . . It’s not the end of the world. . . Can you please help remind me that it’s not the end of the world? After last weekend that we went to Cedar…
It’s funny that I’ve never before tried a selfiestick and in a matter of weeks I’m offered two to try out. They couldn’t be more different, yet serving the same purpose. This one is the SelfiStick by PhotoBomb which I…