Congrats to our FIVE winners: Latanya, Trisha, Kelly, Theresa and Nancy! On the weekends we naively anticipate that there will be two days of robust activities for our kids to engage in until they drop (hopefully). Unfortunately, fate is never as cooperative as we'd like it to be. So, here's a game plan when it's thundering/snowing outside, you cannot fathom taking your kids to one more indoor … [Read more...]
10 Fall Recipes That Will Help You Bond With Your Mate
Check out 10 Fall Recipes That Will Help You Bond With Your Mate by Melissa Chapman at Foodie.com They say that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach and I while I am NOT A MAN I can vouch for the fact that, that is the precise way my man has gotten to my heart. He has cooked and BAKED his way right into my life. In fact on our third date he invited me to his apartment (IN BROOKLYN- … [Read more...]
One Mosquito Bite Can Change a Life Forever
I am the first person to admit that I if I could I would put my kids in bubble wrap forever, but clearly that is not a viable solution to keeping my kids safe and protected. All us parents truly can do when it comes to keeping our kids out of harm's way is having as much knowledge and information in our parenting arsenal as possible so that we can make educated decisions and take the proper … [Read more...]
All a Girl Needs is a Great #3QDryer and Some Wine
I am a curly haired girl. Sure I've gotten my hair blown out on several occasions but I cannot dismiss my hair's natural proclivity to be curly and free. So my usual drying routine has been with a diffuser. But I have never met a diffuser quite like the one BeautyStat.com sent me to test out . It has effectively become my go-to-hair-drying-technique-- and I used it to get the hair you see … [Read more...]
Tips and Tricks to get Crafty with the kids and a Build-A-Bear $40 Giveaway!
Congrats to our winner Jill F.! If you find yourself in the midst of a rainy weekend, and yes we've had our fair share of stormy weather, what's a parent and child to do when being in the glorious outdoor sunshine is just not an option? The first thing we always do as a family is HEAD STRAIGHT TO Build-A-Bear Workshop! Creating their very own stuffed pals at Build-A-Bear is no ordinary … [Read more...]