They Can Hear You Now
Most Americans check their cell phones dozens of times a day to update Facebook, reply to texts, Tweet…and occasionally even to make a call. But most of us think little about how we get that signal,...
View ArticleBeyond Meat – Made From Plants
Being chosen to host a #DisneySide party, I recently received my party kit. One of the inclusions was a coupon to try a Beyond Meat product for free. As well, there were several brochures along with...
View ArticleHow to Curb the Pains of Teething
by Charlene Woodley THE EASIEST WAY TO CURB THE PAINS OF TEETHING – HOME REMEDY The unpleasant process of teething can be your baby’s and sometimes your own worst nightmare. Your baby is on the brink...
View ArticleA lesson in self-confidence
Guest post by Shandley McMurray My daughter, Marley, has always had a mind of her own, especially when it comes to fashion. At two, she told me she wanted to dress herself and in less than five minutes...
View ArticleKindness
Guest Post By: Linda Burhans Kindness is a simple answer in a sometimes difficult and challenging world. I know that to be true. For a long time now it has been my mission to acknowledge and...
View ArticleIHOP® Restaurants Celebrate a “Decade of Giving” with Free Pancakes on...
IHOP® restaurants are celebrating the tenth anniversary of National Pancake Day℠ on March 3, 2015, once again offering one free short stack of their famous buttermilk pancakes to guests to enjoy in...
View ArticleCrockpot Lasagna #Recipe
Recipe provided by Tiffany Zimmerman, Working Mother’s Notebook Two of my favorite things combined: lasagna and the crock pot. One word: yum! This recipe may look a tad involved, but I promise it’s not...
View ArticleIt all starts with ME! #ThisIsME
As a single mother of a teen age daughter, instilling in her the life skills to embrace life is a personal goal of mine. I was raised by a single mother who was at every sporting event of mine, every...
View ArticleHannah and the Talking Tree by: Elke Weiss
Book review by the Mom-Spot Network Literature Advisory Panel Description: ‘Hannah and the Talking Tree’ is a children s book specially designed to plant the seeds of environmental activism in the...
View ArticleSmashburger® Launches Limited Edition Mint Oreo® Shake
St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner and Smashburger, the better burger restaurant known for its smashed-to-order burgers, is smashing the celebration by bringing back a Limited Edition Mint...
View ArticleWhy Music Education? One Global School’s Response to the Need
Guest blog post by Andrew Fitzmaurice Education is about inspiring people to learn and to be passionate about learning. But for too long, and in too many schools and countries around the world, a...
View ArticleHow to Make a New Year’s Keepsake
How to Make a New Year’s Keepsake How to Make a New Year’s Resolution Keepsake Another holiday AND another craft! Ya’ll know by now how much I love making easy, fun and memorable keepsakes for...
View ArticleHow to Make a Kid’s 2014 Bucket List Craft
How to Make a Kid’s 2016 Bucket List Craft By Raven W. Green Another great New Year’s Craft for 2016! Ya’ll know by now how much I love making easy, fun and memorable keepsakes for holidays. They...
View ArticleMeet the Head Pooch of Poochamungas
Meet John Joyce of Poochamungas. How long have you been a firefighter? 17 years When did you know you wanted to be a firefighter? It kind of found me. I saw a firetruck a year before I got the job and...
View ArticleA Gift Worn, Given Away and Shared
Do you have that one gift that really stands out. No matter what, you would never ever give it away. It’s like your child’s favorite teddy bear, worn out, eye missing, yet still the favorite. I...
View ArticleEnough is Enough Revisited
Guest blog post by Robyn Moore Buddha says that desire is the root of all suffering. The initial response to that may be “no, absolutely not- there is grief and pain and loss, etc”. However, if you...
View ArticleSleepless in Dayton, Ohio
As if I wasn’t cranky enough, I opened an older magazine to find out from Dr. Oz that out of the 10 worst things I can do for my health, number two is not getting enough sleep. Really? It’s only...
View ArticleSchool Dances, Making Lunch and Flat Irons
I woke up last week and realized that I am living with a daughter who is growing up. It started with her coming downstairs after getting ready for school, hair flat ironed, lip gloss applied, asking...
View ArticleFive Signs You’re a Mom
In case having little children follow you around, calling you “mommy” or having food stains on your shirt or finding a DS game cartridge or odd barrette in your purse isn’t enough to help you fully...
View ArticleDoes Anyone Want to go with me to the Bathroom?
It was a day just like any other. I was crossing items off my to do list, when it hit me. I have to go to the bathroom. This somehow sent a magical beacon out into the LiBrandi stratosphere,...
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