Bluestreak Books sent me a copy of Seventeen: College Goals AND is providing a prize pack for one of my lucky readers! Affiliate links are used within this post. I thought potty training was hard. The toddler struggles have NOTHING on dealing with growing teens. Teaching them how to drive, surviving SATs, preparing them for…
Send Your Kids to College with a Gift that Gives You the Savings
No matter how you slice it, even with a scholarship, college costs a lot of money. Our second daughter is about to graduate from high school this year, meaning that we’ll have more college bills to pay soon. With 5 kids, we have to find ways to save wherever we can. Our oldest daughter daughter…
Keep Your College Student Safer This School Year #Wearsafe #SaferSmarter
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Wearsafe for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Next week, my oldest daughter starts her third year of college. When she started college a few years ago, I had a hard time believing that I was old enough to have a college-aged daughter. It…
Are You Prepared for Your Kids’ College?
When my oldest daughter was born many years ago, I had just finished college a week (yes, literally seven days!) before. My husband wouldn’t be done for another semester (and I waited to walk with him at graduation). It’s hard to believe that our baby girl is halfway done with her college education – and…
Worried About College Tuition? Let ScholarshipOwl Handle It.
This post is sponsored by ScholarshipOwl, but all thoughts are my own. About a month ago, I moved my oldest daughter into her new home away from home. A few days later, she started her 2nd year of college. Yes, she made it through her first year (with flying colors!) and she’s already rocking…
Game Day Fashion – Seven Simple Looks for College Football Tailgating
Despite the fact that I’m missing my daughter as she starts her first year of college 2000 miles away, I am loving reliving my own college days through her. I loved college! Fall is one of the most exciting times on a college campus, thanks to football season and all of the opportunities students…
And a New Stage of Motherhood Has Begun… #WW
On Monday, I dropped my oldest daughter off at her college apartment. I’ve entered a new stage of motherhood. We made a dozen trips carrying all of her possessions up to her 2nd floor apartment, unpacked what we could, did a big grocery shopping trip to stock her fridge and kitchen shelves….and then we…
Convenience. Assortment. Savings. From the Comfort of the Computer
As much as I LOVE shopping (and I really do) sometimes it’s nice to shop from the comfort of home (particularly the convenience and comfort of the computer)….so when I was given the opportunity to do some household shopping for Kimberly’s new apartment at college, I jumped at the chance. Although a gift card…
The Girl Who Has Everything {for Back to College} #BritaBackToCollege
This post brought to you by Brita. All opinions are 100% mine. If it weren't for the fact that in a matter of days I'll be driving away from my daughter's college apartment…and leaving her there…I would say that getting her ready for college this summer has been a lot of fun. I admit that…
College Application Tips #IntelTablets
When my oldest daughter started her senior year of high school, she made it clear that she needed a computer of her own. I had figured that I would have to break down and buy her a laptop sometimes before she headed off to school…but I was hoping to be able to delay that…