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Editor’s Picks: Back to School with Arctic Zone, Defender Rings and Amazon

Hooray for back-to-school time! At least, that’s what I’m saying. My son isn’t quite as enthusiastic as he embarks on his journey through 2nd grade, but I’m doing my best to make sure he’s prepared and also rolling with the changes. One of those being his lunchtime routine. […]

GATSBY Chocolate is All the Decadence Without All the Sugar

Love chocolate but not all the sugar and calories? The team behind the best seller Halo Top ice cream, is coming to the rescue with GATSBY chocolate and peanut butter cups. Their goal is to revolutionize the chocolate category like they did with ice cream, so they spent […]

What Age Can Your Child Start Music Lessons

Have you ever considered getting your child started on music lessons? Our Guest Geek post today has a few tips on what age is right to get started, depending on what you’re looking to get out of it. Whether it’s singing, playing an instrument or writing a symphony, […]

Fossil Hunting with Mudslinger Tours in Gainesville, Florida

This weekend we ventured to Gainesville, Florida, to spend the day fossil hunting in a creek with Mudslinger Tours. We uncovered lots of shark teeth, stingray mouthplates and various other small fossils and rocks with fossil imprints. My son (and everyone on the tour) was on the hunt […]

5 Most Creative Games for Kids

One of the best ways I’ve found to teach my son new things is to involve a game. Our Guest Geek post this week goes over five of the best games to inspire creativity in children, plus I’m adding some commentary and a bonus 6th one on at […]

Marley Spoon Review, Cancelled After Box Two

My latest meal box test run was Martha Stewert’s Marley Spoon. I cancelled it after my second box, so don’t expect to find any affiliate links or coupons in this one. Just figured I’d share my experience even though I’m not keeping the account active. Overall the portions […]

My Days of Mosh Pits and Crowd Surfing

My first time in the pit was in 1992, when I went to see House of Pain and Cypress Hill at The Ritz in Ybor City. This band I’d never heard of called Rage Against the Machine was the opening act and they blew the place away. Of […]

How Do You Get Over Being Annoyed?

I’m currently annoyed about being annoyed. I want so badly just to not be annoyed by everything. I’m wondering how do I get past it? I do I get over being annoyed? I hate the way being annoyed makes me feel and makes me act. I act like […]

Your Future Starts Now

If there’s one thing that the whole pandemic experienced really impressed on me, it’s that you need to live for NOW. You need to be who you want to be NOW. We grew up in a world advising five and ten year plans, but too often people get […]

7 Steps to Starting Your First Online Business

Before I was a blogger, I owned a costume shop that started as an online business. Our Guest Geek post this week covers seven steps to starting your online business, with a few editor’s comments from me, since this is a topic I have a lot of experience […]