Remodeling Your Bathroom? Why You Should Consider a Walk-In Shower

If you’ve got the space and budget, consider one of the hottest bathroom remodeling trends — installing a large, walk-in shower. Even if you don’t have the room, ask a designer to give the space a closer look. If you need to convince yourself to make the jump from a traditional shower to a walk-in,… Read more



Sofa Beds, Spare Toothbrushes, and Comfort: Tips for Entertaining Summer Guests

Summer is the time when families are traveling and gathering together again for reunions and get-togethers. While it may be fun to have several people descend on your house for a few days, it can be complicated making sure everyone is comfortable and enjoying their stay in the midst of your daily life. It may… Read more

Protein Bars, Smoothies, and Lean Meat: Three Great Ways to Add Protein to Your Diet

Worldwide many people are protein deficient, and despite their best efforts to eat balanced meals, the deficiency continues. People consistently use up their calories with mindless snacks that will not benefit their overall health in the least. While you do your best to provide healthy meals for your family, it can be difficult to ensure… Read more

5 Ways to Detox for Summer

In our daily lives, we are exposed to a barrage of toxins in the form of excess sugar, fat and caffeine. These take a toll on our systems and can leave us feeling fatigued and sick. Our environment is filled with pollutants that enter our bodies as we breathe. It is difficult to completely avoid… Read more

Change, Regret, and Reconciliation

The tides of change just keep on coming. Last Thursday, we found out that my grandmother had passed away at 94 years of age. No one had known that she had been sick and in the hospital. All I know is that her memory had been declining over the years and that she was no… Read more

Want to know how your feedback could influence major companies?

If you have 10 minutes to share your experience with cause marketing and social media (with the bonus option of entering to win one of 20 VISA gift cards worth $25), please check out the following survey from my friends at The Motherhood. Click here to go to the survey. The results will be presented… Read more

ZeeBee Threads: Cool, Comfortable, Fashionable.

Tara at ZeeBee threads kindly sent me two of their Generous Fit tanks for review. If you haven’t heard about ZeeBee, you might want to check them out! They’re an online-only retailer with one objective: to provide active women with stylish, casual clothing at affordable prices. My fiance and I often comment about how our… Read more

How to Throw Your Kid an Awesome Birthday Party on a Budget

Let’s face it, if you have a child birthday parties are a big part of your life. You typically get invited to a number of parties throughout the year, and in turn you want to throw a banging party for your kid on their big day too! But like most moms, you find yourself watching… Read more

Oregon Chai’s “Share Happiness” Promo

Oregon Chai is calling ALL fans to share and vote on photos that they think best capture happiness. 20 lucky winners will receive an Oregon Chai and Oregon Café gift valued at $50 and everyone will get a $1 off coupon when they submit their moment. You can enter through the Facebook app or through… Read more

Crayola’s 110th Birthday Celebration!

The eight original Crayola crayons are throwing a birthday bash at the new fun-omenal Crayola Experience, the world’s only interactive Crayola family attraction. Right now, they’re out on a colorful adventure to spread the news, and you’re invited to join the fun! How can you join in? You can FOLLOW the crayons on their adventure,… Read more

Fight abuse with the ICE BlackBox app

We’ve seen recorded fights on social media. It seems that those are becoming increasingly common, but for questionable purposes. However, rather than using your phone to record violence for entertainment, what if you could instead use it to deter a perpetrator? There are incidents of bullying, theft, and so on that could benefit from concrete… Read more

Celebrating Mom

These past few months have been incredibly stressful. In addition to figuring out which grad school I will be attending, I was managing my current workload and dealing, from afar, with my mother being back in psychiatric care. After three long months, which is the longest she has ever been hospitalized, she was released a… Read more

Global Newborn Health Conference begins tomorrow! #newborn2013

According to Impatient Optimists, nearly THREE million newborns die globally from preventable deaths. The vast majority of these babies come from low/middle income countries and 40% of these deaths account for all deaths that occur to children under 5 around the world. That’s pretty staggering. *For more stats, read here. So what can you do… Read more

Spring cleaning with Closetmaid Cubeicals

Being that my fiance, daughter, and I share a 320 square foot stand-alone bedroom, things can get a little bit crowded. If this space was used solely as an office, I would be over the moon, but unfortunately, my six-year-old has toys and books galore and I have my own personal library. We were in… Read more

Music and the Brain

Since 2006, TakeLessons has been an incredible resource that connects you to private music teachers, art instructors, and academic tutors throughout the United States. Unlike other advertising sources, they conduct extensive interviews, training, and background checks to ensure quality and safety for your child. There are over 30 lesson types available, including guitar, singing, piano,… Read more

Q&A: Risk factors of sudden heart failure in student athletes

If defibrillation is administered within one minute of collapse, the survival rate for sudden heart failure goes up 90 percent. “Timing is key to survival. Waiting even 10 minutes to defibrillate drops the chances of survival to 10 percent,” says John Lynn Jefferies, MD. The Q and A takes place April 9th from 7:00 p.m.… Read more

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