Freebie Friday Winner of Sprouts Farmers Market Gift Card!

Who is our Freebie Friday winner today? What did our winner win?  What is next week’s cool prize?  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 […]

Darn It! I’m Vitamin D Deficient Again!

Manic:  Taking time to schedule my own yearly physical after I forced the rest of my family to get theirs!  So I finally go to the appointment only to find out that I’m Vitamin D deficient…yet again! Managed:  Paying attention this time!  I had the deficiency two years ago, so I went out in the […]

Quick Carne Asada Dinner Idea & Sprouts Farmers Market Gift Card Winner!

To see who won the $20 Sprouts Farmers Market gift card, read on and remember we are giving another Sprouts $20 gift card away this Friday, too!  Good luck!  First, here is the quick dinner idea… Manic:  Dinnertime for a lot of busy moms as we try to think of quick and tasty dinner ideas […]

Shopping Sprouts Farmers Market Means Delicious Deals & Meals Plus Win A $20 Sprouts Gift Card!

Manic:  Keeping my informal New Year’s resolution to cook healthy meals for my family that will also keep us on a tighter budget!  I say this is manic because coming up with different daily meal ideas, without making daily trips to the store, isn’t always an easy task.  Plus I have a teenage boy in the […]

Weekly Pet Post: Honoring Hercules

As we do every week, today we post several pet pics from one of our faithful readers who is nursing her broken heart after the recent loss of her loving cat, Hercules. Hercule’s mom, Catherine (appropriately called Cat for short) is a dear friend of mine and I was touched by an email that she […]

Freebie Friday Winner!

Who is our Freebie Friday winner today? What did our winner win?  What is next week’s cool prize?  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 […]

Quick Pasta Recipe That Tastes Like You Worked Hours On It!

Manic:  Looking at this year’s very tight budget with the lower paycheck due to the government’s payroll tax increase and realizing that our first-born will need a car next year and starts college in just three years!  Time to tighten the purse strings! Managed:  Contributing to our new budget demands by cooking a lot more […]

New Years Day Thoughts Instead of Resolutions!

Manic:  Thinking about pressuring myself to get going on New Years resolutions! Managed:  Taking a different approach this year to instead start the year by taking some pressure off myself to replace the usual New Year’s resolution with a cool new monthly family tradition and daily positive thoughts.  Before I explain my anti New Years […]

Weekly Pet Pic: Sleeping Beauty!

Manic:  Not!  I don’t feel manic at all because we are on the holiday break!  So nice!  Well, I guess I feel a little manic about going off the fiscal cliff, but since that is 100% out of my control…I choose to enjoy not feeling manic for once! Managed:  Doing what my friend, Brooklynn did […]

Freebie Friday Winner!

Who is our Freebie Friday winner today? What did our winner win?  What is next week’s cool prize?  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 […]

New Years Eve Beauty Tips from Pro Makeup Artist Karen Hall

In case you missed this post that I ran last week, just in time for your New Year’s Eve beauty prep….check out these expert tips I showed from Professional/Celebrity Makeup Artist Karen Hall on how to get the best staying power out of your cosmetics… Several months ago, a reader from this website wrote in […]

A Cool Christmas Creation Made By My Girl!

Manic:  Me…and I’m guessing a lot of parents and grandparents the last two weeks preparing for Christmas, traveling and more.  So when my tween daughter asked me to let her loose to make a Christmas cake, I hesitated.  I didn’t want the mess and I didn’t want to spend the time it would take to […]

Weekly Pet Post: Holiday Pets

Merry Christmas Eve everyone!  I hope you all are having a healthy and happy holiday season and for those of you that are traveling, we at managedmoms.com wish you a safe journey.  In light of our nation’s tragedy that happened just a few short days ago, remember to pray for the families and friends of […]

Freebie Friday Winner!

Who is our Freebie Friday winner today? What did our winner win?  What is next week’s cool prize?  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 […]

Beauty Power Prep Tips for News Year Eve & Other Big Events