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 […]

AZ Local: American Girl Casting Call This Weekend!

Ahwatukee Children’s Theatre, a prominent Arizona community theatre is looking for girls, size 6x or size 10 to star as fashion models in their second annual American Girl® Fashion Show event scheduled for November 3, 2012 at the Chandler Center for the Arts.  Auditions take place this Saturday, August 18, 2012 at the Ahwatukee Children’s Theatre, located at […]

Breakfast Foods: Balancing Quick & Easy with Delicious & Nutritious

Manic:  School mornings period!  And what are the right foods to feed my very busy teen and tween as they rush out the door? Managed:  Asked a professional to give us some ideas!  Certified Nutritionist Janet Little from Sprouts Farmers Market has some good and unique ideas!  And for you local Sprouts Farmers Market fans, […]

Weekly Pet Pic: Oops…She Forgot to Hide the Evidence!

This week’s pet pic follows the adventures of our adorable little kitten, Lucy that our daughter adopted from the shelter last May.  Lucy is thriving and has completely made herself at home….sometimes a little too much!  Last month when I found my centerpiece arrangement disturbed, it didn’t take me long to discover who the culprit […]

High School…A Big Adjustment for Parents, Too!

  Manic:  A new school year begins and we are already knee-deep with one in high school and one in 5th grade, so the homework, tryouts, auditions, dentist appointments and more filled this first week of the new school year.  It was a long and exciting week! Managed:  Understanding that high school is also a […]

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 […]

Healthy & Creative Back-to-School Lunches

Manic:  This week!  Back to school has been exciting, crazy, fun and hard work all in one….for me and for my kids!  So I really want them to eat a good healthy lunch packed by yours truly and finding foods that my kids are I all agree on isn’t always easy! Managed:  Put some foods […]

Weekly Pet Pic: A Polka Dotted Darling

We at managedmoms.com are so excited about all of the precious pet pics that our readers have been sending us!  Thank you!  Take a look at this week’s super cute kitty who is named Pokey Dot and I bet you can figure out why…. What a cutie!  She is precious!  Thank you to our reader, […]

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 […]

Back-to-School Supplies, Clothing & Shoe Bargains

Manic:  Another school year begins and it is time to buy multiple supplies and that gets expensive! Managed:  Decided to do some research and some shopping to see what deals and steals are out there, so take a look at my KTVK segment to see where the savings are when it comes to shopping for […]

New School Year Words of Wisdom from my 5th Grader!

Manic:  School-aged girls with BFFs, sleepovers and more…these are the fun years, but sometimes girls can feel overwhelmed with the pressures of school and peers. Managed:  My 10-year-old who told me that this year, she is going to live by a mantra that she coined…and I think it is a great one.  She says… Friendship…not […]

An Easy Laundry Room Makeover

Manic:  My laundry room that houses the laundry, a washer, a dryer, cat food and cat litter! Managed:  Getting some great ideas from our home & garden and get organized expert, Bridget!  The picture below is not of my laundry room (I’m working on that), but of hers and it looks great!  Check out the […]

Weekly Pet Pic: Sweet Dreaming in Sweetwater!

This is Miss Kitty from Sweetwater Stables in Cave Creek, Arizona and she looks like she is having some super sweet dreams!  Don’t you agree… This sweet girl was a desert rescue and believe it or not….as a wild kitten, she was nursed back to health by a long-haired Dachshund named Jasmine.  Miss Kitty’s mama […]

Is He Really Starting High School?!

 Manic:  Motherhood!  Was it Erma Bombeck who coined this powerful phrase???…. “With kids the days are long, but the years are short”….so true! Managed:  My son!  He is managed and ready to start high school and I am….well a little sad…mostly happy, but a little sad, too. You see the first day of Kindergarten was […]

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 […]