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Sandisk Baby Photography Tips

Since starting my blog, I've improved my photography skills quite a bit. I've taken a few classes at a local photography shop and learned a lot about the photography tips, tools, and techniques I need to use. I really wish I had known more of these things back when LJ was a baby. We all know that babies can be really hard to photograph and one of my favorite photography brands, Sandisk, along ...

Blick Art Room Aid Makes Helping Your Favorite Art Teacher Easy!

As many of you know, I used to be a classroom teacher. I loved my job. I loved spending my day with kids which, let's be honest, can often be a lot more pleasant than spending it with grown-ups. I loved watching them understand something for the first time. I loved when they asked me questions that made me look at something a new way. I often learned as much from them as they did from ...

Trip-It Keeps Me Organized

One of the things I love about my job is the chance to travel. I've been booking trips left and right lately - in the next few months, I will be headed to Texas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, California, and Oregon. Needless to say, keeping track of how I am getting there and where I am staying was getting a bit complicated. Then a friend who travels even more than I do recommended I sign up for ...

Dove Body Wash – Now Even Better with NutriumMoisture! #DoveTruth

I'm so thrilled to be working with Dove as an ambassador this winter helping to get the word out about their new and improved Body Wash formula with NutriumMoisture! Wisconsin winters are absolutely brutal on skin (can we say temps colder than should be legally permissible??) and my skin already has a tendency to be dry. I try to moisturize - I really do. I slather on thick greasy lotion when I ...

5 Reasons Why You Are Not Getting Pitched By PR

I've always considered Wisconsin Mommy a PR friendly blog. I did my best to make it clear that I love to work with brands and (hopefully) made it easy for them to work with me. Since taking a part time position with a locally based, international clothing company, I have learned a LOT. Sitting on the brand side of the computer and doing a fair amount of searching out the right bloggers for a ...

Febreze Surprises One Very Lucky Dad!!

For me, some of my favorite holiday moments are watching the joy of others as they are surprised with their gifts. The look on LJ's face when he finally opened the 3DS he had been wanting for months was priceless. The look of relief on my dad's face when he realized the "Bathe & Brew" in shower coffee maker was actually a gag box holding a gift certificate to a favorite store made us all laugh - ...

Gift Ideas for that Person Who Practically Lives in Their Car (like me!!)

Lately, I feel like I've been living in my car. Luckily, I've found some products that make that time a little more enjoyable! If you know of any products I should have added to the list, feel free to leave them in the comments so I can check them out. ...

LJ and the First Snow (and snow pants that will grow with him)

We had our first snow of the season yesterday. After a few days that teased with flurries that fell but didn't stick, we finally got that white blanket that (just barely) covered the trees, yard, and everything else. LJ was chomping at the bit to build a snowman, even though Jay and I kept telling him there wasn't going to be enough snow to build anything.He was so excited to prove us wrong and ...

Holiday Memories – Share Yours with Febreze

You know how scents can transport you back to a past memory in a heartbeat? What scent makes you think of holidays past? For me it has got to be a combination of pine (we always had a live tree growing up) and cinnamon and cloves. As a kid, I loved making those pomander things where you stick a bunch of cloves into an orange and then hang it on the tree. We also used to simmer orange peels and ...

Brands and Social Media

I think I have developed a new pet peeve. I should probably just add it to my list of many, right? So what could possible be bugging me enough that I actually sat down and wrote about it?It's brands that don't keep up with their Facebook pages and/or Twitter accounts.I know, talk about your first world problems! Sure, in the big scheme of things, it's not up there with major issues like hunger or ...

My final thoughts on my Bravos XL – #MaytagMoms

You know when you get a new toy or appliance and you are all excited about it and love using it for the first month or so and then it wears off? That has not happened with my Maytag Bravos XL washer and dryer. Really. I'm still as excited to use it now as I was when I first got it. Maybe that's because it is so different from my old one AND has so many features, that I am still discovering and ...

What Restaurants are Open on Thanksgiving? #TDChamp

I love Thanksgiving - it really is one of my favorite holidays! I'm sure part of that comes from the fact that my mom does most of the cooking. I am responsible for my famous apple pie, but mom takes care of all the hard parts of the feast.Perhaps you don't feel like cooking this year. Maybe you just want to take the day off and let someone else do all the cooking (and clean up). There's ...