For my family and friends who aren’t local and haven’t seen my girl’s multiple costumes this year, take a look at the fun. First she needed a costume for her theater’s costume party. Remember the movie Edward Scissorhands? Meet Edwina Scissorhands… And for Halloween, she went with a more classic character from the movie that […]
Archives for October 2013
Check Out These Homemade Haunted Halloween Decorations
October 31, 2013 By
Happy Halloween! One of our managedmoms.com subscribers (also my cool cousin), Bridget Shaw from Maryland, sent us these fun pictures of what they did for their big Halloween party. I wasn’t surprised by how clever some of her creepy creations are because Bridget is a talented designer and storyboard artist and has even worked on […]
This Halloween Celebrate the Beautiful Black Cat
October 29, 2013 By
Since this is Halloween week, I want to take a moment to honor the beautiful black cat. Disregard any person that tries to tell you that black cats are bad luck because that just breaks my heart. In fact, many shelters won’t even adopt black cats out during the month of October because of the […]
AZ Local: Got a Teen? I Highly Recommend This Driving School!
October 28, 2013 By
Manic: My mind as I realize that in 2 1/2 weeks my first born will get his driver’s license and drive off, without me next to him, for the first time. Yey and yikes all in one! Managed: Enrolling him in a local top notch driving school has improved his driving skills and lowered my […]
AZ Local: Visit Nonna’s For Hand Crafted Scrumptious Sauces, Pasta & More
October 26, 2013 By
I am so excited to tell you about my good friend’s delicious new store called Nonna’s Marketplace! Lyn McGuire is my former cooking class teacher only because she left her students (who all adore her) to pursue her dream of opening up her own pleasing sauce shop that offers her homemade hand crafted organic sauces that are […]
Freebie Friday Winner!
October 25, 2013 By
Who is our Freebie Friday winner today? What did our winner win? Keep on reading!! And remember if you are a subscriber, then you are automatically entered in our weekly drawing for great prizes that include beauty items, cookware, jewelry and more! Lots of cool stuff! Now, let’s announce this week’s lucky winner…. This week’s […]
Transitioning Desert Fashions from Summer to Fall to Winter
October 24, 2013 By
Manic: Figuring out how to wear my fall fashions this time of year here in Phoenix when it is cool in the mornings, hot in the afternoon and then chilly in our October/November evenings. Managed: Asked my friend and fashion expert, Heather who owns The Purple Skirt Boutique and is an expert fashion buyer and […]
Local Woman Writes Book That Is Making a Difference
October 23, 2013 By
I have talked about Teresa Hamilton, owner of the cool and unique online gift store called Teresa’s Creative Gifts before when I have shown her bling flip flops (that I always get a million compliments on), her wine t-shirts and most recently the items she is selling that give back to BCA month. Teresa runs […]
Easy Tricky Treats You Can Make With Kids
October 22, 2013 By
Since Halloween is my daughter’s absolute favorite holiday, I decided to show a couple of haunting Halloween eats that can be easily made with kids for my monthly column in this month’s 202 Magazine. Here is one of the ideas and be sure to click the link below to go to the entire article to […]
Halloween Decorations Done by a Tween
October 21, 2013 By
Manic: A tween with time on her hands two weeks ago when I had to work all of Fall Break week. Managed: She decided to keep herself busy by decorating our home in haunted Halloween decor. Some of her ideas are so unique and some are free, so I had to share. Most of the […]
Our Hotel Hopping Hula Hooping Weekend
October 17, 2013 By
Last week was Fall Break for my kids. Some folks, who live outside of Arizona, have asked me what the heck Fall Break is and I answer with the fact that my kids start school on August 5th. With such an early school year start date and with the absence of snow days (thank goodness), […]
Freebie Friday Winner!
October 11, 2013 By
Who is our Freebie Friday winner today? What did our winner win? Keep on reading!! And remember if you are a subscriber, then you are automatically entered in our weekly drawing for great prizes that include beauty items, cookware, jewelry and more! Lots of cool stuff! Now, let’s announce this week’s lucky winner…. This week’s […]
Funny Name, Great Product & Cool Story Behind Toe Juice
October 10, 2013 By
Toe Juice (love the name) and I especially love the cool people behind the brand. Toe Juice has been a big supporter of managedmoms for a couple of years now and I sure appreciate that! I also love that I’ve had a good number of gals email me to tell me that the product has worked great […]
