This content contains products provided by Simplay3, however, all comments and opinions are my own. When we first moved to our new neighborhood, we were so excited to have a backyard, we may have overdone it a bit. Our backyard quickly became inundated with any outdoor toy imaginable. This summer I decided it was time to take charge of the backyard, and minimize the play area to a few select items that were stimulating, fun, and useful. I ...
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What is a Microdiscectomy?
I've been MIA for a while for many reasons. This past year I've had my hands full with our family and their growing needs. As the girls are getting older, they are into more activities. I'm on the PTA board for their school, run their Girl Scouts troop, and shuttle them to all their activities in and out of school with my little guy on my hip. Which might be the reason for the constant back pain I was experiencing for the past year. As the weeks ...
Celebrating National Sushi Day with Sushi Striker for Nintendo Consoles
Disclosure: Gift bag provided at the event with review copy. All opinions are my own. Last week I attending the Sushi Striker event at Nintendo in NYC with my girls. Now they are both very into their Nintendo Switch and 3DS and we are always excited to try out new games as they are released. The SushiStriker event was themed appropriately, as both candy and regular sushi were served to each guest. The kids had a blast playing games at various ...
Do you have what it takes to be Entenmann’s CHIEF DONUT OFFICER!?
There's something about chocolate glazed Entenmann's donuts that bring me back to my childhood. To this day, the crunchy hard chocolate shell that wraps the spongey donut satisfies my sweet cravings. While I can devour the chocolate Entenmann's donuts all on my own, I play fair and purchase the Entenmann's variety pack with plain and powdered donuts as well because I know everyone in my family has their own preferences. Oh, and the Entenmann's ...
How Can You Save 18 Lives Each Year?
Have you ever donated blood? I've always known the importance of blood donation and often attended blood drives in my community, but it wasn't until my own mother had to have a blood transfusion that I truly felt the impact of blood donation. There's never enough donated blood, and I can't say that I've ever heard that hospitals and blood centers have an abundance of blood; you always hear there is a need and drives are held frequently. How many ...
Sherlock Gnomes Available on DVD TODAY, 6/12!
If there's one thing my family looks forward to at the end of the week, it's Family movie nights on Friday. We go all out- everyone has dinner to unwind from the day, cleans up, and then heads to the living room with comfy pjs for a family-friendly movie. It's a great way to start the weekend, but we aren't always in agreement on which movie we want to watch. There are plenty of family-friendly movies from the past decade, but my kids always seem ...
Cleaner Air for Your Home During Allergy and Asthma Season
Allergy season is in full swing and if you suffer from asthma as well, then you may be experiencing a very uncomfortable season. Unfortunately, I learned that keeping my windows closed during the worst of the season is my best bet to keeping my home allergy-friendly, but it totally goes against everything I've known about opening windows for fresh air. You can see this was conflicting for me, so I started looking into what else I can do to manage ...
Sleep Training – a TWEEN
Disclosure: This post is brought to you by Child's Play Communications. All opinions are my own. My almost 9-year-old daughter has been a nightmare to put to sleep since she was born. Chalk it up to newbie parents or inherited genetics, but this girl is THE WORST to put to sleep every night. While my 6-year-old and 3 year old have fallen into routine nicely, my 9-year-old does not work off routine, or even her own body's signals that she NEEDS ...