Manic: Me trying to count calories, walk 10,000 steps a day, not give in to cravings, etc. Tis’ the season to eat less and workout as our summer clothes are out of storage now, especially here in Phoenix. And since I have returned from my girl’s show choir trip, it is hard again this week. […]
How We Survived Our Disneyland Trip Gone Bad
June 4, 2013 By
Manic: Seconds after checking into the Disneyland Hotel, discovering that my kid needed to go to an Urgent Care pronto! Managed: Read on to see how our mother-daughter Disneyland trip turned into a mother-daughter tale of illness, an urgent care run, a children’s hospital visit and more….and read on to see how we handled it […]
A Simple & Powerful Message Found Among The Tornado Rubble
June 2, 2013 By
I saw this picture in my AOL news section under a section that contained pictures sent in via Twitter from Oklahoma tornado survivors. This struck me, so I wanted to share it with my readers as a reminder of what is truly important in life. The gentleman that took the photo said that it gave […]
Mom Approved Travel Tips for Families
May 30, 2013 By
Manic: Family travel! Managed: Asking my mom gal pals what their favorite travel tips are for families and I also included some of my favorite travel products, so take a look at my recent KTVK morning show segment to see these travel-friendly family ideas….
Weekly Pet Post: Our Reader’s Rescued Turtle
May 25, 2013 By
Meet James Caan, who was rescued by our managedmoms.com reader Chris….Chris is my exterminator with TruTech Pest Control and he also holds a degree in zoology. In fact, many of TruTech’s wildlife removal and animal removal technicians have degrees in Wildlife Biology, Entomology (insects), Ornithology (birds) or Herpetology (reptiles). So every time Chris comes to spray our home, […]
Freebie Friday Winner!
May 24, 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 […]
Food Changes For Family & Juicing For Me Is Making A Difference
May 23, 2013 By
Manic: The high number of times that my family was eating out a few months ago. My clothes were getting tighter and my wallet was getting smaller and I was feeling guilty about the calories and unhealthy food that my family was consuming. Managed: Got it together and got my family on a plan with tips […]
Happy Last Day of School & Any Advice About Girls & Middle School?
May 22, 2013 By
Manic: No manic today because it is the last day of school! Well except for my son having finals today at his high school and two more days of hockey tryouts and my daughter and I preparing to leave in a few days for her show choir competition, etc., etc, etc….but not near as manic […]
Sad Statistic Shows 100 Animals Are Euthanized Daily in Valley Shelters, So Help Us Change That By Reading This Post!
May 19, 2013 By
When I heard that statistic, I knew I had to do something more. Our family has adopted three cats from our local shelters and several months ago I fostered a cat. If you didn’t see my story about fostering Oliver the cat and having him neutered, immunized and placed with an amazing family, be […]
Weekly Pet Pic: A Dog On A Cat Tree??
May 18, 2013 By
This week’s pet post comes from one of my favorite bloggers, Trisha with momdot.com. Be sure to check out her cool and very popular blog. When I asked her permission to use this funny picture from her website, she wrote me right back and told me that her family has six rescue pets! Kudos to […]
Freebie Friday Winner!
May 17, 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 […]
Beauty Product Packaging Put To The Test
May 15, 2013 By
Manic: Figuring out which beauty products are worth their weight when it comes to the fancy packaging they are displayed in on the drug store beauty aisle shelves. Managed: The last time I did this type of segment, the producers and the viewers told me that they really liked it, so here it is again, but […]
Great Gift Ideas For Gals
May 14, 2013 By
In case you missed my Mother’s Day Gift Guide segment that aired last week on KTVK, here it is again with some great ideas that work for all kinds of occasions. If you are looking for a graduation gift, birthday gift or any other special occasion, here are some unique gift picks that I showed […]
My Favorite Mother’s Day Cartoon Image
May 12, 2013 By
In honor of all you Moms out there, here is my favorite Mother’s Day cartoon image that I viewed this week on Facebook. There are a lot of them out there, but this simple and cute image says it all. Take a look….. Have a great Mother’s Day everyone!!
