If you’ve ever considered home security systems only to be discouraged that they’re not exactly what you’re looking for in order to provide peace of mind, PEQ (pronounced peek) could be right for you. PEQ offers homeowners a simple and flexible way to view, control and receive alerts from your home anywhere thanks to an…
BirkSun Elevate Solar Backpack Provide Smartphones with a 30% Charge for an Hour of Sun
We’ve all had those moments of desperately needing our phones when they’re about to die and searching for an outlet, asking to borrow a charge cable, or hoping that the charge will last just long enough to send that one email, for the long awaited call to come through, or to receive that reassuring text….
Share Your Family’s #FallFun with TotSpot on Instagram to Win Great Prizes
This is a sponsored post What fun things does your family look forward to in the fall? For us, the change of seasons means watching the trees gradually change from green to brilliant orange, reds, and yellows. We manage to squeeze in a trip to the pumpkin patch to choose the perfect pumpkins for carving…
Trick or Treating Safety Tips
This post is sponsored by Rayovac but all opinions are my own. Halloween can be such a fun night of the year for kids and parents alike if everyone remembers to be safe. Taking a bit of time to do a few things before Halloween can help make the night go smoothly, especially as excited…
Choosing a GoPro to Capture Footage of Life’s Moments
This is a sponsored post Our love of capturing and sharing our lives online and in real time has led to the popularity of action cameras. Popular among pro and amateur athletes and anyone who loves to take relive the excitement, the GoPro line, available at Best Buy, is a highly desirable compact camera for…
Ribbon Barrettes for Research (benefitting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation) is Raising $1000 through Pear! Learn how your group can get corporate sponsorship for free too!
This is a sponsored post where all money earned from it will be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. What started out as a hobby has turned into a full-fledged fundraising effort by my daughter to make and sell ribbon barrettes to support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s (CFF) Great Strides walk one of the largest…
Samsung’s #DitchtheDSLR Goes Hollywood with a Star Studded Event 10/14 and Why You Need to Ditch Your DSLR!
When Samsung Camera held their first #DitchtheDSLR Day this in Times Square this past June, it’s not surprising that people turned out in droves, excited to trade in their bulky DSLRs for award-winning NX30. Now Samsung is coming to LA to give West Coasters a chance to ditch their DSLRs on Tuesday, October 14 with…
Recognizing & Celebrating Milestones with Age Appropriate Movies & Shows
Ever since our kids have been born, it’s been one milestone after another. Each month of life was celebrated as we approached the first year including exciting developmental milestones like crawling, walking, a first word, and the first tooth. Milestones are special for kids and parents alike and honestly, they don’t ever get any less…
#MomswithApps: Helping Parents Find Just-Right Apps for Their Kids
This post is brought to you by Moms With Apps and The Motherhood. All opinions are my own. Almost seven years ago, as my preschool aged daughter was about to inherit a hand-me-down computer from my mother-in-law, I wondered where we’d put the computer, what games and websites were ok for her to visit, and…
Teaching Fire Safety Through Interactive Apps
This is a sponsored post Years ago when I was a first grade teacher, I was always trying to plan creative ways to teach my students about fire safety during National Fire Prevention Week. I had favorite books for read-alouds and an entire folder of fun activities featuring Sparky, the fire hat wearing Dalmatian that…
