Even though I don’t get to do this today since I’m teaching Sunday School, helping my daughter man her fund raising lemonade stand and then completing a freelance deadline (not to mention all of the other jobs like laundry, organizing the family’s upcoming weekly calendar, cleaning out the fridge and more)….all of you should take […]
Scary Parenting Lessons I Learned with Food Allergy Scare
November 9, 2013 By
Yesterday, I learned three valuable parenting lessons from a very scary situation that put us in the ER last night. Those lessons are: 1. Listen to my inner voice 2. Listen to my kid 3. Slow down My daughter is very allergic to cashew nuts. We first learned this when she tried a few at […]
Freebie Friday Winner!
November 8, 2013 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 […]
Color Me Rad Phoenix Race Free Registration Winners!
November 6, 2013 By
A big thank you to all all of you that entered into the drawing to win free registration into the Color Me Rad Phoenix Race happening this Saturday, November 9th. We just did the drawing through random.org and the winners are….. Alicia Wheatley and Viviana Balderrama Congratulations!!! I will contact both of you via email […]
AZ Local: Cool Color Me Rad 5K Phoenix Run & Enter to Win Free Registration!
November 4, 2013 By
I have a lot of friends who are runners and absolutely love it, so when I heard about this colorful, unique run that benefits the Breast Cancer Society, I had to share the details. Lauren (who signed her email to me “the coolest Color Me Rad customer service dudette”) has the fun scoop on this […]
Weekly Pet Pic & A Holiday Wish
November 3, 2013 By
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… And these pups sure are festive since they helped to carve pumpkins a few weeks ago… These three cuties belong to our Managedmoms.com team writer Bianca. Three times the cuteness in her holiday picture! And how she ended up with these precious pups is a story that […]
Freebie Friday Winner!
November 1, 2013 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 […]
Halloween Costume Fun
October 31, 2013 By
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
October 31, 2013 By
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 […]
This Halloween Celebrate the Beautiful Black Cat
October 29, 2013 By
Since this is Halloween week, I want to take a moment to honor the beautiful black cat. Disregard any person that tries to tell you that black cats are bad luck because that just breaks my heart. In fact, many shelters won’t even adopt black cats out during the month of October because of the […]
AZ Local: Got a Teen? I Highly Recommend This Driving School!
October 28, 2013 By
Manic: My mind as I realize that in 2 1/2 weeks my first born will get his driver’s license and drive off, without me next to him, for the first time. Yey and yikes all in one! Managed: Enrolling him in a local top notch driving school has improved his driving skills and lowered my […]
AZ Local: Visit Nonna’s For Hand Crafted Scrumptious Sauces, Pasta & More
October 26, 2013 By
I am so excited to tell you about my good friend’s delicious new store called Nonna’s Marketplace! Lyn McGuire is my former cooking class teacher only because she left her students (who all adore her) to pursue her dream of opening up her own pleasing sauce shop that offers her homemade hand crafted organic sauces that are […]
Freebie Friday Winner!
October 25, 2013 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 […]
Transitioning Desert Fashions from Summer to Fall to Winter
October 24, 2013 By
Manic: Figuring out how to wear my fall fashions this time of year here in Phoenix when it is cool in the mornings, hot in the afternoon and then chilly in our October/November evenings. Managed: Asked my friend and fashion expert, Heather who owns The Purple Skirt Boutique and is an expert fashion buyer and […]
Local Woman Writes Book That Is Making a Difference
October 23, 2013 By
I have talked about Teresa Hamilton, owner of the cool and unique online gift store called Teresa’s Creative Gifts before when I have shown her bling flip flops (that I always get a million compliments on), her wine t-shirts and most recently the items she is selling that give back to BCA month. Teresa runs […]
