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Giveaway

Kraft Foods Huddle to Fight Hunger – w/giveaway

Caroline MurphyNovember 22, 2011November 22, 2011

Thanksgiving Day means a table food of delicacies for many of us, but not for all.  Did you know that…

Cooking Giveaway

Silly Pasta Shapes – Become a pasta designer! Win a $100 AMEX card!

Caroline MurphyNovember 16, 2011November 17, 2016

Silly Pasta Shapes – Become a pasta designer! Win a $100 AMEX card! I get so excited when I hear,…

Living

Kingston DataTraveler urDrive – Beyond just a USB drive! Win one with giveaway!

Caroline MurphyNovember 13, 2011November 17, 2016

Thank you to Kingston for sponsoring this review. Please click here to learn more about Kingston. I was selected for…

Living

Top Trend: Sequin Jacket! Find out where to get one without breaking the bank!

Caroline MurphyNovember 9, 2011November 17, 2016

Sequins are the latest fashion trend. Layering with sequins an easy way to glam-up a mom’s wardrobe. A stunning Baby…

Living

Wordless Wednesday: My Little Ladybugs

Caroline MurphyNovember 2, 2011

Isabella is wearing the ladybug tutu and wings that I purchased from http://www.etsy.com/shop/angelbabycouture Cecilia’s outfit is compliments of my cousin –…

Living

Make Some Money Selling Your Old Tech Items on Ebay!

Caroline MurphyOctober 26, 2011

The Tech Drawer Do you have that drawer with a million cables, connectors, old cell phones, cameras and more?  I…

Living

Wordless Wednesday: Happiest Birthday Ever

Caroline MurphyOctober 26, 2011
Living

Marble Jar App is Encouraging a Successful Dinnertime

Caroline MurphyOctober 24, 2011November 17, 2016

Marble Jar App is Encouraging a Successful Dinnertime There’s no reason to reinvent the wheel! Marble Jar by WinWinApps came…

Living

The Childrens Place Holiday Looks are Affordable and Fashionable!

Caroline MurphyOctober 20, 2011

The Childrens Place Holiday Looks are Affordable and Fashionable! Yes, I said it…Holiday looks!  It’s just mid-October and we need…

Living

Ragu© Mom’s the Word Talks about Grocery Shopping with Kids! Do you?

Caroline MurphyOctober 11, 2011November 17, 2016

Ragu© Mom’s the Word Talks about Grocery Shopping with Kids! Do you? I did it yesterday. I sort of hated…

Living

Mad Libs. Yes I can play it! Can you?

Caroline MurphyOctober 4, 2011October 4, 2011

Mad Libs. Yes I can play it! Can you? Mad Libs is a childhood favorite.  Honestly, it’s an adult one…

Giveaway Living

Coca-Cola’s Family Game Night – We’re up for it! Are you? w/giveaway

Caroline MurphyOctober 3, 2011November 17, 2016

Coca-Cola’s Family Game Night – We’re up for it! Are you? w/giveaway Weekend nights are the best, especially Fridays when…

Living

eBay Photo Taking Guidelines to Help You be a Successful Seller

Caroline MurphySeptember 29, 2011November 17, 2016

eBay Photo Taking Guidelines to Help You be a Successful Seller Our eBay 5 Item Challenge continues!  We have ransacked…

Products

iPhone App Marble Jar May Be the Solution to a Crazy Morning

Caroline MurphySeptember 21, 2011November 17, 2016

iPhone App Marble Jar May Be the Solution to a Crazy Morning Motivating children to follow directions is a tough…

Living

eBay 5 Item Challenge – How to identify items in your closet to sell online!

Caroline MurphySeptember 12, 2011November 17, 2016

eBay is the online marketplace to sell your clothes! It’s the store you’ve always wanted that is simply waiting for…

Living

EBAY On Location – Asking the Questions with #ebayparent panel!

Caroline MurphySeptember 8, 2011November 17, 2016

eBay On Location has provided an abundance of information to empower you and me to be profitable eBay Smart Mamas!…

Living

When School Ends, the Day Just Begins, Guest Post by Alexis, The Exhausted Mom

Caroline MurphySeptember 7, 2011August 8, 2016

Today I welcome Alexis Prieto, the infamous Exhausted Mom, to share how she manages her exhausting life!  She’s a mom…

Rock ‘N Learn Videos are Excellent Tools for Back to School Learning
Living

Rock ‘N Learn Videos are Excellent Tools for Back to School Learning

Caroline MurphySeptember 6, 2011August 8, 2016

Reading, writing and arithmetic.  That’s the focus.  Homeschooling, back to school or even just entertainment in the car DVD player…

Living

421K Germs Linger at the Bottom of Your Shoe Soles! What to do?

Caroline MurphySeptember 1, 2011September 1, 2011

The Asian tradition to remove shoes before entering a home  is centuries old.  The muddy streets of Japan long ago,…

Living

Back to School Time – 5 Ways to Make Your Morning Run Smoothly

Caroline MurphyAugust 31, 2011August 8, 2016

On your mark. Get set. GO! Back to school time is here!  Some of us have started. Some are anxiously…

Living Products

Smart Home: Fooz Kids and it’s valuable Parental Dashboard!

Caroline MurphyAugust 25, 2011November 17, 2016

Thank you to Fooz Kids for providing me with an All-In-One pack to review. The opinions I’ve expressed here are…

Living

Smart Home: 5 Clothing Piece Dare and the ebay Parent Panel

Caroline MurphyAugust 24, 2011September 24, 2011

I dare you.  I dare you to go into your child’s closet, or better yet your own, and find 5…

Living

Wordless Wednesday: Mouth Wide Open

Caroline MurphyAugust 17, 2011
Living

Cleaning the Remote Control, Why and How!

Caroline MurphyAugust 16, 2011November 17, 2016

Up to 70 percent of remote controls are coated with illness-causing germs and an estimated one in five of these…

Living

Smart Home: Back to School, Shop for Layers!

Caroline MurphyAugust 15, 2011November 17, 2016

Yes, it’s back to school time and I’m ecstatic – and it isn’t just because of the time I’ll get…

Living

Bed Time for Kids Getting Ready for School

Caroline MurphyAugust 14, 2011August 8, 2016

How & when do you establish bed time for kids getting ready for school? We start at minimum a full…

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