Worried About College Tuition? Let ScholarshipOwl Handle It.

  This post is sponsored by ScholarshipOwl, but all thoughts are my own. About a month ago, I moved my oldest daughter into her new home away from home. A few days later, she started her 2nd year of college. Yes, she made it through her first year (with flying colors!) and she’s already rocking […]

The Stages of Bath Time

the stages of bath time - a little parenting humor

  This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sterling. All opinions are 100% mine. As a mother of five kids, I can’t begin to imagine how many hours have been spent kneeling by the side of the bathtub washing kids. Especially during the summer, when kids get to the end of […]

7 Ways to Build a Strong Mother-Daughter Bond With Your Teen #PlaytexSportSquad

7 Ways to Build a Strong Mother-Daughter Bond With Your Teen

  I’m sharing how my teenage daughters and I stay active thanks to Playtex® Sport® and a few of the things we do to foster a strong mother-daughter bond as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars #PlaytexSportSquad. Sometimes it astounds me that I’m the mother of three teenage daughters. What a responsibility! I remember […]

Teen Confidence And The Social Scene

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  The tween and teen years can be rough….and at the moment I’m the mother of 3 teens, 1 tween, and another turning 10 next week. I should know. And despite what my own kids might believe right now…I was there myself a *few* years ago and can relate to the struggle to be a […]

5 Tips To Stay Active As A Family

5 tips to stay active as a family

  I’m sharing how my daughters and I stay active thanks to Playtex® Sport® as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars #PlaytexSportSquad. All thoughts, opinions, and stories are my own. I remember when I was younger (during those blissfully naive and free pre-motherhood days) I thought that being a mom meant teaching my kids […]

Why My Kids Have Cell Phones {A Once-Skeptical Mom} #GoPhone

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This post is sponsored. All products mentioned and reviewed on this page are compliments of AT&T. All opinions of the products are my own. I waited for a long time before letting my kids have a cell phone. My oldest daughter will not hesitate to tell about her deprived middle school years (which extended through […]

Dr. Cocoa - From Coughs to Smiles #DrCocoaReliefWithASmile

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It’s the curse of the school year. It seems that no sooner have the kids started back to school than the sniffles and the coughs begin. I know that my kids are not the only ones who bring EVERYTHING home from school. “Cold season” is generally considered to last from September to April, which coincides […]

How to Get Kids Excited About Reading

how to get kids excited about reading

My mom has always been a reader. She has had an enormous library of books for as long as I can remember, and she never fails to have a recommendation for a new book for me to read. While I was staying with her this summer, we were talking about how much she loves having […]

Bedwetting and Older Children #TRUFITBetterNites

New Goodnites* TRU-fit* underwear

  I participated in an Influencer Activation Program on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for GoodNites* TRU-FIT*. I received samples for this review and a promotional item to thank me for participating. By the time my 5th child was born, I figured I’d seen it all. I had girls and I had a boy, so […]

Provost Academy: The UnVirtual Online School #MyUnVirtualSchool

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  This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Provost Academy. All opinions are 100% mine.   This past week, I attended back to school night for 3 of my kids. Before I headed to the middle school, my 6th grade daughter said, “Make sure you meet Mrs. H! She’s my favorite […]

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