This is a sponsored post written in partnership with for The Long Story Short “So you used to teach but now you travel to Haiti, go to CES, and run races to fundraise for St. Jude?” a neighbor asked this weekend as we gathered for a holiday celebration. The perplexed look on her face said…
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5 Reasons to Make Gaylord National Harbor’s Christmas on the Potomac A Holiday Tradition
Every family has holiday traditions that they look forward to get them in the spirit of the season and one of our favorite ways to spend a day is at Gaylord National Harbor’s Christmas on the Potomac. Every year Gaylord National Resort is transformed into a winter wonderland where it’s hard to feel grinchy among…
7 Ways to Help You #FightScreenAddiction in Your Home
This is a sponsored post Today’s parents all face a common challenge— managing screen time. We’re savvy enough to know that screen addiction can impact a child’s social development, school performance, and even their safety but how do we protect our children when we live in a screen-obsessed culture? With social media and texting being…
2016 Gift Guide: 12 Must-Have Gifts for Gadget Lovers (w laptop giveaway!)
Every year after I publish the , I toy with the idea of not publishing a Gadget Gift Guide but what would a tech blog be without a Gadget Gift Guide? Exactly. Just as in past years, this year I’ve looked at a lot of gadgets to find the latest and greatest products that continue…
5 Steps to Having a Fun Family Movie Night with The Secret Life of Pets (w giveaway!)
This sponsored post is in partnership with Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Constantly traveling makes me appreciate the little things in life such as a family movie night with the kids on either side of me on the couch and Oliver, our Yellow Labrador, at our feet. Having just returned from a family trip to Memphis…
Withings Home: The Multitasking Webcam That’s More than a Baby Monitor
This is a sponsored post The Withings Home camera is a high quality HD webcam that serves many purposes. Marketed as a security camera, baby monitor, and even a pet cam, it serves several roles, including indoor air quality monitor. It’s a multitasking device that grows with your family. I appreciate that it can be…
2016 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Teens (ages 13+)
If you don’t know what to get your teen besides a gift card, think. Think HARD. What are they always talking about? What are their friends talking about? What are the things they are never without? Chances are there’s something far more creative than a gift card you can think to get them that will…
2016 Gift Guide: Best Gifts for Tweens (ages 8-12)
Not quite kids but not exactly teenagers yet, tweens often feel stuck between cute and grown up but the truth is that they possess growing self-confidence, independence, and academic skills. They flip flop between wanting to be seen as kids but also wanting to be viewed as grown up and crave some autonomy to explore…
2016 Gift Guide: Early Elementary Ages (ages 5-8 or grades K-2)
As a former first grade teacher, my students spanned a wide spectrum of knowledge so I know that kids this age are the same way. Kindergarten through second graders are experience huge growth in their social, emotional, gross motor, and academic skills. Gifts that allow them to have fun while practicing what they know are always…
From a Black Thumb to the White House Kitchen Garden: Things I’ve Learned as an Accidental Gardener
I used to be a houseplant serial killer despite aspirations of having a green thumb. Lush Boston ferns would succumb to too much heat and direct sun on our front porch while indoor plants would die a slow death from being overwatered and then neglected. I dreamed of having a lush fruit and vegetable garden…
