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Decor on a Budget — Furnishing and decorating on a budget can be simple if you have a little patience and a little knowledge! That pivotal life moment: you’ve moved out of your parents’ house, basement, dorm room – wherever you’ve called home – and finally signed your first lease. Congratulations! Though technically, you have […]

How to Furnish Your First Apartment or Home ...

10 Dec, 2017 in Lifestyle / Money and Finances / Shopping / Social Good tagged Budgeting / Decor / Finances / Frugal / Furniture / Goodwill / Saving / Thrifty by Renee

Did you know that every 33 seconds a child under 13 is involved in a car crash in the United States due to incorrect or misuse of a car seat? No? I didn’t realize that startling statistic either. I also did not realize that over half of car seats are […]

Child Passenger Safety Week – What You Need ...

14 Sep, 2017 in Parenting / Social Good / Travel tagged Ad Council / Be Prepared / car seat / Do good things / kids by Renee

This back-to-school year is a bittersweet one for our family. It is the last back-to-school that we will have with our kids because they are starting their Senior year in high school. And as I sit and think about what we must do to prepare them for a fresh start […]

Are You Back-To-School Ready?

12 Aug, 2017 in Be Prepared / Education / Kids / Lifestyle / Social Good tagged Back-To-School / Be Prepared / Learning and Attention / Parenting / Parenting Advice / Understood by Renee

I don’t know about you – but in our house, we accumulate stuff fast. Or at least it seems that way. We have been in the same house for eight years now and every year when we embark on our spring cleaning adventures, it seems like we have more stuff […]

Clearing your Clutter Could Mean Jobs for Your ...

29 Apr, 2017 in Do Good Things / Lifestyle / Shop Local / Shopping / Social Good tagged #DonateStuffCreateJobs / Community / Do good things / Get Involved / Goodwill / Social Good by Renee

If you have ever been in a vehicle accident, especially one where your kids were in the car, you understand just how scary that feeling really is. I know it all too well, unfortunately! We have been in a few accidents, and while none of them were any fault of […]

Do Your #KidsBuckleUp Like They Should?

8 Apr, 2017 in Be Prepared / Kids / Parenting / Social Good tagged #KidsBuckleUp / buckle up / Seat Belt Safety by Renee

Since April is World Autism Month, I’ve decided to #LightItUpBlue with Autism Speaks to increase understanding and awareness of autism. Each and every one of us is unique and special in our own ways. Being unique and understanding one another is important, especially today. Thankfully, knowledge is at our fingertips […]

#LightItUpBlue With Us For Autism Awareness and Education

6 Apr, 2017 in Lifestyle / Social Good tagged autism / autism awareness / national autism month by Renee

Did you know that every 33 seconds a child under 13 is involved in a car crash in the United States due to incorrect or misuse of a car seat? That probably isn’t the first thing you think about when you are hauling your kids to school, the grocery store, […]

Is Your Child In Danger? Car Seat Safety

2 Apr, 2017 in Be Prepared / Kids / Lifestyle / Parenting / Social Good tagged Be Prepared / buckle up / car seat / kids / therightseat by Renee

#GivingTuesday — Did you know that today (November 29th) is #GivingTuesday? I have partnered with Bloggin’ Mamas and Carter’s to promote Giving Tuesday, a pro-social movement that encourages manufacturers and other participants to support charitable giving on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. This year marks Carter’s first Pajama Program for Giving […]

Companies Give Back With #GivingTuesday

29 Nov, 2016 in Do Good Things / Kids / Social Good tagged #GivingTuesday / Give Back / Holidays / Shopping by Renee

November is national adoption month. That can mean a lot of things to a lot of people. But it holds a very special place in our hearts. If you know our story you will understand why. If not, you can read a little more about it in our small published […]

Why You Should Consider Adoption

20 Nov, 2016 in About Dom / Do Good Things / Kids / Parenting / Social Good tagged Adoption / Do good things / Family by Renee