The summer might be coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean the adventure ends here. Now that we’re switching gears for school, there are a million ways for you to help your kids with the transition. Getting them used to an earlier wake-up time, talki...

This summer, our family participated in the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge and it was a blast! Our kids range from the age of 7 to 14, so they’re reading preferences were different. Here is a list of our 5-Word Book Reviews: Our kids lo...

I am a girlie girl and love my makeup! I love to get my nails done, relax with pedicures and pamper myself with hair colorings at a salon on a regular basis. With a big family, I try not to spend too much money on my “girlie” things by...

Growing up, I always loved to share with others. I would share with my parents, my siblings, my friends and even people I didn’t even know. I learned and continued sharing throughout my life. To this day, I eagerly share with others when and wher...

Have you ever had a family member come down with flu-like symptoms or wake up with a rash and be faced with the inconvenience of rushing to Urgent Care? Perhaps you had to deal with the frustration of trying to get ahold of your doctor for an appointme...

Do you have kids at home? Are you looking to do something creative, fun and educational with them that doesn’t cost a fortune? How about creating a Rock Band??!!  You don’t need to give an arm and a leg to get an instrument for your kid – al...

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Over the past few months, I’ve been a part of a program where I had the opportunity to check out different kitchen appliances. This month, I received the Black & Decker Café Select™ Dual Brew Coffeemaker with Travel Mug and it’s great! ...

I love lipstick and lip gloss and recently discovered the Urban Decay Revolution High-Color Lip Gloss in Big Bang. I love the way it glides on and how it feels on my lips. It’s not drying or clumpy. I love wearing it over my favorite lipstick (ad...

We love to listen to music in our home! Whether it’s while cooking dinner, cleaning, working or just because, some sort of music is constantly playing in our home. It doesn’t stop there though! We also play music while on the go! When it co...

It’s hard to believe that school is just around the corner, right? When I was a kid, they were just introducing desktop computers to schools. However, our kids are now learning how to use computers as early as Kindergarten! They learn to search o...

With a big family, we are always buying gifts for someone throughout the year. What’s so awesome about the technology we have today is that we can easily browse online for gift ideas (and even purchase gifts online) for those in our lives we care...

Living in California has a lot of perks. First, we live in a beautiful part of the country! Second, we’re only about 20 minutes from the beach. Third, it only takes us about 7 hours to drive to Las Vegas for a weekend getaway! Frank and I recentl...

This is a sponsored post.  Fashion and beauty trends are constantly changing and I love discovering information about them online. The two I most recently explored online are Back-to-School Fashion Trends for the 2015 School Year and Creating Ombr...

This summer has flown by! Thanks to the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge, our kids have been busy reading this summer, as well as swimming, bowling and more fun summer activities! Not only have the kids been busy reading, but we’ve had a varie...

I have very curly hair, but love the way my hair looks when it’s straight! Straightening hair can be a real pain in the rear, especially if I have a flat iron that doesn’t really get the job done right away. I didn’t have any of those...

I love to be pampered, but it can get pretty expensive to get facials and other beauty treatments! I was excited to learn about an eye treatment I could do in the comfort of my own home! I don’t know about you, but being a mom and working from ho...

I love subscription boxes! I receive a few makeup subscription boxes that I love, but this is the first time, I received a coffee subscription box! With Mixcups, you’ll receive a Mix of the Month coffee subscription box. I loved that there were s...

I love subscription boxes and one of my favorite subscription boxes is GLOSSYBOX!  GLOSSYBOX is great because you get a beautifully wrapped box containing five deluxe-sized beauty products delivered directly to your doorstep. The July 2015 GLOSSYB...

Do you love makeup? I sure do! I was recently introduced to MUA (Makeup Academy) Lipsticks and love them! The colors are vibrant and I feel like they moisturize my lips when I’m wearing them. With over 115 lip products, including lipsticks, gloss...