Blogging Moms

I'm wondering tonight, if you feel like moms who spend all day looking for deals and blogging about them, are using precious time with their children or do you think they are doing this in place of what they could constitute as "working" just like any other working mother would be.
I wonder sometimes what my children think when I use my computer. I've been thinking about being one of those "blogging moms" but, I don't want my children to walk in and see my face in a computer all the time and have them feel like I am neglecting them.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this that they could enlighten me on, perhaps a full time blogging mom?

The World Needs More Love Letters All-in-One Stationery and Envelopes by Hannah Brencher.

When I selected to receive the book "The World Needs More Love Letters All-in-One Stationery and Envelopes" by Hannah Brencher, I was a little skeptical about what exactly it was going to be. The description of the book said that it was going to be an all-in-one book of stationary and envelopes, compiled into book format.

 When I opened the package the other day, I was instantly amazed at how neat the concept was. Here was this book with writing prompts, colorful papers with an address space on the front and writing space on the back. Included in the back of the book were circle stickers to close the letter with. On the insides of the front and back cover were a ton of ideas on what to write about, which for writers block would be an excellent idea to utilize.

 This book is not one of reading but, of writing. And it gives you the opportunity to write letters to whoever you want; whether it be your mom, dad, lover, or child. The colorful pages are selective so you can choose a girly one for the female that you're writing or a more masculine for the man in your life. You can also choose to add a stamp or just tuck the letter away somewhere for when you're ready to mail it, give it, or just keep it stashed away.

I am pleasantly surprised at how much I like the book, it is a lot different than I thought it was going to be and I like the concept behind it. I plan to start using mine and the writer's prompts (cause I have a slight case of writers block when it comes to letter writing these days).

I would suggest if you want an easy, quick, way to write  then pick this book up. My only negatives are the lack of spacial writing. You can only write one letter at a time and if you're long winded like I am that won't suffice. Also, the paper is kind of thin so I'm not sure how well it would hold up being sent through weather conditions in the actual mail system but, for passing on to someone close it definitely does the trick!
If you're interested in purchasing the book you can Get it Here!!!
To find out more about this author and her inspiration behind the book, visit her here Hannah Brencher.

Slacking

I haven't blogged in like a week. Things have been crazy. Last week I had a headache for three days and when I finally got up to go do stuff, I took pictures on my kindle and haven't yet figured out quite how to get them on here. I have three things that I need to post so stayed tune,

The (not-so) Great Train Expo

Jude loves trains. He is all about trains this and trains that. He hates trains with eyes but, loves moving trains and wooden trains. His favorite is the Polar Express and then the Metra. Two weeks ago, we decided to take him to the Great Train expo, in Rock Island, Illinois at the QCCA expo center.
We pre-ordered the tickets for the event online from the event show page; they were $7.00 a piece, not bad I thought, for all they were supposedly offering to consumers.
We get there and right away I could smell disaster. The parking lot was overcrowded, no one monitoring the parking lot so people were pulling up to the curb when there were small children around. The line was out the door and upon going in there was no real structure behind who in the line got to go next.
We found out after waiting for 4-5 families ahead of us that we could just walk in and give the kind gentlemen (who seemed to be lost), our tickets.
When we went in the expo center was a rather large facility however, the utilization of the space was inadequate. Everything was scrunched together and you could barely get through some of the exhibits with a stroller. Also, the website promised activities, models, exhibits, door prizes, and a train ride for the kids. I really didn't see but one big exhibit where at that time you couldn't really view much because men were walking around with the trains. Most of the purchasable items were way over priced and not something that a child could have anyway.
The only child focused activities that they had were, the train ride which, was a pump and go train so you had to pay $2.00 for your child to pump themselves around a circle for five minutes. There was a sting ray exhibit that seemed to be pretty popular but I still can't wrap my head around how a sting ray has anything to do with trains? And there was the Thomas center where they had one small train set up and fifty kids all trying to hoard the trains. This exhibit also had wooden trains, which I purchased one for Jude at twice the cost of getting it at Target for the exact same train.
While I know that these expos aren't necessarily geared towards children, the website made it seem like it would be something fun for the children when in fact, it was pretty stressful and boring for a child as young as Jude.
All in all, I can't give this expo any smiley faces. It was a pathetic excuse for a show and lacked imagination. I heard some people also went to the counter and got their money back; I sure wish I had!

Thanks for Visiting

To everyone that is recently visiting or following, Thank you for supporting me in this endeavor. I find that I have a lot of free time and want to utilize it to help others. This blog will not only have reviews on products, restaurants, places of interest, and other items; it will also have helpful hints, fun things to do, organization tips and a lot more. I hope that you'll tell others about this sight and help me grow!
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starting out

Started this blog to review. Post helpful things. And other misc. Stay tuned for exciting stuff!