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Who Knew Working Out Could Be FUN?!?

This post is brought to you through a paid partnership with Curves®. Check out how I got here in this post!! I haven't ever been a fan of going to a gym to work out. Well, I take that back - in college I really liked going to the gym on campus. All of my friends were there and since it was a women's college, there weren't guys all over the place. Plus, my friends and I used to jog around the ...

Celebrate National Curd Day with Culver’s!

This celebration of National Cheese Curd Day is sponsored by one of my favorite restaurants - Culver's! Not sure why I'm such a diehard Culver's fan? Read on!! Moving to Wisconsin from New England in 2000 introduced me to a whole bunch of new things I never knew existed before (or knew by a different name). Drinking fountains were now "bubblers", my husband constantly referred to the ATM as ...

Has Your Guy Got Grooming Game??

This post is part of a sponsored partnership but all opinions are our own. There have been lots of changes going on around our place lately. One of the biggest is that Jay is starting a new job at a new employer! He's pretty happy about it and decided to take a week off between the last day at his old job and his first day at his new job. He's been getting all kinds of things done around the ...

How I Survive Winter in Wisconsin

If you asked me my favorite season, Winter would NOT be my answer! I realize that it's probably a little ironic that someone who really doesn't like cold or winter moved to Wisconsin. (It's my husband's fault - but that's a story for another day.) I honestly thought going from New Hampshire to Wisconsin wouldn't be that much of an adjustment, but that was before I experienced my first -30 degree ...

Things To Do in Minneapolis and St. Paul Minnesota

There are so many things to do in Minneapolis, Minnesota that the whole family can enjoy. Josh and recently got to spend a few days exploring the area. We quickly realized we wouldn't be able to do everything we wanted to, so we know we will be returning again to keep exploring! (We received complimentary tickets to some of the following. As always, all opinions are my own.) Some ...

Visiting the Twin Cities? Here’s Where You Want to Stay!!

Josh and recently took another road trip together, this time to the Twin Cities in Minnesota. It was a very easy drive - about 6 hours from Milwaukee including my numerous coffee stops. Since there is so much to do in both St. Paul AND Minneapolis, we were thrilled when the Radisson in Roseville offered to host us for our four day stay! Why Roseville? Let me tell you! First of all, ...

Cookies and Cream Popcorn

I love popcorn and flavored popcorn is one of my favorite treats! I like to go beyond the typical kettle or caramel corn and experiment with different and exciting flavors. When I saw that Oreo O's cereal* was back and available at my local Hy-Vee Store, I decided it would be the perfect way to create a cookies and cream popcorn recipe. (I had tried it a few years ago using actual Oreos but think ...

The Toyota Highlander Hybrid – Would We Buy One?

When Jay and I last went car shopping, we decided on a small-ish SUV. Our reasoning was that we only have one child, so there isn't any reason to purchase a larger SUV when we are only carting three people around most of the time. That reasoning went out the window pretty quickly once Josh started getting a little bigger. We often go places with my parents and stuffing the two of them in the back ...

See How Toyota Helped Me Support a Local Teacher #ToyotaReads

Many of you know that, in my life before becoming a mom, I was a classroom teacher. My very first teaching job was a fifth grade class in New Hampshire and while I absolutely LOVED my kids (and am still friends with some of the parents from that year!) that first year of teaching was ROUGH. I was hired less than a week before school started and my portable classroom was being used to house the ...

Is Your Child’s Backpack Too Heavy?

This post is the second in my Wellness Wednesday series brought to you in sponsored partnership with Aurora Health Care. Now that all the students are back in school and the year is in full swing, students are starting to move into a heavier workload. As their workload gets heavier, so do their backpacks. If your child is anything like mine, they are full of complaints about everything school ...

Create a Spa Oasis in Your Own Bathroom

The kids are back in school and the temperatures are starting to drop. After the craziness of traveling a ton and just doing a lot of running around all summer, Fall is a time for me to take a giant deep breath of crisp cool air and recharge! One of my favorite ways to recharge is to take an hour or two and relax in the bathtub. For those with an outdoor hot tub as part of their relaxation ...

Doctor’s Office? Urgent Care? ER? How to Know Where to Go.

Do you know when you should visit the Emergency Room versus Urgent Care versus your doctor’s office? So often, when we are faced with a medical situation, the question of which is the best place to be treated at comes up. This can be a tough decision on a good day, but coupled with the anxiety we often feel in the middle of a medical incident, it can be overwhelming. Before you head out to the ...