Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! Here are 15 fun, love-inspired Valentines crafts and activities to do with your kids: 1. Rainbow Heart Suncatchers With minimal supplies required, this is a fun and easy project that will fill your home with love when the sun hits it! 2. Heart Caterpillar Craft A perfect afternoon […]
Swiffer it Forward with the #ASPCA — the #SwifferEffect
My husband and I married right out of graduate school for me and law school for him so our first few years definitely had that feeling of “playing house.” Once we had managed to keep a plant alive (an astoundingly hardy basil plant), we felt ready to graduate to animals. Our first, Calypso, is a […]
eMeals Connect
*This is a sponsored post but all thoughts and opinions are my own.* Father’s Day is coming up fast, so I wanted to let all of my wonderful readers in on a special promotion they are doing right now. Sign up for an eMeals plan now and receive a FREE Father’s Day Menu! You can […]
Decorating With the #aladdinmason Entertaining Collection
*I was sent the Aladdin Mason Entertaining Collection to use and review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.* With Easter right around the corner, I am starting to think about my table settings for my family dinner (that sounds SO Martha of me, doesn’t it? Haha). Sure I could use these adorable Aladdin jars […]
Energy Efficient Lighting with the GE Reveal Light Bulb
*I was sent this product to review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.** We have been on a spring cleaning, make-our-home-more-energy-efficient kick lately (a result of the unusually harsh winter we had in Philadelphia with its sky high electric bill? Possibly.) Switching to higher efficiency light bulbs has been on our list, but we […]
Classic, Tasteful Wedding Gifts for The Happy Couple
It’s June and wedding season is in high gear. Whether you have 1 or 10 nuptial affairs to attend, you have gifts to purchase for the shower and/or the actual wedding itself. What’s a guest to do? Well you’re in luck, because I have done the guesswork for you! I have created a list of […]
How to Pick Your Nursery Theme
When I was pregnant, I spent hours browsing blogs and store websites (Pinterest didn’t exist yet!) to pick a nursery theme. If you’re overwhelmed with the number of choices, here are three tips on picking a great nursery theme: Start with your favorite colors: When I found out I was having a boy, I knew […]
52 Holiday Light Delights E-Zine
Nothing gets people into the holiday spirits more than beautiful light displays. This year, Traveling Mom, TakingtheKids and Family Travel Forum have compiled a fabulous holiday e-zine: 52 Holiday Light Delights. The e-zine details the 52 best places in the country to view holiday lights. Every corner of the country is covered, so wherever you […]
How Do You Juggle It All? Cleaning Tips from a Working Mom
During my first pregnancy, I daydreamed about peaceful days spent strolling through the park or rocking a sleeping infant in my arms. While I love being a mom, my life is more chaotic than I’d envisioned. I have two young boys and work full-time outside the home. The competing demands of children and clients mean […]
Fighting Stains With Arm & Hammer
As a mom to two little boys, I deal with a lot of messes. Boys are stain magnets. Between the grass stains and mud stains from a day on the playground or a muddy soccer game and the ketchup stains from summer barbecue parties, it is tough keeping their clothing looking like new. Using hand-me […]
