by Nicole Etolen | Sep 21, 2015 | Pets
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Beneful Brand Dog Food. All opinions are 100% mine. Happy National Dog Week! To celebrate, I’m sharing a little about what makes my dogs special to me every day of the year! In our house, every week is...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 18, 2015 | Social Good
The smallest acts of kindness can make the biggest impacts of all. Martin Richard knew that, and I’m happy to be part of Social Good Mom’s campaign to spread Martin’s acts of kindness. Martin was an 8-year-old boy with a beautiful spirit, tragically...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 18, 2015 | Lifestyle
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Cooper Tire for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. While summer was a time of road trips and leisurely vacations, fall means back to school and back to business for you and your car. I use my car more between...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 16, 2015 | Lifestyle
If you’re planning a Halloween party, you’ll need a way to let people know they’re invited, right? Now, you could go the new-fashioned route and just e-vite everyone, but where’s the fun in that? Sometimes a good old-fashion invite through the...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 15, 2015 | Books, Kids & Family
Today I’m sharing a great post from Jennifer Schreiber, the author of Monday at Jelly Roll Dog Park, a brand new kids book that teaches kids about bullying through lovable characters and beautiful illustrations. I’ll let the author herself tell you a bit...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 14, 2015 | Pets
Morris the Cat, everyone’s favorite 9Lives’ celebricat, is back on Pretty Opinionated, and today he’s sharing advice (and spreading some love) for all you kitties out there who haven’t quite figured out how to train your humans yet! Fur-moms...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 12, 2015 | Fashion
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Filene’s Basement. All opinions are 100% mine. If you live in the Northeast, visited our region or even watched TV shows that take place in the major cities here, chances are you’ve heard of...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 11, 2015 | Books
After a whirlwind romance and quick marriage to her prince charming, Mae feels like the walls of her lavish paradise are closing in on her. Just when she’s given a little breathing room, her world comes crashing down. In Beck’s eyes, no measure is too extreme to...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 10, 2015 | Books
Minecraft modding. Two words that send shivers down my spine and make me run for cover. It started innocently. Jacob asked me to add a mod to his game about two years ago. I modded the heck out of my Sims games and thought “it can’t be that hard!”...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 9, 2015 | Health & Beauty
I almost called this post “Hair Hacks” instead of “hair tricks.” I just couldn’t do it though. I DESPISE the word “hacks.” With a fiery passion. FIERY. PASSION. It’s a buzz word that the internet came up with, it’s not really used properly and it’s...
