This is a sponsored post on behalf of Element Associates and Midlife Boulevard. This is a picture of my wonderful Aunt Rene. She is the last of my “parents”: at least, she is the last of that generation of folks in my husband’s family who ever functioned as a surrogate grandparent to my kids, …
This is a sponsored post. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating. If I have an opinion, I’m not shy about sharing it. Well, unless I can tell that the person really *doesn’t* care about what I might actually think. I can be content to just listen, and let people vent, …
This is a sponsored post. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating. A few weeks ago, at the end of a somewhat busy day I had spent away from home, I sat down at my desk, to see what was happening in my virtual world, with my virtual friends. You know: the …
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for KitchenIQ. I received promotional items to thank me for my participation. I love learning as much as I love teaching. It’s part of my DNA, to be a lifelong learner, and it’s my JOY to watch the light bulb come on when …
I am participating in a VIN campaign for P&G. I am receiving a fee for posting; however, the opinions expressed in this post are my own. I am in no way affiliated with P&G and do not earn a commission or percent of sales. Last weekend, my dear friend of over thirty years was spending …
This is a sponsored post. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating. I’m going to be participating in the online community that I mention in today’s post, and thought some of my friends might enjoy having a chance to give Ketchum, a PR agency who works with major companies in the …
Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC, through its contractor, Mom Central Consulting, www.momcentralconsulting.com provided a promotional item as a thank you to the blogger who made this post for participating in this campaign. The opinions and experiences expressed in this post are solely the bloggers opinions, based on the blogger’s experiences and do not reflect any …
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of the American Cancer Society. All thoughts and opinions, however, are my own. I am so glad to share my own experience, in hopes that it might somehow be a catalyst toward helping win the fight against cancer. See the beautiful woman on the left? …
We haven’t had a LOT of colds around here this winter, but the one we had, all four of us shared. It took its time picking off family member after family member, and took us over a week, each, to recover. It was the gift that kept on giving, and it was a DOOZY! As …
Gratuitous picture of Sooze and Anne loving Chicago. Last month I took a wonderful trip to Chicago with my dear friend, Anne, to attend Bloggy Boot Camp, Brand Edition, which was hosted by The SitsGirls. That blogging conference rocked on every level: they provided excellent information for bloggers who desire to… dare I say it… …
This post marks the last in a series of six posts that I have written as an Ambassador Mom for Kotex. It’s been a really good experience for me, and not just because we received free product (although that was a very nice thing!). It’s also been a good thing for me, personally. I feel …
Back in June, I was fortunate enough to be chosen as an Ambassador Mom for Kotex. Kotex asked its Ambassador Moms to write posts geared toward moms of tweens and teens, and put those posts up periodically, as it were. Ahem. They asked me to schedule these posts, once a month. Once a month. It’s the …
Once upon a time, when I was in my 20’s, I was a school teacher. I taught school at a very hoity-toity private school, where the parents paid big bucks to receive more personalized attention for their well-heeled students. It was on me to provide that attention and educate those offspring, and I did my …
As much as my Mother adored me, (and she did), it was never easy for me to talk with her about things that were deeply personal to me. That’s on me. For some reason, when it came to topics concerning my body, I held her at arm’s length, so to speak. Which is why, I’m …
I was talking lately with some moms of tweens, and a couple of them mentioned that they are kind of dreading the discussion that they’ll need to be having soon with their daughters, in regard to the changes that a girl’s body goes through at puberty. They were especially not looking forward to talking with …