When I was pregnant with my daughter, I really wanted to reduce our impact on the enviroment and the amount of toxins that she was exposed to. I spent hours researching cloth diaper options and realized that this really was the best choice for our family. However, cloth diapering can be very expensive and many… [Read More]
Mother’s Day Giveaway Event! May 1-18 $25 Gift Card Giveaway!
I remember my very first Mother’s Day. A sweet card from my son (he was only 4 months old) and from the hubby. In the years since I have asked for gifts that can be planted. I have a beautiful rose garden, grasses, a wonderful vegetable garden and the smallest little dwarf tree that you… [Read More]
Music Feeds My Soul
Cruising into work today, I was jamming to some old school song on the radio. It didn’t take long before I was transported to a very specific memory in my past. One song that could literally bring back an entire night of memories. I got a little nostalgic and started thinking about how much music feeds… [Read More]
Bribing, Peer Pressure & Coercion: Parenting Failure or Parenting Blessing
I don’t claim to be the world’s best mother. I have a tendency to lose my temper a little to often. Fast food is occasionally on the menu. My son doesn’t always read the allotted 15 minutes per day and I can’t say that either of them brush their teeth twice a day everyday. I… [Read More]
Praise & Giveaway: Treat’s Perfect Mother’s Day Cards & Gifts
[This is a paid post. See my full disclaimer at the end of my post.] One would think that because my Mom has cancer (and lives 1000 miles away), that I would do a much better job of sending her pictures of her grand-babies. I depend way to much on technology and videophones to keep her up… [Read More]
Praise & Giveaway: Get Uncommon with a Personalized Phone/Tablet Case for Mother’s Day
[Welcome to Sunshine Praises. This is a review post. I received a free product to complete this review. Please note, all opinions are mine and not influenced in any way.] As a mom, I tend to post my kids pictures all over Facebook and Twitter. I set their cute little smiles as my wallpaper and desktop… [Read More]
Events! Cloth for a Cause – Build Your Stash Bash
In just under 8 weeks my little one will be here and I will be back in the Cloth Diapering world full time. I am super excited about being able to cover his little bum with all the fluffy, environmentally friendly, non-toxic diapers that I can find! In the mean time I have been destashing… [Read More]
Preview: JumpStart’s Pet Rescue Now on Your Mobile Device
[The FCC says I need to tell you that this post was compensated.]Almost all of my kids favorite computer or mobile games are made by JumpStart. Whether it raising mutts or dragons on their main site or playing Math Blaster on his Ipod, Eph loves to get lost in their creative worlds of educational entertainment. I… [Read More]
Praise & Giveaway: Lisa Chan’s True Beauty Film – Deny Yourself
[In compliance with the new FCC rules, I was provided free materials for this review]For the past several days, I have been struggling with my own selfish loss. I have prayed continuously for my daughter, for her friends and especially for our dear sitter who lost everything in a house fire this past Monday. Yet,… [Read More]
A Little Happiness – 30 Week Photo
I know being a blogger that I am supposed to be really good at telling you all the little details about my life and pregnancy. I am supposed to take lots of photos and give you detailed paragraphs about my weight gain and pregnancy symptoms but that is so not me. Other than the professional pictures… [Read More]