Gifts that give back. Ethical fashion. Conscious shopping. Social good. I’ve seen how the choices we make as consumers can make a huge difference in the lives of others in Haiti and am more inclined to support a company whose products help better the lives of others. One company I love is Sevenly. I fell…
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Sometimes the Most Tech Savvy Can’t Solve the Problem of #NoWifi but Why an APC Back-UPS Connect Helps
I was asked to participate in the #NoWifi, sponsored by Schneider Electric. Although I have been compensated, all opinions are my own. Wifi is my husband’s job. Literally. As a network engineer who spends his time building, testing, training, and deploying equipment to provide connectivity through permanent installations (think stadiums, airports, and hotels) and temporary…
New Gillette Venus Swirl Makes You Appreciate Engineering and Innovation in Shaving Technology #MovesLikeNoOther
This is a sponsored post When we think of technology, we often think of gadgets with screens featuring connectivity through WiFi and/or Bluetooth that make our lives easier but have you ever stopped to think the innovation behind every day objects that has made them better over time? I know I usually don’t think about…
Visiting VistaPrint for Personalized Holiday Card & Printing Needs
When I started blogging almost seven years ago, my first business cards were from VistaPrint. Not sure whether my blogging hobby would ever become anything more, I chose VistaPrint’s free business cards. I was pretty proud of my little cards proclaiming my new site and was thrilled to just pay for shipping plus a bit…
Staying Powered Up on the Go with the APC Mobile Power Pack
This is part of #HolidayPower series, sponsored by Schneider Electric To say I’ve been traveling a lot in the last month, is an understatement and if you’ve been following along via social media, you know that I’ve made my way across the United States and back documenting my adventures and sharing tidbits along the way…
#JustDance2015 Gets the Whole Family Up and Dancing with Positive Messaging to Be Yourself
“Mommy…You won again!” exclaimed my eight year old son between breaths after another Just Dance 2015 dance off. I have to admit that I’m not competitive when playing video games unless I’m playing Just Dance. My poor child. He didn’t know he didn’t have a chance. He had no idea that I was on…
Ribbon Barrettes for Research Takes Branding to the Next Level with a Custom Vinyl Banner from BestofSigns.com
Branding is everything, especially when it comes to my daughter’s efforts to raise money through her ribbon barrette sales benefitting the Cystic Fibrosis Fund. What started out as a small venture where my personal Facebook page and Instagram account shared proud mama moments of the cool thing my girl was doing has ballooned into a…
6 Reasons the Samsung Galaxy S5 is Better Than Your iPhone (review)
Attention iPhone users: Your screen is too small Your device isn’t waterproof You’re missing the ability to do 4K HD video Your wifi is too slow Your phone can’t do NFC “swipe to pay” You don’t have have Kids Mode If I was in charge of marketing at Samsung, I’d be printing up full page ads like…
HEOS 5 by Denon Delivers Phenomenal Sound You Can Experience at Best Buy #AudioFest
We’re a family that loves music but one of our pet peeves is listening to the songs we love on sub-par speakers that distort sound. High quality speakers don’t have to break the bank but they are a good investment for music lovers. Since it’s important for our young music lovers to experience sound as…
Incase DSLR Pro Pack Backpack Carries Camera Bodies, Lenses & Tech Gadgets Safely and in Style (w. giveaway)
Finding the right bag to hold various gadgets during travel can be like a search for the Holy Grail and while I’ve been pretty happy with the same backpack for the past 5 years, adding my Samsung NX30 camera and lenses to the mix presented a new sort of challenge that has been solved by…
