This is a sponsored post It’s not always to teach our kids right from wrong as we hope we’re providing them with the capacity for good decision making in the future. Throughout life, kids will confront various issues at various ages and stages that task their moral fiber and while we hope we’ve imparted important…
What Do You Do When Your Kids Ask for a Sip of Your Drink? #TalkEarly
This is a sponsored post written as part of my involvement with the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility “Mmmm…” said our 8 year old son as he caught a whiff of limes and mint as I put my mojito down on the dinner table one summer evening. “What IS that?” “It’s a mojito,” I said very…
Why Piper is More Than a Home Security System: Exciting Platform, Different Functions, Attractive Package & Affordably Priced
Piper bills itself as a home security system and a home automation hub. It falls into a growing category of do-it-yourself home security systems that use the Internet and your smartphone as a replacement for a central monitoring center. Piper provides an option that relies on our “always connected” world to help avoid a monthly fee…
Fall Weekend Fun: FrankenPets, Glow in the Dark Nail Polish, and Apple Strudel
Our house is all about Halloween, the changing leaves, yummy apples from the farmers’ market, and comfort food. We love that Fall is in full swing here in the DC Metro Area! In honor of it * almost * being Friday, I thought I’d share some fall fun that we’re looking forward to this weekend….
GoldieBlox Goes Digital with GoldieBlox and the Movie Machine Free App
How do you build an interest in science, technology, engineering and math in young girls? Give them interesting and engaging products that foster their curiosity and a desire to want to know more. As a mom of a girl who loves all things STEM, I’ve been a little hesitant about GoldieBlox in our home. The…
IOGEAR’s MediaShair Wireless Media Hub Review: Road Warrior’s Version of a Swiss Army Knife (w. giveaway)
Guest review by Jim Barr IOGEAR’s MediaShair Wireless Media Hub does a little bit of everything in a compact package that is great on the go, making it the Road Warrior’s version of a Swiss Army Knife. The hardest part of doing this review was figuring out exactly what it does. Visiting the website and…
Ribbon Barrettes for Research Takes Branding to the Next Level with a Custom Vinyl Banner from BestofSigns.com
Branding is everything, especially when it comes to my daughter’s efforts to raise money through her ribbon barrette sales benefitting the Cystic Fibrosis Fund. What started out as a small venture where my personal Facebook page and Instagram account shared proud mama moments of the cool thing my girl was doing has ballooned into a…
PEQ Provides Peace of Mind Through Personalized Home Automation
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…
