by Nicole Etolen | Dec 10, 2015 | Gift Ideas
Today’s holiday gift ideas post focuses on the most challenging age group of all: the tween! Ah, the tween. The magical, wonderful tween. Gotta love that age group, right? Jacob is now officially a tween boy, which makes him pretty much impossible to shop for!...
by Nicole Etolen | Dec 9, 2015 | Yummy
If you consider Thanksgiving the start of the holiday season like I do, we’re just about halfway to THE holidays right about now. By “the” holidays, you know what I mean! The giant ones. The bake all month long, clean your house for parties, shop...
by Nicole Etolen | Dec 9, 2015 | Gift Ideas
Let the holiday countdown madness begin! Today I’m sharing a few of my favorite original holiday gift ideas for her: the moms, grandmothers, aunts and other special women in your life that are on your list. I am having SUCH a hard time coming up with gift ideas...
by Nicole Etolen | Dec 8, 2015 | Fashion
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Payless for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. The other night, as I walked into Payless for my final shopping trip for this series, I had one goal in mind: buy something outside my neutral comfort zone. I absolutely...
by Nicole Etolen | Dec 4, 2015 | Entertainment, Gift Ideas, Kids & Family
The Minions movie is releasing on Blu-Ray, DVD, and Digital HD on Tuesday, December 8th, just in time for the holiday season. Jake and I missed out on seeing it in theaters, so we’ve been anxiously awaiting the DVD release. We were super happy when we got...
by Nicole Etolen | Dec 3, 2015 | Books
Anna Avery has a new story and GORGEOUS, brand new covers! Taming the Wolf Buy on Amazon Attacked by a wolf while hiking, Anna Avery’s life just got a little hairier. Living in the Big Horn mountains in Wyoming, with a group of werewolves who are more...
by Nicole Etolen | Dec 2, 2015 | Books
Ready for some help with your holiday shopping? Stock up those new kindles or get some paperbacks for under the tree. Support these Indie authors for your book buying needs. Learn all about Indie BookFest which takes place in Orlando October 7, 8, & 9 2016 Click...
by Nicole Etolen | Dec 2, 2015 | For the Home
I have such mixed feelings about Christmas decorating this year. Honestly, I don’t have a lot of surface space left in my house for all my random cute stuff. The mantle is covered with photos. I have two end tables, a small shelf for the phone and a book shelf....
by Nicole Etolen | Dec 2, 2015 | Entertainment, Yummy
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of TruMoo Chocolate Milk. All opinions are 100% mine. Winter in the Poconos is typically incredibly cold and harsh. Last year was the coldest on record. We even had a snow storm before Thanksgiving! While this year has...
by Nicole Etolen | Dec 1, 2015 | Pets, Social Good
In honor of Giving Tuesday, I have another great post from Morris the Cat today to help inspire you to give back to hungry kitties everywhere. I think this is also the perfect opportunity to introduce my own new kitty, Alex the Great. Up until about a week ago, Alex...
