The holidays are almost here and there is gonna be a whole lot of baking going on in our home.  Not to mention a running furnace and a lighted, live Christmas tree.  Like many families out there, we’ll be running our heater a lot more to keep eve...

Over the past few months, I have loved serving as a member of the Master Lock Live Secure Safety Squad. I have had the opportunity to learn about and review new products, as well as share my personal experiences and tips on The Mommy-Files.  Check...

Over the past few months, I have had the opportunity to join a team of 7 other bloggers as part of the Master Lock Live Secure Safety Squad and it has been a great experience!  As a parent, safety issues are always at the top of my mind.  In ...

This summer, I had an amazing experience participating in the AT&T “It Can Wait” blogger campaign.  One of the things I love about social media is the opportunity to spread the word and encourage participation in programs or causes I fe...

If you follow my blog, you know how much I love Twitter Parties!  You also know how important it is to me that we keep our family, friends and those around us safe while we’re driving.  How do we do that?  We don’t text and drive!  Well, Sp...

Traveling brings with it many joys. It also brings a number of things that you’ll have to pay for. While one alternative is to always carry cash, it’s actually safer and often easier to simply use your credit card. You can use them everywhe...

This is a compensated post as part of the Master Lock Live Secure Safety Squad. All opinions expressed in this post are 100% mine. We have a big family (6 kids and 2 adults) and it is so important to keep our family and belongings safe.  That...

I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Discover Boating. I received collateral to facilitate my review and a promotional item as a thank you for participating. Growing up, my family and I owned center console boats and we ...

Riding bikes with kids can be fun, but also scary if you don’t put safety as your number one priority.  I remember riding bikes with my sisters when we were kids.  It was back in the day when helmets weren’t required.  My sister was riding ...

It’s funny when I think of what I used to do before I had a computer.  Oh, that’s right!  I had a typewriter and a paper planner and I had to go to books, magazines and newspapers when I wanted to research a topic.  If you’re like me, you have a comput...

We recently submitted an order to YesVideo and while we were excited about the end product, we were also somewhat nervous about something happening to our media in the process.  I mean, those are home movies that are precious and can’t be replace...

I recently had the opportunity to preview Safe Haven before it came out to theaters on Valentine’s Day and it was an amazing experience!  I met Josh Duhamel, Julianne Hough, Gavin DeGraw and Colbie Caillat, and they were all amazing! We even had ...

“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.”  How many times did we hear that growing up?  And how many of us repeat that same saying to our own children?  I’m sure there are a lot of us!  With a big family, we are on a tight bu...

In my lifetime, I have moved several times. After becoming a LifeLock Ambassador, I learned so many things about keeping your identity safe, especially when it comes to buying a new home. Buying a new home by itself can be an overwhelming process, and ...

I was super excited to be covering the Safe Haven Press Junket for 5 Minutes for Mom in Los Angeles a few weeks ago.  On Valentine’s Day (yesterday), Safe Haven was released in theaters.  I loved the movie!  It was full of suspense, romance, and ...

I recently had the opportunity to watch Safe Haven before it’s release date in theaters this Valentine’s Day.  Let me tell you – I LOVED it!!!!  What I loved even more was getting the opportunity to meet actors Julianne Hough and Josh...

Life as we know it can change overnight – with little or no warning, our family’s welfare and financial security could be put at risk unexpectedly.  While we have no control over the acts of Mother Nature, we do have control over our family’s financial...

School, sports, extracurricular activities – all of these create busy lifestyles and hectic schedules and can make it a challenge for our families to drink enough milk.  Milk is an important part of a healthy diet for people of all ages – i...

The Christmas tree is up, the lights are hanging and the decorations are slowly going up.  Now to make sure that we have a Holiday Safe Home.  Take the Kidde Holiday Home Safety Challenge and find out how safe your home is for the holidays and what you...

Natural disasters are scary and often cause us to focus our attention on our own family and how prepared we are for an emergency situation.  I don’t know about you, but my Emergency Kit for my family needs to be updated.  I have recently updated ...