Great Grads & Dad’s Day Gift Ideas

  Manic:  Right now with graduations and Father’s Day coming up on June 15th, it is time to do some gift shopping yet again! Managed:  I shopped for you, so take a look to see if I found the perfect gift for your graduate and/or a present that Dad will love.  I truly found some […]

Mother’s Day Words of Wisdom

This is truly one of the best I’ve seen when it comes to words of wisdom about motherhood and I have seen a lot of quotes out there.  Take a look at this one and Happy Mother’s Day out there….   My very first Mommy picture….hard to believe that day was 16 1/2 years ago!  […]

Mother’s Day Gift Guide For All Kinds Of Moms

Love These Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas For All!

Manic:  Another holiday, just when you think the holiday season is over! Managed:  Had a blast shopping for some unique, thoughtful and fun Valentine’s Day gift ideas for that special someone, your kids or even a friend that you want to cheer up on heart day.  Take a look at what I found….

A Cool New Years Tradition: One Year Later We Emptied Our Memories Jar

Last year I told you about a cool idea that I learned about called the Good Times Jar Project from one of my friends who shared this fun tradition on her Facebook page.  Our family started this last  January 1st with an empty jar. Throughout the year we wrote the good things that happened to us […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Fun & Festive Family Holiday Traditions Ideas

Lately my festive daughter has been into starting new and carrying on existing holiday traditions, so as I discussed this with my gal pals, we started sharing each other’s seasonal traditions and they had such good ones, that I decided to make a segment out of it.  Check it out because I’m guessing that you […]

Wonderful Wine Caddy Decor Idea Inspired By Garage Sale Find

Managedmoms.com team member and writer, Bridget, owner of D.O.A. Interiors who is our resident design on a dime expert, recently turned a good garage sale find into the perfect cool home decor item.  This is such a clever idea and it would be super fun to give as a gift to a wine loving gal […]

Easy, Fun & Festive Holiday Breakfast Ideas

Manic:  When you are hosting the big day on Thanksgiving or Christmas and you have a million things to do to prep for the big main dinner, but you also have guests waking up hungry in the morning. Managed:  Found some super easy and fun holiday breakfast ideas and the kids can help with some […]

Holiday Gifts Ideas for People & Pets

Manic:  The calendar!  Just like every year, the calendar is moving fast and the countdown to the holidays is on! Managed:  Did some shopping for you to see what’s out there for the teenager, mom, dad and even the pets on your list. Plus I show some fun gift ideas to take to the host […]

Several Sips & Spirits Recipes for the Holidays

I was very fortunate to get to work on the last show that our beloved Lisa Haffner hosted, that aired yesterday. After 22 years at KTVK and the last eight of those years hosting our “Your Life A to Z” morning show, Lovely Lisa is taking some time off from her career to spend more […]

Halloween Costume Fun

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 […]

Check Out These Homemade Haunted Halloween Decorations

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 […]