*This is a sponsored post. Thanks to Paul Mitchell for sponsoring this post! How do you give back during the holiday season? One of my favorite ways to give back is by donating to my local thrift store. Donations to the thrift store helps fund the food bank in my town! Another simple way to give back this season is by participating in Paul Mitchell's #GivingIsMySyle charitable campaign. Paul Mitchell is giving back this season by donating to six charities -- for every Twitter or Instagram post that includes the hashtag, #GivingIsMyStyle, the hair care Continue reading...
Feel Warmer with Sol Alpaca Giveaway
This post compensated by #SOLALPACA for my participation in the #FeelWarmer #ad campaign as part of the Mom It Forward Blogger Network. Have you started your holiday shopping yet? I haven't, but I've found something that I'm sure many of my friends would love! I recently was shipped a beautiful Sol Alpaca scarf straight from Peru! The scarf is just what I need now that the air is getting cooler here in New Jersey! The scarf is made from baby alpaca fibers and is super soft, silky and warm. I think it would be a lovely addition to any winter wardrobe -- with Continue reading...
Gallipot All Natural Skin Care Giveaway
Over the summer, I went to a fun blogger event at Bloomingdales in Short Hills, NJ. In my blogger goody bag was a jar of lavender whip body butter from Gallipot. As soon as I tried the product, I was in love! The handmade body butter is made with organic shea butter, organic coconut oil, avocado oil, essential oils of lavender, frankencense and myhrr and sweet almond oil. I love the delicious scent of this body butter and its moisturizing qualities! The product is made by Lidri Riveras and is sold through her Gallipot Etsy shop! Gallipot offers an all-natural gift set that comes Continue reading...
Flower Subscription Service from BloomsyBox
Thanks to BloomsyBox.com for sponsoring this post. I received a BloomsyBox bouquet and compensation in exchange for my review. All opinions expressed in this post are 100% my own. I recently received two dozen gorgeous red roses on my doorstep, and they weren’t from my husband. (Shhh!) No worries, though. My gorgeous blooms were from BloomsyBox.com. Bloomsy Box is a fun subscription service where you can enroll to receive a bouquet of single-variety blooms (no mixed bouquets) once a month! You can pay to receive a small, medium or large bouquet for $34.00 to $48.99 a month. You Continue reading...
Fall Antique and Vintage Decor for Your Home
*Thanks to AntiqueFarmhouse.com for sponsoring this post. All opinions expressed in this post are 100% my own. Now that we're into October, I am totally embracing fall! I love the beautiful autumn leaves, the crisp and cool air, pumpkins and beautiful colorful mums! So I am really interested in adding beautiful fall touches to my home! I recently discovered AntiqueFarmhouse.com, an online shop with many beautiful antique and vintage fall decor -- they have so many items that I'd love to feature in my home! I particularly love the embroidered feathers throw pillow. I love adding Continue reading...
Sweet Personalized Halloween Gifts
*Thanks to giftsforyounow.com for sponsoring this post. All opinions expressed in this post are 100% my own. Halloween is a sweet time of year, and it's not just because of the candy! I adore all the fun times I share with my family during the Halloween season -- there's the trick or treating together, fun autumn gatherings and fall decorating. I've put a little wish list together of items that I think will help make the Halloween season even more fun for me and my family! To welcome trick or treaters to our home, I love the look of a personalized Halloween doormat. I think Continue reading...
Rwanda Path to Peace Baskets at Macy’s
“This post is sponsored by Everywhere Agency; however, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.“ My family and I recently stayed at a local resort whose walls were decorated with beautiful, hand-woven African baskets. I was hoping to purchase one for my home, but was disappointed that none were for sale. So, I was thrilled just the other day when a gorgeous red and white basket from Macy’s Rwanda Path to Peace program arrived on my doorstep. Baskets like mine are sold in stores and online through Macy’s Rwanda Path to Peace program. Macy's sale of these baskets helps Continue reading...
4 Journals That Make Great Gifts
*This post contains affiliate links. With the holidays only a few months away, I thought I'd share something that I think makes a nice gift -- a journal! I have had a journal ever since I was a kid. I still have the journals I wrote in as a child, and they are so funny and interesting to read! I love keeping journals because they help me remember fun times and special moments that I might not otherwise remember! But after my twin daughters were born, I found it even harder to keep a traditional journal. I no longer have the time to fill pages with the day's events or just my Continue reading...
Essential Kitchen Tools
*This post contains affiliate links. My kitchen is a fairly small one, so I try not to stock it with too many kitchen tools. That means that the kitchen tools I have must work well! These are the tools I think any well-stocked kitchen should have. Enameled Cast-Iron Dutch Oven - I was lucky to find my Le Creuset dutch oven in my basement -- in an unopened box! It belonged to my mother in law, and it looks like she never used it. I use my dutch oven daily -- it can be used for soups and stews and even for pasta. My dutch oven is a boring brown -- I wish it was in a Continue reading...
Back to School Savings with Barnes & Noble Mastercard #BNschoolsavings
This post is sponsored by the Barnes & Noble MasterCard, powered by Barclaycard. All opinions are my own. My daughters and I love to read! For us, a fun day is to go to our local Barnes & Noble and shop for some books and magazines! Last week, we went to Barnes & Noble with a gift card that was given to me by Barnes & Noble Mastercard. We used the gift card to purchase books that my twin tween daughters will need for the school year. Saving on School Supplies My daughters will enter the seventh grade this September. In their school, they are required to read at least 20 Continue reading...