You know what gets me excited? Like really excited? Shiny, powerful, new kitchen gear. So, when Cuisinart’s rep asked me if I wanted to take the new Cuisinart SM-55 5-1/2-Quart Stand Mixers for a spin, I couldn’t say yes fast enough. (I was caught up just a bit in the “Wait, Cuisinart makes a [...]
When you think mom guide, chances are images of What to Expect and Dr. Spock or someone similar pop into your head. But The Rookie Mom’s Handbook: 250 Activities to Do with (and Without!) Your Baby is different. It’s filled with 250 things that you can do with or without your child. In other words, [...]
Ever since first being introduced to Indian food as a child, I have loved it. But, I was introduced to it at a restaurant with authentic food prepared by an Indian family, and exposed further to it by my mother’s friends. So, I like good, authentic food — which usually the stuff you find in [...]
Before I met my husband, I was a traditional toothbrush girl. To be specific, I was a hard toothbrush user – so not good for the teeth. But you live, learn and grow up. These days, I am a devoted electric toothbrush user.
Recently Oral-B sent over their Vitality toothbrush to check out. It’s got a [...]
I’ve been using electric toothbrushes for years. I love how the motion leaves my teeth feeling smooth and clean. Does that make me a dork? Eh, I don’t think so. Clean, healthy teeth are important.
Oral-B recently sent over their Pulsonic toothbrush to try out. The slim toothbrush gently polishes teeth, removing stains along the way. [...]
When I was a tween (we were called preteens back then), I was a voracious reader (yes, I am stealing Cate’s word). I particularly loved book series because you could get to know and fall in love with characters. They would become literary friends, through which you could experience things far beyond whatever happened in [...]
Honestly, I had never heard of Mobi Technologies, Inc. before they introduced us to their TykeLights. Where have they been the last few years? Our introduction was long overdue, and with young kids in the house, we’re all too happy to find out about their fun but functional products.
The GOOD: No batteries needed, this is [...]
When I was pregnant with my son, we didn’t find out his sex, and all along I said he was going to be a girl. In fact, I went so far as to buy my husband a book called From Father to Daughter, which has all sorts of advice about raising a little girl. So, [...]
My three-year-old son, Will, loves to read. He is psyched every night to see what book we are reading. My one-year-old daughter, Paige, on the other hand? She’d rather toss the books in the air or grab them and eat them.
Still, even if it’s just for biting, I like Paige to have books that are [...]
At the end of September, I received an email from Laura Shumaker asking if I would review her book and directing me to her website. There, I was drawn into an excerpt of her book, A Regular Guy: Growing up with Autism. And when I say drawn in, I mean I stopped everything else to [...]
