by Nicole Etolen | Sep 25, 2017 | Kids & Family
Guys, I am SO depressed. My son, 12, has officially announced that he is done with trick or treating. He announced this last year and I begged him to give me just one more year. I wasn’t prepared. It came out of the blue! I needed closure…and one last good...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 19, 2017 | Back to School, Health & Beauty
I partnered with Lysol to share these things that healthy classrooms have in common. All opinions are my own. Back to school season may be just about over, but another busy season looms just over the horizon. I’m not talking about the holidays (although those...
by Nicole Etolen | Aug 29, 2017 | Kids & Family
Did you know that September 25th is Family Day? True story! While we should always try to spend as much time with our kids as possible, Family Day reminds us to take a break from our busy lives and really focus on bonding over fun activities together. I can’t think of...
by Nicole Etolen | Aug 16, 2017 | Fashion, Back to School, Health & Beauty
Back to school season is officially underway. If you’re ahead of the game, you already have your pencils and books, but what about this season’s hot new looks? Sorry, I couldn’t resist rhyming. Now you know why I don’t write poetry! Seriously, though, whether you’ve...
by Nicole Etolen | Aug 11, 2017 | Back to School
Heading back to campus? Don’t forget to take along these 5 essentials that save both time and space! Here we are, back to school season already! While my son still has a little under a month to stay up late and relax all day, most colleges start back before the...
by Nicole Etolen | Aug 9, 2017 | Back to School, Yummy
Breakfast doesn’t just fuel you up and give you energy for all of life’s adventures, it also sets the tone for the whole day. Think about how you feel when you grab something quick on the way out the door in a rush versus the times when you sit down with...
by Nicole Etolen | Aug 3, 2017 | Back to School, Kids & Family
If you’ve checked out any of my back to school posts so far this season, you may have noticed that I pulled my son from public school and enrolled him in cyber school for this year. It was a huge decision that, honestly, was a long time coming, and I wanted to...
by Nicole Etolen | Aug 2, 2017 | Back to School, Kids & Family
Wow, can you believe it’s already time to start your back to school shopping? It’s crazy, how fast the summer flies by, isn’t it? This year, my son starts cyber school, so my school supplies list is a little different than usual. Okay, a lot...
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 21, 2017 | Health & Beauty, Kids & Family
This is a sponsored post for which I’ve received free product and/or compensation, but the opinions are 100% my own. Guess what? School’s out for summer! You totally just sang that song in your head, didn’t you? No more 6AM alarm clocks and 7:05 mad dashes out...
by Nicole Etolen | Jun 13, 2017 | Books, Kids & Family
This post is sponsored by JIMMY Patterson Books. All opinions are my own. No one wants to raise a bully. At least I like to hope that’s the case! I can’t imagine a mom looking down into her sweet newborn’s face and softly murmuring “I hope you...
