Thanks for the all the entries for this fun giveaway drawing that can also be given as a holiday gift! Today our winner receives a free Blu-Ray + DVD + Digital movie of the awesome film, Book Club starring Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen! Our winner also gets popcorn and Red Vines. […]
Marvelous Movie Night Book Club Film Giveaway Drawing
September 17, 2018 By
This is a fun giveaway drawing that can also be given as a holiday gift! Who loves having gal pals over to sip wine and watch movies? I sure do. So, when I received an offer to receive a free Blu-Ray + DVD + Digital movie to give away on my blog, I was interested. […]
Big Thumbs Down to thredUP Online Consignment Site
September 9, 2018 By
thredUP…an online clothing consignment site with a big colorful logo. Had me intrigued, so I signed up, filled a big thredUP bag with a bunch of my gently used clothing and sent it in. How did it go? Not well. Huge disappointment with lots of issues. I test companies, services, hotels and more for my […]
Super Helpful SAT & ACT Phone App Study Guides
September 4, 2018 By
Here we go again. I have a high school junior again and that means it is ACT and SAT prep time. Class of 2020 parents, the time is now. Stressful, I know. I have two super cool phone apps SAT/ACT study guides that my son found to be very helpful in 2015 when he was […]
On His Final Flight, We Arizonans Pause To Mourn & Give Thanks
August 30, 2018 By
I am not a political person by nature. I vote on the issues and not by party. But there is one person that I always voted for. Every time. Today as I was driving soup over to my ill friend, I listened to the coverage on my car radio of the departure of the plane […]
Going Green: Why I Drink My Water Out Of A Box
August 24, 2018 By
Manic: Trying to be as earth-friendly as I can, even though, like most of us, I am on the go. A lot! Managed: Found a way to let go of our convenient, but not earth-friendly, water bottle-by-the-bunches habit by switching to something kind of cool that I eyed in a Nekter store one day. Boxed Water. Yep […]
Freebie Friday Winner!
August 23, 2018 By
Thanks to all who entered for a chance to win this week’s Freebie Friday drawing! Cool prizes to keep you cool in the hot summer days that are still left in the season are going to the winner this week! The prizes include… This beautiful beach bag Montauk Tote that says […]
Beach Dreams Stuff Giveaway Drawing
August 21, 2018 By
For most of us, school is back in session or summer is over. But that doesn’t mean we can’t daydream about our next beach trip! And with Fall Break coming before you know it, today’s prize items will be perfect for your next beach day or day at the pool. This week’s winner gets these […]
Our Creepy & Surprisingly Simple Scorpion Sting Story!
August 13, 2018 By
Manic: Enjoying a dinner out with my husband and a phone call comes in from our teenage daughter telling us that she just got stung by a scorpion! Managed: Thankfully our response, awesome advice from my wonderful mom-in-law and how well our girl took matters into her own hands and took care of the aftermath. Read on […]
Freebie Friday Winner!
August 9, 2018 By
The entries are in! Thanks to the many of you who emailed your entry in for this week’s Freebie Friday prize! The prize is a surprise one this week with a mystery beauty bag that we showed on Monday. It looked like this… But then we added more stuff, so a bigger bag was needed! […]
For Parents: Senior Year Is Hard On Your Heart In The Best Way
August 7, 2018 By
I can’t believe this is here for me once again. One final time. My daughter, my last one, the baby of the family picked up her schedule today. She starts back to school next week and she is now officially a senior in high school. Cue the tears, some sad, many joyful and some that […]
AZ To DC On A Train: Our Amtrak Family Travel Adventure!
July 29, 2018 By
Manic: Considering traveling from Tucson, Arizona all the way to Washington DC. By train. With six of us traveling together. Hubs, myself, our college guy, our teenage girl and my husband’s dear parents. Was this idea manic or managed? Managed: We did it on Amtrak and my answer, our experience and a few train travel tips are […]
