zulily Twitter Birthday Party TONIGHT (1/26)

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to zulily, Happy Birthday to YOU! Join us TONIGHT for our zulily Twitter Birthday Party! TONS of prizes! TONS of fun! TONS of fashionable talk! 9PM (EST) #zulilyparty

Another Use for a Nail File

Looking for another use for a nail file?  Or just want to hear about one? I’ve got one for you. For some reason I can never (ever) find my lip pencil sharpener.  I can find any bobby pin, safety pin and elastic band in my house… but when it comes to my lip pencil sharpener, [...]

Day 26: 365 Days of Literacy for Kids – Fun, Easy & Completely Do-able

Anyone who knows anything about children knows that children are deep thinkers.  Children are naturally inquisitive and curious.  This is how they learn.  Children also learn from other children, and sometimes that learning involves the feelings of being left out.  It’s difficult to explain the feelings of exclusion or loneliness or sometimes even helplessness in [...]

“Mom, I swallowed my…”

William’s lost 4 teeth in total now. His toothy little grin makes my heart soar. It’s the cutest thing in the world to me. But tonight… tonight something happened that he wasn’t prepared for. This afternoon when I was at a meeting, William lost his 4th tooth. I called home when I was done with [...]

My Team 4all Submission!

Team 4all will be a team of ten blogger brand ambassadors who will help spread the word about 4all.  Here is my submission about how I was motivated to get out there and get fit after decades of cheering from the sidelines! I remember the very moment I decided, as an almost-56-year-old wife, mother of [...]

Get the Dirt… but Keep it Clean (thank you Clorox)

How interesting are these “dirty” little findings… Gossip by the Numbers Key findings from The Clorox Company and Ipsos online survey of 1,200 U.S. women ages 18-35 indicate: More than 50 percent of America’s women report reading celebrity gossip at least once per week, including seven percent who claim they are addicted: Only 16 percent [...]

Frigidaire Kids’ Cooking Academy to Raise Funds for Save the Children

I love love love how Frigidaire does such amazing work to help raise awareness, support and funds for Save the Children. I had the opportunity last year and then this past October to meet the head of Save the Children, Mark Shriver, and really get to chat with him about the importance and impact that [...]

Day 25: 365 Days of Literacy for Kids – Fun, Easy & Completely Do-able

Love poems.  Children see the clarity of love poems.  Children love love poems, especially when they believe… really, really believe, that the poem was written for them.  Be the ME and your child/children the YOU in 20th century African-American poet Nikki Giovanni‘s poem, LOVE IS… LOVE IS by Nikki Giovanni Some people forget that love [...]

Piperlime: 50 Dresses, Coats and Sweaters UNDER $50

Piperlime: 50 Dresses, Coats and Sweaters UNDER $50. I’ve become a Piperlime girl over that last couple of months. The deals and scores and outfits/shoes you can find are phenomenal! Not to mention, when they have sales… they have S-A-L-E-S. I’m on their mailing list, so each week I’m getting a little update on what’s [...]

Recharging in the New Year

It’s now almost 4 weeks into 2011… I vowed this year to take some time for myself and “recharge” more with the boys. This is a very easy statement to make it, but I am committed to following it through. Everyone needs a little personal “recharging” time. It’s these moments that truly make life more [...]

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