I’m back from BlogHer in New York City, and ready to get back into kicking my budget’s booty. (To be totally honest, I’d rather be sleeping the day away in my PJ’s). Before I left for New York last Thursday, I went on an enormous shopping trip to ensure that the kids would not go [...]

10 Reasons Why a DSLR Should Top Your Gift List This Year: • Because they are amazing! (you will thank yourself later) • Because it is always fun to learn something new. • Better pictures = better blog. • Great pictures leave good impressions (and make for repeat visitors to your blog). • To record [...]

November was a busy month for me, photography-wise. I love being busy with pictures. The pictures that I’ve taken the last few weeks have started to awaken my desire to stretch myself again. I am ready to get back into taking pictures for FUN. I was so good about that a year ago….and I let [...]

Ring Around the Rosie Pocket full of posie Ashes, ashes, we all fall down! A penny in the ocean, A penny in the sea….. UP! Jumps the little fish, And UP jumps ME! Yes, I do know the story behind the old children’s song. Regardless of it’s origins, you can’t deny that it’s fun. While [...]

Today is the last day of my Flip Ultra HD video camera giveaway (details here). I have loved reading through everyone’s comments this week. You guys are awesome! Remember that you can earn 5 extra entries for the Flip if you link up here with an Eat, Drink, and Be Scary post. I want to [...]

I am one lucky girl. I get to spend my days with this hunk: For some funny commentary on this photo, peek at this post. He is a man of many talents. A Super Hero with multiple personas. Always saving the day. He protects me from being lazy, guards me from being bored. He keeps [...]

Mona’s heading towards my (current) home territory today, as she visits another great group of bloggers. Stop by these fantastic women and say howdy! Kentucky: Alas 3 LadsMichigan: Buried with ChildrenIndiana: Adventures in BabywearingOhio: Chefdruck MusingsWest Virginia: My Life As It Should BeVirginia: LulavillePennsylvania: Stacy’s Random Thoughts, Feels Like Home, and My iRish TwinsMaryland: parenting [...]

Take a Little Trip with Me! I’ve mentioned the “big event” that I’ve got coming up a few times this week. Now the time is finally here to kick it off. As a quick introduction, a few of my closest mommy blogger friends and I have been working REALLY hard to put together a site [...]

Have you ever felt completely zapped of all creative juices? Void of any new ideas? Uninspired? Uninteresting? That’s how I’ve been feeling. Even my normal creative outlets (blogging and photography in particular) have seemingly run dry. After nearly 2 years of blogging it seems I’ve run out of something to say. Except that it appears [...]

Welcome MckLinky Blog Hoppers! Looks like there are a lot of you out there. In honor of the very first blog hop, this week’s theme is Introductions. I feel like I’ve done quite a few introductions over the last few months. Like this one for my recent SITS spotlight day. Or this one for the [...]