by Nicole Etolen | Sep 8, 2015 | For the Home
Does this sound at all familiar? You spent half of August pouring over all those beautiful Halloween crafts on Pinterest and blogs, pinning away and thinking “I’m so going to try that this year!” You buy the pumpkins and pool noodles (for wreath...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 8, 2015 | Back to School, Tech Time
Can you believe I’m the mom of a 5th grader? I can’t! Jacob was in 1st grade when I started Pretty Opinionated! Back then, I wasn’t even thinking about things like after-school activities, cell phones and letting him walk home from the bus stop. Now,...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 3, 2015 | Pets
My boyfriend’s sister and her family lost their beautiful Greyhound, Howdy, yesterday. My heart is completely broken for them. He was a beautiful, sweet boy and they loved him beyond words. I wanted to do something to honor him. A simple picture and condolences...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 3, 2015 | Back to School
Remember last week, I told you how I was just finishing up back to school lunch supplies for my super picky eater? Well, I’m done…I think! You never know, I could see something else that he absolutely needs down the line. For now, though, I’m...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 3, 2015 | Health & Beauty
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Serta. All opinions are 100% mine. Back in July, I told you about how I kissed those sheep goodbye with my Serta Perfect Sleeper. At that point, I’d been sleeping on my Serta® Fitzpatrick Super Pillowtop Plush...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 2, 2015 | Back to School
This post is brought to you by Schick®. All opinions are my own. Now that most college students are back in school, it’s time to start thinking about care packages! I loved getting those little boxes when I was away at college. While there are so many routes you...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 2, 2015 | Back to School
Last week I told you all about how important it is to collect Box Tops for Education, and how easy they are to find at Walmart. I also shared with you some of my own issues with remembering to actually send them in to Jacob’s school. This year, I’m trying...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 1, 2015 | For the Home
I’ve been in such a “make over my house” mood lately. I looked around the other day and said “this house is SO boring!” I don’t know what’s gotten into me. Since Jacob is back in school, I figure I have a teeny bit of extra time on my hands. Maybe, just maybe, I can...
by Nicole Etolen | Aug 31, 2015 | Blogging
So sorry, guys, I skipped August! It was a crazy month! I’m back, though, with loads of great writing prompts & blog post ideas for September! I know it’s another crazy month, since it’s back to school season for most of us. I’ll get right...
by Nicole Etolen | Aug 31, 2015 | Back to School, Kids & Family
This post is brought to you by Tyson®. All opinions are my own. Want to help make a huge difference for your school with just a click of a button? Nominate them for a chance to win $1,000 worth of extra Tyson Project A+™ labels! Remember last week I told you all about...
