People Like Us | New Clip! | #PeopleLikeUs

People Like Us is a fabulous new movie coming out June 29th. It speaks volumes about how although you can’t choose your family... you can choose to love your family. Elizabeth Banks plays a struggling single mom trying to keep her life and family together... Check out this scene where she has a meeting with her son’s principle.   Connect with People Like Us: … [Read more...]

Home Makeover | Danze Prince Two Handled Bathroom Faucet Review

Home Makeover with Danze Prince Two Handled Bathroom Faucet Our house was a few years old when we purchased it about ten years ago. I never really had an issue with the bathroom faucets, but have always looked at them at standard builders grade models that had fairly regular issues with the drain plug getting stuck. When I was given the chance to review a Prince™  Two Handle Widespread Lavatory Faucet I jumped at it! I was hoping that … [Read more...]

Is YOUR Little Girl the NEXT Little Miss Coppertone? | #WIN a Dream Vacation

COPPERTONE LAUNCHES NATIONWIDE CONTEST IN SEARCH OF MODERN LITTLE MISS COPPERTONE Coppertone has been part of my families lives as far back as I can remember. Before we were aware of harmful rays and excessive exposure leading to skin cancer, we used Coppertone Oil to collect all the sun rays we could. Just seeing the cute little girl with the dog tugging at her swim bottoms instantly brings up the brand Coppertone in my mind. The symbol is … [Read more...]

Monday Morning Link Up | Giveaway Linky

Welcome to Monday Morning Link Up! This is a great way to spread the word about your giveaways and find a few to enter as well! The rules are simple: 1) Giveaways must be family friendly 2) Check out a few giveaways for yourself! (there is no obligation to enter any) Here are my giveaways ending in the next seven days… Chuggington Bubbles & Balls ends 6/11 SentrySafe Fire Safe ends 6/15 Glow Bugs Diapers & Laundry Tarts … [Read more...]

5S for Families: Learn How the 5S Method Can Help Cure Car Clutter

5S for Families: How the 5S Method Can Help Families Clean Up Car Clutter   Every parent knows that keeping the car clean with kids as passengers is a difficult and ongoing task. However, there is a lesson to be learned from a popular workplace organization methodology that is slowly infiltrating the way many companies function. It’s called 5S and is rooted in five Japanese words (seiri, seiton, seiso, seiketsu and shitsuke) that when translated … [Read more...]

Say It With Mrs. Fields Cookie Cakes | [CLOSED GIVEAWAY]

Say It With Mrs. Fields Cookie Cakes It’s pretty much a given that at any special occasion there will probably be a cake. Sometimes it’s fun to change things up a bit and surprise everyone with a cookie cake... and Mrs. Fields makes an amazing cookie (mmmmm). Celebrate in a big way with the original giant Cookie Cake! Made from the same time-tested recipe and wholesome ingredients as our signature cookies, Mrs. Fields® Cookie Cakes are baked … [Read more...]

Weekly Winners | NINETEEN New Winners! Are YOU One?!

Neatnik Saucer High Chair Cover ends 5/28 938 entries 782 Sandy VanHoey Enter Another Giveaway Coby Snapp HD Digital Camcorder ends 5/30 3,822 entries 802 Michele Caldwell Lawrence Tweet About the Giveaway Aquaphor & $50 VISA ends 5/30 4,928 entries 3349 Nancy Partin Tweet About the Giveaway Terminix Mosquito Mister Lantern RV $80 ends 5/29 3,734 entries 2726 Sonya Morris Tweet About the Giveaway Vtech Video … [Read more...]

Removing Leaves From Strawberries | How To

Summertime and strawberries go hand in hand around here. With the cost of produce going up, it pained me to see how much strawberry was going down the drain. My old method of trying to remove it by simply chopping off the top wasn’t cutting it anymore. Here is an inexpensive, quick and easy way to conserve your berry and still remove all the leaves. Tools needed:  1 ordinary straw  :   strawberries * Starting from the … [Read more...]

Kelly Edwards Interview | Tips For De-cluttering Toy Rooms | [CLOSED GIVEAWAY]

Recently I put a shout out on OurKidsMom’s Facebook wall for questions they would like to ask HGTV’s Design on a Dime host Kelly Edwards in regards to organization and kids rooms. I had a couple of people chime in... one in particular mentioned they would like to hear her speak about : Anything about storage and organization! I am looking to open a daycare in a few months and I know one child can make a toy room look like a bomb has went off..so … [Read more...]

Diono Radian RXT Spring 5 Point Convertible + Booster Car Seat Review

Diono Radian RXT Spring 5 Point Convertible + Booster Car Seat Car seat safety is a huge priority in my life.  From the minute they are born, our babies look to us for everything... food, comfort, warmth, love and keeping them safe. Not having the proper protection for them in your car can cause life altering or life threatening injuries even in the smallest crash. That’s why I look to Diono. While our name has changed, our commitment to … [Read more...]