Summer is the perfect time for adventures but sometimes it gets too hot for outdoor adventures. Continue the fun inside with adventures inspired by Netflix that inspire the imagination as you discover fictional lands filled with fun characters. Adventures for the Youngest Ages Sofia the First: S1E12, Two to Tangu Bo on the Go: S1E11,…
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Why Your Family Should Stay at Homewood Suites New York/Midtown Manhattan Times Square During Your Next Trip to NYC
What do you look for in a hotel when you’re traveling as a family? I love luxury but when my husband and I travel with the kids we tend to be more practical preferring space, location, amenities, convenience, and overall value for the price of each night’s stay. Last weekend Emily and I enjoyed another…
Join Me to Talk Smart Apps for Busy Moms #BTSTech Twitter Party with French Toast (7/23 at 8 pm)
This is a sponsored post The best technology is the kind that helps us become more efficient to streamline our lives and as we think about school starting in just another month, today’s tech can both help and hinder our parenting. Join me and French Toast, America’s most trusted brand of school uniforms, providing quality…
Important Conversations to Have with Your Kids About Instagram
Since Lisa Frame posted The Very Public Side of Private Instagram Accounts on this blog, we’ve received comments expressing reactions ranging from surprise to those saying that this is just another example of the lack of cross platform security that has always existed as data moves fluidly across social networks and sharing tools. The post…
Blender Challenge: Does the Black & Decker Performance FusionBlade Blender Blend Work as Well as a $500 Professional One? (video)
This is a sponsored post When the weather heats up, one of our favorite snacks are berry smoothies. The super simple recipe of vanilla yogurt and frozen berries is healthy, delicious, refreshing, and easy enough for my almost 9 year old to make. For years we’ve been using a professional grade blender that costs over…
LivingSocial: Save Money While Crossing Off Family Bucket List Items at Home or When Traveling
In between weeks of camp and dive practice, we’ve had weeks of summer with absolutely nothing planned. This has allowed us the rare luxury of sleeping in and enjoying carefree days where we’ve planned activities according to our moods and even allowed for a spontaneous trip to Baltimore as Emily and I did last weekend….
Give Back to Baltimore with a Stay at Brookshire Suites
Forget everything you think you know about Baltimore from what you’ve seen on this year’s news. That’s not the Baltimore I know or the one you’ll see when you visit. Just an hour from downtown Washington, D.C., Baltimore (aka Charm City) is a destination that has so much to offer to baseball fanatics, history lovers,…
3 Reasons to Wear a Traditional Watch Over a Fitness Wearable or Smartwatch (and why I love my #JordWatch)
As much as my tech savvy self loves digital devices, smart watches, and other fitness wearables, there are many times where I prefer to wear a watch. Just a watch. I find it refreshing to unplug and have something on my wrist that isn’t vibrating with notifications, making me feel guilty that I haven’t taken…
Free PicJoy App Organizes Your iPhone Photos Automatically So You Don’t Have To
This is a sponsored post Yes, you read that right. An PicJoy is an app that organizes all of your photos for you right on your phone. If the clouds just parted and the sun streamed down as you heard a chorus of hallelujah, you heard exactly what I did because digital photo organization is…
How LED Bulb Technology Saves Money While Providing Great Light in Your Home
This is part of a sponsored post series Look up. How often do you think about the overhead light bulbs you use throughout your home? Maybe when your electric bill comes or perhaps not at all. I admit to not spending any time thinking about the bulbs we use in the recessed lighting and hanging pendant lamps…
