by Nicole Etolen | May 30, 2012 | Fashion
Even though it’s sweltering hot here in the Poconos today, and hoodies are the furthest thing from my mind, the summer months do bring some cool nights. I know Jacob will need something to keep him warm on those nights, but a sweatshirt is usually overkill....
by Nicole Etolen | May 29, 2012 | Books
I actually read On Demon Wings (Experiment in Terror #5) the very day Karina Halle sent it to me for review, but then all that crazy medical junk came up and I just realized I never finished writing my review. Slap my hand for that, I feel awful about it!...
by Nicole Etolen | May 29, 2012 | Kids & Family
Sidewalk chalk is a huge favorite in our household, both for Jacob and for me. Hey, I get to be a kid sometimes too, right? We’ve been playing with it since he was old enough to hold it in his hands. I taught him the ABCs, sight words, and more with little more...
by Nicole Etolen | May 28, 2012 | Books, Summer Reading
To me, summer has always been about catching up on all those books I didn’t have time to read during the rest of the year (and I have a TON to catch up on, due to health issues these past few months). As a kid and teenager, it was time to read what I wanted to...
by Nicole Etolen | May 27, 2012 | Gift Ideas
Memorial Day is a day set aside to honor the men and women who gave their lives fighting for the United States. I come from a huge military family, so it’s an important day to me. My second-to-youngest cousin is currently serving in the Marines. His two older...
by Nicole Etolen | May 25, 2012 | Entertainment
Part of Jane Rizzoli’s background story includes almost getting killed by serial killer Charles Hoyt. While the actual event happened before the start of the show, we did get to see most of what happened in flashbacks, and it wasn’t pretty. At the end of...
by Nicole Etolen | May 24, 2012 | Kids & Family
Jacob loves personalized stuff, especially stuff that gives him a place to put yet more stuff, and believe me, he has an enormous amount of stuff (I do love seeing how many times I can use the same word in a sentence!). Personalized bags and other goodies are awesome,...
by Nicole Etolen | May 24, 2012 | Gift Ideas
Welcome to the 2012 Father’s Day Gift Guide hosted by Blog It Forward! Pretty Opinionated is thrilled to be part of this event. If you are looking for great gift ideas for dad then you came to the right place! Men are so hard to buy for aren’t they?! We...
by Nicole Etolen | May 23, 2012 | Health & Beauty
I am loving this new “get a box of goodies for a low price” thing that’s going on today. The premise is pretty awesome: you pay a relatively low price and get a box of full-size and samplers for products you may not know about. KLUTCHclub is one of...
by Nicole Etolen | May 22, 2012 | Health & Beauty
As far as I know, I’m not really a snorer. If I am, my boyfriend is way too polite to tell me (and I’ll thank him to keep it that way!). My mom claims I am, but I think she’s just crazy. However, I do suffer from sinus congestion, which makes it a...