Toms of Maine green living

5 All-Year Simple Green Living Tips

This green living post is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tom’s of Maine. All opinions are 100% mine. It’s hard to believe we just celebrated Earth Day last week. You might be curious as to why Earth Day is important to my family. With a teenager, two preschoolers, and one on the way, […]

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April is National Soyfoods Month

National Soyfoods Month

April is National Soyfoods Month!  If you are vegan or vegetarian, you probably already opt for soyfoods as a way to meet your daily protein requirements. But recently, the mighty soybean, an Asian staple for centuries, has become popular among health-conscious, meat-eating Westerners as well. A nutrient-rich food, soy is a legume packed with high-quality […]

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4 Quick Tips for Healthy Contact Lens Wear

4 Quick Tips for Healthy Contact Lens Wear

Good eye health and clear vision depend on the actions we take daily. Contact lenses are a popular form of vision correction and can offer a comfortable, appropriate way to work and play. In fact, over 40 million Americans (over 10 percent of the population) and 125 million people worldwide wear contact lenses.  While contact […]

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AmazingKarma.com

Give Good Karma with Amazing Karma

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of AmazingKarma.com for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Do you truly believe in the non-religious concept Karma? Karma is defined as the theory of “what goes around, comes around.” Good Karma comes from basically living and doing the right thing and by owning up […]

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philips hue setting the mood

Setting the Mood with Philips Hue Lighting

Lighting is a huge factor in setting the right mood. From magnificent sunsets to delicate candlelit moments, light creates scenes and emotionally influences us in many ways. In my home, light is a very influential element to creating the perfect scene and mood, whether it is turning the lights up to enliven the room or […]

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day hiking emerald nuts

5 Tips for Day-Hiking Success

This post is sponsored by Emerald® Nuts How do you stay in shape? What motivates you? If you’re like me, you probably have a gym membership and try to eat a healthy diet. Having an exercise ‘variety-plan’ can help keep workouts fun and fresh and motivation high. A ‘variety-plan’ consists of several, diverse activities that […]

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pampers cruisers

Active Toddler? Try the New Pampers Cruisers at Target

We are a very active family and we are always on the go. Between the teenager’s busy schedule, a potty-training preschoolers, and a fast-paced toddler, we are always busy. Most weekends you can find us all on a trail or taking a road trip somewhere. Sometimes, extra traveling time can mean a leaky diaper. At […]

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breakfast on the go nutty bites

Review: Breakfast on the go! Nutty Bites

  This post is sponsored by Emerald Nuts® As our summer is winding down, school day craziness ramping up.  We have two toddlers in preschool and one starting high school this year. Juggling and balancing their schedules along with my husband’s hectic schedule and my ever-changing writing and blogging schedule leaves us with little time […]

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the business of blogging 2018

Blogging as a Business

The internet is growing quickly as more people than ever are online. This upsurge in growth means each day, more people and businesses are starting to look for ways to make money from, or monetize, their blogs. Many people are using blogging as a business. Yesterday I posted about how to make money online via […]

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