This post was produced with support from Clean Air Moms Action. All opinions are, of course, my own. Last month at a blogging event for moms I met a representative for Clean Air Moms Action. I really enjoyed talking to her ...
What You Need to Know About World Polio Day
I've always loved learning about history, and one thing I've learned is how disease shapes history. My family certainly has had major shifts due to infectious disease. At least one branch from my family tree left England ...
Review: October 2016 Birchbox
After almost a year, Birchbox continues to be my favorite subscription box for beauty products. I even cancelled my Etsy subscription because it just wasn't as good a fit for me as Birchbox. My October ...
Star Wars Rogue One Character Posters
We are Star Wars fans in my house. We may have Star Wars sheets from Pottery Barn Kids, but I will neither confirm nor deny that. The new character posters for Rogue One have been released. These and the new trailer should ...
Scary Cabin in the Woods Movies and Where to Watch
I was never a fan of scary movies when I was growing up. In the 80s they were all slasher sequels and cheap gross-out films. I did see The Shining at a friend's house when I was in sixth grade. (What were her parents ...
Star Wars Halloween Costumes for Pets
The pleasure of being the owner of a teacup Pomeranian is mostly from putting him in costumes and tiny hats. Right now he is rocking his Oktoberfest outfit complete with tiny lederhosen and hat. This year we are planning ...
Communicating with Your Children
This post made possible through the support of Cochlear. All opinions are my own. Every year I add up the ages of my four kids to calculate my Cumulative Parent Time (CPT). This year I hit the 82-year mark. That ...
Help Richmond Kids Who Have Cancer
Attention, Richmonders! Do you live in the #RVA area and want to help local kids with cancer? Now in its 15th year, Anthem LemonAid is a community-wide lemonade sale that benefits the Hematology and Oncology Clinic at ...
I Want You To Hear
This post made possible through the support of Cochlear. All opinions are my own. As the mom of four, I’ve been through a lot of milestone moments with my kids. I’ve had four first smiles, four first laughs (my favorite!), ...
Keeping It Real On Snapchat
This post was inspired and sponsored by Domain.ME, the provider of the personal domains that end in .ME. As a company, they aim to promote thought leadership to the tech world. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I first ...
The Key to Blogging with Authenticity
This post was inspired and sponsored by Domain.ME, the provider of the personal domains that end in .ME. As a company, they aim to promote thought leadership to the tech world. All thoughts and opinions are my ...
Important New Car Seat Info for Parents!
Did you know that every 33 seconds a child under 13 is involved in a car crash in the United States? That probably isn’t the first thing you think about when you are hauling your kids to school, the grocery store, or ...
Review of Dance Movie High Strung
I suppose dance movies are nothing new. I love The Red Shoes from 1948, Singin' in the Rain from 1952, and Footloose from 1983. I'm no dancer, but I love seeing other people dance. I just took a peek at a Fifty Best Dance ...
Happy to be ME
DisclaiMEr: This post was sponsored by domain .ME; however, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Update: Me Day is March 16. To celebrate ME, I'm getting a pedicure--all by myself! Even though my kids are all driving ...
March 22nd is Diabetes Alert Day
I am sure that most of you have heard of Diabetes, the kind you can get as a child or the kind you can develop as an adult. But did you know that you can have what is called prediabetes? While that sounds like a bad ...
Students Create Green Cities of the Future at #FutureCity2016
Last weekend my teenage daughter and I went to Washington, D.C. as guests of DiscoveryE (and I received some compensation as well) to see the annual Future City ® competition national finals. Some of the most talented sixth-, ...
Take the #YogaPantChallenge with Depend Active Fit
I know you must be surprised to see me writing about the Depend® Yoga Pant Challenge. Like I do yoga. But still yoga pants and other activewear are my daily uniform. I came downstairs in jeans last week and my daughter asked ...
Enter to win a #bears4humanity, the gift that helps your favorite charity.
Stuffed animals can provide a lot of comfort in a time of need. When my youngest was in the hospital once, my dad brought her a soft and fuzzy grey teddy bear we called Charcoal. My daughter is fifteen now, but ...
A Day at the Washington Auto Show
I was very happy to return to the Washington Auto Show for a second time with Chevrolet and She Buys Cars. I really liked working with them at this event. I never considered myself a "car person" until last year. I sat in a ...
My Selfish New Year’s Resolution
This post was inspired and sponsored by Domain.ME, the provider of the personal domains that end in .ME. As a company, they aim to promote thought leadership to the tech world. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I'm ...
The Real Cost of Buzzed Driving
This is a public service announcement on behalf of the Ad Council and the U.S Department of Transportation. The holidays are a time to celebrate with friends and family. But it’s also a time to make sure you are keeping ...
BB-8 Is the Must-Have Star Wars Toy
For me, this is the best December since 1978. I was in the third grade and had spent the previous year and a half thinking about my favorite movie, Star Wars. My uncle took me and my brother to see it during the summer ...
This November, Remember the Caregivers
This is a sponsored post on behalf of Element Associates and Midlife Boulevard. When I was young and first married, my grandmother was no longer able to live alone without help. My father moved her from Arkansas to be near ...
Homeschool Resources for Discussing Alcohol
This is our fourteenth year of homeschooling. My older two are all graduated and grown, but I still have two teens at home. Part of the awesomeness of homeschooling is getting to have all those important conversations with ...
