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 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 10, 2017 | Kids & Family, Health & Beauty
This post reflects a compensated editorial partnership with Voices for Healthy Kids, a joint initiative of the American Heart Association and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Think PE in schools isn’t important? Think again! Our kids learn so many important life...
by Nicole Etolen | Mar 31, 2017 | Health & Beauty
This post is brought to you by vitafusion™ and L’il Critters™. All opinions are my own. If there’s one thing we parents know, it’s that even the most well thought out, “accounted for everything,” beyond best-laid plans can get blown to...
by Nicole Etolen | Mar 30, 2017 | Health & Beauty
As someone who has struggled with difficulty sleeping most of my life, I find sleep disorders incredibly fascinating. Partially because I have been searching for what makes my own sleep so dysfunctional, and partly because I think it’s just astounding how...
by Nicole Etolen | Mar 28, 2017 | Health & Beauty
I am in the worst “funk” of my life. Seriously, I have to really force myself to even get moving lately. The last year has been just plain awful. It started in February of 2016 when we had to put Tasha, our German Shepherd, to sleep. She was 14 and we knew...
by Nicole Etolen | Mar 22, 2017 | Health & Beauty
Have I ever told you about my fascination with nail art? It’s kind of bizarre, really, because I am a nail biter, so I can’t even paint my nails a solid color without calling attention to the fact that they’re practically just little stubs. Still, I...
by Nicole Etolen | Mar 7, 2017 | Health & Beauty
I am participating in an Ambassador program on behalf of Influence Central and hosted by the makers of Bayer® Aspirin. I have received compensation to thank me for my participation. All opinions expressed are my own. Can carrying one extra small thing in your...
by Nicole Etolen | Feb 28, 2017 | Health & Beauty
This post is brought to you by Simple Sugars and The Motherhood. All opinions are my own. Tired of slathering on fifty products a day to deal with your problem skin? You’re going to love Simple Sugars! It’s a one-step solution to banishing problem skin!...
by Nicole Etolen | Feb 13, 2017 | Health & Beauty
This post was sponsored by Give Kids A Smile as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. Your child’s smile is a powerful thing. It can lift you out of even the deepest funk, brighten up the...