Hot on the heels of the SHEIN influencer scam is the newest contender- the Benefit Cosmetics collab scam. I was excited to skim my e-mail this morning and see a message from Benefit Cosmetics about a collaboration on launching their newest line. Unfortunately, as soon I noticed the […]
As a busy mom who works from home, I shop on Amazon a ridiculous amount. I often share the best stuff I find on my Amazon Influencer page through shoppable photos tagged with each item. I figure I’ll give sharing these items in a round-up post on the […]
When our cruise ship made a stop on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten, the last thing I expected to run into was a Star Wars exhibit. But as we were getting off the ship, one of the crew members pointed to my son’s Grogu shirt and said, […]
I was recently at our local library and excited to see it was finally bouncing back from Covid and doing classes and activities again! I signed up for the first available kid-friendly drop-in class, which happened to be a slime making class. I have never actually made slime […]
Several friends are participating in Dry January, which sounds awful, so I told a friend I’d be doing a modified version I termed “Moist January,” and thought I’d totally made it up. A quick Google search let me know I was not all that original, and that people […]
All I wanted to do was get birthday flowers for my mom. What I got was the worst customer service experience I’ve had in a long time as the representative from 1-800-Flowers rudely hung up on me while I was still asking for help! Here’s the whole story: […]
We did something a little different this holiday season and took a 10-day Caribbean cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Jewel of the Seas. Rest assured, Santa was able to locate the boat! We visited Haiti, Puerto Rico, St. Maarten, St. Kitts and St. Lucia on the cruise and the […]
Well 2022 is done and I’m still trying to figure out what I did all last year and then figure out what I plan to do this year. I feel the stirrings of wanting to DO something, and then I end up talking myself out of it. But […]
The latest info on how to get your Instagram account back after it’s been hacked, with a new feature.
Good morning (or whatever time of day it is where you are)! I’m just typing out a little something before taking the kiddo to school. No agenda here besides just a personal post. I’ve got an inbox full of guest posts with lots of general interest, mildly boring […]
If you have a younger child and a new gaming system, you may be wondering what video games to get. We’ve been reviewing games since my son was 3, so our expertise lies in games for kids under the age of 8. Our preferred gaming system is the […]
The number one question I get on the blog is, “How do I use the Chill Pill,” followed by, “Why can’t I feel the pulse?” The Chill Pill is a small handheld device that uses electrotherapy stimulation to ease anxiety, panic attacks and insomnia. The review I wrote […]
Thinking about getting your child (or yourself!) a Nintendo Switch? Here’s what you need to know about this very popular gaming platform, and what you’ll need to go with it. From deciding between a regular Switch and the Switch Lite, to what additional accessories you might need, we’ve […]
One day you’re a hot cosplay chick on the cover of a Star Wars documentary popping up on everyone’s Netflix, and the next you’re a 40+ mom popping up on an obscure movie at the Dollar Tree. So obscure that it ends up on TikTok, where you find […]
With San Diego Comic Con returning after a two-year hiatus, it has me thinking about some of my favorite Comic Con memories. This one is my best one- the story of how I ended up on Entertainment Weekly for their coverage of San Diego Comic Con. It was […]
I’ve been gaming since I first learned to turn the little knobs on the Pong game and play what amounted to virtual tennis. I moved up in gaming systems through the years with Atari and Nintendo, then Playstation and X-Box. I’ve watched games grow from pixelated simplicity to […]
I recently went searching for invisible aligners to fix some bottom teeth that were shifting out of place. I started with the grandaddy of them all, Invisalign, then researched Smile Direct and a few others before discovering Candid. I get my aligners in about four weeks, so I […]
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