Me Time: Some Days Coffee Just Makes Me A Better Person and A Better Mom!

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Is it bad for me to say that some days coffee just makes me a better person? I am so not a morning person. I work Sunday through Thursday nights from 10pm to 2am and let me tell you that 7am comes quite early for night owl me. So, I think the whole family benefits [...]

Review Time: Beauty + Fashion + Function with @GoodyHair DoubleWear Bracelets that are Ponytails

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My name is Maria and I am 10 years old. I am growing out my hair and bangs. I go through these phases of growing my hair and then chopping it all of and then growing it out again! I love to do all kinds of different things with my hair like: two ponytails, one [...]

Book Time: Teen Book Review of Tunnels by Roderick Gordan and Brian Williams

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AUTHORS: Roderick and Brian are a couple of British dudes that I found out about through my friend Jacob at school. He had read this entire Tunnel series and said it was awesome. Well, that was enough for me! So, on my next trip to the library I checked out this book. Learn more about [...]

Me Time: Must Watch Fall Television Shows by @TimeOutMom

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Television Time is Me Time. I love to work on my blog or client work at night after the kids are in bed Sunday through Thursday nights. I love some great t.v. to keep me company. I also make good use of my DVR to record shows if I have to be out of the [...]

Story Time: Meet Daphne the Dolphin in the Penelope the Purple Pirate Book – Part 4

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Ahoy! Land up ahead!” That was so much fun when I got to yell that out to my friends; Teddy, Oliver and Penelope on our quest for treasure! Hi! My name is Daphne and as you can see I am a dolphin. When Penelope told me and my mates that she wanted to go treasure [...]

Story Time: Meet Teddy the Sea Turtle in the Penelope the Purple Pirate Book – Part 3

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Hi everyone! My name is Teddy – Teddy the sea turtle. Wow, we had such a fantastic time looking for lost treasure on the tropical island. We were a bit tired after searching and searching all over the island. We looked in the Batty Caves for treasure, but all we could see were all these [...]

Story Time: Meet Oliver the Octopus in the Penelope the Purple Pirate Book – Part 2

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Ahoy mates! My name is Oliver and I am an octopus. I love that Penelope takes me on her adventure to a tropical island to find treasure! In fact, one of my hobbies is to collect pretty seashells and shiny rocks to decorate my cave. So when Penelope told me she wanted to go find [...]

Story Time: Meet Penelope the Purple Pirate – Part 1

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Sail the seven seas of imagination in search of treasure and adventure with Penelope the Purple Pirate! Ahoy Mates! My name is Penelope and my favorite color is purple. And I just love to have adventures with my friends. I am extra lucky because I have a magical coat tree in my bedroom. It is [...]

Book Review: The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk

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There is a huge re-birth of “Word of Mouth” marketing. This re-birth has happened because of the internet and the evolution of social media. Social media has really flattened the world and allowed people to connect at any moment. Through these connections relationship building happens. I have friends from Twitter coast-to-coast and on multiple continents. [...]

Vitamin D: The Sunshine Vitamin – Is Your Family Getting Enough? Probably Not!

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Many Americans are missing out on vitamin D. In fact, vitamin D deficiency in this country is being called a silent epidemic. Why is this so alarming? Well known for its role in keeping bones strong, vitamin D is now being hailed for so much more. There’s an abundance of new research suggesting vitamin D [...]