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Wizard and the Lizard: The Magic of Marvelous Manners

After a loud burp from my husband, my son piped up with, “Daddy, say Excuse Me.” Those are just two of the magic words he’s embraced since we read Wizard and the Lizard: The Magic of Marvelous Manners, the newest book in the award-winning series by author Katie […]

Editor’s Picks: ESX360 Gamer Gear, Star Wars Day, Lettuce Grow and a New Instagram

This week we got some new pro gamer gear from ESX360, started getting ready for Star Wars Day, set up a hydroponic garden from Lettuce Grow and started a new Instagram account called Keane + Coastal to document our home renovations. *Some links are affiliate links, so if […]

Our Book is Story Monsters Approved!

Around the time our children’s book was published in September last year, we entered the Story Monsters Approved book award contest. Now the winners have been announced and I’m Going to My First Comic Convention is on the winner’s list for children’s picture books! Our First Book Award […]

Tracking My Fitness Progress with the FitTrack Dara Scale

Last week I started a new fitness journey and started tracking my progress with the FitTrack Dara BMI Scale. I’m starting off at 142.2, which is the most I’ve weighed since I worked hard to lose all the “baby weight.” When I’m actively working out and paying attention […]

Oh, the Places You’ve Been! Rewritten for Retirement

My husband Sean is retiring from the Army after 31 years. We’ve been together for 22 of those. It’s been quite an adventure as a Special Forces wife- many ups and downs, many deployments and I’ve probably been looking forward to this day much more than he has. […]

Customize Family Screen Time with Circle Home Plus

Since the onset of COVID-19, there has been an unprecedented increase in screen time for children. Statista reports it at whopping 500%! Circle Home Plus is aiming to help families curb the online time by managing and tracking screen time, along with keeping kids safer with filtering and […]

5 Self-Care Hacks for Busy Moms

We’ve got a new Guest Geek post today with some great tips for squeezing in some self-care time for busy moms. You might recall I posted my own tip a while back, about turning your kids bath time into your own spa time! So here’s a few more […]

Flying During COVID Is Actually Pretty Nice

Flying is one thing I’ve been avoiding during this whole pandemic business, but once I got out and did it, I was impressed by how well everything was handled. It was actually EASIER flying now due to a few COVID-required tweaks in the way things are done. The […]

Do People Even Read Magazines Anymore?

Some friends and readers have noticed I recently dropped the “magazine” in the Geek Mamas name, and have slowly started changing the social media handles to @GeekMamasBlog. I figure if I do eventually turn it into a magazine, I can always add it back. That sets much better […]

The Instagram Algorithm Hates Variety

There’s a lot being said about the ever-evolving Instagram algorithm, but there’s one thing I’ve noticed above all else: Instagram hates variety. This is why you see accounts with a million followers and the whole page is just white, grey and pink. And each photo is the same […]