Earlier this week, a friend and I went to an advanced media screening of the new Goodbye Christopher Robin movie. It is the behind-the-scenes story of the inspiration for the Winnie the Pooh book series. I love a great backstory, so I was curious to get a peek into the life of the boy who inspired the Christopher Robin character in the popular children's books that I have loved since I was a … [Read more...]
Halloween (Plus a Giveaway and Discount)
We created several different Halloween t-shirt designs a few months ago. We like to try out a lot of different ideas and then narrow them down to the top sellers. It's SO interesting that the simple designs/the ones that we do ourselves sell so much better than the ones that we pay designers to design (?!)The top seller is a simple Freddy Jason Michael Hannibal Norman & Me tee that we … [Read more...]
Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical Review
Last month, I was invited to a press preview of Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical. It is the Atlantic for Kids fall musical that is playing at the Atlantic Theater Company in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood. My sons are outgrowing children's theater but I bribed Sean (10) to go with me because the book playwright happened to be a friend from our church, Melvin Tunstall III. I knew that Melvin was … [Read more...]
11+ Easy Recipes You MUST Make This Fall (Chili, Pies and More!)
Autumn (fall) is one of my favorite seasons. I'm not a big fan of pumpkin (except in pumpkin bread) but I love many of the other flavors of fall. Below are links to some cool-weather reader favorites from the past. Personally, I'm looking forward to cooking some new easy recipes now that summer is over too. There are 2 dishes that I want to learn (beef stew and pot roast) and 1 that I want to … [Read more...]
How to Prevent Mobile Use from Harming Your Family Life
Thank you to Verizon for sponsoring this blog post. All opinions are my own.My family is one of my top life priorities. As many of my longtime readers know, I totally switched careers 13 years ago when I gave birth to my first son Michael so that I could work around my family’s schedule instead of vice versa. I am the first to admit without apology that I’m as protective as a mother lion … [Read more...]
