This is a sponsored post on behalf of Philips, but all opinions and experiences are 100% mine: It wasn't until we spent 9 months living in my parent's basement that I realized how much light affects me. I'd never experienced "typical" seasonal affective disorder during the winter, but looking back, it's clear that I fell…
This giveaway is now closed! The winner is Kim ([email protected])! This weekend we've got another giveaway to help you prepare for cold & flu season: Vicks Starry Night Humidifier With a little girl who is prone to developing a croupy cough whenever she gets sick, we're big believers in the power of a humidifier! In…
This is a sponsored post on behalf of Lunchbox and Walmart Moviecenter, but all opinions are 100% mine, and we've got a fun giveaway too! This giveaway is now closed! The winner is Sam ([email protected])! Have you seen Smurfs 2? It was on our list of summer movies, but we weren't able to fit it…
While we've always had Hot Wheels in the house, even with four little girls, I see more of them in our future as we welcome the first baby boy to our family! It's a little too early for us to take advantage of this fun rewards program from Hot Wheels and Walmart, but if Hot…
This is a sponsored post on behalf of Lunchbox and Walmart Moviecenter, but all opinions are 100% mine, and we've got a fun giveaway too! This giveaway is now closed! The winner is Kayla ([email protected])! We saw Epic when it first hit the theater at the beginning of the summer, and my girls were in…
As we head into the fall and winter, I'm already dreading the season of sickness, especially with a newborn in the house! This is one area that seems so much harder with "so many" kids in our family. One person gets sick and it gets passed from person to person to person, which results in…
Did you know that during the school year, more than 21 million kids in our country rely on free and reduced-price school lunches to keep their tummies full? The thought of a child going without food breaks my heart, and while we often focus on the problem of hunger internationally, it's easy to ignore the…
This giveaway is now closed! The winner is Samantha ([email protected])! Our family loves a good sweet treat, and I was shocked when our almost-4-year-old asked me, "What's a shake, Mommy?" as we loaded up to try out SONIC's Summer of Shakes. Poor deprived child! Yep, that's right -- this summer, SONIC is helping you stay…
A few years ago, after several years of not wearing any jewelry at all, I found myself feel very frumpy, but I wasn't really sure what to do about it. Then one day I complimented my sister on how cute she looked in a scrubby sweatshirt and ponytail, and her response made me stop and…
This giveaway is now closed! The winner is Manda ([email protected])! UncommonGoods.com is one of my very favorite places to go for unique gift ideas! 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 I'm not a gifted gift giver, and while I love to give someone the perfect gift, I'm not always great at coming up with…