Throughout my years as a blogger, there has been one question that I get a lot: How can I work with Walmart when one of the major areas of focus for this blog is sustainability? Well, the answer to that is simple: Because Walmart really is a big part of my life, and was even before I became a Walmart [...]

One of the things my husband and I are trying to get better at doing is exposing our girls to other cultures and their traditions, because we want them to appreciate that customs and traditions are what make people special and amazing. When Walmart challenged me to share a Chinese New Year story, I thought this would be a great [...]

I confess: I love potatoes. Like, I'd give them a Valentine's Day present and take them out to dinner if I could. But...I've never been a big fan of mashed potatoes. It's definitely not about taste, but more about texture. I just can't get down with potatoes that aren't mashed just right. And it can be hard to do it [...]

"The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house All that cold, cold wet day." — Dr. Seuss, from the Cat in the Hat My family has always loved Dr. Seuss, and The Cat in the Hat was one of my favorites. It was, though, surpassed by my love for Green Eggs [...]

These days, baby Juliza is very lovey dovey. She loves to randomly walk up to my hubby and I and hug our legs, or bellies, or necks, or whatever is in reach at the moment. She loves giving kisses too, though we have to work on her technique. So when Walmart challenged me to share a Valentine's Day craft project, [...]

I'm Wearing: No Boundaries sweater | Faded Glory tank | Faded Glory jeggings | Just Fab Misha boots (aff) Soooo...did you miss me? This is my first outfit post of 2015. At the end of January. I know, I know. BAD fashion blogger! I just hadn't been feeling inspired of late. So when Walmart gave me the opportunity to share [...]

I like to think of myself as a connoisseur of all things creative. I like making something out of nothing, and when I see something I like, chances are I'll try to make it before I decide to buy it. But scrapbooking is one of those things I'd just never tried. I guess I'm more into digital "scrapbooking", thanks to Facebook, [...]

To call my daughter active would be a severe understatement. If she's not doing gymnastics, she's thinking about doing gymnastics. All day. Every day. It's been this way for almost 2 years. She spent the last year teaching herself lots of moves since she wasn't taking classes for a while, but she's getting ready to start formal training again, and [...]

When I started my green living journey 7 years ago, my oldest daughter was already out of diapers, but I had all these grand intentions if I ever had another child. I just knew that I'd use cloth diapers and be super successful with it. Unfortunately, reality doesn't always match the fantasy. And with baby Juliza, cloth diapering just never [...]