Category: Entertainment
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20 Fun Summertime Activities For Kids
Summer is nearly half way over but that does not mean you cannot still have a little fun. If you are anything like me, you may be on the lookout for some fun summertime activities to do with your kids to keep them engaged and active during these last few weeks of summer. Below are… Read more
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Amazon Prime Instant Video 30-Day Free Trial
Wow! Have you heard about this deal from Amazon? You can get Amazon Prime Instant Video for FREE for 30 days. Prime trials allow you to watch thousands of movies and TV shows anytime, anywhere. What are the benefits of Amazon Prime? For $99/year, Prime members enjoy a number of benefits such as: FREE Two-Day… Read more
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The Essential Day Hiking Checklist
Happy May 1! This is my favorite time of year. The days are getting warmer and longer. The wildflowers are in bloom, and everyone seems so eager to get out and enjoy the sun and become more active. Since we moved to California, we have been day hiking almost every weekend for the past four… Read more
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10 Fun & Free Toddler Activities
Times are tough and budgets seem to get tighter and tighter. Despite this fact, there are tons of activities that you can do with your toddler for free. There is nothing wrong with occasionally doing special activities that cost money but if you are a stay at home mom you know how quickly some activities… Read more
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Toddler Backyard Water Play
Summertime is here. I remember as a kid spending most of the summer playing outside with your brothers in the backyard. We had a pool, toys, trees and our imaginations to keep us occupied for hours on end. As a mom, I want my kids to remain active throughout the summer months. I certainly don’t… Read more
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What Type of Parent Are You? Quiz
We have all had friends who had super cool, laid back parents. Equally, we have all known someone who had super-strict parents. Parenting is not for the faint-at-heart. Parenting involved love, strength, and guts! Everything that we have learned about being a parent we learned from the parental figures we were around growing up–good or… Read more
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Music Monday: The Air Force Song
It is funny how we as humans remember certain dates. Whether it is a birthday, and anniversary of your wedding, or the day a family member passed away, we put these dates away in our minds to revisit them with fond memories every year. I am in remembrance of an anniversary on this date. Not… Read more
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Music Monday: Out of My League-Fitz and the Tantrums
A few weeks ago I posted about a new band that I had discovered, Fitz and the Tantrum’s and their song “The Walker”. Since that post I have grown even further in love with this band. At first I did not like their album but a recent visit to Spotify got me hooked and I… Read more
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Music Monday: “Faded”
Sorry for the late Music Monday post. I had the dreaded Jury Duty today. I was in the middle of Jury Duty when I realized that I had forgotten to post the song of the day. Unfortunately we were not allowed to have cell phones or computers in the courthouse so I had to write… Read more
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A Unique Job: “Director of Operations”
Searching for a new job can be a daunting task, especially in this economy. Even in-demand career fields are slow to hire. According to the Wall Street Journal, last month over 7 million Americans worked part-time jobs because they were unable to find a full-time job. While job hunting can seem very difficult at times,… Read more