Home Makeover | simplehuman Rectangular Recycler & Grocery Bag Holder Review

We are currently trying to update our home one little step at a time. Through de-cluttering, upgrading and replacing items things are slowly coming together. One little thing we decided to do to “update” our home is replace our plastic trash cans and recyclers with stainless steel options. That gives a sleek and sophisticated look to an otherwise overlooked area. After some searching, I found simplehuman. They have a full line of stainless … [Read more...]

Cheers & Congratulatory Videos for Team VISA’s Olympic Athletes | [CLOSED GIVEAWAY]

What an amazing wild ride Team VISA has been on these past couple of weeks, huh? I have to admit I’ve shed quite a few tears watching these amazing athletes receive their medals. I can’t even begin to imagine the overwhelming emotions they must have been going through. VISA put together a short congratulatory video for Michael Phelps. If you haven’t been watching... he won his 19th Olympic Games medal making him the most decorated Olympian of … [Read more...]

Winx Club The Secret of the Lost Kingdom Movie | [CLOSED GIVEAWAY]

Winx Club The Secret of the Lost Kingdom Movie Bloom and her best friends Stella, Flora, Tecna, Musa and Aisha make up the Winx Club. Join them as they star in their first CGI full-length movie “The Secret of the Lost Kingdom” and seven bonus episodes from the Winx Club TV series.  Powerful magic and strong friendships bring these six fashion-forward fairies together as all sorts of villains try to defeat them and the world. We don’t have … [Read more...]

I Am Taking The Estroven Good Sleep Challenge #GoodSleep

I’m not sure if I mentioned this or not (my mind is mush right now), but recently Estroven invited me to participate in a three month Good Sleep Challenge.  I happily accepted. I am now two months into the challenge. I know many of you are thinking “Isn’t Estroven for older women?” Well... Estroven is meant for women experiencing perimenopausal, menopausal and post menopausal symptoms. It wasn’t until recently that I started to put two and … [Read more...]

Like To Read But Don’t Have Time? | 3 Month Subscription to Audible.com [CLOSED GIVEAWAY]

Kaytlin and I are finally back (long story about a bad day at the airport and 8 hours that should have only been 3 on a plane.. phew!) from New York and BlogHer ‘12... and to say we are exhausted is an understatement. We had a blast and enjoyed some great bonding time experiencing as much of New York as we could intertwined with the conference. We ended up with two huge suitcases of samples and goodies the reps handed out... some of which we … [Read more...]

Do You Have A Great Idea? | Best Buy Back to Campus College Innovator Search | [CLOSED GIVEAWAY]

Announcing the Best Buy College Innovator Fund Do you have an idea but need a little help to get it off the ground? Best Buy wants to help! Best Buy is on a national search to find, mentor and advance the next big innovators in the areas of technology, sustainability, education or related field. Best Buy is looking for consumers that have created a product, service or piece of software that may change the way we interact with the world … [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… SwimWays Spring Float ends 8/6 $20 VISA Gift Card ends 8/7 Simplisse Breast Pump & Gia Nursing Pillow ends … [Read more...]

Carmex Summer Tote & Sticks With SPF 15 | [CLOSED GIVEAWAY]

Carmex Summer Tote & Sticks with SPF 15 What’s summer without a fun new tote for your pool or beach supplies with six new sticks of Carmex? Yes, I said Carmex. Even in the summer months we need to moisturize and protect (with SPF 15) our lips from the suns damaging rays. All of Carmex sticks are made with an ultra-moisturizing formula and are water resistant. Carmex has always been my “go-to” brand of lip moisturizer and protectant. It … [Read more...]

Joovy Race Car Ride-On Review

Joovy Race Car Ride-On Review With summer weather in full force my kids clamor on a daily basis to go outside and play. With our outside toy choices on the slim side, I was thrilled when Joovy agreed to send us a Race Car Ride-On to review. I was a little surprised at how small the box was when it arrived, but as you can see... everything was inside nearly fully assembled. After emptying the box onto the floor I was happy to see that I only … [Read more...]

Tasty Vegetable Lasagna Recipe

Hi everyone! I am Alesha, mom blogger behind Full Time Mama, and I am thrilled to be writing for Heather here on OurKidsMom! When I was thinking on what to share with you here, I decided a delicious recipe would be appropriate. It wouldn't be too hard for me to write up a recipe post (I enjoy cooking and host a recipe link up every week on my blog), but then Heather said it would need to be vegetarian. Ah, a challenge! My family doesn't eat … [Read more...]