by Nicole Etolen | May 25, 2016 | Back to School, Kids & Family
Jacob is moving up to middle school next school year and I’m spending the summer doing a few things to help him prepare. It’s a pretty big change. He’ll be going from having two teachers to having one for every single subject. He’ll be meeting...
by Nicole Etolen | May 24, 2016 | Pets
This post is sponsored by Pet Health Network® and the BlogPaws® Pet Influencer Network™. I am being compensated to help create awareness for the importance of the IDEXX SDMA™ kidney screening test for pets, but I only share information I feel is relevant to my...
by Nicole Etolen | May 23, 2016 | Fashion, Pets
Have you seen those cool t-shirt cat caves that have been blowing up the internet lately? I came across it on my Facebook feed a couple of months ago and just knew The Fuzz would love one. The concept is simple: you take a box and an old t-shirt and create a secret...
by Nicole Etolen | May 23, 2016 | Kids & Family
This is a sponsored post for which I’ve received free product and/or compensation, but the opinions are 100% my own. Want to get your kids really excited about summer reading and keep them active all season long? Take their favorite book and turn it into a literary...
by Nicole Etolen | May 23, 2016 | Books
“Schism” is the first book in a new dystopian trilogy that tells a tale of survival, of good versus evil, and of constructing a future with only memories of childhood. A government-created virus is accidentally released before testing is complete and...
by Nicole Etolen | May 23, 2016 | Books
A silent call for help began the friendship between two children. A bond unlike any other kept them together. Finn was just a kid when he first heard Snow’s voice inside his head, two children in need of a friend and finding one in mysterious strangers. Never meeting...
by Nicole Etolen | May 20, 2016 | Entertainment
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Finest Hours. All opinions are 100% mine. In 1952, the U.S. Coast Guard embarked on one of their most daring and extraordinary rescues in their history, when a massive winter storm ripped apart an oil tanker off...
by Nicole Etolen | May 20, 2016 | Lifestyle
I am the mom of an only child. Guess what? I’m fine with that! I don’t regret not having more babies or giving my son a ton of siblings. I don’t lament on an unfulfilled life, an unrealized dream of filling the house with the pitter patter of tiny...
by Nicole Etolen | May 19, 2016 | Lifestyle, Inspirational Quotes
With the weather outside feeling more like late fall than late spring, I figured we could all use a few fun quotes about summer to remind us that warmer days are coming. They are, right? I mean, my kid is still wearing a heavy coat to the bus stop in the morning! This...
by Nicole Etolen | May 18, 2016 | Yummy
If you’re as big a fan of Shark Tank as I am, chances are you’ve heard of Pipcorn. They were on the 100th episode of the show and scored a deal with Barbara Corcoran for $200k for 20%. They were also recently showcased in a Beyond the Tank episode, where...
