The best way to teach a child is to make learning fun. When young children learn from a very early age that expanding their knowledge is an enjoyable experience it sets them up for life. Once a person has a love for learning it will stay with them indefinitely. The trick is to use a…
The temperatures have dropped and it’s time to break out the heating blankets! Energy costs have skyrocketed and if we’re not careful, we can end up paying a pretty penny …
So I thought I’d play around with the My Cycles app on our Whirlpool Duet washer. Up until now, we haven’t really needed to do so. We had some pillows that were in need of a deep cleaning. I couldn’t dare put clean pillow cases on seasoned (nicely put) pillows, so it was time for them to head to the Duet for some pampering. I created a cycle called “Dirty Pillows” now renamed “White Pillows” which combines both the Bulky and Whitest Whites cycles. I poured some bleach in the bleach compartment, started my custom cycle, and waited for our [...]
So Greg and I picked out Halloween costumes for Jayden in September; a Chicago Bears football costume, and a pirate costume. Since I’m usually in charge of his costumes, I let Greg take over. He ordered the Chicago Bears costume from an online retailer that shall remain nameless. Days and days would go by with no shipping notification or worse… that the costume was out of stock. It took him logging in and checking his order to find that the costume was out of stock. So. I go over to another online retailer that shall remain nameless and order the [...]
A closeup of my creative confections. Earlier this month, Wilton sent me a big ol’ box of goodies to create some treats for Halloween and Fall. I received supplies to make cookies and cupcakes and well, the cookies were a #fail and I tried twice! Ah the joys of baking gluten-free. The cookies themselves were some of the chewiest and yummiest cookies EVAR, but I couldn’t get them to hold their shapes. These are supposed to be pumpkins, candy corn, Frankenstein heads, and cats. Yea. Recipe for these coming soon. Tired of fighting with the cookies, I decided to bake [...]
In addition to Christmas Layaway, Walmart will be offering Christmas Price Match Guarantee starting Novemeber 1st – December 25th. This offering will give me the peace of mind knowing that if I purchase gifts at Walmart whether outright or through Layaway, I can still get my items for the lowest price possible, as long as I have the competitor’s original ad and original Walmart receipt. Walmart will then issue the difference in the form of a gift card. And that works for me! How It Works All branded, general merchandise including toys, home goods, electronics, hardware, etc. are eligible for [...]
There has been tons of controversy over the use of a smart phone by babies and toddlers over the years. But personally, I think that we are obligated as parents to change with the times and with the vast addition of technology showing up in the classrooms across the world, why not give your kids [...]
As a mother (aka busy woman on-the-go), I know how hard it is sometimes to stay on top of a beauty routine. I mean I don’t sweat the small stuff. My hair is pretty low maintenance and I’m pretty lax when it comes to re-twisting. I’ll often go every other wash without doing so. But I’ve been trying to make an extra effort to try something new whether it’s a new headband, headwrap, or hat. Whenever I leave the house, I try to put a little foundation on, just to appear as if I care, because I do. And I [...]
Sophistishe’s gone “October”. Refresh if you don’t see the subtle changes in the header, background, and bio box in the sidebar 
. I added a few details throughout for Halloween and a pink ribbon background to show my support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It feels good to have time to actually do those things. It’s been years since I’ve styled my blog according to season. It’s what makes this blog mine, so I will be doing little fun things like these more often. I’m taking control. One of my favorite things to do during Autumn is aiming my camera [...]
