Love, Diana Products from Pocket.Watch

 *Disclaimer - I received the products in this post from Pocket.Watch, in order to facilitate this review. 

Are your kids big fans of Love, Diana? 

Interview with New Life Actress Erin Bethea

*Disclaimer - I was offered the amazing opportunity to do an interview with the lead character in the movie New Life, Erin Bethea.

A Little Introduction to New Life:
New Life opens with seven-year-old Benjamin Morton’s life changed forever the day he met the little girl next door. Ava was and always would be the girl of his dreams. What began as a childhood friendship grows into a meaningful relationship as the two plan out their lives together. 


Emma's Chance on DVD July 5

I want to tell you all about this upcoming movie, thanks to Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, that will touch your heart in a special way especially if you have a love for animals.

A young woman’s life is changed forever when she forms an unlikely bond with an abused horse in EMMA’S CHANCE, debuting on DVD and digital July 5 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Greer Grammer (TV’s “Awkward,” Life Partners) stars as Emma, a young woman who must complete community service at a horse ranch following a dare gone wrong. 

6 Healthy Activities Your Kids Will Love

*Disclaimer - This is a sponsored post and I am being compensated for writing this post.

Check out these ideas for your children to have some creative yet healthy activities that they will love.

Recent research has indicated that too much screen time is bad for our children. It has a negative impact on many areas of their lives. It affects sleep, concentration and cognitive functions. Some research has suggested that it alters the part of the brain responsible for impulse control and planning. Too much sitting down and not enough moving around has a negative effect on the body. But how can we change our children’s habits and encourage them to live more healthy and balanced lives?

Being blessed to have been a stay at home mom for 5 1/2 years

I was very fortunate and blessed to be able to be a stay at home mom to my kids for 5 1/2 years of my son's life and almost 5 years of my daughter's. I am very thankful I was able to be there for ALL their firsts they had as babies on up to older years. I did however work off and on for 10 months in part of 2009/2010. 

The job of a stay at home mom is to ensure that their child gets the love, care, learning, potty training, etc they need before they go to school later on. I know for myself, I started potty training my kids at 18 months old and they were completely PT by age 2 and 2 1/2. As for learning, I also started them at about the same age of 18 months with learning their ABCs, numbers 1 - 10, all their colors, shapes, addition up to 9 + 1, and more! They have always loved to be read to. 

I know that my kids benefited more while I was a stay at home mom vs when I was / am working. I know they miss me while I am working but they love to play with their friends and interact with the kids their age too. My daughter will start kindergarten in the fall.