Send Mom a Card & JOHNSON’S Baby Will Donate $1

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Disclosure: I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for JOHNSON’s Baby. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating. This past Mother’s Day I hosted a BBQ for both my mom and my mother-in-law.  It was a very relaxing day and I loved being able to do something nice for the [...]

Coconut, Triple Berry & Strawberry Shortcake Coffee From Dunkin’ Donuts, Say What?

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Disclosure:  I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Dunkin’ Donuts. I received a Dunkin’ Donuts Party Kit to facilitate my review and a promotional item as a thank you for participating This past weekend I decided that since the weather was nice and it was Mother’s Day, I’d invite my family and [...]

Avoiding Outliving Your Retirement Savings! #SHGenworth

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Disclosure: Information for this post is sourced from Genworth Financial but feature my own thoughts and opinions. Okay so lately my husband has been on a “planning for the future” frenzy.  Don’t get me wrong, I am ecstatic that he is thinking about our future, especially since I am so clueless about it, but he is driving [...]

Mombo Nursing Pillow {Review} @ComfortHarmony #mombo

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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Comfort and Harmony for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. With my first child I used a plain ole' nursing pillow, nothing special and honestly I barely used it.  With my second I used it a few more times but he wasn't really into [...]

Get Smooth For The Summer In Three Simple Steps With Hair Removal By Nair #NairSummer

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Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Nair.  I received this product to review in exchange for my honest opinion. With summer almost here, although in Chicago it can’t decide what season it is, I am thinking about hair removal.  It is a dreaded topic for me as it is a never-ending battle I am constantly [...]

Looking For Deals & Trading Houses

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Disclosure: This is a sponsored post but my thoughts and opinions remain my own. I often research items online that I am thinking of buying and most of the time I end up purchasing them online too.  I feel like I can get better deals most of the time as there as so many great [...]

Creating & Preserving Memories With Help From Best Buy!

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Disclosure:  The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free. April is a time when our lives start to get busy again since Christmas.  We have Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, graduations, birthdays and just summer fun in general.  It [...]

5 Key Pieces of Literature Every Child Should be Exposed To

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Disclosure: This article was contributed by York Notes; leading suppliers in English literature study materials. I love to read and I am trying my hardest to get my kids to enjoy reading.  My boys are 4 and 6 years old and they hate to read themselves but love being reading to, right now I will take what [...]

Mohawk SmartStrand Carpet & Long Grove Chocolate Festival! #licensetospill #cbias

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Disclosure:  I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias® and Mohawk Flooring #cbias #SocialFabric #licensetospill This weekend I had the chance to attend the Long Grove Chocolate Festival with my 4 year old, Gavin. I was [...]

A Good Teacher Can Really Make a Difference #teacherschangelives #cgc

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Aside from family, I feel the next highest influencers for kids are teachers.  From preschool through college, a good teacher can really make a difference from a child enjoying school to hating it.  As a mother of two boys with special needs, I heavily rely on my son’s teachers to work with them and start [...]