GIVEAWAY | Put Your Best Face Forward for Graduation Day
*I was provided with tips and products from Clean & Clear It's been 12 years since I've thought about Graduation Day. Honestly, I didn't even go to my own high school graduation ceremony. By the time my peers were walking across the stage I had graduated a semester early, enrolled at the local … [Read More...]
$200 GIVEAWAY | Almond Butter & Banana Rice Cake S’MORES
*This is a sponsored recipe on behalf of Brandfluential and Lundberg Family Farms. In just a few short days the school year for our kids will be over. I've got three months of summer vacation to keep the kids entertained and well fed. Typically they come home from school "starving" so they say and … [Read More...]
Weekend Things | Gardening Gone Wild
We've had this plan in our heads for a few years but never actually got around to getting it done. Well, this year we put the put the plan into action and hired a local company called Border Creations to come out and give our front yard landscaping a little makeover. What they do is add concrete … [Read More...]
Road Trip this Summer with Cooper Tires and SAVE #SpringSavings
This post brought to you by Cooper Tires. All opinions are 100% mine. Summer break is less than a month away and there's one thing on our mind right now. Road Trips! During the school year, getting away for a vacation is difficult. But during the summer we take the opportunity to experience … [Read More...]
GIVEAWAY New Products from Wilton & Strawberry Shortcake Treat Pops
*As a Wilton Mom Brand Ambassador I received products to try out. Treat Pops have become my most recent baking obsession. They take the fun of old push-up style pops and become fun and colorful ways to make a cupcake on a stick. So far I've used them to make sweet Valentine's Day treat pops and … [Read More...]
GIVEAWAY | New KING’S HAWAIIAN Roast Beef Sandwiches at Arby’s
This post brought to you by Arby's. All opinions are 100% mine. If you haven't been to Arby's lately you just might want to make a pit stop. We were out shopping last week and we were all crazy hungry and I remembered the tv ad for the Arby’s KING’S HAWAIIAN roast beef … [Read More...]
A 5k Begins with a Single Step
This time last year I was at 15 pounds lighter and hitting the pavement every single day. My goal at the time was to lose 40 pounds. And you know what, I almost got there by the end of summer with a 30 pound weight loss. Then Fall/Winter showed up, I got lazy and ate my way right back up to my … [Read More...]
Weekend Things | Mother’s Day 2013
When it comes to holidays I've learned to have low expectations. In this family, a holiday pretty much means anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. But we still muster through hoping the good things will happen too. And sometimes ... they do! We started Mother's Day weekend with a family … [Read More...]
Mini Makeover | A Beautiful Bedroom in 5 Easy Steps
Step 1 - Pick a new theme When we bought the house our bedroom was the last room to get decorated. In fact, in never actually got decorated at all. First it was painted an awful pumpkin color then I switched it up to what I thought was a sea green but was actually grey. It was depressing … [Read More...]
GIVEAWAY | Margherita Flatout Flatbread Pizza
*I was provided with samples and compensation to share my experience with Flatout Flatbread. If I had to pick the busiest part of my day I'd say it happens around 4pm. That's the time the kids have gotten home from school, put away their backpacks and start rummaging through the kitchen for an … [Read More...]
