I’ve had quite the adventure with my Kmart holiday shopping this year. First I discovered how to use Kmart layaway, then I created an online layaway account, and now today I’ll tell you how it went when I paid off the contract and picked up my items. I wanted to pay the balance online, but [...]

It’s been nearly 2 years since that punk kid of mine let me put a current pic of him on this blog. But, oh how he melts my heart, absolutely melts it. And he’s working so hard in college while holding down a job, how could I not buy him some things he needs? Yeah….his [...]

As you know,  I adore polar bears, absolutely adore them. Always have. See? It’s fun watching the mamas with their babies. Did you know they almost always have twins? The icy blue background is so cool in this postcard, which I mailed to myself from the Arctic Home site. (There are lots of fun polar [...]

In 1911, the first electric wringer was introduced. I’m sure ladies thought this was better than beating clothing on rocks, but holy tamales!   Twenty years later, they looked a little more citified, less backwoods. Wouldn’t you agree?   And by 1939, this Whirlpool wringer washer was downright glam!   The year 1947 brought about [...]

This post brought to you by Puppies vs. Babies. All opinions are 100% mine. Have you ever seen an ugly puppy? No. Look at our sweet little yellow lab mix with one green eye, and one blue eye. Adorbs. Next question: Have you ever seen an ugly baby? Wait a second.  Nobody wants to be [...]

Do you believe in magic? Do you believe in fairies? At the very least, you must believe in presents! I love presents, especially unexpected ones, and the other day I opened my email to find a gift from the Fairy Hobmother! An Amazon Gift Card… a very generous one, I might add. Can you believe [...]

Starting November 1st, Coca-Cola is turning its iconic red Coke cans white for the first time ever! Why? For the love of polar bears! The polar bear has long been one of Coca-Cola’s most loved icons, and the company has supported polar bear research and conservation efforts for years, and now they are deepening their [...]

Last month, I had the chance to visit Fellowes headquarters in Itasca, Illinois along with (from left to right): Mel From MamaBuzz, me, Amy from MomSpark, and Ronnie from Black and Married with Kids. I’m sure most of you probably know that you should be shredding your documents, but I’m guessing that like me, you [...]