Archives for December 2013

Happy New Year! Celebrity Chef Recipes To Try in the New Year

Happy New Year!  We wish you a safe celebration tonight and a wonderful day tomorrow….and a year filled with good health, lots of laughs and great food!  Speaking of good food, here are my two favorite recipes from managedmoms.com that we posted in 2013.  If you are like me, one of your New Year’s resolutions […]

Weekly Pet Pic: Meet the Truly Terrific Tabitha!

I absolutely love when I hear stories of dogs and cats becoming fast and furever friends, so I was thrilled to receive this week’s pet pictures sent to us from managedmoms.com reader Jennifer Spear and her family!  Jennifer’s family have the most wonderful and loving dog named Emme and they had been wanting to add […]

Freebie Friday Winner!

  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 […]

Merry Christmas From ManagedMoms & My Family

Merry Christmas!  Happy New Year!  Happy Holidays!  Thank you SO SO much for following my blog.  I appreciate it immensely.  From my Phoenix family who support my labor of love (this blog) to all of you…..we wish you joy, good health, lots of laughs, good food & Vino and many wonderful memories during the holidays […]

My Blog’s #1 All Time Most Read & Loved New Mexico Recipe

Manic:  The days after Christmas when family is still visiting and all are burned out on the leftover turkey and ham. Managed: Making something that is still holiday green but is completely different from the eaten up holiday fare and this recipe remains my #1 all time read and loved website recipe.  It is my sister-in-law’s […]

Weekly Pet Pic: Our Crazy Christmas Cat

Manic:  Christmas preparations with the tree, the gifts, the shipping, the baking and more.  It is joyful and fun, but truth be told, it can be a bit manic, too.  And whenever my daughter cheers that there is X amount of days left before Christmas, I pretend to cheer with her, but I’m looking at […]

Freebie Friday Winner!

  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 […]

Our Frustrating Week & A Health Tip To Know About!

Manic:  The week before Christmas all by itself is manic enough…and then your kid gets sick and it is manic with a capital M! Managed:  Literally had to come to a screeching halt and prioritize, which meant everything got canceled (even any blog posts that I would have usually done this week) until we could […]

Eco Lips Free Lip Balm Trio Winner!

Congratulations to Linda Brown who won THREE FREE customized lip balms from EcoLips!  We love our batch and it is so cool that folks can custom make the lip balm and the packaging.  Have fun making your personalized lip balms, Linda!   A big thank you to Eco Lips for providing our winner with three […]

Weekly Pet Pic: Cute Cuddly Kittens!

One of my favorite things in life is a kitten and our managedmoms.com reader, Mary sent us two pictures that make me want to cuddle with these cuties!  Take a look….And here they are with their loving Mama… How cute are they?!  The orange cutie is named Ollie, the cute Calico is Roo and the grey/brown […]

Check Out These Holiday Gift Discounts & A Free Giveaway, Too!

If you still have some holiday shopping to do, Managedmoms.com has some deals for you today.  If you are interested in receiving a FREE order of the awesome customized lip balm from Eco Lips, then email me by 5pm this Sunday, December 15th by 5pm Arizona time and your name will go in a drawing […]

Freebie Friday Winner!

                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, […]

Stocking Stuffers for All

      Manic:  Just when you think you are done with your holiday shopping, you remember the stockings! Managed:  Did some fun stocking stuffer browsing for you and I found some really cool stuff.  Items that give back to charity, fun stuff for your pets, ideas for the guys and gals of all ages […]

Have You Seen The Fancy Remodeled Holiday Inns?

I was recently invited to tour one of our local Holiday Inn properties at the “Change Your View” event that was located at the Holiday Inn Phoenix Airport North.  As you can see, we had fun at the event and the remodel has me excited to stay at a Holiday Inn on my next trip. […]

Weekly Pet Pic: Teddy’s Christmas Picture

Last week I was visiting my friend and managedmoms.com team writer, Julie when I snapped this cute picture of her beautiful dog, Teddy.  Not only does this photo capture his beauty, but seeing the hanging stockings with the initials of his human Mom and Dad in the background makes this a perfect pet pic this […]