Shopping With My Smartphone: UPC Codes vs. QR Codes

I recently headed to Target to try out two smartphone applications, the Red Laser UPC scanner and the QR code reader. I will admit that normally when I am out shopping with my children the last thing on my mind is scanning bar codes and QR codes. I’m usually just trying to get out of … Read more

Wordless Wednesday: Learning Through Play

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Bottle Cap Necklace Giveaway

Once Upon A Sugar Tree offers a variety of cute, customizable gifts for women and girls. They make bottle cap necklaces and key chains. With Mother’s Day coming up I wanted to spotlight a few of my favorite items for grandmas and moms. *** *** *** Celebrating a graduate soon? Love these Diabetes pendants, too. … Read more

Top 10 Tuesday: Frugal Easter Baskets

With Easter coming up in less than a week I wanted to share ways to make Easter baskets on a budget. 1) Buy reusable “baskets”. Whether it’s a basket they use every year, a pail that they can then build a sand castle with, or a tote that can be used to organize their toys; … Read more

Shoe Shopping

I love shoes. My post-college years were spent buying the most stylish shoes I could afford. Most were impractical for everyday wear but so cute that I just *had* to have them! Now that I am a mom those shoes sit and collect dust in my closet. I wear them to events and for the … Read more

Spring Celebration Announcement (And A Giveaway)

This Spring I am celebrating a lot of things but the biggest one is that my little sister, Amber, is coming into town! She lives in New York and we (my family, my brother’s family, and our mom) live in Illinois so we don’t get to see her that often. We saw her two years … Read more

Of The Earth Jewelry Review and Giveaway

With Mother’s Day coming up I’ve been checking out different “mom” jewelry. I loved Of the Earth‘s unique jewelry. They have beautiful nest necklaces and rings that can be customized by wire color, pearl color, and amount of pearls. Randee also makes initial jewelry and Verdigris Bird jewelry. I chose to review a nest necklace … Read more

Small Kitchen Appliance Shopping at Sears

Having moved into a new house during the winter there is so much on my “want to buy” list. I recently learned that Sears was more than just tools and had a great selection of other items like outdoor living furniture and toys so I headed there to check out their selection of small kitchen … Read more