Alicia Marie 
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of The J.M. Smucker Company. The opinions and text are all mine. Yay for winter break! Those couple weeks are my favorite time of the year because, after our holiday celebrations, we have very little to do until mid-January. We spend lots of time cuddling … Read more
Thanks to ABLEnow for sponsoring this post. In December of 2011, my youngest son, Lucas, was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. It came as no surprise to me since there were numerous red flags that had caused me to seek an Autism diagnosis in the first place, the most alarming of which was the loss … Read more
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of On-Cor. The opinions and text are all mine. You may have noticed that I didn’t make a New Year’s Resolution post this year. Usually I have a long list of goals that I want to work on throughout the year but this year I decided to keep … Read more
Thanks to Visionworks for sponsoring this post and giving me the gift of sight. Back in August I worked with Visionworks to promote back to school eye exams and took Lucas for an annual eye exam there. He didn’t need any glasses but I confirmed my suspicions about my own vision problems when I couldn’t read … Read more
Thanks to Mike’s Hard Lemonade for sponsoring this post. Please drink responsibly. I can’t believe Christmas is around the corner… and before we know it, it’ll be time to ring in the New Year! For the past ten years or so, we’ve done our New Year’s Eve celebrations at home; keeping things low key with … Read more
Thanks to Adults & Crafts for sponsoring this post and inspiring me to get crafty! Raise your hand if you have ever pinned crafts and DIY projects on Pinterest that you hope to do *someday* ✋ Guilty! I love crafting and projects but I tend to pin way more than I’ll ever be able to … Read more
Disclosure: Items were received for consideration and this post contains affiliate links. Over the past few weeks I’ve shared gift ideas for kids, gift ideas for tweens and games that make great gifts. With the holidays about a week and a half away I’m sharing the last of my gift ideas today- gifts for adults. … Read more
Disclosure: Samples were received for consideration and this post confains affiliate links. Little kids are so easy to buy for (gift ideas here) but, as they get older and turn into tweens and teens, I feel it gets harder and harder to find things they want. To help you finish your shopping I’ve put together … Read more