The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free Do you still have a landline? I know I don't! We haven't in quite a long time and I just can't even imagine needing one when we have mobile phones. However, as I have mentioned before, I am … [Read more...]
Peppermint Sugar Body Scrub – Great Holiday Gift in a Jar!
Peppermint Sugar Body Scrub This invigorating Peppermint Sugar Scrub is a wonderful way to wake up and ring in the holidays! It is inexpensive to make and it only contains 3 ingredients! You could go buy a ready made one from the store but it takes less effort to make this recipe than it does to get in your car and buckle up your seat belt, and … [Read more...]
Make a Christmas Cookie Tree with the Wilton Cookie Tree Cutter Kit!
Here is a FUN idea for the holidays!! Wilton has this Cookie Tree Cutter Kit on Amazon and it is just $5.22 right now!! I am thinking this would be an awesome holiday break activity with the kids! And a yummy one at that! Tree measures approximately 8-inch by 11-inch high 10 Plastic star cookie cutters Also includes 3 disposable … [Read more...]
30 Fun & Easy Elf on the Shelf Ideas for Christmas
When the Elf on the Shelf hit store shelves a few years ago, we all rushed out to grab one. As parents we thought of creating lifelong memories and traditions with our children. As the years have gone by, getting creative in planning what our Elf on the Shelf will do for the holiday season has become somewhat challenging. I have to admit, I was … [Read more...]
The Amazing Benefits of Honey: Including 5 Easy Honey Recipes
Be sure to follow me on Pinterest and check out my other recipes too! The Amazing Benefits of Honey Not only is honey one of the oldest sweeteners on earth, it is also one of the oldest treatments for a variety of ailments. Whether you add it to drinks and foods or concoct your own homemade cure, honey is widely know to benefit … [Read more...]
Driving to Trick or Treat: Smart or Laziness?
Another Halloween has come and gone. Two traditions that I still enjoy are giving out treats at the door and walking around the neighborhood so the kids can get the biggest sugar fix of the year. I am not complaining; I used to love to trick or treat and what's one day a year? The costumes and the treats make it almost as much fun as Christmas or … [Read more...]
Create a Moodboard & Decorate Your Space With Threshold for Target! #InStyleInspired
This post has been sponsored by InStyle & Target. As always, opinions are entirely my own! You may not know this, but we actually moved a month ago. One of my favorite things about moving into a new house is decorating and changing things up. I am NOT however very design savvy. I love playing with colors and the new Threshold for … [Read more...]
If You Give a Moose a Muffin: Lesson Plans
Looking for If you Give a Moose a Muffin Activities? Here is a great series of Lesson Plans for those of you that would like new and fun lessons for home! If You Give A Moose A Muffin A fun book about a moose, who when given one thing he desires immediately has to have something else, and all the silliness that follows each request. This … [Read more...]
Scary Spiders! Orkin Helps You Learn More about them! #BugOut
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Orkin Ecologist for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. So, the other night I started reading this great about the scariest and deadliest bugs in the world. All about spiders from all over the world. While some people hate spiders, Orkin is all for learning everything … [Read more...]
Kiddie-Pool Garden Update: Grow and Jar your Own Herbs!
Wow, summer went by so fast! The Kiddie-Pool Gardens are looking a little scraggly here and there, but I am still getting plenty of hot peppers and herbs. Most of the remaining tomatoes are healthy looking but green. Maybe some fried green tomatoes? The ones we harvested were so good; I just wish there had been more. The best crop of tomatoes over … [Read more...]