Recent Blog Entries

  • Join me at The Blog Workshop

    Posted April 20 by C. Lee Reed

    Please join me for this online Blog Workshop Conference.  Amazing speakers, giveaways and blogging business tips.  Register before 4/26 for a $25 off discount.  Not an affiliate link, just believe it will be a great opportunity for those learning the basics and those more advance...

  • Why is it Important to Take Prenatal Vitamins While Pregnant or

    Posted April 19 by Christy Garrett

    Pregnancy can take a toll on a woman’s body; therefore, it is important that you take care of your unborn baby and your own body.  Prenatal vitamins are very important and help ensure that you are getting enough nutrients.  Make that you pick up the vitamins that your doctor has pres...

  • 13 Signs that Your Toddler Is Ready to Start Potty Training

    Posted April 18 by Christy Garrett

    A few weeks ago, I decided that it was time to let my son pick out a potty seat.  We choose to get a potty seat that easily fits on the regular toilet, so that I wouldn’t have to retrain him to use the big potty once he had potty training down.  Besides that the daycare he attends al...

  • Instructions for The Outsourced Temp Replacing Me as Dad.

    Posted April 18 by Kenny Bodanis

    ``Given the recent trend of recruiting new workers who apparently perform tasks as efficiently at those already in place, but at a lower cost to the employer, I thought I'd treat myself. I will be temporarily outsourcing my job as Father. Interested applicants will be paid 50% of my usual salary, an...

  • How to Make a Diaper Cake Motorcycle

    Posted April 17 by Christy Garrett

    I wanted to make my Sister-in-Law a diaper cake for her baby shower.  I didn’t want to make a traditional diaper cake.  I got an idea that I saw on Pinterest and decided to try and make her a diaper cake motorcycle.  Since she is having a little boy, I thought it would be p...

  • Baby Shower Game: Create a New Diaper Style Using Toilet Paper

    Posted April 16 by Christy Garrett

    This past weekend I attended my Sister-in-Laws baby shower.  She is expecting a baby boy in May and I can’t wait to meet her newest addition.  The shower was a success. Mom and dad to be got showered with gifts to make their new baby feel loved and welcomed. The room was decorated w...

  • Basic Essential Baby Items: 16 Baby Items that You Need to Care

    Posted April 16 by Christy Garrett

    Babies will never judge their parents for the amount of stuff that they had when they were little or didn’t have when they were babies.  In fact, most babies only need a few basic necessities in order to be adequately cared for and they don’t need a bunch of fancy things.  A ba...

  • 15 Tips for Dad To Bond With Their Newborn Baby

    Posted April 15 by Christy Garrett

    Dad, do you feel as if you are having trouble bonding with your baby?  Many dad’s feel as if it is harder to bond with their newborn baby, especially, if mom chooses to breast feed their baby.  If you are feeling left out and can’t participate in your baby’s feedings, use...

  • Why Is It Important For Married Couples to Plan Dates Nights To

    Posted April 15 by Christy Garrett

    I am looking forward to my date on Friday and Saturday with my husband.  We are planning on going away overnight so that we can spend some quality time with each other without any distractions.  We feel that is it very important to invest time into our marriage and take the time to remembe...

  • Good

    Posted April 13 by gina valley

    Sometimes it’s so easy to focus on the bad.   It’s right there.  It’s in front of us.  It’s easy to see.  It’s hip to talk about.   We stare at it, absorbing every decadent detail.  There’s almost a perverse delight in some to f...

  • Having Trouble Following Through…Try This!

    Posted April 12 by Sharon Ruggieri

    I also can't open my eyes for longer than 20 minutes before I have to close them. What fresh hail is this? I can't even breathe properly.   Oh, don't get excited. I have tension headaches, allergies and too much stress. And it only cost me $50 to find all that out.   So, in an attempt ...

  • How Can You Make Money from Helping Other Moms

    Posted April 12 by Courtney Gillard~ Mommy LaDy Club

      Many Moms & Bloggers don’t realize they have a built-in ability to create a signature product of their own right from their experiences and blog posts already... READ MORE >>

  • Give Your Car Some TLC with These Great Cleaning Tips

    Posted April 11 by Christy Garrett

    Does your car need some tender loving care?  Have your kids helped trashed your car?  If you have kids, you probably are already aware of how much stuff tends to accumulate in the car and if you are a new parent, here is what you can look forward to in the future.  I know that if I we...

  • Give Your Bathroom A Cleaning Makeover Using These Great Tips

    Posted April 11 by Christy Garrett

    Is your bathroom a disaster?  Does your bathroom need deep cleaning?  I know mine is usually cluttered with beauty products and personal items on the bathroom counter.  The bathrooms in our house are lacking in storage so our personal care items usually end up sitting on top of the ba...

  • Rescue Mission Sight Word Reading Game - Favorite Pinterest Act

    Posted April 10 by Leah Mastilock

    Oh yes, we actually did some things I found on Pinterest, other than saving them to a board! This is one of my favorites so far:     Rescue Mission- Sight Words:   Learning to Read through Play!   Materials: Sight word or any word cards you want to work with (you can ...

  • Stumbling Through Sadness- Inability to Express My Grief

    Posted April 10 by Leah Mastilock

    One would think that a life changing event, one that is so emotionally overwhelming, would give a writer a flood of material to get that emotion out onto the page. I wanted to write something beautiful; poetry and prose that perfectly conveys all the emotion I'm filled with. I wanted you to be ...

  • Blog Content with Google Updates: Ask Yourself 3 Things

    Posted April 10 by Courtney Gillard~ Mommy LaDy Club

      From 2013 on, public blog content will be changed with the new Google updates targeting link schemes, and when you write a blog post, you should ask yourself 3 things…   1: Am I providing information that someone wants to find?   2: Am I providing value through en...

  • Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall....

    Posted April 10 by Joy Manuel

    A couple of weeks ago, my son had his spring break and our family snuck out of town for a bit to have a quick exploration in Atlanta, GA.  Our mini-vacation would've been perfect had it not been for my discovery of the most evil and meanest gadget ever created ----- READ MORE >>

  • A SteamVac is a Great Investment if you Have Young Children or

    Posted April 9 by Christy Garrett

    Kids are a parents pride and joy; however, they tend to be good at making messes around the house.  I remember when my oldest son was a baby, he was constantly getting into things that he wasn’t supposed to get into the moment you turned your back for a few seconds or he was off making me...

  • Meltdown at Macy's

    Posted April 9 by Andrea Lahouze

    I knew it was coming, and I dreaded it. Somehow, somewhere, I knew that one fateful day Maddie would decide she'd had enough of whatever we were out doing and I'd be on the receiving end of a full-blown meltdown. And on Sunday, in divine timing, it happened.    My husband, Maddie and I w...