College Textbooks For Cheap ~ It's January. You know what that means - a new college semester. Personally, I loved the college experience. I loved all of the cool things to do, cool people to experience and all of the freedom. But there was one thing I really did NOT like about the whole college thing - the high cost of my college textbooks … [Read more...] about College Textbooks: How To Get Them For Cheap @textbookrentals #spon
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Where Would You Be Ten Years From Now?
Where Would You Be? If you could look ahead 10 years in your future, what would you like to see? Where would you be? Would you like for your life to be totally different? Or would you like it to be just the way it is no, save for a few years adjustments? … [Read more...] about Where Would You Be Ten Years From Now?
Inside Hoarders: An Interview With Matt Paxton @cluttercleaner #hoarders
Hoarders Matt Paxton Interview ~ Many of you know Matt Paxton from the hit A&E TV Show Hoarders. But what you may not know about Paxton is that he also runs a successful cleaning service called Clutter Cleaner. Over the past 9 years, Clutter Cleaner has tackled approximately 100 homes yearly. Matt Paxton was very cool to talk to {and very busy!} and he was very open and … [Read more...] about Inside Hoarders: An Interview With Matt Paxton @cluttercleaner #hoarders
Mike Iaconelli And Other Great Role Models
Mike Iaconelli and Other Great Role Models ~ Saturday, Oct. 13 my son and my nephew got to meet a few heroes of theirs. Casey Ashley, Marty Robinson, Gerald Swindle, Terry Scroggins, Kevin VanDam, and then their favorite Mike Iaconelli. If you have never heard these names, then you probably do not watch any fishing shows. … [Read more...] about Mike Iaconelli And Other Great Role Models
School Trip To Washington DC – Mommy Anxiety
School Trip To Washington DC ~ My 12 year old son John Austin will be going on his first out of state school trip to Washington DC this Thursday. I am very excited for him but I am also nervous. They are leaving the school at 5am and it takes 5 1/2 hours to get there. However, they are only staying one night and will be back Friday at 10pm. … [Read more...] about School Trip To Washington DC – Mommy Anxiety
ADHD and Your Child – A Mother’s Story
My name is Johnetta and I have 2 kids and a 20 year old stepdaughter. Jacklyn, my youngest daughter, has ADHD with destructive tendencies. I am pretty sure she has Dyslexia too. I am in the process of trying to get her tested for that. … [Read more...] about ADHD and Your Child – A Mother’s Story
Yep, I’m a Crappy Mom, Too + Linky! #NotACrappyMom
Crappy Mom ~ So, it seems that there are tons of not-so-perfect mothers out there. What?! *Gasp* You know the ones I am talking about. The moms that don't carpool 5 kids to 17 weekly activities while staying perfectly made up and put together. These are the same moms that don't make their kiddos perfectly symmetrical and made from scratch cupcakes for her kids and the … [Read more...] about Yep, I’m a Crappy Mom, Too + Linky! #NotACrappyMom
Teen Driving Safety Tips
Teen Driving Safety Tips ~ So, my daughter got her Learner's Permit a week or so ago {stop trying to guess how old I am} and I have been chaperoned to work the past couple of Saturdays. So far, she is doing pretty good but, admittedly, it is a hair raising experience trying to teach a teen about the many safety rules of the road when she is a little {a lot} more … [Read more...] about Teen Driving Safety Tips
Facebook Safety – Protecting Our Kids From The Not So Obvious Threats + Linky
Facebook Safety ~ Recently my daughter re-posted a picture that a childhood friend of mine posted on his Facebook page. She was unaware that wherever he posted that from also came with the picture. So, I am looking at my daughter's Facebook page and find a picture that was not explicit in and of itself {though it wasn't for the grade school crowd either - but … [Read more...] about Facebook Safety – Protecting Our Kids From The Not So Obvious Threats + Linky
Of Snapped Knees and New Careers – Why I Started Blogging
Why I Started Blogging ~ *For all of you who couldn't give a rat's behind why I started blogging and just want to hop to the next giveaway or sweepstakes - this blog post is not for you. ;) Recently Nicole at MamaNYC shared her story about why she started blogging. She also double dog dared me to share mine, too. As the unwitting bully on "A Christmas Story" learned, … [Read more...] about Of Snapped Knees and New Careers – Why I Started Blogging









