Quick, Easy & Inexpensive Halloween Make It Yourself Mask Idea

Sometimes it’s what’s behind the mask that gets attention.  I love sharing cool ideas that I see other moms brainstorm.  I saw just that this morning in my Sunday school class.  One of my students was very excited to show me her Tweety Bird mask that her mother crafted for her. I love the front […]

Terrific, Tasty & Thrifty Holiday Photo Recipe Gift Idea

Manic:  Thinking of holiday gift ideas that are festive, inexpensive, thoughtful and unique.  It is that time of year again! Managed:  While working on a food segment with MealGarden (you have got to try this healthy online meal planning tool!), I discovered that a festive food holiday card can easily be created to accompany a […]

Ahhmazing Autumn Sangria Recipe

Perfect for fall.  Tasty for your October gatherings.  Nice beverage for your adult Halloween party.  This Autumn Sangria recipe is the perfect combo of not-too-sweet with a little spice.  I recently served this to my gal pals and they asked for seconds…and thirds.  Everyone commented how unique, refreshing and tasty this particular sangria tasted.  One […]

Halloween Wines & Autumn Sangria Recipe

Who has fallen for Fall?  I sure have with cooler temperatures, a return to long sleeves, everything pumpkin, Halloween and yummy autumn sangria!  Check out these two festive and fun Halloween wines and a tasty autumn sangria recipe that will have your October guests asking for seconds! First let’s talk wine!  I cheered out loud […]

Last Minute Fabulous 4th of July Party Food & Drink Ideas

Manic:  You have been invited to or are hosting a 4th of July celebration and you need something fun and festive to bring…but also something that is easy and simple to prepare. Managed:  I put together an assortment of ideas for you to quickly choose from.  Some are from awesome social media and some are […]

Happy Mother’s Day To My Mom Team & A Note To Those Of You Hurting Today

Happy Mother’s Day 2016!  With each hectic day that is part of the journey of motherhood, I am reminded that it does take a village!  My village is strong, beautiful, tender, fierce, fun, genuine, caring and amazing…and many other descriptive words that I don’t have room to all write out in this article. My tireless […]

Unique Mother’s Day Gift Ideas!

Mother’s Day is coming right up on Sunday, May 8th so I have gift ideas that are unique, thoughtful, some funny and some that are earth friendly and give back, too.  Take a look and Happy Mother’s Day out there! To see the article that accompanies this video with prices, websites and links visit the […]

Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas For All

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner!  So I did some Heart Day shopping and I found all kinds of fun gift ideas for everyone on your list including teachers and stuff to cheer a friend up who may feel down on February 14th. And if you caught or missed my 3TV segment showing fun […]

Pretty Products For New Year’s Eve Beauty

New Year’s Eve is upon us, so if you are planning a big night out, check out these glam, glittery and good beauty products that will have you looking ready to ring in the New Year from head to toe!  If you missed my morning show segment showing all of these cool items that aired […]

Stocking Stuffers For All Ages

Christmas morning is just around the corner so don’t forget to get the stuff for the stockings.  I found some great stuff for all ages.  Let’s start with the guys because they can be hard to shop for… For Him: *Swiss Tech Credit Card Multi-tool ($5 at Walgreens) — This credit card shaped tool kit […]

Quick & Easy Foods To Bring To A Holiday Dinner

Manic:  You have been invited to a friend’s Thanksgiving dinner but you don’t have a lot of time to prepare something elaborate.  Or perhaps you have a long road trip planned to get to your family’s Christmas celebration.  In both cases, you want to bring something festive and fun, but you don’t have a lot […]

Bewitching & Bootiful Beauty Products & Giveaway, Too!

October is a spooktacular time to check out what’s hot in Halloween and fall makeup, so you have to see the bewitching and bootiful beauty items I found at Walgreens!  Thanks to our managedmoms.com team beauty expert, Bianca for showing me these super cool items to share!  This stuff is all limited edition so they […]

Dad’s Day Gift Ideas!

Father’s Day is this Sunday so if you need some gift ideas, check out my recent morning show segment on KTVK’s “Your Life A to Z” show.  This aired last week so there are some excellent last minute ideas, but also a few that it may be too late to order, but most of these […]

Celeb Loved Jewelry Line, Wonderful Wine Accessory, Personalized Healthy Herbal Tea Line & More Mother’s Day Gift Ideas!

Check this out to see my favorite fitness tool, a wine carafe that keeps wine chilled, a hot jewelry line that is a celeb fave and more in my Mother’s Day gift ideas TV morning show segment.  This is part 2 that follows part 1 that I ran yesterday.  Mother’s Day is coming so get […]

Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

It is coming!  Mother’s Day happens on Sunday, May 10th so here are some gift ideas that are unique…