Now that my children are all in school for a full day and I am back to work more or less full time, I have no time for shopping. I’d rather write a blogpost than drive to the mall. In…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
Saturday at #BlogHer12…#Smores #GettingGorgeous #PopCapGamesup?
I bought my #BlogHer12 ticket as soon as #BlogHer11 ended. I wasn’t going to be caught without a way to connect at BlogHer. Now finding a way to get to BlogHer was another story. I knew my plans would come…
Eye Glass Selection Made Easy #rivetandsway
I shared my journey to perfect vision with all of you a couple of days ago. I was a glasses wearer, a contact lens only wearer, a contact lens and sometimes glasses wearer, and finally a glasses only wearer. I…
Winners! Calling All Winners!
After BlogHer and a week at the beach, I’m finally getting back in to the swing o’ things. Truthfully I worked while in New York and at the beach ‘cos a blogger has gotta do what a blogger has to…
Preschoolers Head Back to School with Super Why
Saw this in my in box and I had to share… Reading, writing, arithmetic…and tech? According to a new study from market research firm NPD Group, kids are increasingly adopting tech. In fact, tablet usage among kids increased 13% from…
A Trip to Canada for Book Lovers!
I’ve been an avid reader all my life. One of my favorite parts of Christmas morning was tearing open the wrapped gift from my parents. When I got older I would go to the bookstore, choose my own books, which…
Vroom! Vroom! with @ToyState
My son is all boy. I don’t know why this surprises me so much. Except that he has two older sisters. With his sisters I was extremely careful not to say that a toy was a boy toy or girl…
I Can See the Numbers on the Coffee Pot!
I remember it as if it was yesterday. This is one of those cliches. Probably a tad overused. But appropriate under certain circumstances. Seven years ago, I was sitting at my kitchen table. It was spring and I was wearing…
An Easy-To-Use Scheduling Tool and a Way To Earn Money for Schools
I looked at the calendar and my mouth dropped open. I have one starting school in a week and a half and two starting school in two weeks. Question #1: Where did the summer go? Question #2: How will I…
Working from Home: Summer Vacation Edition
It was the best of times…it was the worst. That about sums up my summer. If you asked the kids about their summer vacation. One would exclaim that she loved sleeping til noon and learning how to drive. One would…
