Moms

The social media site, pinterest has quickly dominated the mom scene. Nearly every mom pins. Do you pin? I pin. But the next question, the million-dollar question, is how many of us actually use pinterest as an inspiration for crafting and creating? There’s recent data that says social sites like pinterest make women feel inadequate because aspects of their life are not pin-worthy. For the last two years, I have used pinterest for ideas for both my baby showers, nursery and now in planning a birthday bash worthy of a princess, but these pins have produced anxious party planners and require a larger birthday budget. However, my one pinterest endeavor was a disappointing flop.

The truth is, the awesome things on pinterest...

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They say that with age comes wisdom. In many cases, I believe that to be true. The experiences we have in life shape us. And while we learn from them what to do, sometimes our experiences teach us what not to do.

I remember how much I loved to write when I was a child. My sister and I used to put together the neighborhood newspaper, filling it with feature articles and stories, and distributing it among our friends. One day in elementary school, my teacher handed back a writing assignment, covered in red ink with...

You’re running out of time.  You, of course, already have the kids Valentine’s Day festivities complete including themed outfits, treats for their class, presents for the big day, and arts and crafts for the grandparents.  But, what about your man?  It seems like so long ago were the days that you had time to obsess over the perfect gift for your lover. Now that Valentine’s Day is a family affair it isn’t necessarily about aphrodisiac-inspired dinner and romance and lingerie.  However, it is the perfect time to remember how important your partner is to you, and the entire family. 

We have the perfect gifts to make him feel special, and with amazing technology like online ordering, overnight shipping, and printable...

Moms everywhere (actually, women everywhere) are counting down the days for the much anticipated movie release of 50 Shades of Grey. Lucky for us Phoenicians, we can actually see the hot new flick before its opening date of February 13th.

Based on the bestselling erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James, the first book in the series was released in 2011 and the second and third volumes, Fifty Shades Darker and