Islands New Gremmie Menu (+ $100 Giveaway!)

This post is on the recently updated Islands Kid Menu offering healthier options for your little gremmies and I have two, yes, two, $100 gift cards to give away so you can take your family to check out the menu for yourself. Enter below! I have a soft spot in my heart for Islands Restaurant. … Continue reading Islands New Gremmie Menu (+ $100 Giveaway!)

Bringing Sexy Back To Parenting

Orange County Family Lawyer

I had a little chuckle when I saw our Sponsor, Orange County family lawyer, Darlynn Morgan‘s guest post title today and I was intrigued to find out how family estate planning could bring sexy back to parenting. But I have to say, she makes a very compelling argument. Make sure to read to the end of the post to get the info on her three free workshops this month.

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Bringing Sexy Back to Parenting 

“I’ll admit it. I was never a huge Ashton Kutcher fan until I watched his acceptance speech from the Nickelodeon Teen Choice Awards.

If you haven’t watched the clip yet, take the 4 minutes to do it. You won’t regret it. (This is Jen talking now – seriously – WATCH IT! I got the chills. Amazing message.)

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I’ll Get Right to the Point

My daughter started 2nd grade today so I thought it fitting to do a post on these adorable personalized pencils from Go Hobo in honor of our official back to school day. These fun Go Hobo personalized pencils found on Etsy come in sets of five for $6 and can be personalized with any saying of… Continue reading I’ll Get Right to the Point

Sweet Serta Sale

I wanted to share this sweet Serta Labor Day sale going on this weekend for anyone in the market to buy a new mattress! I am proud Serta brand ambassador and have been fortunate enough to receive complimentary mattresses for my family which we have been sleeping on blissfully for the past two years. My husband… Continue reading Sweet Serta Sale

No One Thinks It Could Happen to Them

Protect Yourself from Home Burglary

Almost 6 years on my birthday our home was burglarized. This post is on tips on how to protect yourself from home burglary based on things I learned going through the experience. Twice.

What are the chances?! My family’s home was burglarized when I was 11 and then my own family’s home was burglarized as an adult.

No one was home, or hurt, either time, which was the most important thing, but once you are the victim of a crime like this, you are never quite the same. Which is why I wanted to write this post – in the hopes that some of these tips on how to protect yourself from home burglary might keep it from happening to one of you.

The truth is, no one thinks it could happen to them. I see neighbors leave windows wide open when they are not home, and I cringe, because I know, it can happen.

I am going to share my most important tip first. Please do this today, like after reading this post…

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