by Nicole Etolen | Nov 10, 2014 | Health & Beauty
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for MedImmune. I received product samples to facilitate my review as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation. World Prematurity Day on November 17th is an important day to...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 8, 2014 | Gift Ideas, Kids & Family
We received these cool low-tech gifts for kids with big imaginations for review. All opinions are my own. Tis the season to wrack your brain over what to get your almost-pre-teen kid! I really miss the toddler years. My son was SO much easier to buy for then....
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 6, 2014 | Recipes to Make, Yummy
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sargento. All opinions are 100% mine. With Thanksgiving just a couple of weeks away, it’s time to start thinking side dishes! My aunt always makes an amazing corn casserole that I just love. When I was thinking about...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 5, 2014 | Health & Beauty
We all have those days where our regular morning beauty routine just isn’t going to happen. You know what I’m talking about, right? The days that the alarm clock somehow forgets to go off (certainly NOT because YOU forgot to set it!), your kids lose their...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 5, 2014 | Books
Like most kids his age, Jacob is a massive Minecraft fan. A couple of weeks ago, Wiley, the publishing company behind the fabulous”For Dummies” series, asked if I wanted to check out some of their newest Minecraft books. Uh, yeah! For sure! Actually, Jacob...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 4, 2014 | Pets
Let’s talk shedding, shall we? Anyone with a furry pet (versus the real-hair dogs and those, um, unique hairless cats) knows what I’m talking about right away. My dogs and cats are among the great loves of my life, but wow, they shed a lot. With...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 4, 2014 | Random
“This review and giveaway was made possible by Double Duty Divas and Dreft. I received product free of charge, but all opinions are 100% mine.” When Jacob was born, my mom insisted that had to wash all his clothes before he could wear them. Not only that, but we...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 3, 2014 | Health & Beauty
I’ve talked a lot about my hair over the years here at Pretty Opinionated. Mostly about how it’s crazy thick and out of control. In the comment section of those posts, many of you said you wished you had that problem; that you were dealing with the...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 3, 2014 | Books
Drew DiPalma feels like he’s living a lie. He’s had it with his Hollywood persona, the high-maintenance women, and his sleazy agent. To escape the madness, he flees to a tourist town he’d often visited as a child. He never expected to find love on...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 1, 2014 | Blogging
Although NaNoWriMo technically stands for National Novel Writing Month, it’s really a month to inspire writers of any kind to get ahead. In the past, November was just the worst possible month for me to embark on a challenge like this. Between managing the Santa...
