Blogging About Your Children, Is It Safe?

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I have a confession to make.  I almost never blog about my kids on Mom Spark.  Have you noticed?  Yes, I am a mom blogger who doesn’t blog about her kids. There, I’ve said it. Truth is, I’ve never felt safe publicly displaying my kids.  Sure, I’ve discussed issues like whether to have another child and managing work and parenting, but I rarely get personal.  You will not find many photos of my kids here, either.  These details are stashed away on my private blog,

Blue Sky Collection – Gifts & Accessories {GIVEAWAY CLOSED}

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::GIVEAWAY CLOSED::  Congratulations to Joanne Schultz! The Blue Sky Collection is an online store that sells unique gifts and accessories for children, home, pets and weddings.  Their products include Eco-Friendly baby items, stylish home decor, organic totes, and more.  Blue Sky Collection covers all price points, which is necessary in this economy. I received the TuckerBags Floral Combo Eco-Friendly Shopping Bags to test out and fell in love with them right away.  I have been wanting to buy some reusable shopping bags for some time

Eardoc – Review & Giveaway {GIVEAWAY CLOSED}

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::GIVEAWAY CLOSED::  Congrats to Sharon Seneker! I have always had problems with my ears.  I suffered from ear infections and painful earaches from infancy to my teens.  I still get uncomfortable earaches when I fly and chewing gum just doesn’t do the trick.  I am also not a big medicine user, so I like finding simple solutions in lieu of pills.  I was intrigued when Eardoc approached me about a new product for ear pain that requires no medication whatsoever. The Eardoc is a device

Sweet Nursery Dreams

Now that it has been confirmed and confirmed again, I get to start dreaming about everything baby. And everything baby includes nursery! (note: nursery is in italics because when I say nursery, I don’t say it, I sing it!) Nursery! Nursery! Nursery! Okay. It is out of my system. I promise to try and refrain. Italics can get hard to read, some say they even make them dizzy. So for those who are easily dizzied… Nursery. As of today and according to my Doctor’s best

Miss Brittany’s Organic Preschool Fun Dough Review & Giveaway {GIVEAWAY CLOSED}

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The kiddos and I recently had the chance to review Miss Brittany’s Organic Preschool Fun Dough. It has 3 main features that stood out to me. It’s Organic, Non Toxic, and Handmade in the USA. Even the packaging uses 100% recyclable packaging and is printed with soy ink. Not to mention that Isabella and I had a BLAST playing with it. Miss Brittany a preschool teacher from New York had the idea to make a more kid-safe and environmentally responsible play dough. So Miss Brittany’s

Things I had Before I had Children

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1. My sanity. 2. Nice furniture. 3. A fear of bodily fluids and excrements. Even puke doesn’t bother me anymore. 4. 8 hours of sleep. 5. A smaller butt. 6. A clue. I found out fast that I didn’t really have one at all. 7. Free time. 8. A laundry room without piles of dirty clothes. 9. Quiet dinners out at restaurants that don’t serve meals that come with toys. 10. An empty place in my heart only they could fill.