by Nicole Etolen | Apr 28, 2015 | Books
With the weather finally warming up, it’s time to start thinking summer reading! Are you looking forward to relaxing on a beach or in your back yard with a good book? I know I am! Today, I’m sharing a guest post from Hanging from the High Wire...
by Nicole Etolen | Apr 27, 2015 | Lifestyle, Mother's Day
This post is brought to you by Hallmark. All opinions are my own. This Mother’s Day, Hallmark has issued a challenge that I absolutely love. They’re daring all of us to put our hearts to paper and really tell our moms what they mean to us. I’m not talking the simple...
by Nicole Etolen | Apr 27, 2015 | Gift Ideas, Health & Beauty, Mother's Day, Tips & Crafts
Remember when you were little and all mom wanted was a lovely DIY handmade gift from your heart? Well, that really hasn’t changed. Mother’s Day gifts from the heart are still the most meaningful of all. I’ve never been particularly good at drawing,...
by Nicole Etolen | Apr 24, 2015 | Gift Ideas, Mother's Day
Mother’s Day is coming up super fast, which means you have, oh, about two weeks left to finish up your shopping. At a loss for ideas? If your mom is the creative type, consider one of these Mother’s Day gifts for writers. As a girl who spends the...
by Nicole Etolen | Apr 23, 2015 | Kids & Family
I received complimentary SoCozy Professional Hair Products for kids in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. I’ve been looking for amazing hair products for my son for a while. I mean, I’ve found plenty that I love for my hair, but none...
by Nicole Etolen | Apr 23, 2015 | Pets
My dogs want me to tell you that while they received complimentary samples of Smart Cookie dog treats (and devoured every last one of them), all opinions belong to them. They also want me to tell you that any errors in dog-to-human translation are entirely my fault....
by Nicole Etolen | Apr 22, 2015 | Gift Ideas, Tech Time
Every year, I invest in one big (to me) purchase for my business. This year, it was an iPad Air. I went with last year’s model because it was like $150 cheaper and still did everything I needed to do. Still, at over $300, I found myself carrying it around as if...
by Nicole Etolen | Apr 21, 2015 | Lifestyle
Have you heard about Team SCA? They’re an amazing all-woman sailing crew competing in the Volvo Ocean Race, one of the world’s toughest sporting challenges. Over 250 female atheletes from all over the globe applied to be a part of Team SCA, but only 15...
by Nicole Etolen | Apr 21, 2015 | Social Good
This week is National Infertility Awareness Week, a cause that is very near and dear to me because I spent six years struggling with infertility. Even though it’s been almost ten years since I finally became a mom, I never forgot the pain of trying-and...
by Nicole Etolen | Apr 21, 2015 | Books
Author Jill Cooper just released her second novel in the Rewind Agency Series, Plugged and is currently writing the third novel, Detached. To celebrate her awesome YA series she decided to giveaway a fantastic Lit-Cube that is YA themed! If you haven’t heard of...