Note: I have been compensated for my time to test and review the brand new Tapsbook app, but all opinions are solely my own. Between my smart phone, my iPad, my Facebook account and (who could forget?!) Instagram, I have thousands of under-appreciated and often forgotten photos. There was a day not too long…
Next Issue – A Newsstand at Your Fingertips
I was selected to review the Next Issue magazine app as a member of Clever Girls Collective and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own. August is a travel month for me. Between the family road trip to New York City and Boston (As of the time of publishing this post I’m…
Introducing YesVideo’s New App #RememberWhen
Note: This post is being sponsored by YesVideo, but I would use their services (and have used them!) on my own dime because I have that much faith in their company. All thoughts and opinions (and app snapshots) are my own. A few months ago, my husband came home with a large box full…
VTech Connect to Cell Home Phone System
Note: I received a VTech Connect to Cell™ 2-phone answering system with cordless headset to review from SheSpeaks. All thoughts and opinions included in this post are my own. We currently have 5 cell phones in our home. One for me, two for my husband (personal and business), one for my oldest daughter who recently…
Take Your Vintage Home Movies With You On The Go
We are a community that is constantly connected and on-the-go. I admit – I’ve got my smart phone and iPad with me just about all the time. But that doesn’t mean that connecting with my family is not important to me. In fact, I have been drawn to creating and preserving memories through taking and…
Step-by-Step Guide to Converting Home Movies into DVDs
In the last 17 1/2 years since I got married and had kids, I’ve gathered up quite an extensive collection of home movies. I started out using one of those enormous camcorders recording on VHS, then moved to a smaller camcorder using smaller tapes. Eventually, we bought a video recorder that used mini DVDs, and…
When Is the Right Age to Give Kids a Cell Phone? #digitalwellness
When should kids get their own cell phones? That’s a trick question, right? As a mother of teenagers, I am asked this question quite often because (for some reason) other parents figure that I know the answer. The holidays are a HUGE time for parents to give cell phones as gifts. Will your kids be…
3 Must-Have Games for the Nintendo DS and 3DS
Thank you to Ubisoft for sponsoring this post. Please click here to learn more about Ubisoft. I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective. #UbiChamps Do you have a Nintendo 3DS or DS fan in your family? If your kids are anything like mine (especially my boys) they would be…
Tips for Selling on eBay #SellOnEBAY
My journey as an eBay seller… After my 5th child was born back in 2005, I discovered and fell head over heels in love with a brand new trend – baby wearing. Yes, mothers have been wearing their babies for ages, but it wasn’t until my last baby was born that I started seeing women…
Keep Your Eyes on the Road – Safely Go App
For the last month, I’ve been teaching my teenage daughter how to drive. At first, we started with the basics – how to put just the right pressure on the gas and the brake so that the car doesn’t jerk down the road…how to make a smooth turn…how to merge with other cars on the…