For my son’s first Christmas, a friend gave him an adorable, hand-decorated piggy bank. It’s been sitting on top of my son’s dresser, getting filled and filled, for almost four years now and he absolutely adores it. Having a special bank to stick coins in is an exciting part of childhood. Kids learn about saving [...]
We were overwhelmed with the wonderful response to our recent Pepsi giveaway. With more than 280 entries, we were thrilled to read about your summer memories and relive some of our own too. Thanks to everyone who entered!
Now, it’s time to announce the winner. The winner was selected via the random number generator at Random.org. [...]
Something clicked inside me at the end of winter, something that had never quite lined up before but does now. It’s like the recessive farming gene (I am indeed from a family who farmed until the mid-20th century or so) suddenly turned on, allowing me not only to dream about growing, but also to get [...]
Editor’s Note: Our Spring into Summer series will resume tomorrow.
Have you ever thought that you’d like to do something to improve the world or right a wrong? Maybe you wondered how one person could bring about change or make a difference in a world as big as ours. If this is you, then you need to [...]
Last week, I shared my thoughts on several Youthful Essentials products. The company makes many products so I wanted to touch on a few more.
To refresh your memory, Youthful Essentials is a natural skin care line made by Sun Country Naturals. The company is a member of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, and prides itself [...]
To me, spring cleaning is a perfect rite of passage to welcome in the new season. For the past few months, I have been focusing on streamlining, organizing and emptying the house of things we don’t need. Getting rid of stuff honestly feels so liberating. So freeing. The criteria is strict. If we don’t love it [...]
The older I get, the more I realize how important it is for me to take care of myself. From my skin to my eyes to my teeth, being healthy is intrinsically linked to taking care of these important appearances. After all, the body is a complex system of interconnecting systems. If one system goes [...]
When Sarah decided that this week was going to be a Spring into Summer week here at The Voice of Mom, I knew exactly what I was going to write about … Chic Tots Blanket Bag. Now the backstory.
I am a firm believer that necessity is the mother of invention. So many practical and useful [...]
With the temperatures finally firmly planted in the warm realm here in the Northeast, we are totally ready to get summer going. Memorial Day is just a week away now, so we wanted to celebrate some wonderful summer-related products in the days leading up so that we can all get a head start on our [...]
When it comes to good customer service, I am a stickler for it. After all, I work hard for my money – why should I give it to someone that doesn’t appreciate my business? It has to be earned, as far as I’m concerned, and when there are so many different companies competing for your [...]
