Text messaging, emails and even open letters on the internet seems to be the way many people communicate today. Even Facebook offers instant messaging, live video and group chats to help everyone keep in touch with their friends and family. But what ever happened to good old-fashioned snail mail? For those of you who are not aware, this is actually writing a letter or card and sending it through the post. Did you ever have a pen pal at school? Or even write to friends you met on vacations ...
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Tips for an Unforgettable Baby Shower
Throwing a baby shower is always a special occasion, but you’ve probably been to a few that were a little boring. You don’t want yours to go the same way, right? These tips will help you to make your baby shower so much fun! That’s right - people will actually want to come, and they’ll enjoy themselves. Read on to learn more: Serve Some Inventive Mocktails Make sure you have tea and coffee for those that want it, but how about coming up with some inventive mocktails too? You can have ...
Being A Mom Comes With It’s Ups & Downs: Here’s How To Deal With Them!
Before you have a child, you don’t realize how much of a full-time job parenthood is. People tell you how hard being a mom is, but until you have a child of your own, you don’t realize how much time and effort it takes to bring up a child. Of course, all the stress that comes with parenthood is totally outweighed by the love that you have for your child. Life might be stressful at times, but that doesn’t mean that you would have it any other way. However, that being said, just ...
Spread Some Joy this Holiday Season
This post was sponsored by Hasbro’s Joy For All brand as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. All opinions expressed in my post are my own. Our family is the type of family that has at least 2 pets. Growing up, we always had a dog. His name was Half-Pint and he went everywhere with us. When we would go on vacation, Half-Pint would come along. Over the years we've had other dogs and they have all been wonderful. But dogs are a lot of work. There's the daily walk or exercise, ...
Create the Perfect Reading Nook
Reading is extremely important. But, sometimes getting a young child to read can be a challenge. I have found that if I give Peyton a little space all her own and fill it with books and comfy spot to sit she seems to gravitate towards it and read. Yes, read! So I'm going to tell you how to create the perfect reading nook. First, find a good spot. I like to use the corner of our living room, that way I can keep an eye on Peyton and if she gets stuck on a word help her out. You want to find a ...
Give the Gift of Hope
Last year Peyton and I took in The Compassion Experience. I wanted to teach my child about helping others and giving hope to those less fortunate. We went through the exhibit and learned about the lives of 3 children - Rueben, Brinda and Julia. I was moved by these children's experiences. Because of Compassion International and generous sponsors these children were lifted up from poverty, saved from violence and given a chance at a better life. Peyton was surprised to see how other children ...