I’m not a deal blogger, but I would by lying if I said I could resist a good deal. Chances are good…if I see a deal I like…I buy it. Lately I have purchased a number of deals that fit…
Category: travel
Phototaking without Tears
Look at the wall. Locate a photo. Evaluate the frame. Do I like it? Does the frame match the photo and vice versa? Would this photo look better in the living room? Take the frame of the wall. Switch out the…
A Brush with Celebrity After #BlogHer
BlogHer was a whirl. A veritable blur of activity. I had my family with me, which added to the chaos. Although really I was so much in my own world of BlogHer that I hardly noticed my family. I don’t…
Day One Musings from Me Trip to Southern California: #BlogHer11 and @SeaWorld
As a mom in blogging, I review toys, games, DVDs, hotels, food, amusement parks, and if-you-name-it-I-have-probably reviewed it. I get packages delivered 2 to 3 times a week. You can bet that the kids stampede to any package delivered to…
Sun Sets on Summer
In our house summer is divided in to two parts. Part 1 encompasses May and June when the kids are still in school and the rest of June and all of July when the kids are out of school. May…
Sharing Is Caring at @MomSpark’s #BlogHer Forum
If you follow me on Twitter, you’ll know I tweet. A lot. It’s what I do. I have made a science — at least in my own mind — of keeping my tweets pithy, on point, concise, and informative. All…
Trip Planning Is Hard for Me
Is Trip Planning Hard for You? I seize family time any way I can. I seize family time every dinner — movie — game — trip at a time. With a kid, a preteen, and a teen, the sand of…
Get #SubwayFreshBuzz Gift Card [Giveaway]
Was it only over a week ago that I was in Asheville?? Seems like only yesterday that I got up at the crack o’ dawn to drive back home. In actuality it was over a week ago. I had been…
Seizing Family Time at Universal Orlando [Review]
Spinning on the Accelatron at Islands of Adventure. I had an idea about writing a series of posts on traveling to Orlando with a focus on Universal Studios rather than other attractions. You know what I mean… Fueling up with…
Get Clicky with Lego at National Building Museum
Another of my posts over at Oyster Locals Blog. Did you know I write about DC? — Lego? Blocks? Buildings? Are your kids as obsessed with constructing as mine are? My little guy eats and breaths Lego… From morning til…