Welcome to the Jumpin’ Outta June Amazon Gift Code Twitter Giveaway hosted by MamaNYC! Over 40 bloggers have teamed together to celebrate the end of JUNE – and help kickstart one of YOUR summers with an awesome Amazon Gift Code giveaway! All you have to do is follow our Twitter accounts in order to gain entries in this giveaway! Sure, we also tossed in some other options, but this giveaway is all ...
tips for starting a blog post
Blogging has been such a wonderful experience for me. I love that I am able to write about whatever I want, whenever I want. Unfortunately, there are times when I find it difficult to get the post started. It's on those occasions that I follow these tips for starting a blog post: Create an outline - Remind you of high school and college?! Outlining your blog post is a wonderful way to ...
is a tempurpedic mattress appropriate for a toddler?
The Boy is growing up so quickly. In December, we {finally and reluctantly} decided to convert his crib into a toddler bed. When I sneak a quick peek at him at night before I go to bed, he looks as if he's going to quickly outgrow the mattress. It looks like we'll be shopping for a mattress soon, and I'm thinking of getting him a tempurpedic. The Texan and I have a wonderful, high quality ...
featured favorites: fourth of July decorations
Check your calendars friends! July 4th is just around the corner. I can hardly believe it myself. I am completely unprepared to decorate, but have had some time to poke around Pinterest and see what everyone else has been up too. I love this bunting - it's so fun and festive. I think you could leave it up a few weeks after Independence Day, the colors are bright and the patterns don't ...
Garden activities for you and your children
The long summer holidays can often be a stressful time for parents, no matter what age their children are. All too often the easiest solution is to put them in front of the TV or let them play on their video game console, just so you can get some work done! It’s not always practical to take kids on expensive day trips, but it really is important to get your kids out of the house in the long ...
a piece of Pasadena real estate would be nice!
Did you know that one of my best friends from college lives in California? She and her husband bought their first home there last September - and had their first baby the same month, too! The photos that I've seen make me long for a warmer climate again. I started browsing Pasadena real estate listings just for fun this week. Since I know that The Texan would not want to move there - and I'm ...