Love smoothies? Then you’ll love this recipe for my mixed berry smoothie with Almond milk. Smoothies made of berries are great to help boost your immune system as they are rich in vitamin C and healthy antioxidants. For my berry smoothie I use fresh or frozen strawberries, blueberries, or raspberries and a frozen banana to...
My family has been modeling for over five years now and I’m often asked by other moms how to get their child’s modeling career started. Although we don’t do this full-time, we have been lucky enough to book some pretty sweet gigs. Recently, one of our jobs landed us five days and four nights...
Interested in getting your child into a modeling? Here are a few tips from a mom that has three kids “in the business.” My family has been modeling here and there for more than six years and we have been fortunate to have traveled as far as the Bahamas for a shoot and even took...
Mother’s Day is a special day where moms are celebrated and honored by their families. While we celebrate moms, there’s also the opportunity to celebrate mother figures on Mother’s Day too. A mother figure is that significant woman in the life a child who has played a special, mother-like role. Those mother figures can include...
Parents may be wondering how to start saving for their child’s college tuition. With college costs continuing to rise, a slow economy, and rising mortgage rates, many parents have put off saving for their child’s college. As a result, more students are going to college and borrowing money to pay for it. With that scenario in...
As we start a new year, many families are likely setting resolutions. New year resolutions are great for yourself and for the entire family. Those resolutions may include ways to kick off the new year in a healthy way like eating healthier, exercising more, or being more active as a family unit. Other family resolutions...
I’ll never forget the year that both my husband and I were self-employed and we had to figure out how to afford health insurance for our family of five. It was 2013 and we were searching for affordable health and dental insurance options. It took me almost 16 hours (two full working days) to figure...
Achooooo! It’s flu season! But did you know that most people in the United States get the flu in January or later, and the season can last as late as May? The flu, a cold virus, or strep throat seems to sweep my house this time every year. And it’s not fun. Just last week,...
I love partnering with brands that understand my curly girl needs. Today, I am working with Dove on this sponsored post, all opinions are my own. Although my first gray hair appeared when I was 19 years-old, I started coloring my hair regularly to cover grays around the age of 35. Before that coloring was...
Christmas shopping for the best toys just got easier with Amazon’s Best Toys for 2017 list. No need for parents to fight the holiday in-store madness carrying holiday shopping ads their child(ren) circled, ear-marked, or color-coded while rummaging through the aisle to find what’s left or to discover the toy is less expensive online. If you’re...