Mom Needs a Getaway – Or Does She?
My kids are 2 and 7, and although the center of my world, and as delightful as they both are … I get pushed to the point of needing a break from them. I see stay at home moms with four children, who...
View ArticleTraveling Without Your Kids
With our impending 10th Wedding Anniversary just around the corner, I’ve been in full travel dreaming-and-planning mode. As part of our celebration, my husband and I plan to take advantage of my...
View ArticleTaylor Swift’s RED ~ Mom Approved Music
As I paid for my pound of espresso beans at the Starbucks store counter, one of the four “these are the current cool CD’s” albums propped up by the cash register caught my eye. Lo and behold, the very...
View ArticleExasperating Conversations With My 2nd Grader
Image courtesy of Sura Nualpradid / FreeDigitalPhotos.net So I picked my 2nd grader up from the school the other day, and this is the conversation we had on the way home… *o* *o* *o* Daughter...
View ArticleHuggies MomInspired $15,000 Grant for Entrepreneurs
Just wanted to pass along this cool opportunity to my readers! Do any of you have one of those great ideas for an innovative business or product, that just needs a little starter money? Huggies will...
View ArticleTaking Back My Home (Re-Embracing My Inner Neat Freak…)
Photo Credit photostock – FreeDigitalPhotos.net “Ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee… *perpetually messy house*!” I believe I’ve officially reached my breaking point with my never tidy...
View ArticleSpy Escape ~ Safety & Survival Live Training in Denver, CO [50% Discount Code]
Former CIA Officer Jason Hanson has gathered his best safety and survival tips, and is offering to teach them to you and your loved ones. The founder of Spy Escape, Jason will be hosting a live...
View ArticleDeath by Cartwheel…My Cruel Dose of Reality
Image courtesy of stockimages at FreeDigitalPhotos.net As summer winds down, changes have been slowly settling in for me. As a family, we’ve been trying to enjoy the warm days outdoors. Recently we...
View ArticleLetting Go Of Regret
Image courtesy of Dan at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Something happened to me today that I’m still digesting, but it promises to be a heavy weight lifted off my shoulders. After 20 years of regret, someone...
View ArticleWhat Every Woman Should Know About #BreastCancerAwareness
During the upcoming month of October, you will hopefully see some buzz about it being the month of Breast Cancer Awareness. This may come in the form of spotting the pink ribbon which serves as an...
View ArticlePersonal Wellness Time is NOT Being Selfish
This post was sponsored by Massage Envy as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. I recently had a conversation with a friend, where we compared notes on paying attention to our...
View ArticleThe Drop Dead Scariest Thing at the High Ropes Course
I’ve known this was coming for about two years now. It’s a rite of passage for all 5th graders at my daughter’s elementary school. At the end of the year, they take a field trip to a High Ropes...
View ArticleIt’s Good To Know How to Talk To Youth About Marijuana
Image courtesy of nenetus at FreeDigitalPhotos.net This post is sponsored by Single Edition Media on behalf of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Ahhh… summertime. Sunny days...
View ArticleTeaching Children About Disabilities
Photo credit rubenshito / www.freeimages.com Children say the darndest things, don’t they? Have you ever had your child not-so-quietly ask why the man behind you in the grocery line looks the way he...
View ArticleWhen a 7th Grade Hiking Field Trip Goes Awry
Last Friday was the perfect Colorado Fall day. Sunny and high 60’s, absolutely ideal hiking weather. My daughter’s 7th grade class was scheduled to do a class hike field trip. I had the day off of...
View ArticleHow I Dislocated My Jaw at the Water Park
Cousin trip to Great Wolf Lodge! When you have a wild and crazy mom-and-kids getaway, you don’t anticipate you are the one who will potentially be injured. Am I right?? A few weeks ago on Groupon, I...
View ArticleMaking Exercise Your Self-Care “Me” Time
Have you heard the latest craze going around the MomiSphere about “Self Care”? Self care. Huh. Sounds…. selfish. And who the heck has time for self care, anyways? With all the other demands on our...
View ArticleEasy & Gorgeous Skin and Cosmetic Line for Women Over 40!
Isn’t she lovely? Photo credit BOOM by Cindy Joseph I saw this ad on Facebook the other day and was instantly enthralled. She looked immediately familiar. That radiant, breathtaking, white haired,...
View ArticleMy Epic End-of-School Picnic Fail
My daughter at school picnic, about 5 years ago. I’m not proud of this parenting moment which occurred just last night. But I will say some of the sting was removed by a friend recently sharing a...
View ArticleWhat Every Woman Should Know About #BreastCancerAwareness
During the upcoming month of October, you will hopefully see some buzz about it being the month of Breast Cancer Awareness. This may come in the form of spotting the pink ribbon which serves as an...
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