Our morning routine begins with breakfast. I have to get one husband and three children out the door at four different times. Breakfast is a necessity, but due to time constraints the quality of the breakfast varies. On rush-rush mornings…
Author: Jill Berry
Seizing family time one dinner...game night...movie at a time.
Trekaroo Thursday: Spending the Weekend on a College Campus
My daughter spent her first night on a college campus as a 10-year-old. No, she wasn’t a student. Her volleyball team participated in a 3-day tournament over Memorial Day Weekend. Going away to college at aged 10?! We talked about…
Unilever Showcases Brands @BlogHer
The Unilever Penthouse at #BlogHer was fun. “Fun” really is an inadequate word to describe the awesomeness of the event…hair, makeup, reflexology, food sampling, crafting, and more was on tap at the Unilever event. I wasn’t sure how Unilever would…
Play Tennis with Chris Evert: @BeSimplySmart Contest #BlogHer
The #BlogHer Hood Simply Smart Milk event with Chris Evert was the right mix of brand product placement and fun event with a celebrity. Chris Evert spoke to the bloggers and a reporter for 30-40 minutes about everything from fitness…
You’ll Flip for Big G Penguins and #Giveaway
Cereal is the go-to breakfast for weekday mornings in our house. Weekend mornings are a different story. My husband will cook a hearty breakfast some mornings. But then there are the mornings when Mom and Dad are in the land…
Musings from Me on #BlogHer and Blogging Friendships
I have attended a few blogging conferences and events this past year and a half. At conferences/events, I tend to hang by myself for part of the time then join in with groups at other times. I move from group…
Toys, Toys, and More Toys at My #OpenSky Store
With three children at home, we have toys. More toys than we know what to do with. Toys come in to our house as gifts from grandparents…from birthday parties…and just because. Toys go out of the house, too. I don’t…
The Sound of Quiet: New to my #OpenSky Store
As a new homeowner living in the middle of nowhere I was astounded by the quiet. As I stood on the driveway our first night in our new house, I could hear nothing…literally nothing. No cars. No traffic. No horns.…
@Bonavita’s Liberty Collection: Perfect for Infants Through Teens
We needed only one crib. Three kids. One crib. We survived…just barely. The oldest child loved her crib. She kept all sorts of stuffed animals, blankies, and assorted toys in her crib. She loved napping. With minimal fuss we got…
The Endless To Do List #ImOnTop
Are you like me? Do you have detailed plans to cross off everything on your to do list? Well, if you are like me, you will find that it is easier said than done to actually complete everything on the…
