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The Best and Worst Things About The Fall Season

September 15, 2020 by Alison Leave a Comment

The famous early 2oth century poet John Keats called autumn the season on mists and mellow fruitfulness. Today, however, it’s probably better known as the season of pumpkin spice, Halloween decorations and walking down mist enshrouded high streets on a carpet of crunch rust-colored leaves. Every season, mother nature brings us a very different set […]

Filed Under: Holidays, Humor Tagged With: Fall

You Know Something Is Wrong When Camping Is The Least Scary Vacay Option

June 24, 2020 by Alison Leave a Comment

I love camping. Always have, but due to the current state of worldly events, it seems to have become insta-popular with the masses. People that previously would have barely considered “glamping” are now outdoorsy woods-people because that’s all there is to do beside stay in the house. I love my family but come on – […]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Family, Helpful Hints, Humor, Travel Tagged With: camping, Corona Virus, COVID-19, Safety, Vacation

Dealing With Teenage Defiance

April 6, 2020 by Alison Leave a Comment

Teenagers are amazing in so many ways. They an also be jerks. It’s really a love – hate relationship with my teenager and his teenage rebellion (which is honestly pretty tame in comparison to my 17 year old self, but shhh….don’t tell him that). My Chemical Romance stated that teenagers scared the living sh&t out […]

Filed Under: Family, Humor, Psychology Tagged With: defiance, Teens

What To Expect When Your Kid Hits Puberty

November 20, 2019 by Alison Leave a Comment

FFFUUUUNNNN let me tell you. Do you remember going to the stores to buy all the baby books that you could get your hands on? There’s one out there called “What To Expect When You’re Expecting”, and it’s a book that a lot of mothers are eager to read – and why not? It talks […]

Filed Under: Family, Helpful Hints, Humor, Kids Tagged With: growing up, parenting, puberty, teenagers, Teens

Congrats On Being An Adult! Here Are Some Things You Now Need!

November 18, 2019 by Alison Leave a Comment

There are many things things that you need as a child that is provided for you by parents, family and other adults. When you’re a child, you wish and wish to be an adult so that you can give yourself what you need. That is, until you get to adulthood and realize that the whole […]

Filed Under: Family, Helpful Hints, Humor Tagged With: adulting

What’s In My Bag? Back to School Edition

August 8, 2019 by Alison Leave a Comment

Back to School means no more time for laziness and and to be honest, I’m not entirely sure who this annual transition is harder for: the kids, parents or teachers. #ad #PilotPenBackToSchool #PowerToThePen @Target

Filed Under: Family, Helpful Hints, Humor, Kids, Organization, Product Reviews, Survival Tagged With: back to school, BTS, Bullet Journal, journaling, Organization, pens, school supplies

Stress: Are You Handling It Wrong?

May 18, 2019 by Alison Leave a Comment

How do you handle stress? Me? I handle it, by means of deflection, avoidance, and humor – all pretty common, but not really all that effective in the long run. They say a little bit of stress can be useful, but too many of us seem to have missed off the “little bit” part. I’ve […]

Filed Under: Family, Healthy Living, Helpful Hints, Humor, Psychology Tagged With: stress, stress management

When It’s All Gone to The Dogs – Just ChuckIt!

April 2, 2019 by Alison Leave a Comment

#MakeFetchHappen, #Chuckit @Chuckitfetchgames @Chuckit_toys #ad

Filed Under: Entertainment, Family, Humor, Pets, Product Reviews Tagged With: dog toys, Dogs, fetch, Pet Health, pet toys

My Picture Perfect Morning Routine

February 19, 2019 by Alison 1 Comment

“I’m just here to put the MESS in Domesticated”…Keep morning chaos to a minimum with @JimmyDean #SimpleScramblesAtWM #ad https://ooh.li/7c13fb0

Filed Under: Family, Helpful Hints, Humor, Kids, Product Reviews Tagged With: breakfast, eggs, keto friendly

Surviving Holiday Chaos With Kids

January 16, 2018 by Alison Leave a Comment

I have been compensated by JOHNSON’S® Baby for this post; however, I am sharing my own thoughts. All opinions are my own.   So the holidays seem to have snuck up on me again. Every year I say I’m going to be so prepared, and every year I wake up one morning confused and wondering […]

Filed Under: Family, Helpful Hints, Humor, Kids, Product Reviews, Survival

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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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