Easy Tricky Treats You Can Make With Kids

Since Halloween is my daughter’s absolute favorite holiday, I decided to show a couple of haunting Halloween eats that can be easily made with kids for my monthly column in this month’s 202 Magazine.  Here is one of the ideas and be sure to click the link below to go to the entire article to […]

Halloween Decorations Done by a Tween

Manic:  A tween with time on her hands two weeks ago when I had to work all of Fall Break week. Managed:  She decided to keep herself busy by decorating our home in haunted Halloween decor.  Some of her ideas are so unique and some are free, so I had to share.  Most of the […]

Freebie Friday Winner!

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 […]

Our Hotel Hopping Hula Hooping Weekend

Last week was Fall Break for my kids.  Some folks, who live outside of Arizona, have asked me what the heck Fall Break is and I answer with the fact that my kids start school on August 5th.  With such an early school year start date and with the absence of snow days (thank goodness), […]

Pink Product Picks for BCA Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so as I do every year, I showed my pink product picks for 2013 in my KTVK 3TV “Your Life A to Z” morning show segment.  Take a look to see the stuff that gives back to fight breast cancer and some of these items make great holiday gift […]

Freebie Friday Winner!

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 […]

Funny Name, Great Product & Cool Story Behind Toe Juice

Toe Juice  (love the name) and I especially love the cool people behind the brand.  Toe Juice  has been a big supporter of managedmoms for a couple of years now and I sure appreciate that!  I also love that I’ve had a good number of gals email me to tell me that the product has worked great […]

Hair: How To Give Yourself a Good Blow Out with Tips from a Pro

Since I’m very busy this week (much to the disappointment of my tween who is on Fall Break, but she is being a really good sport), I am running an older post that was wildly popular with our readers.  We have a lot of new subscribers (woo hoo and welcome), so here is a post […]

Pet Pics: Constant Cat Companionship During a Rough Week

Woo Hoo….I’m finally feeling like myself again.  After spraining my ankle and then getting a cold virus that kept me in bed for two days, I can look back at the last week and tell you that it was a rough one.  Through it all, I still managed to get my kiddos to every practice, […]

Freebie Friday Winner!

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 […]

Holiday Gift Ideas for the Different Personalities on Your List

Manic:  The calendar because now that we are in October, it is time to start thinking about your holiday shopping list.  That time of year got here fast. Managed:  Did some shopping for you and found some great stuff like a beer tender for the guy that has everything, a purse that doubles as a […]

Sometimes It Takes an Injured Ankle To Slow a Mom Down!

Manic:  Apparently me in high heels since I have once again sprained my ankle….but this time it was  my good ankle (good and bad news)! Managed:  Accepting the fact that, as one of my Facebook pals put it, the universe is telling me to slow down. But I don’t want to…well maybe I do a […]

Freebie Friday Winner!

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 […]

Beneficial Beauty Ideas & Products for the On the Go Gal

Manic:  I swear, this year more than any other! My life has been crazy with schedules that are busier than ever before. Managed: I have really been trying to do what I can to stay healthy, feel good and look good even though I’m running in several different directions and am constantly on the go, […]

Busy School Year Surprises Give Me Parenting Pause

Since another week has come and gone and I only posted twice on my blog, it makes me wonder, did you have time this weekend to do any of what these guys are doing in the picture…. I’m taking a wild guess that you didn’t either.  Are you all as busy as we are since […]