Should You Commute to College? When getting ready to head off to college, you have a lot of decisions to make. Where will you go to school? Do you know what your major will be? Will you live in a dorm, an apartment or with your parents? Trying to answer the last question can be difficult for some students, especially if they choose a school close to home. To help make the decision, consider the pros and cons of commuting to college versus living in a dorm. Benefits of commuting to college: Save money on room and board. When pricing [...]

  This Mother’s Day, MetLife has created a movement called #SocialBlackout aimed to get people off their devices and give mom’s what they want most on mother’s day, our time and undivided attention. Social media is a huge part of everyone’s lives these days, but for just one day, we are given the challenge of not checking our Facebook or Twitter or Google+ etc. accounts while we are spending the day with mom. Personally, I am not going to be able to see my mom this year but I am going to be at a BBQ with a friend and [...]

I participated in a campaign for Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Wet Ones. I received product samples to facilitate my review and a promotional item as a thank you for participating. As my older kids, ages 15 and 10, are just about a month away from finishing the school year, I think back to how the year went, As in, how many bugs did they bring home? This year, they didn’t bring home any, they caught colds from their grandpa who drives a school bus and I am pretty sure doesn’t disinfect the seats as much as the handle [...]

I am not usually one to post about fashion. I generally wear t-shirts and jeans all the time. Not because I lack fashion sense, but usually because I lack money to buy lots of nice wardrobes. Still, I do find it fun to put together dream outfits online and this one is inspired by the Kentucky Derby. The derby is a spring tradition and has been for many years. Both horse racing lovers and socialites alike show up for this event, much like a star-studded movie premiere. If you ever wanted some fashion ideas for Spring, you can definitely bet [...]