Like most families, we do a lot of laundry. I don’t hate the act of doing laundry but I’m always concerned about the impact laundry has on the environment whether it’s the use of water, energy required to run the washer and dryer, heat the water for a load, or the effect of high efficiency…
How to Print Photos for Same Day Pickup Using the CVS Pharmacy App #MyCVSApp
In today’s age of digital photos, as great as it is to snap and share images through email, text, and social networks, it’s always nice to have hard copies of a few favorite pictures to frame or give as gifts. But printing photos isn’t always easy. Uploading images from multiple sources to a computer or…
4 Things Parenting Books Don’t Tell You and Why Talking About Alcohol #StartsWithMe
There are so many books for parents-to-be to help them prepare for their new roles as mom and dad but what those books don’t tell them is that the tough stuff comes much later. As hard as it is to be sleep deprived and constantly having to adapt to every changing age and stage that…
How The Passport Party Project Grows a New Generation of Global Citizens
I get a lot of emails but my favorites are the ones that I get from Destiny, an 11 year old girl who is part of the National Geographic award winning initiative called The Passport Party Project. Destiny is the youngest Teen Travel Ambassador for Phase 3 of The Passport Party Project and we’ve been…
6 Ways the CVS Pharmacy App Makes Caring for Sick Kids Easier #MyCVSApp
This is a sponsored post We know there’s an app for everything but my favorite apps are the ones that help me streamline my life. Earlier this month I shared 6 reasons why I love using the CVS Pharmacy app but it wasn’t until Emily got sick with strep this week that I realized how…
How to Teach Kids to Safeguard Their Belongings at Any Age #LSSS
This is part of a sponsored post series written as a compensated member of Master Lock’s Live Secure Safety Squad. As the chill of winter fades away, days get longer, and signs of life appear, we can finally breathe a sigh of relief that spring is here. And with spring and warmer weather, comes spring break!…
Terra’s Kitchen Meal Delivery Kit Provides Fresh Healthy Ingredients for a Tasty Dinner in 30 Minutes or Less (+coupon!)
This is a sponsored post I love to cook but there are the days when my love of making healthy and delicious meals is challenged by our family’s schedule. Like most families, there are weekdays where our kids go straight to after school activities and by the time we return home, it’s time for dinner!…
Dell XPS 13: Beautiful Yet Powerful Laptop for Working at Home or on the Go
As a working mom who is constantly on the go, I need devices that work as hard as I do to keep up with the busy demands of clients, travel and parenting and one of my new favorites is the Dell XPS 13. Touted as the smallest 13-inch on the planet and featuring the world’s…
9 Images to Get You Excited for Orange is the New Black, Season 4
Even though today is St. Patrick’s Day and we’re all about green, I’m also excited about orange thanks to these 9 images that were just released from Orange is the New Black, Season 4. One can only imagine what is in store for us as the ladies of Litchfield return to Netflix on Friday, June…
Taking Kids to See Annie: 6 Things to Do Before You Go (+ 3 for After the Show)
The national tour of Annie opened last night at Washington, D.C.’s National Theatre and it’s a perfect way to introduce elementary ages to award winning musicals that have longer performance times than family theater venues. Originally based on Harold Gray’s popular comic strip, Little Orphan Annie, the story and songs of Annie are delightfully familiar to…
