Halloween is now less than a week away and if you’re still searching for that unique item for part of a costume or to complete your decor, it might not be too late to still shop online. Scott Fitterman of CouponCactus.com has provided this guest post to help you save money when shopping for Halloween items…
Parenting
How Smartphone Monitoring Apps Can Help Parents
Mobile devices allow our kids to use their smartphones for more tasks now than ever but with every tap comes the opportunity to share sensitive personal information, make a purchase, or download an infected app. With more than half (56%) of kids under 17 using their cellphones regularly to text, make calls, take pictures and…
Hyper Honest or Just Honest? How Do You #TalkEarly With Your Kids?
One of my favorite parts of my day is climbing into my daughter’s bed to end our day with a chance to read a book together and an opportunity to talk. Being almost 10, I know my days of snuggling with a great book and reading it aloud together will end sooner than I hope…
Introducing BalsamicCamel.com by Little Miss Techie!
After spending the past week creating content, Little Miss Techie is proud to finally unveil her new blog, Balsamic Camel! Balsamic Camel is her little place on the internet where she shares the things she loves like her dog, champions the causes she’s passionate about (raising money for cystic fibrosis), provides advice about things like…
Importance of a Getting Second Opinion {sponsored}
Last October Little Miss Techie started seeing an orthodontist. Every week we adjust a spacer between her upper teeth to make room as her adult teeth come in but at her last appointment, her orthodontist talked to us about an extraction. Ugh. 4 teeth have to be pulled from the lower part of my baby’s…
@SharpAirUSA #RoomtoBreathe Update and #Giveaway {spon}
As a family with seasonal allergies, I am very conscious about the air quality in our home and doing things to reduce allergens that could cause adverse reactions. Having hardwood floors with area rugs, leather couches, using a vacuum with a true HEPA filter, encasing our mattresses and pillows in anti-allergen protectors to reduce indoor allergens caused by…
Shopping For Your Child’s First Cell Phone? Factors to Consider & Ways to Protect It {sponsored}
One of the most common questions I’m asked by fellow parents is “What age should I get my kid a cellphone?” In all honesty, I’m not the right person to provide this answer. You are. You know your child best and since there are many factors to consider when getting your child their first smartphone,…
Homemade Tangy Lemon Lime Raspberry Frozen Yogurt to Celebrate National Ice Cream Month
July is National Ice Cream Month and as lovers of ice cream, we don’t necessarily need it to be July in order to indulge in our favorite frosty treat during the hot summer months but it’s always fun to make our own! This month we were inspired by the bounty of summer berries that we…
{sponsored} Bugs, Scrapes & Sunscreen! Oh My! Parent Survival Kit for Our Last Month of Summer
As we head into the final month of summer and enjoy time before school starts, it’s easy to get a little more lax about regularly applying sunscreen and bug spray but these things are still important to keep families safe and healthy when outside. Through their A Parent’s Summer Survival Kit infograph series, OTCSafety.org, a…
{sponsored} YesVideo Announces iPad App (w. $50 GC giveaway)
VHS tapes full of childhood memories sit in an entertainment cabinet in my parents’ home and somewhere in our house lies a VHS tape of our wedding. While the memories will last forever, I should probably convert that footage into digital format before the tape degrades too much over time. I’ve often thought of using…
