The Highchair That is Saving Parents Everywhere Big Money: Graco Table2Table Premier Fold 7-in-1 Highchair Giveaway! US 12/29

Graco wants to reward parents for reviews on their site. Each month, parents that write a review on a Graco product they own are entered into the sweepstakes for a chance to win a $500 Graco gift card. This sweepstakes will be an ongoing even to help parents give Graco their opinion on all the great products they own. You can visit Graco...

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A recipe straight from the pumpkin spice gods! #pumpkinspice #Fluffdip

A couple of years ago my family and I were attending an intimate Fall party hosted by my SIL. While I'm not much for social gatherings, I looked forward to this party all year around (she hosted it every year) because it allowed me to catch up with my family, see my nieces/nephews and enjoy some yummy snacking. My mom in particular loved scouring the...

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Wordless Wednesday!

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Guess who's back?!

I'm alive! Well, tentatively speaking anyways. After a not so brief break from the blogging world to work outside of the home, raise my two littles and working with fellow bloggers as a virtual assistant, I've finally decided to jump back into blogging! Thankfully, as a virtual assistant, I've managed to keep my skills fresh, so, with a Kindergartner & 2nd grader as well as with another one on...

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Wordless Wednesday - The Visitor

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It's National Bird Day (and a fun review and giveaway!) US 1/24

National Bird Day rolls around every January 5th and is a fun day for more than a half million participants who spend the day bird watching, studying birds, adopting birds and reading fun books about birds with children! This year, we've been blessed with the opportunity to tell you about a great children's book that we've fallen in love with, here...

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Wordless Wednesday - Sharing Is Caring

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Going Out For New Year's Eve? Please Plan Ahead!

According to the National Safety Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) the period between Christmas and New Year’s typically has one of the highest rates of impaired driving fatalities. Fatalities related to drunk driving are 100 percent preventable and the spike in buzzed driving around the holidays is especially alarming. Some stats: In 2014, 9,967 people were killed in alcohol-impaired...

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Adorable Board Books for Toddlers from the Little Bamboo on Amazon!

Every since I was a little child I have loved to read. Of course, reading didn't come easy to me in the beginning, I went through many teachers who tried and failed to teach me the basics of reading & comprehension but it just didn't take. When I finally did meet the teacher that would be the one to unlock the secrets of reading in my little brain,...

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Combine Your Love for Wine and Photography with ChillStik and Get Inspired Goods! US 12/20

There's is no greater joy in life than being able to find out where your true passions lie. Even better, is finding ways to combine them to make the ultimate experience. For me, two of my passions are taking photographs of my family and boosting my knowledge of different types of wine. I'm no professional photographer and I'm definitely no wine connoisseur...

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Keep Your Hands Warm This Winter with Mittens from Mad About Mittens!

After months of sweltering summer heat and the humid beginning of fall, we're finally starting to get the kind of weather that warrants long sleeves and sweaters. Unfortunately, in my opinion, it never gets cold enough for real jackets, boots or snow but to this Florida girl it still gets cold enough that I feel the need to turn up the heat and avoid...

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Give the Gift of Cuteness with EarZings This Holiday Season! #giveaway US 12/12

Sometime around the birth of my oldest daughter it was asked of me when I planned to get her ears pierced and where I'd consider taking her to have it done. At first I was very noncommittal and had planned to wait until she was at least 6 months old; I amused myself by searching online for the cutest pairs of diamond studs and little hoops. As time...

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Enjoy the Health Benefits of Virgin Coconut Oil Supplements!

Shortly after the birth of my first daughter I decided it was time to take a more natural approach to the life I was living. I traded harsh chemical cleaners for eco-friendly ones, GMO laden foods for Organic and cleaned up my diet. I put the brakes on some of my beloved brand names when it came to skin care products for myself and my little one, researched...

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The Vampire Diaries S6 and The Originals S2 Giveaway! US 9/14

Over the past 6 years I've been an avid fan of the hit TV series The Vampire Diaries. I've lived through each surprise, twist in the plot lines, mourned the loss of favorite characters and found myself able to relate to certain aspects of a characters personality. It's been one heck of a ride and I've loved every minute that I've been a...

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Submit Your Request to Join Our 2015 Holiday Gift Guide!

My co-host, Life in the Lost World and I know that the holidays can be an endless source of frustration and anxiety for a lot of folks, especially the closer we get to said holidays. This year we would like to get a bit of a much needed head-start when it comes to what we like to refer to as the feeding frenzy, otherwise known as Christmas shopping.  Are...

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Tube Tuesday

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Personalized Jewelry That's Designed to Shine #review and #FLASH #giveaway US 5/10

Being as how my daughters are only just turning two and four this year it was with a heavy heart that I marked May 10th off on the calender and made a reminder for myself so I wouldn't forget a card to accompany the gift I had gotten my own Mama. For 4 years I've been longing to be given a Mothers Day gift of my own and each year I've celebrated...

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Bring the Fairy Tale to Your Child with Elsa's Coronation Dress by Lady Herndon! #giveaway US 4/28

A little over a year and a half ago I had the immense pleasure of taking my oldest, who was 2 1/2 at the time, to our local theater to see a film that has become a daily must-have in our home and, if social media is any indication, almost every home across the world: Frozen. Every day when I start up my computer and bring up Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest,...

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Journey to Middle-Earth with the release of The #Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies on Blu-Ray #giveaway! US 4/20

From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies," the third in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" brings to an epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield and the Company...

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Saying goodbye to your on campus book stores and hello to Campus Book Rentals!

With a new semester on the rise for college goers there's a noticeable buzz of activity on and around our local campus. The parking lots are full, students are mulling around getting new schedules, familiarizing themselves with where their classes are going to be located and teachers are going in to start setting up their classrooms for the next...

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NT Handmade Jewelry Resin Pendant Review and Giveaway! US 12/27

When I was given the opportunity to work with NThandmade Jewelry to review their beautiful Resin Jewelry it was like Christmas had come a full month early. I remember how eager I was to contact Nikola, the creative mind behind NThandmade Jewelry, and how I had done all but drooled all over her selection of gorgeous resin pieces as I looked through...

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Exaltation Review and OM Earring #HolidayGiftGuide Giveaway! US 12/27

Milkwasted was recently given the opportunity to work with Exaltation to review their products. With almost all girls living under one roof we greatly outnumber the boys/men and when given the chance to review a fabulous jewelry company we never turn it down. So, when I heard back from Exaltation that they wanted to participate in this years Holiday...

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Jewell Ray Matching Pendant and Ring Review and Braided Opal Ring Giveaway! US 4/1

As much as I've come to adore local artisans and their wares I have to confess that the true holders of my heart belong to the artisans overseas. I've spent long hours coveting the talents of artisans in Ireland, the Ukraine, Germany and France; these countries and more boast some of the most talented artisans I've ever come across. One glance shows...

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