A Pampered Baby

My little girl started Kindergarten this year and I was really nervous at first. I wasn't to send her to school quite yet! At the beginning of the summer, I thought I would get everything she would need such as extra running shoes for gym, backpack, lunchbag, clothes, and labels for everything! Summer ended up being much busier than expected and when the first day of school came around, I found myself without a lunchbag, labels or lunch containers. Now, I am the wasteful mommy who uses disposable bags for her lunch, but will go out this week to get her the re-usable stuff! When I dropped her off on her first day of school, she was fine and didn't cry at all. She was pretty excited to be there and was probably looking forward to it. I was happy for her and didn't feel the need to cry, until a little boy in another class started crying and calling for his mommy. That's when I got just a tad teary eyed. His mom had to walk away so that he would hopefully stop screaming a...

While spending the day out at the beach yesterday, I saw a quite a few people arriving on motorcycles. My daughter wasn't impressed, because she doesn't like anything loud, but for me, it was fun to see all the different motorcycle clothing  being worn. I especially liked the helmets the women were wearing. One of them was wearing a hot pink and black helmet, while another was wearing a pink and white one. Nice and girly! I have been on a motorcycle a handful of times, but only once as an adult. When I was a child, we had a small Honda Motorcylce as well as a Yamaha Motorbike. I was hesitant at first to even get on one and always exercised caution when riding. My sister was the one who got really excited and rode them all the time! A few times was plenty for me. I have always thought of motorcycles as a dangerous mode of transportation, but must say that they are a lot of fun at the same time. I probably won't be riding a ...

There are many reasons for moving, whether it is to be closer to family, a new job or just a change.  Moving into a new home is sometimes exciting and fun, but also requires a lot of energy and hard work. We have been preparing to put our house up for sale and it definitely is a challenging task, especially since there is a lot clutter I didn't even know I had! Here are the 5 moving tips I have come up with since preparing for this move. Moving Tip #1: De-clutter as soon as you consider moving. It is probably a good idea to do this regardless of whether or not you are moving. :) It's really amazing how nice and refreshing it is once your house is clutter free. Have a garage sale or donate any of the things that you no longer want to keep. Moving Tip #2: Pre-pack, by packing up anything that you definitely want to keep, but don't use. For me, it was mostly little knick knacks that friends and family had given me through the years. A...

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Organizing photos into a book is something that is always on my list of things to do. However, since I have discovered how to make  Photo Books online, I have been a little more diligent with getting photos organized. I usually get the photos ready and wait for a photo book deal. This way, I can easily put a photos book together and not have to miss out on a good deal. Right now, Mixbook is having a sale where anyone can save up to 50% on all Photo Books! The code to use is: BK50MX and the deal runs from August 11th, 2011 - August 18th, 2011 Feel free to visit  Mixbook.com to create your fabulous photo book. Enjoy!

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