When life hands you lemons, make lemon water! We all know we are supposed to drink water throughout the day. Do you know how much is the recommended amount? According to the Mayo Clinic, it used to be about 8 glasses of water each day. But new research has shown that because that wasn't a one size fits all, it's best to "try to drink between half an ounce and an ounce of water for each pound ...
Mother’s Day Gift Guides
Woah. How is it almost May? It's been a minute since I made a post on here. I have been working on my Etsy shop, The Lapis Boutique, creating new tshirts and gifts for Mother's Day. Have you checked out my shop?April showers have been hitting us hard here in Nashville...so there better be some awesome flowers that bloom in May! Also, it's that time of year where this meme is going around...and I ...
5 Tips to Save Money Shopping Online
Let's talk about ways to save money...because we never seem to have enough of it, and our kids are constantly wanting new toys, Roblox Robux, FortNite VBucks, Hot Wheels, clothes and shoes. Who can blame them, right? We took away their social calendar the past year. But with all of us being at home, my husband included, means that our grocery bill is considerably bigger since we are eating at home ...
One Box at a Time
*This is a sponsored post by Moving Solutions. All opinions are my own* For starters, I will tell you that I have moved A LOT in my life. Like, A LOT. When I was just 3 months old, we moved from Chicago to Omaha, NE. When I was 6, we moved back to the Chicago suburb of Lisle. When my parents got divorced, my mom needed to move us closer to her work so she wouldn’t be ...
Screen Time During a Pandemic
*Please note, some of these are affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I may receive a small commission at no cost to you. This helps me support the blog and allows me to continue to make free content. I only recommend products I use and love. Thank you for your support! If you are like 150 million others in the US right now, you are facing cold weather, ice ...
Product Review – Nerf Gun Target Game
If you have kids with Nerf Guns, this post is for you! It has to be noted that I do not condone violence with Nerf Guns or weapon toys of any kind. And they can not shoot their Nerf Guns at each other, other people or pets. They know this before they play with them, and if they do not follow the rules, we DO take their Nerf Guns away. With that said, they received this Nerf Gun target game for ...
New Year, New Start
2020 is on its way out. (Bye, Felicia!) We may have unresolved resolutions that we didn't get to accomplish because, well, 2020. This year prohibited a lot of what we all wanted to do, so here's to hoping that 2021 is so much better! The activities are starting up again, school is starting back up next week, athletics, vacations, things are going to be returning to the "new" normal. So here's to ...
