Manic: Figuring out how to cook smart when making the big holiday meal so that we can get out of the kitchen to spend precious time with family and friends. Managed: Using these four ingredients that include Shamrock Farms Half & Half, Zesty Jalapeno Sour Cream (yum), Shamrock Farms Calcium Plus Milk and eggnog to make […]
Freebie Friday Winner & A Discount Code For All!
December 4, 2014 By
Who is our Freebie Friday winner today? What did our winner win? 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 […]
Keeping Kids Entertained At The Holiday Table
December 3, 2014 By
Manic: Restless kids at the big holiday table resulting in stressed parents, bored kids and chaos. Managed: Brainstormed with the folks from Shamrock Farms and one of my gal pals about how to keep kids entertained at this holiday season’s big meal and we came up with some good stuff for parents everywhere. It’s hard […]
Freebie Friday Winner!
November 28, 2014 By
Who is our Freebie Friday winner today? What did our winner win? 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 […]
Holiday Gift Guide For Everyone On Your List, Even Pets!
November 26, 2014 By
Just in time for your Black Friday shopping, check this out. Gifts that give back, for the pets, truly unique and sentimental items and more! Happy Thanksgiving, too!
No More Hectic Holidays: 4 Things You Can Do Now to Streamline the Season
November 23, 2014 By
Manic: Holiday planning! Be honest: How often do you actually sit back and kick up your feet between November and January? Does the “most wonderful time of the year” feel more like a nonstop cycle of bake, clean, shop, wrap and repeat?! Most years it does for me, especially since I had kids! Managed: These four […]
Freebie Friday Winner!
November 20, 2014 By
Who is our Freebie Friday winner today? What did our winner win? 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 […]
Ideas For Welcoming New Family Into Holiday Traditions
November 18, 2014 By
Do you remember when you celebrated the holidays at your new husband’s family home? Or how about when your younger sibling brought her new spouse to your home for the holidays? I recently had a friend ask me for ideas to integrate new family members into old holiday traditions and how to best make them […]
AZ Local: Shop for a Cause: Clothes Minded Event Helps Struggling Local Community Children’s Theatre
November 18, 2014 By
A few months ago, my teen daughter asked to write an article about what her beloved Ahwatukee Children’s Theatre (ACT) means to her and to the many children who have called ACT their second home. ACT has been struggling financially, like so many nonprofit Fine Arts organizations do, so I helped with volunteer work on […]
Freebie Friday Winner!
November 13, 2014 By
Who is our Freebie Friday winner today? What did our winner win? 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 […]
Fun & Festive Gift Ideas!
November 12, 2014 By
Manic: Now! November has arrived, so it is time to start thinking about and/or shopping for your holiday gifts. Managed: Did some shopping to give you ideas for the different folks on your list. Check this out for cute ideas for kids, items that work for both gals and guys, kiss the cook gifts and […]
Freebie Friday Winner!
November 6, 2014 By
Who is our Freebie Friday winner today? What did our winner win? 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, […]
The Tricky Task of Parenting with Boundaries on Technology
November 1, 2014 By
Manic: Today’s mutiple technology gadgets that surround our kids. With smart phones, tablets, social media, the internet and more…and with this way of life becoming mainstream and pretty much required to communicate in this day and age, how do we manage our kids’ technology with boundaries? Managed: Welcomed today’s guest writer, Dr. Lisa Strohman. Dr. Strohman is […]
Halloween Decor Designed By A Tween That Didn’t Cost A Dime
October 31, 2014 By
Happy Halloween and if you are reading this on Saturday, I hope you had a wonderful and safe Halloween. This year we did not spend one cent on Halloween decorations and for my Halloween loving daughter, that was a sacrifice. Although we have been so crazy busy this year, that she didn’t ask for anything […]
Freebie Friday Winner!
October 30, 2014 By
Who is our Freebie Friday winner today? What did our winner win? 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 this week’s lucky winner…. This week’s […]
