I’m a bit of a cheapskate when it comes to movies. I need to get my money’s worth out of a movie. In college I saw a bunch of movies each year thanks to a frequent punch discount card. I’ve…
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Sponsored: Organizing Photos of a Special Birthday Party for a Special Guy @Tapsbook
Sponsored: I was compensated to write this post. Something happened this spring that has never happened before. I’m still kind of reeling about it. I did something I have never done before. I didn’t host a birthday party for one…
Sponsored: Back-to-School Mishaps #BacktoSchoolwithBSK
Sponsored: This is a sponsored post. La…la…la..la. I’m not listening to back-to-school talk. La…la…la…la. I can’t hear the TV and radio ads for backpacks, composition books, and crayons. La…la…la…la. I’m not even thinking about when the teacher assignment letters will…
A Shout Out to the #JerseyLove Sponsors #summer #beauty #kids #makeup #shoes
Sponsored: I was given hotel accommodations, ground transportation, and meals from Caesar’s, Harrah’s, DJais, and D6 Surf Skimmer as compensation for writing about my trip to the Jersey Shore. I paid for my own conference ticket and travel expenses to…
Delivery Man Debuts November 22 #deliverymanmovie
Have you heard of the phrase “email bankruptcy”? People it to describe a need to purge all emails…start from scratch…turn over a new email if you will. I’ve seen post after post on Facebook from people who complain about how…
Reclaiming a Deck from Neglect in Time for a Birthday Celebration
We recently purchased deck furniture to replace a table and chair set that was completely rusted. Like more rust than metal. The table and chair set was new to us 12 years ago when we built our deck, but had…
Pondering the College Search Process with My 11th Grader #MOOCadvisor and #spon
There’s no avoiding the fact that my 11th grader is looking at colleges. I cannot be in denial any longer. For the last 18 months, our mailbox has been stuffed to overflowing with postcards, flyers, and letters of interest from…
What Goes Together with Tide, Downy, and Bounce? Fashion!
This post is sponsored by P&G. With Tide®, Downy® and Bounce®, you can keep your summer fashions looking new up to 50% longer.* The post is part of a DailyBuzz Moms Tastemaker program with P&G. Text CLEAN to TARGET (827438)…
Sponsored: A Furry Critter That Talks To Your Child! @Ubooly #UboolyLab #giveaway
This post is sponsored by Ubooly. I was sent a Ubooly for review and was paid to write about my family’s experiences with Ubooly. The views expressed in this post are my own. I follow the tenets of Blog With…
It’s Officially My Birthday Event…Seeing the New Iron Man #ironman3 #seizingfamilytime
I have vague memories of new movies…first run movies. Seeing those movies on opening weekend or shortly thereafter. Watching the Oscars and realizing I had seen ALL of the nominated movies. My husband and I would hear about a new…