Drop Dead Diva: Season 2 Preview

I always see promotions for shows on television, think to myself “I want to watch that when it comes out”, and then forget to tune in when they premiere. “Drop Dead Diva” was one of those shows. It looked like something I’d really enjoy but by the time I realized the season had started, it … Read more

Birthday Shirt Review and Giveaway

On Wednesday Jacob had some of his friends over for a birthday playdate. Here are some pictures of Jacob from the celebration: See the cute shirt he was wearing at the playdate? Mimi from Mimi’s Babies Etsy shop made it just for him. To customize the shirt I was able to choose what fabric I … Read more

Happy Second Birthday, Jacob Thomas!

Two years ago today I gave birth to my first child. Last year he turned one. And today he is two. I love him so much and I’m proud to be his mother! Happy 2nd birthday, Jake!

June Is Going To Be Awesome (Giveaway)

I am so happy that it is finally June! Here are ten reasons why: 1) My firstborn turns TWO on the 4th! 2) My “baby” turns ONE on the 25th! 3) June brings the official “start” of my favorite season (though it feels like summer has been here in Chicago for a few weeks now). … Read more

Holiday Weekend Blog Reading

Just wanted to post links to my recent posts on the two sites I contribute to weekly. Inexpensively.com is a “national network of frugal bloggers whose goal is to share their knowledge of living inexpensively”. I write about charities. Some of my recent posts include: *Creating Art To Feed The Hungry (The Bread Art Project) … Read more

Wordless Wednesday: Chocolatey Mess

I have linked this picture to: Wordless Wednesday Home 5 Minutes for Mom ~ Go Graham Go! ~ Jolly Mom ~ Look What Mom Found… ~ Mom of 3 Girls ~ Momspective ~ MomStart ~ Two of a Kind… ~ Frosted Fingers

Top 10 Favorite Places Online

Below are the 10 places that I frequent most online. I will go into detail about all of these sites in future posts but I just wanted to share them with you in case you have never heard of some of them. 1. Meetup– This site is great to find local groups of people that … Read more

Friday Fails- How Did It Get This Bad?

See that number next to the word “inbox”? 17,382. How did I get so behind in my email? The worst part is, this number was almost 26,000 before I spent a few hours deleting emails! I wish I could follow Amy’s advice of “declaring email bankruptcy” but I just can’t do that because I’m afraid … Read more