My youngest daughter is 19 months old. She has a LOT of teeth. And I don’t know what it is, but she LOVES chewing on anything she can get her teeth on. She is a total pacifier addict and spends as much time with it on one side of her mouth, chomping away, as she…
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it really is worry-free luxury from original sprout :: review + giveaway + coupon
Winter is my nemesis. Besides for the cold (I’m so over the cold) the dry air does a number on my daughter’s sensitive skin. Thankfully she isn’t as sensitive as she once was but I struggle to find products that don’t cause her to have a reaction yet still deliver a good amount of hydration…
gearing up for spring with alcott adventures :: review and giveaway
I have not been shy about the fact that I am 100% over this Winter (yay! We are officially in Spring.). I need this snow to miraculously melt overnight and green grass to be as far as the eye can see. But, as ready as I am for Spring, I think Jasper is even more…
perfect overhead photos with some help from modahaus :: review + giveaway
Show of hands if you ever take photos of products for webpages, sell items online (like eBay, Etsy, or craigslist), want to have a paperless office or a way to save important docs digitally, or have a kiddo who produces works of art like it’s their job. If you fall into one of those categories…
EZ LEAPS…let’s learn to tie :: review
Teaching your kids to tie their shoes isn’t easy! Or is it? I have been trying to teach my son to tie his shoes for over a year now. He gets his fingers all mixed up and the laces not in the right spot. I feel bad. Maybe the teacher (me), in this case isn’t saying…
smarter childproofing with rhoost :: review + giveaway
Over the past few months I have had the opportunity to really put Rhoost childproofing products to the test! You can read about my “nesting” experiences HERE and HERE. These post will also give you more details about the products and what makes Rhoost great! I can tell you… Rhoost has saved our little guy…
colorful novogratz dinnerware collection at macys :: review
Who needs a little color in their life? I’m talking a rainbow of colors here. When I received a set of the Novogratz dinnerware collection from Macy’s, I knew I had to have the whole set. Not only do they have dinnerware, they have other pieces to this collection such as a popcorn bowl,…
100 percent pure skin care & cosmetics :: 100 percent toxin free :: shampoo, conditioner, & bubble bath :: review + giveaway
I have been a *huge* fan of 100 Percent Pure for years now. (You can read my first review of them HERE). Skin care and cosmetics that are 100% food based with no toxins…that actually work like “regular” beauty products if not better? Perfect! I have been using the cosmetics for 3 years now…
go green this st. paddy’s day :: 9 eco-friend ideas
When I was little, St. Patrick’s Day wasn’t a big deal. I mean, we wore green and did the pinching thing but that was all, really. Now there’s a crazy leprechaun who makes a mess (that then has to be cleaned up by the person who actually made the mess to begin with) and “gold”…
get down with funky fluff :: review + giveaway
As most of you probably already know, I am a little crazy for cloth diapers. I am of the philosophy you can never have too much fluff! I know all you cloth diapering mammas out there just nodded your head in agreement… so keep on reading! 🙂 A while back I had the opportunity to…
craving curry? try eastern spice company :: review + coupon
When my husband was in graduate school, we lived in a large(ish) town that had a wide variety of restaurants. One night a friend invited us to have dinner with him and asked if we liked Indian food. Neither of us had ever tried it but were up for something new and different. That restaurant…
sweet + sass brought to you by tara lynn’s boutique :: review
Have you ever been online shopping for something for yourself and realized that they also have a kids’ line? I don’t know what it is about shopping for kids’ clothes but finding something cute for myself pales in comparison to finding THAT outfit for one of my kids. Tara Lynn’s Boutique features fun and fabulous…











