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...]
This is 35-tackling my mid-30’s with renewed effort
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
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
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...]
New Yoplait Mix Ins
This post is sponsored by Yoplait, all thoughts, words, and opinions are my own.Between work, being a mommy, and being a blogger, I feel like I'm always being pulled in 10 different directions. As a result, all too often I find myself making less than great decisions about my diet. After our vacation last week, I came home CRAVING normalcy. I needed a good home cooked meal with lots of greens and fresh food. Even my kids, who always seem to push back on healthy food, didn't bat an eye as they ate their salads loaded with veggies our first night back from vacation (that's when you KNOW that you ate poorly for vacation week). We've decided, … [Read more...]
Abs Core and Pelvic Floor Program
This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Natalie Hodson, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #abscorepelvicfloor http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstVToday I'm getting a little personal with you fellow mommies who maybe have similar issues to what I struggle with since having kids--that mommy tummy. That pooch that never will go away despite how much weight I do (or don't) lose. I'm 3 1/2 years postpartum (can you even say you're postpartum anymore at that point?) and I'm at my worst right now when it comes to weight and fitness. As a result, even more so than before, my mommy tummy … [Read more...]
How to Get Your Child Excited About Sleeping in their Own Rooms
This post is sponsored by Signature Sleep Gold at Walmart, all thoughts, words, and opinions are my own. Each of my kids has struggled through their toddler years with finding peace and comfort with sleeping through the night on their own. From the ages of 3-5 my son was sleeping between my husband and on a nightly basis until his little sister was born and we literally had to force him out so she didn't wake him up nightly. Right at the age of three our daughter started down the same path and now sleeps between us nearly every night, as well. While I honestly can admit I don't mind it too much (I'm embracing these years of cuddling), I … [Read more...]
Meal Ideas for Busy Weeknights
This post is sponsored by Fazoli’s®, all thoughts, words and opinions are my own. Even with summer here, weeknights are still as busy as ever. I think we moms and dads can all understand and very much appreciate those nights where you roll into your house at 7:30 p.m. and are rushing to feed your family dinner! Most of the time those nights end up being nights where maybe we don't eat the best, most fresh options. Recently I discovered a Fazoli's® near my children's swimming lesson center and we now have a new post-swim, Monday night dinner tradition that helps with more meal ideas for busy weeknights that are free of artificial … [Read more...]
