Congratulations to Cori who plans to make a keepsake box for her mother with her $50 gift card from Snapfish! I’m a huge fan of keepsake jewelry and have always wondered how the Snapfish silver jewelry (starting at $39.99) with the photo charms turn out in real life. Thanks to Snapfish, I was able to…
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Mother’s Day Gift Guide: Black Mountain Jewelry (w. giveaway)
Congratulations to Kelly who won a custom Tree of Life pendant that will be handmade by Black Mountain Jewelry! Black Mountain Jewelry is a company that I’ve fallen in love with because of their gorgeous designs that use beautiful materials, concern about how their jewelry making practices impact their local environment, and because founders, Mark…
Mother’s Day Gift Guide: Timberland Earthkeepers Greenside Slides
This Mother’s Day treat mom to a stylish pair of new shoes that are great for the environment too. Mentioned in my recent Earth Day post, the Timberland Earthkeepers line debuted with a single pair of boots in 2007 and now includes 85 styles for men, women, and children that feature Green Rubber outsoles made…
Mother’s Day Gift Guide: Tiny Prints Greetings (w. giveaway)
Congratulations to Stephanie who won 25 free Tiny Prints Greeting Cards! Do you ever find that important milestones sneak up on you and the selection at the nearby drugstore, grocery store, card store just aren’t cutting it? Say goodbye to agonizing over the perfect greeting card thanks to Tiny Print Greetings! I’ve always been a…
Mother’s Day Gift Guide is Here!
Mother’s Day is on Sunday, May 9 and it isn’t too early to start shopping for the special woman in your life or dropping hints about what would be an appropriate gift for all the TLC you are constantly providing to your little ones. This year’s Mother’s Day Gift Guide will be different from past…
Going to BlogHer? Photo Tour of Favorite NYC Eats
What would you do if given a few days without kids? If you are me and you love fabulous food, museums, and great cities, you head to NYC and spend your days living between meals while exploring parts of the city. For four days I documented my city-wide eat around as part of the AT&T…
Best Verizon Center Eats on Oyster.com Locals Washington D.C.
As part of a new venture, I’m writing for Oyster.com’s Locals Blog and providing the inside scoop on the best things to do once you arrive in DC. This site complements the hotel reviews on Oyster.com that I’ve found incredibly helpful. I’ve always been a fan of the way Oyster.com’s hotel reviewers write honestly about…
Space Songs for Susan aka WhyMommy
Growing up, I loved Sundays for the sole purpose of listening to Casey Kasem and the Weekly Top 40 on the radio. I was obsessed with what songs would be in the top 10 and annoyed by the long distance dedications got in the way of the music but today I’d like to do my…
DC Metro Ticket Giveaway for Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey
Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey is returning to the DC Metro area with Zing Zang Zoom, a “thrill-filled, mind-blowing circus spectacular where family fun is no illusion.” Illusions like children levitating their parents, a disappearing 4 ton elephant, and a tiger transformation will be part of the fun along with graceful aerialists performing high…
2010 White House Easter Egg Roll Ticket Lottery on Recreation.gov
Remember my frustration in getting White House Easter Egg Roll tickets last year? This year The White House has created an online lottery system to assign tickets for the free Easter Egg Roll that will be on Monday, April 5. To enter the lottery, visit Recreation.gov before this Sunday, February 28 at 11:59 EST and…
