We’ve all seen them. Those sugary-sweet, picture-perfect Insta posts with smiling kids, and exotic vacations-ugh… We’ve also seen those sick kids, tired mom, messy house pictures. Like, that’s ALL that mom posts… Ugh. It’s so easy to judge, so easy to sit in that mix of jealousy and superiority and solidarity that shifts with every scroll, […]
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We wanted to celebrate our son turning 2 last week. I have so much fun celebrating birthdays. I love the decorations, the cake, and the fact that we’re celebrating another year with someone we love. We focus really hard on keeping the parties very small with just a few family members and friends. This year, […]
Looking to save on groceries? Grab a newspaper and some scissors and check out this easy way to save using coupons without going to extremes. For me, the thought of coupons always conjured up images of my grandmother scouring grocery ads looking for deals. She compared prices at different stores and drove around from one […]
Paper Source (714 S Village Circle, Tampa, FL 33606), Hyde Park Village‘s newest addition, opens today (Friday, June 19) at 10:00 a.m. Set directly behind the iconic fountain, this is one place you’ll want to put on your must visit list. From their website, “Paper Source is a premier paperie and gift retailer offering a curated selection of fine papers, […]
My daughter just turned one year old a few weeks ago and I had so much fun planning and throwing her a party. One weekend morning when we were sitting down for breakfast I thought that doing a pancake/breakfast themed birthday party where everyone wore their pajamas would be a lot of fun and a […]
We love birthday parties! We are bringing you some pictures of our favorite Tampa Bay families as they celebrate. Enjoy the celebrations and get some ideas for your little one’s next party! For this week’s party, Michelle, Kyran’s mom shares, KYRAN LOVED ELMO AT THE TIME SO WE CHOSE A SESAME STREET THEME. […]
We love birthday parties! We are bringing you some pictures of our favorite Tampa Bay families as they celebrate. Enjoy the celebrations and get some ideas for your little one’s next party! For this week’s party, Kelly, Cameron’s mom shares, BIRTHDAYS ARE SO IMPORTANT IN OUR HOUSE BECAUSE WE GET TO CELEBRATE THE GROWTH […]
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Do you have your Halloween costumes picked out yet? My daughter asked to be Izzy from Disney Jr’s, Jake & the Never Land Pirates this year for Halloween. I couldn’t stand the sight of the $20+ costumes that looked like they’d fall apart after one use, so I decided to make her costume instead! I […]
A few months ago, I started seeing chatter about something called the KonMari Method and its creator, Marie Kondo. I gathered – correctly – that it was a way to organize your belongings. Interesting, I thought. We could use a clean-up. But we’re not quite trapped in an episode of Hoarders, either. Then I came across […]
My kid is a great artist! And by great, I mean prolific – every single day he brings home from the gym with new pages meticulously colored. Then there’s the library crafts he does on a weekly basis. And his Sunday school designs. Plus, the creative projects he makes with his Oma a couple of […]