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How Pet Owners Can Save A Fortune!

May 8, 2018 by Alison Leave a Comment

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FortunaForAll #CollectiveBias #cbias   My name is Alison and there are six dogs and three cats in my household. Now some of you are saying whoa…that’s a lot of animals running around, and you’re right. We didn’t start […]

Filed Under: Contests, Pets, Saving $$ Tagged With: cat food, Dog Food, PetSmart, Purina, rebate, Sweepstakes

Meal Prep and Food Storage Tips and Tricks for Beginners

May 31, 2017 by Alison 8 Comments

This is a sponsored post for SheSpeaks/Rubbermaid®.   Summer’s here which means this mama’s cup runneth over. For real – between horse shows, marching band (yes practice for that starts pretty much the minute school’s out for summer), fundraising for a non-profit that I sit on the board for, my blog and my LuLaRoe business, […]

Filed Under: Contests, Giveaways, Helpful Hints, Recipes Tagged With: Food Storage, Meal Planning, Meal Prep

Say Yes To Summer!

May 30, 2017 by Alison Leave a Comment

Thank  you to Evite for sponsoring this post. All opinions and my love for a good party are 100% my own!  After what has basically been an eight month winter, we’re finally seeing some warmer temps here in the Pacific Northwest and boy it’s been a nice few days! Since we pretty much skipped spring, […]

Filed Under: Contests, Giveaways Tagged With: Celebrations, Parties, summer

All Tassel No Hassle: How To Throw A Hassle Free Graduation Party

April 28, 2017 by Alison Leave a Comment

Thank  you to Evite for sponsoring this post. All opinions and my love for a good party are 100% my own!  Congrats!!! You did it! You managed to get your offspring though years of school and activities and now it’s graduation time. Wow, that escalated quickly…so now what? Well it’s party time of course. What […]

Filed Under: Contests, DIY, Entertainment, Family Tagged With: Graduation, memory jar, Parties, Printables

Hair Care Tips for Teen Boys

January 17, 2017 by Alison 11 Comments

Most people are aware that I have a 14 year old, almost 15 year old son. My first born and my oldest child, he’s the one responsible for teaching me how to be a mother and raising him has been a pleasure, but now that he’s a teenager, in high school, I’m finding that I […]

Filed Under: Beauty, Contests, Giveaways, Helpful Hints, Kids, Product Reviews Tagged With: Boys, hair care, Men, Sweepstakes, Teens

My Less Than Stellar Proposal and Evite’s Wedding Photo Contest

January 15, 2017 by Alison 6 Comments

Who’s married out there? Getting married? Weddings are a lot of work, but they’re also worth every second of it. There are few days in ones life that are more important, special, or memorable than ones wedding day. One that probably comes in a close second is the big proposal. Mine is not one of […]

Filed Under: Contests, Family, Humor, My Life Chronicles Tagged With: engagement, Sweepstakes, Wedding planning, weddings

Ways To Spend More Quality Time With Pets

January 11, 2017 by Alison 15 Comments

This post is sponsored by Swiffer® and the BlogPaws® Pet Influencer Network™. I am being compensated to help share information about Swiffer products for pet parents, but we only share information we feel is relevant to our readers. Swiffer is not responsible for the content of this article.   Let’s dish…what did you resolve to […]

Filed Under: Contests, Giveaways, Helpful Hints, Pets, Product Reviews Tagged With: cats, cleaning tips, Dogs

Dinner & A Show – Medieval Times Orlando

January 2, 2017 by Alison 24 Comments

Remember that vacation I mentioned taking around Thanksgiving? It was awesome, but then we came home and being just a few weeks from Christmas and New Years, needless to say things got a little chaotic so I did an absolutely horrible time about sharing about the actual trip. For that I apologize, but it does […]

Filed Under: Contests, Entertainment, Family, Giveaways, Travel Tagged With: dinner, Florida, Medieval Times, Orlando

My Amazing Teen – Go Big or Go Home

October 23, 2016 by Alison Leave a Comment

  Teenagers often get a bad rap. Today’s generation of teens get accused of being selfish, lazy and entitled. But I think that there are people of all generations that exhibit those qualities. In fact, I think…no, I’ve seen, that a lot of teens today are the most driven, compassionate, and hard working kids you’d […]

Filed Under: Contests, Family, Giveaways, Healthy Living, Kids, My Life Chronicles Tagged With: inspiration, teenagers

They Made A Show About My Life – Moms Totally Deserve #BetterThings

September 20, 2016 by Alison 11 Comments

Momming is tough. Am I right? There’s not a handbook and I find myself saying things that I could have never fathomed would come out of my mouth because let’s face it, kids are weird. They do weird things, they ask questions that nobody should ever ask another person (but heck, they don’t know any […]

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My name is Alison. My favorite color is glitter. I love tattoos and finding ways to simplify life. Life with my husband, two children, five dogs, three cats, and lots of miniature horses is never boring but I still find the time to advocate for brands that I love and share my life, helpful hints, and a laugh or two with my amazing fans! Read More…

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