When I first visited Toyota Headquarters in Torrance, California earlier this year I heard how the company was devoted to supporting charitable efforts in local communities and recently had the pleasure of shopping and delivering much needed items to a food bank in Santa Barbara during a recent trip with fellow Toyota Women’s Influencer Network…
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Non-Candy Treats for Class Halloween Treat Bags
With the winds from Hurricane Sandy increasing as the day goes on, we’re not sure if school will be open on Wednesday after being closed for two days and if Halloween parties will occur or even if it will be safe to trick or treat in our neighborhood. We’re being optimistic about our class Halloween…
Digital Preparedness: 7 Tech Savvy Ways to Brace for Severe Storms
Up and down the East Coast we’re bracing for Frankenstorm, a multi-day superstorm storm whose winds will stretch for miles and churn up high tides. Compared to this summer’s Derecho where we lost power for 5 days and internet for longer, we’re bracing for the worst since it’s a given that our DC Metro neighborhood…
eBay Memory: Our Daughter’s Beloved Gund Bear
Parents whose children fall in love with a particular toy know to immediately run out and purchase duplicates “just in case.” But what do you do when that special toy is no longer available in retail or online stores? eBay. When Little Miss Techie was a baby, she fell in love with a stuffed Gund…
Age Appropriate Gift Ideas from ASTRA (w. holiday toy giveaway worth $150!)
It’s not even Halloween and already retailers are getting a jump on the holiday shopping season. Each day our mailbox has been full of catalogs while weekly circulars and online sites list deals for the season’s hot toys. It’s sometimes hard to resist the deals in favor of choosing a toy for it’s longevity, open-ended…
How Social Media Impacts Holiday Shoppers (infograph)
If you crowdsource about gift ideas through Twitter, share a purchase via Facebook, or look to favorite bloggers for their recommendations on the must-have items for the holidays, you’re relying on social media to help guide your purchase decisions. Exactly how much does social media impact what you buy over the holidays? Clever Girls Collective has pulled…
WDW Fantasyland: Imagineers Provide Sneak Peek at New Magic Kingdom Expansion
Disney fans eagerly awaiting the opening of the new Fantasyland section of The Magic Kingdom on December 6 have the opportunity to learn how science, technology, engineering, math, and art contributed to the park’s largest expansion in history through the work of the Imagineers thanks to YouTube videos that can be watched before a trip…
PersonalCreations.com: Personalized Gifts for Everyone
For those who like to take care of their holiday shopping early, Personal Creations is a site that provides a wide variety of high quality personalized gifts for everyone on your list. I always love browsing the selection for super cute seasonal items as well as items for babies, newlyweds, pets, and our many treasured loved…
Parenting Political Kids- PunditMom Joanne Bamberger Provides Tips for Teaching Kids About Politics
With one presidential debate behind us and the first vice presidential debate scheduled for this Thursday, October 11, it’s the perfect time to educate curious kids about politics but how do you do so in a bipartisan and age appropriate way? To help answer this question, I turned to Joanne Bamberger, friend, fellow blogger, mom, author,…
6 Fall Safety Tips for Securing Your Home & Belongings
With fewer daylight hours and the holidays not too far away, statistics from the Department of Justice indicate that home theft occurrences increase during the fall and winter months.* “With fewer daylight hours and busier schedules, fall is a prime time for families to update a home security and family safety check-list,” said Rebecca Smith,…
