by Nicole Etolen | Jun 28, 2012 | Pets
One of my favorite guest posts, as well as one of my favorite interviews ever done on Pretty Opinionated came from the Good Dogma Company, a sponsor in my Loving Your Pet giveaway. I first connected with Lisa of Good Dogma back when her dog, Bo, did a guest post for...
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 28, 2012 | Entertainment
The temperatures have been all over the place so far this summer, and we’ve had some insanely hot days already. While I’d love to pack my son up and take him to the pool as soon as the temperatures reach above 80, it’s just not financially feasible...
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 26, 2012 | Entertainment
Jacob and I didn’t have a chance to see Chimpanzee in theaters, so we’re really looking forward to the August 21st release of the Disney Blu-ray™ Combo Pack. I especially love that Disneynature will be donating a portion of first-Week Sales to the Jane...
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 26, 2012 | Books
We are a celebrity-obsessed society. We have been since the Golden Age of Hollywood, and we probably always will be. I’m sure there is some deep psychological and sociological reason behind it, like we are so inundated with horrible news all the time that we...
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 26, 2012 | Entertainment
Dora is heading back to Mermaid Kingdom to help little Maribel find her mommy in Dora the Explorer: Dora’s Rescue in Mermaid Kingdom. Remember years ago when Dora helped the mermaids defeat the guy who was dumping trash into the ocean and polluting their home?...
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 25, 2012 | Kids & Family
Jacob just turned 7 on the 14th of this month, but he’s always been a little ahead when it comes to reading and learning, so when I was given the chance to choose a GeoSafari item from the Educational Insights website, I knew right away the GeoSafari Laptop Ages...
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 25, 2012 | Yummy
Last night, I was really craving something chocolately, but I didn’t feel like running to the store to grab something. I found a site, SuperCook, that lets you plug in the ingredients you have on hand, and it returns a list of everything you can make with those...
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 25, 2012 | Books
Bitten Shame (Book 2 of the Bend-Bite-Shift Trilogy) Jill Prescott returned from self-imposed seclusion to help save her best friend Devan’s life. Throwing herself into Devan’s problems and bringing an evil organization to its knees might just be the distraction she...
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 24, 2012 | For the Home
Granite Gold was one of my sponsors during the Backyard Blast giveaway event, but I didn’t have a chance to try out their products before the event went live. I originally thought that the counters in my one bathroom were made of real granite, but turns out...
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 23, 2012 | Entertainment
I recently had the opportunity to host a Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters party with Jacob and his friends. If you haven’t heard of it, Kaijudo is a brand new show on The Hub that tells the story of Ray, a young teenage boy who spends time in a parallel...
