Maryland legalized the use of medical marijuana last year, just in time for my first surgery.  As I have had a terrible reaction to narcotics in the past, I thought it would be perfect for pain management post procedure.  Sadly, I was wrong.  This post contains commissioned links, and by reading beyond this point, you agree to my updated privacy information found here.

I have to go through my empties periodically and talk about the stuff that I love.  Some of my favorite things have changed, and some of my ...

From the girl with no scale, here is my month two Intermittent Fasting update...and it really isn't that exciting-sadly.  I am using int...

Actually, it has been about seven months at this point since I had my prophylactic mastectomy.  The last surgery was in January for the reco...

Last night we took the kids to see Detective Pikachu!! We are Pokémon fans in our house, and if you follow me on Instagram , you saw my son ...

For the last two years, I have traveled to a conference for weird internet-people just like me.  We laugh, we learn, we eat and drink too m...

Epic review for an epic movie. I'll be blunt. Avengers: Endgame is the best superhero movie ever made. Avengers: Endgame is the ...

When you are a mom, mornings are busy. Trying to get everyone dressed, packed for school, fed, and out the door in time is challenging. I...

Do you travel?  A lot?  Or just with kids, so it seems like a lot?  HA!  Me too.  About a year ago, my husband got a free trial of something...

For this collaboration with King Arthur Flour, I needed to enlist our family pro...Dr. Daddy.  Many years ago, before my mother died, she...

We are so excited for this new Toy Story Movie.  It is one of our family favorite franchises, and I am so excited to share the new informati...

Do you love live theater?  Do you live in the Washington DC area?  If so, I have a giveaway for you!  A Bronx Tale on March 26 at 7:30 pm!  ...

This review is by my hubs, all opinions are his own...obviously. How does Marvel keep doing it? How can they take character after chara...

I have been doing this intermittent fasting thing for about a month consistently. I haven’t taken any days off, and it’s been pretty easy. I...

Does your family love a trip to the pizzeria or the local Chinese restaurant? I know mine does. You just have to be a little inventive and...

Ok guys, the Lego Movie 2 . We saw it, we laughed, and the hubs cried.  Not because it was sad, because we have loved this franchise so much...

Ok guys, I am sitting here on day 7 post op for my foobs, and doing great. I’m hesitant to even say that because this hasn’t been an easy j...

I have eaten some fabulous meals all over the world: from a holes in the wall in Amsterdam, to fine dining with an interesting take on clas...

Yeah, yeah, I know it's a crazy title.  But both will be true!  I finally am at an end (hopefully) of this mastectomy journey.  I will f...

Whew!  It's almost over, but I can't really breathe yet.  Not until after Christmas.  Why?  All three of my kids have birthdays bet...

It’s almost the holiday time, the perfect time of year to take amazing candid pictures of your kids, and I am sharing my two go-to apps to m...

You guys, I am so SO excited!  W oody, Buzz,  and the rest of the toys are back for an all-new adventure in “Toy Story 4,” welcoming new fri...

If you read my last post, you know that a month ago I had a prophylactic double mastectomy.  For those of you who don't know what that i...

We were lucky enough to be invited to an early screening of The Nutcracker and the Four Realms this week, and I was blown away.  Originally,...

I have been MIA for awhile, and I have a good reason...I had a double mastectomy.  Don't worry, I don't have cancer!  I did this as ...

Fall! It is a wonderful time to take some family pictures, right? The weather isn't too hot, and there a re so many outdoor activit...

Life can get pretty crazy, mom life... right?!  We can become so busy to the point where we get to the end of the week and realize 7 whole ...

We have had our old mattress for 10 years, and it was time to go.  Mattresses are expensive, and we found that spending thousands of dollars...

I spent the weekend scouring the natural and organic products expo to bring you some of my FAVORITES.  There were a lot, so this is really h...

I am headed to a trade show (Natural Products Expo), and I am always looking for new, and improved, natural and organic products.  Things th...

Clothes are expensive!  No kidding, and as much as I love some Target, I get really tired of buying clothes that don't last.  That or th...

Please excuse this departure from my norm, I really feel the need to put some of these feelings down.  All parents have wishes and hopes fo...

Do you have unicorn crazy kids like me?  I have rounded up some of my favorite unicorn finds, just for you.  Every one of these magical unic...