Welcome to all visiting from 5 Minutes For Mom’s 2012 Ultimate Blog Party! I am always super excited when April comes around because I love participating in the Ultimate Blog Party and meeting other wonderful bloggers out there! I’ve been super busy working on the 2012 Mother’s Day Gift Guide, feel to to check it out [...]
Why I Chose The Genesis Framework for WordPress
There are so many choices out there when it comes to choosing a WordPress theme and I’ve tried most of them.. I’ve researched and still often look for new themes or frameworks that I might like best, but I always end up coming right back to the Studiopress Genesis Framework. Always. 3 Reasons I Chose [...]
UPS My Choice
Have you signed up for UPS My Choice yet? This is a free service from UPS that allows you to get alerts before packages arrive, electronically authorize packages for drop-off, re-route to other locations and many other options. It’s one of my favorite tools as a blogger because I no longer have to worry about [...]
CouponCabin’s Crazy Dayz Of Giveawayz Event Sign Ups

There is an upcoming giveaway hop that is going to be HUGE! And you’re invited to sign up! CouponCabin’s 25 Crazy Dayz of Giveawayz is hosted by Simply Stacie, Makobi Scribe and Sassy Mama in LA and sponsored by CouponCabin.com, a leading online destination for coupons including coupon codes, printables, grocery coupons and more. This event runs Nov 1st – Nov25th. To [...]
Branson Here We Come

For our first real vacation as a family we will be meeting up with some family members in Branson. Check-in time is Saturday, July 16th and we will leave Branson Saturday, July 23rd. I will still have computer and internet access so I plan to still check in daily and respond to emails so it’ll [...]
Ultimate Blog Party April 1st-8th
Amazon.com, Diapers.com, and Soap.com Drop Illinois Affiliates
Ya know, I’m getting so sick of politics, in particular Illinois politics. Now not only has Amazon.com “fired” us moms in Illinois as affiliates but I just received another email from the parent company of Diapers.com stating the same information. Today I received the email about Diapers.com: Hello, As of Friday, April 1st 2011, Quidsi, [...]
Savory Sundays: A Recipe Link Up

Welcome to Savory Sunday: A Recipe Link Up! Every Saturday we’ll post a Savory Sunday link up where you can share your favorite recipes that you’ve posted on your blog.. you will have until 11:55 p.m. Monday to add your link. Each week we’ll feature a recipe from the previous weeks link up. How Savory [...]
Blogs We’re Reading 3/12
Charmed Valerie Charmed Valerie is a personal style blog, featuring affordable fashion tips, videos, tutorials, the latest fashion trends, beauty tips, ruminations on motherhood, and style advice for moms. I originally started this blog to keep myself accountable for being stylish after I became a mom. Some posts we’ve enjoyed: Creative Beauty/Baby/Etc Uses for Vaseline [...]
4 ‘I’m Just Starting Out’ Tips For Becoming A Successful Mommy Blogger
As mother’s address the topic of motherhood in blogs, or mommy blogging, it may seem daunting to consider how to successfully become involved in a branch of the blogosphere that has seen a considerable rise in the last few years. It is estimated that one-third of all US mothers blog weekly – 26 million worldwide, [...]








