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5 At Home Date Night Ideas For Husband Appreciation Day

April 18 is Husband Appreciation Day! Since we’re all stuck at home, I thought some fun, at home date night ideas would make the most sense during these times. Side note, even though my husband deserves an appreciation day every day, I’ve never appreciated him more! While we are in self-isolation mode, my husband, Tom, […]View post →

How To Manage Working at Home With Kids

Let’s face it, these have been strange and uncertain times. Most of us are working at home or are out of work because of the Coronavirus. Our kids are out of school, leaving us moms to figure out either how to work at home with them or keep them entertained during the day. Heck, some […]View post →

4 Extremely Helpful Tips for Work or Stay-At-Home-Moms To Get Household Chores Done

*This blog contains referral links. If you chose to buy anything it’s totally up to you. I only refer companies and items I truly believe in! Some days it can feel like your drowning in work, household chores, cooking, school stuff, extra activities, the list goes on. Mom life right? Well it doesn’t have to […]View post →

How To Make A New Year’s Resolution and Stick To It

Happy 2020, everyone! ‘Tis the season for a New Year’s Resolution, making them and breaking them all in a few weeks right? Not this year! Make this year, your year. Create one or two great resolutions and stick to it. In this blog I’m going to talk about the resolution I made for myself this […]View post →

Stocking Stuffer Ideas For Toddlers That Make Sense & Won’t Add More Clutter

Stocking stuffers….the demise of Christmas. I usually end up stuffing them with useless items, just so it’s full. My kids play with said-items for Christmas day and then they’re never used or seen again. Sound familiar to you, too? I’ve been trying really hard lately to cut down on the clutter in our home. We’ve […]View post →

I Started Selling My Clothes on Poshmark and This is What Happened

Last Christmas I was looking to try and make some extra cash for gifts. I decided to download the Poshmark app, join the community, and start selling my clothes. Here’s my story of what happened once I started using Poshmark. What is Poshmark? If you’ve never heard of Poshmark, it’s a social buying and selling […]View post →

One Simple Way To Earn Money This Year On Your Holiday Shopping!

Have you ever heard of Rakuten? It used to be ebates, but they recently changed their name. Anyway, it’s still awesome and a great way to EARN money with Rakuten this holiday season is to sign up for an account. You’ll be able to earn cash back on items you’re already buying, at stores you’re […]View post →

Our Day At Edaville Family Theme Park For The Christmas Festival Of Lights

I recently had the opportunity to partner with Edaville Family Theme Park. Edaville is a small, kid-friendly theme park in Carver, MA. It offers lots of history of the area, facts about the cranberry bogs, (which are plentiful) and lots of family fun! Along with the new Thomas Land, there is Dino Land, and the […]View post →

3 Inexpensive Self-Care Things You Can Do This Month, Mama, For Some “Me Time!”

I know we hear it all the time, “Self-care is so important.” As the holidays sneak up on us though, remember to focus a little bit of your time on yourself. Self-care is always important, but especially during the holiday season when we are pulled in every direction. There seems to be never-ending things to […]View post →

A Fun and Relaxing Trip To Colorado For An Elegant Wedding

A couple weeks ago Tom and I took a mini-vacation to Colorado for my cousin’s wedding. We spent 4 short days there exploring, eating, and drinking in Denver and Boulder. And it was awesome! A much needed, although quick, vacation, just the 2 of us. We landed at Denver Airport Thursday morning around 9. We […]View post →