Monthly Archives: March 2012

Easy Ways To Freshen Up Your Living Space

jade plant and renuzit air freshener

  Spring has not yet officially arrived, however, we’ve been having some major spring like weather here in the NY/NJ tri-stare area.  Spring has got to be one of my favorite seasons.  For me, the arrival of spring signifies renewal.  The trees start to bud, flowers start to bloom and the air is nice and…

Dr. Oetker Pizza Is Not Your Ordinary Frozen Pizza

oetker mozzarella pizza

Have you ever eaten frozen pizza?  I have, and the brands I’ve tried in the past didn’t taste that great.  So because of this, I stopped buying frozen pizza.  However, as part of my BzzAgent membership, I recently had the opportunity to try a new brand of frozen pizza that is fairly new to the…

The Joy of Cooking?

greek yogurt oven fried chicken recipe

As some of you may already know, Philip does most of the cooking around here.  It’s not because I can’t cook, in fact I‘m a pretty decent cook, however, for him, cooking is effortless.  He can whip up a wonderful meal from scratch in no time flat, and is very creative in the kitchen.  I,…

Why You Need To Try Vitalicious

Vitalicious Banana Nut Vitatop

Have you heard about Vitalicious? If you have not tried Vitalicious baked goods, you are seriously missing out! This company offers a variety of products that will soon be amongst your favorites. I recently heard about this company about 2 months ago when my twitter friend @Chiefbetsy tweeted about them. Intrigued, I asked her for…

St. Patrick’s Day: What It Is And Fun Things To Do On This Day

Irish_clover

Growing up, I attended a Catholic elementary school. I fondly remember the days leading up to St. Patrick’s day. There was always a flurry of fun activities surrounding this day and lots of green to be seen. Like his mama, Z.E.N. attends a Catholic school as well, and seeing his coursework on St. Patrick’s day…

Top Must-Know Tax Deductions For Bloggers

income tax forms - tax deductions for bloggers

Have you done your taxes yet? That April 17 deadline is looming so you may want to start thinking about it. I had my taxes done 2 weeks ago and I’m happy to cross that off my massive to-do list. I used to do my taxes myself years ago, but since I got involved in…

Thinking About Summer Travel

Z.E.N. expired passport

Phil and I just started thinking about travel plans for this summer.  We are not sure where we want to go yet, but we do know that we want to travel internationally.  As we were brainstorming and researching summer travel destinations, I vaguely remembered that children’s passports don’t last as long as adult passports.  So,…

Where The Barefoot Executive Delivers And Fails

the barefoot executive book

Carrie Wilkerson’s latest business book, The Barefoot Executive – The Ultimate Guide for Being Your Own Boss & Achieving Financial Freedom is getting tons of rave reviews. I heard about Carrie Wilkerson quite some time ago, but I never really took the time to learn what she was all about, and I never purchased any…

$100 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway for March 2012

Welcome to the March $100 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway Event, hosted by Musings From a Stay At Home Mom! How It Works: One lucky person will win a $100 Amazon gift card. Unlike our previous Amazon events, this event has one big Rafflecopter form. We still encourage you to visit each of the 10 blogs…

IHealth HS3 Bluetooth Body Scale Review

iHealth HS3 Bluetooth body scale

Swimsuit season is quickly approaching, so it’s time for me to start getting bikini ready! I’m not overweight, but I have put on a few pounds this winter that I need to get rid of. I have been trying to monitor my weight, but my scale, which I’ve had for almost ten years is not…