Iron Man 3 Hollywood Premiere at the El Capitan Theatre #IronMan3Event

April 29, 2013 By 21 Comments
Iron Man 3 Hollywood Premiere #IronMan3Event

Disclosure: I was provided with all-expense paid trip to the premiere of Iron Man 3 by Disney/Marvel. Regardless statements and opinions are all my own. When I found out that I would be attending the Iron Man 3 Hollywood premiere at the El Capitan Theatre, my heart skipped a beat.  Or two. Nah, I'm pretty sure it stopped for a few seconds.  Me? Attending the premiere of a Hollywood blockbuster film with A-list actors like Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow? So many thoughts ran through … [Read more...]

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Mariano’s Harwood Heights Grand Opening

April 20, 2013 By 3 Comments
Mariano's Harwood Heights Grand Opening

I am a member of the Collective Bias®  Social Fabric® Community.  This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias®  and Mariano’s #cbias #SocialFabric I'm kind of a grocery store snob. Wait, not kind of, I AM a grocery store snob. When I walk into a grocery store I like to be inspired. Whether it's freshly baked bread, produce that looks like it belongs on the cover of a magazine or a hot foods section that tempts me into not cooking for a week, I … [Read more...]

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The Better Way to Organize Your Sitters – Sitterati

April 19, 2013 By 3 Comments
Sitterati app free at iTunes

When you move to a new city, the first thing you have to do is build your network. You figure out who your pediatrician will be, where you're going to get your hair and nails done and because you'll need some adult only time at some point, someone whom you can trust to watch your children at a fair and reasonable price. I usually prefer to get references from people I come in contact with but sometimes, that's a bit harder with baby sitters. When I moved to Chicago, many of the people I became … [Read more...]

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To Buy Or Not To Buy

April 17, 2013 By 4 Comments
Garden Home Retreat

Thanks to the Fairy Hobmother for sponsoring this post. For the past week I've been pounding the pavement trying to find a house in my price range to buy. After renting for 2 years, I'm over funding someone else's retirement. I want a place that I can again call my own where I can paint the walls any color I want, have as many pets as I need and be able to sit in the privacy of my backyard without commuters passing by. But in a down economy where the housing market is just started to rebound, … [Read more...]

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Tips For Taking Road Trips With Toddlers

April 10, 2013 By 6 Comments
Road Trip Tips

Thank you to Gymboree for sponsoring this post. I have a well-traveled 3-year old. It started at 6 weeks of age when she took her first flight from North Carolina to Iowa. After being such a good little traveler, her dad and I knew that she would catch our traveling bug too. For the next 3 years, she flew and drove all over the country with us.  Yes, these little feet have been every where. After logging thousands of miles, I've learned to live by these tips for taking road trips with … [Read more...]

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Sharing Your Shopping Finds

April 9, 2013 By 6 Comments
My Finds: Toddler shoes from Target

 I participated in a campaign for Mom Central Consulting on behalf of the Finds mobile app. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating. You know the feeling. You're out running errands and suddenly your car makes an erratic u-turn.  Instead of going to the grocery story, it decides it wants to go into the clothing store just a few blocks away. You try to fight the urge but you just can't because you, my friend, are a shopper. The worst thing for a shopper? Finding a great … [Read more...]

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Iron Man 3 Movie Clip #IronMan3Event

April 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Iron Man 3

As if the wait  for the premiere wasn't bad enough, now Disney and Marvel are teasing me by releasing a new Iron Man 3 movie clip. I had to watch the clip twice but not for the reason you're thinking. In the clip Tony Stark tells news reporters his address. What? Tony Stark's address? That can't be a real address, right? Or could it.... My curiosity got the best of me and I had to MapQuest it.  Sadly, it did not exist. :( In the clip below, Tony Stark stands up to the "Mandarin," the new … [Read more...]

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Energy for Every Day – Premier Protein

April 8, 2013 By 10 Comments
Premier Protein

Thank you to Premier Protein for sponsoring this post. When my daughter and her dad decided to go to Florida for part of Spring Break, part of me was kind of excited. Sure I was going to miss her but I also thought about all the things I could get done while she was gone. I could get caught up on my contract work, do my homework without being interrupted and maybe even accomplish cleaning her room and going through all her toys.  Little did I realize how much I really did need to get done. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health, Fitness & Beauty

Pulled Chicken Sandwich with Cole Slaw

April 7, 2013 By 5 Comments
Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken and Cole Slaw

Disclosure: I am a member of the Collective Bias®  Social Fabric® Community.  This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias®  and Tyson Foods #cbias #SocialFabric When I moved to North Carolina in 2008, I was introduced to an entirely different way of living. I learned that when someone  said, "bless your heart" it wasn't necessarily a good thing and instead of getting your pictures taken, you were getting "your pictures made." Everyone went to … [Read more...]

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Shut The Front Door I’m Going To LA To The Iron Man 3 Premiere! #IronMan3Event

April 5, 2013 By 15 Comments
Tony Stark #IronMan3Event

Disclosure: I am being provided with all-expenses paid trip to LA. No compensation is being received for this trip and all the run-on sentences, use of parenthesis and other typos are exclusively mine. :) It was a typical Wednesday night. I left work a few minutes early because I had to run to the grocery store. It seems some people in this house think that cereal is not an appropriate choice for dinner.  As I'm waiting in line to check out, I started my usual routine. First I read all the … [Read more...]

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