Working Moms: Email Photos to Your Desk!

Pin itSince I have become a Working (Outside the Home) Mom, our family routines have been absolutely turned on their head.  I have found solutions, like Once A Month Cooking, and creative laundry solutions to cope with the change, and we’re taking each new challenge as it comes. Once challenge that faced me AT work, [...]

Uprinting 16×20 Rolled Canvas Print (Giveaway)

Pin itContest is Closed, Winner is Comment #7 Shawna Lee Uprinting is back with a great giveaway for our Summer Giveaway Splash!! I received a 16×20 wrapped canvas print last year for review, and it turned out absolutely gorgeous!  It’s a photo of Rainbow Row in Charleston, and I have it centered above my piano [...]

HP TouchSmart Web Printer Review & Giveaway

Pin itContest is Closed.  Winner: comment #65  Wendy McBride I’ve had quite a long relationship with HP. Our relationship usually centers around printers and Black Friday.  After having a regular HP Inkjet printer for years, I found my first All-in-One Printer in 2005 on Black Friday.  It was a $299 printer, and I got it [...]

RL Review: K’Nex Building Sets, Math and Art for Girls

Pin itDo you have one of “those creative children”? You know, the ones who bring you heaps of “recycled” household materials, fashioned with scotch tape and staples in the shape of a “Lamp?” The one who doesn’t accept that anything must be what it is. A toilet paper roll? Oh no, it’s a microphone. A [...]

Real Cool Music: Five For Fighting "Slice," Review and Giveaway

Pin itThe simple, but haunting, piano melody begins. The pure, exquisite voice pierces the room, making me smile. Enter: the gentle drum beat, prompting a head bob, opening up to a full rhythm. Dancing with the dishes, is that such a good idea? This is the scene as I first listen to Five for Fighting’s [...]

Flirty Apron Review and Giveaway

Pin itI wish I had a nickel for every time my husband walked into the kitchen and exclaimed, “You’re cooking in THAT?” Whether it be a white shirt or a church dress, I always spill something! Anyway, I don’t always like to wear an apron, because, ya know, one likes to look cute in the [...]

Fun With the Logitech Pro 9000 Webcam

Pin itYou have GOT to see this webcam in action! Here I am playing around with the Logitech Pro 9000 webcam, which is not only great quality and easy to use, it is FUN and SILLY! In this video, look out for a pig nose, a cyborg, and the Mona Lisa (with crossed eyes). It [...]

Real Cool Stuff: Zhu Zhu Pets, Lands End Backpacks & Feel Good Sweaters

Pin it The first really cool product I want to share is a new toy! Zhu Zhu Pets Hampsters are toy pets that move randomly around their own habitat, which you can customize however you want! Each part is sold separately, so you can mix and match, and rearrange the habitat. The starter “Fun House” [...]

Get Real: Local vs National Blogging, Monetization, Setting PR boundaries for Your Blog!

Pin itI knew it would happen sometime! While I try to mostly cover topics that pertain to women and moms in general, there are lots of hot-button issues in the blogosphere these days. Last week, I disclosed that I’ve been blogging for three years, and most of the people there said, “Wow you’ve been around [...]

{giveaway} Cool Kids’ Music: Secret Agent 23 Skidoo

Pin itLast year at the Playhouse Family Music Festival, in Sugar Grove, NC, I was introduced to an AMAZING kids’ musician based in Asheville! Secret Agent 23 Skidoo is a refreshing convergence of Hip Hop and Kid Bop, which is not your typical cheesy sing-song fare. They had all the kids (and parents) at the [...]

Review: Guitar Hero: On Tour, for Nintendo DS

Pin itEver since My husband and I got Rock Band for the Wii, our friends have had the discussion, “Which is better, Rock Band or Guitar Hero, World Tour?” Well, I finally got to play Guitar Hero: World Tour for the Wii at a friend’s house, and I loved it! I have to say that [...]

Review: 16×20 Wrapped Canvas Print from OnlinePosterPrinting.com

Pin itA while ago, I ran a giveaway from LargeFormatPosters.com, who is also one of our sponsors at Real Life. They gave away a 16×20 Stretched Canvas Print, made from an uploaded photo. Large Format Posters also provided a review product, so I could go through the process and see how it worked. I was [...]

Little Debbie Giveaway

Pin itMonday, I was pleasantly surprised by a sample case of Little Debbie Muffins from the UPS man (and Little Debbie)! Being a lover of all things muffin, I was anxious to try them. Little Pea and I opened the package and treated ourselves to one muffin, while the other girls were at school. You [...]

RL Review: Skinny Cow Ice Cream Sandwiches

Pin itCourtesy of The Skinny Cow and Mom Central, I got to try The Skinny Cow’s Ice Cream Sandwiches, and I’ve got to say, I was a little skeptical at first. I’m usually not a big fan of low-fat dairy products or chocolate of any kind. But I put my bias aside to give the [...]

TripFLIX DVD Giveaway!

Pin itThe contest is closed. The winner is Alicia! Thanks for participating, everyone! When I received the TripFLIX DVD, I thought, “OK, cool, my kids always love videos.” We popped it in and began watching. We soon found out that this is so much more than your typical video to keep the kids occupied for [...]

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