Diane is a New Jersey based writer and blogger. She is the mom of a 6 year old little boy and a wife. Through her blog, she wants to inspire moms to find Zen in their lives while offering practical tips and other valuable information to help families deal with everyday issues. Check out Diane's Google+ profile "
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Like many people, we have tons of loose change at home. We keep our loose change in jars and usually keep dumping change into it until it’s full. We then bring it in to the bank and deposit the change. This used to be a fun task for us. One of our local banks used…
When it comes to role models, who do you admire? Some admire athletes, movie stars and singers. Not me. Instead, I admire people who have made a contribution to this world due to their hard work and perseverance. There are many women who fit that bill, but there’s no way for me to list them…
I’ve decided to participate in the 2012 Blogging from A to Z Challenge. I just found out about the challenge from a fellow blogger, and though I am a bit late to the party. I am ready! What is it? It’ a challenge to write a post every day in April except for Sundays. Each…
This month, as part of my membership with the Hormel Foods Extended Family Blogger Program, we were prompted to write about St. Patty’s Day celebrations. Saint Patrick’s day was a huge deal when I was growing up as I attended a Catholic school and we participated in lots of fun activities. I also grew up…
You probably already know that I occasionally work with the Warner Bros WBWord division to raise awareness about different television shows. Well, they recently contacted me and offered to send me real prop from the set of One Tree Hill. Of course I accepted! Since the show will be coming to an end, these props…
This week, I decided to participate in the Monday Listicles blog meme. This weeks prompt is to create a list of 10 things/people/services that make my life easier. In no particular order… 1. iPhone – When I first heard that Apple was coming out with a phone, I knew that I had to have one. …
I was recently selected to become part of the Claritin Mom Crew. As I previously mentioned in my earlier post about allergy medicine for children, Z.E.N. suffers from terrible allergies. It’s gotten to a point where on his last allergy outbreak, he was prescribed an inhaler because he was so congested. His doctor also stated…
We are big fans of cereal here at Philzendia. We especially love whole grain cereals and purchase a lot of the Big G cereals from General Mills. In fact, Z.E.N. eats a big bowl of either honey nut Cheerios or multigrain Cheerios every morning before he goes to school. It’s an easy, quick and…
So today Z.E.N. lost his first tooth. Earlier in the day he complained of some sensitivity he was having and then he kind of forgot about it. later on in the day, he wanted a snack so Philip gave him a pear. Once he was all done, I asked him how his tooth felt and…
Unless you’re living under a rock, I’m sure you’ve heard of the Trayvon Martin tragedy. Apparently Trayvon Martin, who is a teenager, was shot and killed for the sole reason that he was “walking while black” in Sanford, Fl. As if that wasn’t bad enough, law enforcement officials didn’t even conduct a real investigation into…
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