How to Get Kids Excited About Recycling

How to Get Kids Excited About Recycling

“This review was made possible by iConnect and Bottersnikes & Gumbles.  I was provided compensation to facilitate this post, but all opinions stated are 100% mine.” Recycling may seem like one of those things that only adults do. But that’s not the case at all. Kids can get involved with recycling and you can even have fun with it in the process. It’s really easy to do and you can make it into a game if they don’t seem to enthused. But you just never know what will happen. Some kids love to sort things so recycling might just be one of those things that they really get into! Recycling is sort of like exercising: we all know we should do it, but not all…

Money Management for the Millennial Mom

Money Management for the Millennial Mom

  This post was sponsored by Chime as part of an Activation for Influence Central. I received complimentary products to facilitate my review. Technology has seemingly infiltrated every aspect of life. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. From taking notes to ordering groceries to finding money saving coupons; there’s certainly an app for almost every need. As a mom, I like to take advantage of those apps whenever possible. Don’t get me wrong, of course, I still enjoy my old fashioned pen and paper (or pencil and paper) planner system. But when it comes to financial matters? Forget it. Numbers have never been my favorite thing and even now, as a more money conscience mom, I like to make sure that things are as simple…

Baby Wipes That You Can Feel Good About

Baby Wipes That You Can Feel Good About

“This post was sponsored by WaterWipes as part of an Ambassador Program for Influence Central. I received complimentary products to facilitate my review.” As the parent of a non-verbal autistic teenager (Sweet B) who is not fully potty trained and a toddler (Squeaker) who is on the brink of potty training; we go through a lot of baby wipes. Add my niece, Boo-Boo, who just turned a year old- and we really go through a lot of wipes. My diaper changing skills are being put to the test daily. And if there was a gold medal being given out, I think I’d stand a good chance to win. Or at least place in the top three. Both of my girls take after me in a…

Back to school season also means that it's time to replenish the medicine cabinet with these must haves.

Back to School Medicine Cabinet Must Haves

I have received information and materials from JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER, Inc., McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division, LLC. The opinions stated are my own. This is a sponsored post. #PositivelyPrepared #BacktoSchool #CollectiveBias Back to school is one of the busiest and possibly one of the more stressful times of the year for families. And that’s not even considering the seemingly endless list of school supplies that even the youngest of kids bring to your attention. But before we talk about what your kids need at school, let’s talk about what they need at home. As parents, we make sure that they have food and that they have healthy meals. We make sure that they’re going to have clothes to wear and that they take care of…

It is a commonly believed myth that in order to eat healthy, you need to spend a lot of money. I want to put that to rest here and now.

How to Save Money and Still Eat Healthy

It’s a commonly believed myth that in order to eat healthy food, you need to spend a lot of money. Believe me, I bought into this too. And it’s not difficult to buy into that when you walk down the aisles of a grocery store and compare prices. But, it is possible to save money and still eat healthy. You just need to know where to shop. Thank you to Whole Foods for sponsoring this conversation. While I was compensated for this post, that does not change my opinion. Going back to school can be a pricey time of the year as a parent. School supply lists that are seemingly never ending come pouring in and then there’s a matter of lunches if your child…

DIY Toilet Paper Holder for the Non-DIYer

DIY Toilet Paper Holder for the Non-DIYer

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MegaPrepped #CollectiveBias I will preface this post by saying: I am not a DIY person. In my head, oh yes of course! But in reality? Not so much. It’s something that I would love to change and I know that in order to become more comfortable with projects and crafts; I need to do them. I wanted to start with something simple that I could draw and then put into action. Of course, I still needed a little bit of help with this project and thank goodness- Kyle is much more of a hands-on DIY person than I am. Of course now that I fully realize that, there…