What Our Tucker Taught Us: Mourning Our Furry Family Member

We said goodbye to our beloved Tucker boy kitty yesterday.  15 years ago a volunteer at the shelter suggested we hold the little black and white kitten that had arrived that week.  She told us that there was something special about him.  She was right.   We knew it those first moments we held him and […]

Freebie Friday Winner Lemi Shine Cleaning Kit!

This prize was another popular one! Thanks to all who entered this Freebie Friday for a chance to win the awesome Lemi Shine cleaning supplies line that is powered by 100% natural citric extracts.  From the Lemi Shine website, they say that Lemi Shine gets the job done with no questionable chemicals, helping you create a […]

Squeaky Clean & Cool Freebie Friday Drawing Prize This Week!

This week’s Freebie Friday prize is a squeaky clean and cool prize pack from the awesome Lemi Shine cleaning supplies line that is powered by 100% natural citric extracts.  From the Lemi Shine website, they say that Lemi Shine gets the job done with no questionable chemicals, helping you create a home that is Clean Freak […]

Freebie Friday Winner!

Wow!  This week’s Freebie Friday prize was a popular one with lots of entries!  This elegant Estée Lauder prize pack is a nice one.  Just look at these beautiful beauty products! A big thanks to our managedmoms blog beauty expert, the beautiful Bianca for the gorgeous goods! As an account coordinator with Estée Lauder, Bianca […]

How My Routine Dentist Appointment Led To Emergency Oral Surgery

Don’t miss your dentist appointment.  My recent experience highlights just how important that visit can be to your overall health.  How did my routine dentist appointment turn into an emergency oral surgery?  The story is short and sweet as it all happened fast.  And my story is important. After dealing with what I thought was […]

Be Sure To Enter – Elegant Estée Lauder Is This Week’s Freebie Friday Prize Pack!

Be sure to enter this week’s Freebie Friday prize contest as we are giving away an elegant Estée Lauder prize pack in this week’s drawing!  Just look at these beautiful beauty products! A big thanks to our managedmoms blog beauty expert, the beautiful Bianca for the gorgeous goods! As an account coordinator with Estée Lauder, […]

Freebie Friday Winner!!!

Thanks to all of you who entered this week’s Freebie Friday drawing!  I’m so glad to see so many of you are happy to see that Freebie Fridays are back!  Remember to be entered, you must enter the drawing.  When we first started the blog over 10 years ago now (time flies!) our subscribers were […]

Your Chance To Win This Cool Prize! Freebie Fridays Are Back!

Freebie Fridays are back so be sure to enter this week for your chance to win this beautiful home decor organization piece! Since I’m working on spring cleaning organization quick tips for several of my upcoming morning show segments, I thought this would be the perfect giveaway drawing prize!  This pretty piece is both functional […]

Back To Basics Quick Tip: Are You Doing This Right?

Here is a back-to-basics quick tip as we celebrate our nation getting somewhat back to normal…are you doing this right…are you washing your hands correctly?  I would have never thought that I would do a handwashing segment on my morning show…and that it would be a popular segment!  If 2020 reminded us of anything, it’s […]

Fab Food Smart Swaps

If you saw my KTVK 3TV fab food smart swap segment today on the Your Life Arizona morning show, then you probably want the simple swap recipes. Here they are.  Smart, simple, satisfying and savory.  A big thank you to my future daughter-in-law to be, Hannah for these great ideas. Fab Food Everything Bagel Smart […]

Simple Ideas To Refresh Your Outdoor Space This Summer

Yay!  Summer is around the corner so when guest writer, Caroline King asked to share ideas on how to refresh your garden and/or outdoor area, we agreed.  Take a look at these smart and simple ideas to refresh your garden.  All of her suggestions are great.  I’m especially a big fan of the water feature […]

For My Blog Readers Who Haven’t Heard…Our Son’s Postcard Perfect Engagement That Even Made A National TV Show!

Most of my pals know the big news…our son popped the question to his longtime girlfriend (who we LOVE)!  Hannah said yes!  Our Jack invited his little sister along for Hannah’s birthday trip to Vail last month.  Hannah had no idea that they were there to create a big life milestone that they will remember […]

My Morning Show Segment Precious Photo Project: Kindergarten To Graduation

20 years later I finally completed and hung two beautiful frames that show a collage of my kids’ school pictures from kindergarten through high school. It felt great to get this done. The framed pictures look nice with my home décor. When I shared this on social media, I had a lot of pals ask […]

Why Basic Invite Is Best For Grad Announcements & Invitations Plus Get 15% Discount

I wish I would have known about Basic Invite in the past when my kids were designing their announcements.  We would have found the perfect custom graduation invitations.  We may have selected this beautiful design shown below from the Basic Invite website. I would have definitely used Basic Invite for  college graduation invitations.  Both graduated […]

West & Willow Pet Portraits Make Perfect Present

When West & Willow Custom Pet Portraits emailed me about their unique service, I decided to order one to give to my daughter.  She left her beloved beautiful cat, Lucy last summer when she moved out of state to go to college.  I logged on to West & Willow, uploaded a cute picture of our […]