Halloween is quickly approaching, so I wanted to share with you my favorite place to purchase dress-up clothes and costumes.  As a parent, one of my biggest frustrations is when I spend a lot of money on a costume for one of my daughters, and it’s cheaply made. I can’t

This Black Widow Martini recipe is sponsored by Sweet’N Low. Are you guys SO excited for Halloween?!  I just started decorating the house and yard with my daughter and I totally have the Halloween bug.  Every time I am out of the house, I find myself picking up more pumpkins,

My daughter, 7 (and quickly approaching 8) is at that age where she needs a bit more from a book.  This week I spent some time sorting through her over-flowing bookshelf, pulling out books that are suddenly too babyish for her (and tucking them away for her little brother).  She

Well folks, here we are at the unofficial end of summer and beginning of fall.  I’m so relieved to be done with summer because I live in the desert.  We had a pretty mild summer… I don’t think it even reached 120 this year… but I am still so ready

This coconut mango popcorn ball recipe post is sponsored by Pop Secret. It’s family movie night ’round here and nothing ruins the occasion like burned popcorn.  Even after the popped kernels are in the outside trashcan, the burned scent hangs in the air for what seems like forever.  Take the

I am a brand ambassador for Hamilton Beach and receive products you see here and others to facilitate my posts; all opinions are mine exclusively. November has come to an end, believe it or not, and so ends “smoovember” as well, but no reason to stop creating and enjoying your

This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group™ and Cottonelle, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #CottonelleTarget http://cmp.ly/3/8vNxcO   We had a Halloween party this weekend and it was totally spooked out.  Black Widow Martinis, Frankenstein Raviolis, Graveyard Cookie Cupcakes…. did you

This whole recipe came about when I stepped foot into the always delightful World Market.  No, this isn’t a post sponsored by the store, just a shout out from me to them.  So inside I found all of these wonderful Dia De Los Muertos decorations and I went a little

“I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Stride Rite. I received products to facilitate my review and thank me for my participation.” Is it just me or are are the holidays creeping up much faster than they have in the past? My six year old

Big fan of the flavors of fall, I was excited to see what YoCrunch had coming my way for review.  The two new flavors, Pumpkin Pie Parfait and Apple Pie Parfait are both super yummy and embody the seasonal spices and aromas.  My daughter is in love with these personal