Nicole Hempeck

Peek-a-Boo Pets App to Develop Language and Fine Motor Skills

June 27, 2012

Learning for kids can come in many forms, and sometimes as parents we forget the variety of ways we can teach them. With emerging technology comes an additional way to teach our kids and recently, I found myself having one of those moments where I realized I had not been evolving as an educator because [...]

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Suave Professionals Rosemary and Mint the New Aveda Knock Off?

June 26, 2012

Every once in a while I go to the salon and pamper myself with a haircut and even a treatment that moisturizes at Aveda. It’s my little indulgence every few months because we all know that an Aveda hair appointment each month really isn’t budget friendly and for some of us; it’s that thing that [...]

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ABCMouse.com Online Preschool Curriculum

June 25, 2012

As a mother to twins on a budget, full-time private preschool isn’t an option. We really can’t fit it into the budget unless I go back to work full-time and then, I’m just working to put them through preschool. For us, the stay-at-home mom scenario with preschool a couple of mornings a week is what [...]

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Living Social a Daily Deal Site Worth Watching

June 22, 2012

With the economy still sitting in tepid waters, we’re all being ever mindful of our wallets. Even if we were in times that were less lean – we should still be diligent of our bottom line because that just makes fiscal sense. So, when the daily deal sites started cropping up, I was pretty excited. [...]

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Skip Hop Bath Toy Round-up

June 21, 2012

Bath time is fun time in our house, so we like to find toys that continue to foster that love. The Skip Hop Bath Toy collection has a few that fit the bill. The Starfish stay-put stacker, Octopus Ring TossÃ‚Â and Sort and Spin Fishbowl Sorter Ã‚Â looks like a toy to do just that. The Starfish [...]

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Organize Your Pantry with Oxo Containers & Baskets

June 20, 2012

Pantry spaces can easily become chaotic and cluttered quickly if there isn’t a system in place to keep it all organized and in some kind of general order. I have a few products I use to keep the clutter at bay in my teeny tiny pantry because as a family of five, organization in this [...]

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Fisher Price Brilliant Basics Countin’ Fun Piggy – A Classic Toy

June 19, 2012

When you have multiple children, there are certain toys that bring fond memories to mind and take you back to their baby years. When you have several kids, there are toys that they all used and passed along to one another, so when you pack that toy up for the last time, you are actually [...]

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Tap into Your Inner Child with Perpetual Kid

June 18, 2012

I’m a big proponent of the idea that we are only the age that we make ourselves feel, so when I stumbled across this site, Perpetual Kid, where they provide shoppers with the most unique and fun products which truly tap into the fun and youthful side of life – I just had to share [...]

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The Shelf Life of Food is No Longer a Mystery with Still Tasty

June 15, 2012

I donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t know about you, but IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m a perpetual over buyer at the supermarket. I go hungry and I buy food I donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t need and then it sits in my fridge a while. Then I wonder a week later if itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s still ok for me to eat it.Ã‚Â Additionally, when we have guests, I always cook [...]

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