by Nicole Etolen | May 5, 2017 | Books, What to Read
Last year around this time, I did a fun reading challenge post called Around the World in 80 Books. Since then, it’s been one of my most popular posts on Pinterest. I thought, since so many people seem interested in traveling through literature, it would be fun...
by Nicole Etolen | May 2, 2017 | Yummy, Recipes to Make
Feeling like chicken tonight but don’t have time to cook an elaborate dish? Instant Pot to the rescue! With these 21 Instant Pot chicken recipes, you can plan dinner for a whole month! You can make pretty much anything in these babies…or so I’m told....
by Nicole Etolen | May 1, 2017 | Gift Ideas
How do you choose a Mother’s Day gift for a mom who is notoriously impossible to shop for, like my own mom? Three times a year (her birthday, Mother’s Day and Christmas), my brother calls and asks “what should I get mom?” She lives with me,...
by Nicole Etolen | Apr 25, 2017 | Pets
This post is sponsored by Wellness® and the BlogPaws® Pet Influencer Network™. I am being compensated for helping share the availability of Wellness Complete Health and NEW Complete Health Grain Free Cat Food available at PetSmart, but I only share information I feel...
by Nicole Etolen | Apr 21, 2017 | Health & Beauty
Guess what? It’s almost summer! No, really, the little sunshine smiley on my calendar confirmed it. It’s kind of hard to believe, given how chilly it is outside right now. I’m sitting here in fleece jammies with a snuggie wrapped around my shoulders...
by Nicole Etolen | Apr 20, 2017 | Kids & Family
A few weeks ago, when I partnered with Polaroid to review their new Snap Touch Camera, I decided that rather than keeping it all to myself, I’d hand it over to my son. He’s almost 12 and responsible enough to take care of it. His father is a pro photog, as...
by Nicole Etolen | Apr 17, 2017 | Health & Beauty
This post is brought to you by the Urgent Care Association of America (UCAOA). All opinions are my own. Urgent care vs. the ER: how do you know where to go? It’s something I’ve found myself trying to figure out a few times, and more than once I made the...
by Nicole Etolen | Apr 14, 2017 | Gift Ideas
Is there anything more exciting than you first Mother’s Day? For me, after spending six years trying to conceive, that first holiday was magical. Whether you’re looking for gift ideas for a brand new mom or celebrating Mother’s Day with an expecting...
by Nicole Etolen | Apr 13, 2017 | Books, Kids & Family
This post is sponsored by Workman Publishing. All opinions are my own. Can you believe that school is almost out for summer? We had quite a few snow days, so my son’s last day is sometime in mid-June, but I have family in the midwest that gets out as...
by Nicole Etolen | Apr 12, 2017 | Books
From USA Today Bestselling Author Olivia Hardin, for the first time ever, three Rawley Family Romances plus a bonus short all in one collection… and it’s just 99 cents for a short time! Start the continuing saga of love, life, family & friends…...