As a family with seasonal allergies, I am very conscious about the air quality in our home and doing things to reduce allergens that could cause adverse reactions. Having hardwood floors with area rugs, leather couches, using a vacuum with a true HEPA filter, encasing our mattresses and pillows in anti-allergen protectors to reduce indoor allergens caused by…
How Captain Underpants Books Encourage a Lifelong Love of Reading
This weekend when we were at the National Book Festival, my kids were thrilled to visit Scholastic and find that they were handing out Captain Underpants posters and temporary tattoos. It’s no secret that my kids are fans of Captain Underpants and while the potty humor and misspellings by characters George and Harold don’t make…
What You Say When Your 9 Year Old Asks for a Beer
“When do I get to have a beer?” our almost ten year old daughter asked as we were standing in the line for $5 beers on a gorgeous first day of fall that also marked the last Washington Nationals game of the season. Looking her in the eyes, I said very matter of factly, “Alcohol…
TONIGHT! FamLoop Twitter Party to Celebrate Peekaboo! & Sophie la girafe iPad Launch {sponsored}
Join me TONIGHT as I help FamLoop celebrate their two newest family members, Peekaboo! and Sophie la girafe, with a Twitter party tonight 8-9 pm ET/5-6 pm PT. We’ll be chatting, giving away prizes and introducing you to the hottest interactive storybook/app for toddlers on the market. Make sure that you download FamLoop during the promotion period and…
#ItCanWait: Pledge to Not Text and Drive Today on Drive 4 Pledges Day {sponsored}
If you’re a regular reader of my site, you know that a cause I’m passionate about is ending texting and driving. It’s a topic that I write about often, a behavior I model when I’m in the car for my own two children, and am not hesitant to tell others about why they need to…
Apple iOS 7- You’re Ready But is Your Device?
Today is the day that Apple is releasing iOS 7 for certain generations of iPods, iPads, and iPhones and while this update promises to be a big visual shift from what we’re used to, there are some things that you need to do to prepare your device before you dive right into the software update….
Back to School #STEMchat & TI-Nspire™ CX Giveaway 9/17 9 pm ET {sponsored}
Last year at BlogHer, I had the pleasure of sitting down for breakfast with Texas Instruments to learn about the kinds of interactive math and science lessons today’s students are doing with the TI-Nspire CX graphing calculator with two high school teachers who use it daily in their classrooms. Despite being in the honors track…
Win a Disney Vacation from Craisins® Dried Cranberries & Ocean Spray {sponsored}
I lived in Massachusetts for six years when I was an undergraduate and during my grad school days and when I left to move to the D.C. Metro Area, I wished that I had visited Cranberry World to see the bogs and learn about how cranberries are harvested because I love cranberries! Cranberry World featured…
TalkTo App: Texting Businesses for Responses is a Busy Parent’s Timesaving Lifesaver {sponsored}
Picking up the phone to call and ask a business a question is so last year thanks to the new TalkTo app that allows you to text a business a question and get a fast response. This free app for Android or iPhone puts and end to phone calls to stores to check to see…
Fall Allergies or a Cold? How to Tell the Difference to Feel Better Fast {sponsored}
I suffer from seasonal allergies which usually means sniffling, sneezing, and red watery eyes in the spring but this fall has thrown me for a loop since I’m experiencing similar symptoms. How do I know I have allergies instead of a cold? At first it was tempting to think that I had a cold but the…
