Disclosure: I was sent a $25 Card.com Visa card to facilitate my review. The views expressed in this post are my own. Scene: My kitchen on a school morning.Kid #1: I need to buy Fall Festival tickets! Kid #2: I…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
Get Ready To Do Battle With the #BeyWarriors #chatterbox #giftguide
Disclosure: I was sent an item to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed in this post are my own. Affiliate links are to my amazon account. “I review stuff…you know…DVDs, toys, games, books, restaurants. I write about them on my…
Anyone See the Sun? Bueller? Bueller?
A couple of weeks I watched the rain. It rained and it rainied. From drizzle to high winds to heavy rain, it did not stop raining all week. The low point of that very wet week came on Friday. I…
Back to School: Taming the Homework Beast
I should have homework under control by now. It’s October when all is said and done. How many years have I been at this “mom of a school-aged child” thing anyway? 12? 13 years? And yet why don’t I have…
The Great Toy Decluttering #DonateStuffCreateJobs
If you walked around my home, you would think I was moving. I have boxes in my living room. Piles of clothes on couches, chairs, and the floor. Books are stacked everywhere. No, I’m not moving. I’m just in major…
Is There a Time When Ice Cream Doesn’t Hit the Spot? #seizingfamilytime
We’re a family of 5. Always flying in different directions. To work, Cub Scouts, soccer, school events, swimming, volleyball, and more. I can just about remember the days when having a doctor’s appointment and a playdate in the same week…
Who Says I Can’t Rock a Blue Wig?! #fiercefund
Turning 40 was just one of those milestones. I wasn’t even dreading the whole “turning 40” thing. It was just another birthday. A time to celebrate with family. But then I started getting all introspective. I started thinking differently about…
Friends Through and Through
I met up with two mom friends for coffee a few weeks ago. We had planned to see each other in May, but end-of-the-school mayhem and madness put a dampener on our plans. We could not find a time when…
Do You Have What It Takes To Be a #PersonalShopper?
Sponsored: This is a sponsored post. I am a Sears/Shop Your Way blogger, though all opinions are my own. I’m a pack rat. A hoarder. I’m content to let stuff pile up. Tables, chairs, and my basement storage room are…
British Housing…Making the Most of What Little Space There Is #EnglishMemories
My husband looked puzzled as he peered at me from the dining room doorway. He had heard my laughing from two rooms over the noise of the TV and came to investigate. Why was I laughing? What was so funny…he…
