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Birthday Cake No Bake Cheesecake Bars

If you guys are anything like me, my biggest temptations include birthday cake (the confetti kind) and cheesecake! So I thought, why not make a delicious no bake dessert that combines these two amazing desserts into one bite of perfection!? And I present to you, the birthday cake no bake cheesecake bar! It has a cake bottom, a cheesecake center, and a multi colored sprinkle topping that always makes everyone realize that this dessert means business.How to :1 confetti cake, baked according to instructions2 eight oz. packages of cream cheese, softened1 tablespoon butter, softened1/2 cup sugar1 teaspoon vanilla1 … [Read more...]

Boozy Peach Sweet Tea Popsicles

Sep 17 By Abbey | Leave a Comment

This post is sponsored by Tradewinds. All thoughts, words, and opinions are my own. One of my favorite flavors happens to be peach and one of my favorite drinks is a drink my Aunt taught me to make years ago, a delicious Peach Sweet Tea adult drink. Instead of drinking it normally, I thought it would be fun to try freezing it and creating BOOZY Peach Sweet Tea Popsicles using Tradewinds Slow Brewed Peach Tea.The recipe for these popsicles is super simple:6 cups of Tradewinds Unsweetened Slow Brewed Tea with a hint of Peach1 cup of sugar1-2 cups of Peach Schnapps (to taste)1-2 cups of Sprite/Ginger Ale/7-UpMix … [Read more...]

The Best New Online Educational Game for Toddlers

Sep 15 By Abbey | Leave a Comment

This post is sponsored by Reading Eggs Junior, all thoughts, words, and opinions are my own.If you guys are anything like me, you're always looking for the new and best ways to get your kids engaged and learning. All too often I find myself trying to find ways to entertain my three year old daughter during my son's sporting events or in the car on the way. I used to turn to movies I downloaded on my phone, but the mom guilt set in hard every time I threw a movie on to appease my daughter. So I started looking around and found the best new online educational game for toddlers and older kids alike, Reading Eggs Junior.Reading Eggs … [Read more...]

Ultra Dyed Geode Seashells

Sep 01 By Abbey | Leave a Comment

This post is sponsored by Plaid Crafts, all thoughts, words and opinions are my own. We went to visit Outer Banks last month and had a great time and we came home with a BOAT load of seashells. So many seashells, so little to do with them! If you guys want a fun crafting idea to do with your loads of shells and keep your littles mesmerized, you'll enjoy this fun Ultra Dyed Geode Seashell project!You have probably seen borax geode projects all over the inner webs by now, but if you haven't, you're in a for a little treat. Traditionally you can make geodes with Borax, water, and just some simple pipe cleaner, but today we're … [Read more...]

How to Smoke a Turkey

Aug 31 By Abbey | Leave a Comment

This post is sponsored by HomeRight, all thoughts, words, and opinions are my own.Each year my husband and I get up around 5 a.m. to get our Thanksgiving Day turkey on the smoker. Years ago we bought a smoker and it has been one of our favorite investments so far. Smoking is definitely an art and we're no pros at it, but one thing we have yet to mess up is the Thanksgiving Turkey. Today I'll show you how to Smoke a Turkey for Thanksgiving, as well as how to clean your smoker before and after using one tool that I use ALL over my house.We've got our turkey process down around our house and here's basically how it goes.We start … [Read more...]

This is 35-tackling my mid-30’s with renewed effort

Aug 29 By Abbey | Leave a Comment

This post was sponsored by Nature Made® as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.This past Sunday I turned 35. Do you ever turn one of these "important" numbers and have a brief moment trying to figure out where the time went between them? I swear I just turned 30, yet here I am. Last week I had a bio-metric screening done as part of my insurance rewards at work and for the first time ever, a few issues popped up in my blood work. Nothing alarming or to be overly concerned with, but it's the first time I was outside of the normal range for anything...and coincidentally … [Read more...]

A Working Mom’s Guide to Busy Weeknights with Giant Eagle Curbside Express Pickup

Aug 29 By Abbey | Leave a Comment

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CurbsideConvenience #CollectiveBiasWe all have those nights of the week (sometimes it feels like EVERY night of the week) where your house is a hot mess, your pantry is barren wasteland, you have soccer practice followed by Cub Scouts (oh joy!), your children have homework due the next day, and you're out of diapers! You sit at work ALL DAY struggling to stay focused because your to do list is growing by the minute both professionally and personally and you wonder how you're going to find time to get it done. I think any of you moms … [Read more...]

How to Prevent Sunburns

Aug 27 By Abbey | Leave a Comment

This post was sponsored by La Roche-Posay as part of an Influence Central campaign and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.Each summer we like to get some serious beach time in at the shores of Lake Erie, which is about 2 hours north of our house. My parents have a beach membership to an awesome beach and we take the kids up for a nice day of playing in the sand and enjoying the lake. If you guys haven't already noticed, I'm a redhead and sun is NOT my friend and sadly, those genes have transferred to my children, as well. So beach days are spent making sure that we're reapplying sunscreen regularly and monitoring to make sure … [Read more...]

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