Anyone who has been following this blog for awhile knows that I am one busy mom! Believe me, I wish I didn't have so much on my proverbial plate at times but as a full-time educator and mother to two teenage sons it's inevitable that I often have a packed weekly schedule. As a result, I'm always looking for ways to make my life easier, especially when it comes to preparing my family's meals! That is why I'm so excited to finally be able to tell you about Perdue Farms direct-to-consumer boxes! The Perdue Farms Family Bundle contains all of the products that my family loves no matter what meal of the day it is. I especially love the convenience of receiving these foods right at home and how easy they are for me to prepare for my guys to enjoy. When my younger son comes home from school hungry from a long day of classes and activities he loves to eat Perdue ® Panko Breaded Dino Nuggets. They are fully cooked and made from 100% all natural chicken breast with no preservatives, no … [Read more...]
Simple Dinner Solutions For Working Moms! #BalanceYourPlate @Stouffers #Ad
*This is a compensated campaign in collaboration with Stouffer's and WeAllGrow Latina. All opinions are 100% my own. Everyone wants to eat better, but sometimes we need a little inspiration and simple solutions to choose from to make it a reality more often. This is especially true for working moms like me who love preparing delicious meals for their families but just don't have the time to spend hours in the kitchen preparing elaborate recipes. Recently, I have learned about the Balance Your Plate program which is designed to educate everyone about ways to put together nutritious meals that incorporate both frozen and fresh foods. This is such a big help when it comes to finding that balance between our busy lives and making sure we are eating healthy. Research shows that Americans are only meeting MyPlate recommendations for vegetables, fruit, proteins, dairy and grains seven days out of 365. This is of great concern to me … [Read more...]
Tips For Making “Me Time” A Priority That Include Coffee! #CoffeeRoutine #Pmedia #Ad
*This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group®, The J.M.Smucker Company, White Wave,and Truvia Natural Sweetener, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #CoffeeRoutine http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV This week has been like most weeks in that I am incredibly busy and and don't have much time in my schedule for "Me time." However, having a full-time career and taking care of a family is exhausting. It is important for me to be kind to myself and steal a few precious moments here and there to recharge whenever possible. From as far back as I can remember, enjoying a good cup of coffee has always been part of any ritual that involves me having a few quiet minutes of reflection and peace. Believe it or not, creating "Me time" is something that I have learned to perfect over the years. I've noticed that most moms like me have a lot of trouble slowing down long enough to stop and … [Read more...]
Beauty Regimen For Busy Moms
Feeling beautiful isn’t always easy whenever you’re a busy mom. You are always busy taking care of everyone else, but what about yourself? Check out these beauty regimen tips for busy moms. Sleep When You Can One of the best beauty regimens for moms is to get enough sleep. When you skip out on sleep, you are hurting yourself emotionally and physically. Getting enough sleep can actually make you look and feel more beautiful. Moisturize Your Skin Another great beauty regimen to pay attention to is moisturizing. When you get busy, you can forget to moisturize your skin, which in return can make you not look and feel your best. A quick moisturizer application on a daily basis can make you look and feel beautiful. Compact Your Makeup Routine Instead of spending hours getting ready, learn how to compact your makeup routine. You’re a busy mom, so you may not have “all the time in the world to get ready.” Eliminate your stress by … [Read more...]
Tips For Tackling Tough Laundry Stains For Working Moms! #OxiClean #Partner
To say that I am a busy mom is an understatement. As I like to explain when people ask, I'm literally going all the time between having a career as a full-time educator, publishing a successful blog, and raising children in New York City. Most days, I am lucky to fit in some "Me" time just to take a shower so I often do get backed up when it comes to doing laundry. It is especially frustrating when I have trouble getting stains out of clothes because I just don't have a lot of time in my schedule to spend scrubbing them out of our dirty laundry. For a long time, I have been on the lookout for a laundry detergent that removes a wide-range of stubborn, dried-on stains the first time around to maximize on the limited time that I have to do laundry. OxiClean™ Laundry detergent truly has been the answer to my Working Mom prayers! It saves me lots of time because it tackles stains in just one wash and does not contain … [Read more...]
Confessions Of A Really Tired Mom #IWasSoTired @Tylenol #Sweeps #Ad
I'm not even going to mince words in this blog post, I am really tired. Now, you are all most likely saying to yourself right now, "Join the club!" As most of you are probably moms, I know that you feel my pain when it comes to the topic of sleeplessness. I'd like to say that, like any other self-respecting superhero, I can go days or even weeks without sleep and still perform at optimal levels. However, this is simply not the case... The truth is that I have done some really embarrassing things lately as a result of my exhaustion. Let me begin by saying that I'm normally a pleasure to be around, despite what my husband says. Unfortunately, my grouchiness has reached an all-time high as I imagine getting some sleep more than I actually do sleep. As a matter of fact, my eight year-old son likes to refer to me as "Mommy Meanie" in the morning. It's not easy being all things, to all people, at all times. This is why I sprayed my neck and wrists with hairspray … [Read more...]
5 Myths About Being A Working Mom
This past week, I have read a lot of posts on social media about the difficulties and triumphs of being a Working Mom. Many of them make me chuckle seeing as how I can relate since I have juggled a career since I became a mother eleven years ago. However, I have also found that some people have the wrong idea about what Working Moms experience on a daily basis. Although we are driven to excel in our careers, we also have the same concerns about parenting and our families that all mothers have. After all, being a mom is a lot of work whether you add working outside the home to that equation or not. This post is definitely not about whether Stay At Home Moms or Working Moms have it easier or harder than one another. In my mind, it is a given that all moms work hard. The purpose of this post is just to debunk some of the myths about Working Moms that I have been reading lately… So, without further ado, here are 5 myths that are completely wrong about women juggling … [Read more...]
Being A Working Mom When Your Kid Is Sick… #WorkingMom
The past couple of weeks have been rough for us in the health and wellness department. If you have been keeping up with us here on the blog and on social media, you know that I have been sick on and off with a bad cold, we have been dealing with my mother's mental health issues, and this week my younger son got sick with strep throat and asthma as well. Normally, when either one of my sons is sick, my Mom stays with them during the day. This really puts my mind at ease while I am at work because I know that she will care for them just the way that I would if I was home. Since my mother is currently in the hospital, I had to take my sick son with me to work on Monday in order to administer his asthma medication throughout the day. Today we had a snow day so I was glad to be able to stay home with my son an additional day to care for him. He is definitely better but he still has a cough which I wish I could take away from him. Tomorrow it will be back to work and I … [Read more...]
A Smartphone That is Helping Working Moms Get Ahead! @HuaweiDeviceUSA #Ad
Last week, I lent my son my smartphone so he could watch videos on it. He's normally very responsible with it so I didn't think anything of it until I asked him for the phone a while later. It seems that he had put it down and forgot where he had put it so we spent a few nervous moments looking for it. During this uncertain time, I realized that my entire life is on that phone including my personal and my business contacts. It's amazing how much I depend on my smartphone for everything that I do in my life. The Huawei Ascend Mate2 is the perfect phone for resilient, Working Moms like myself who juggle many roles on a regular basis. It features a 6.1-inch high-def screen and incredible screen-to-body ratio which means that you can conduct all of your business and enjoy all of your entertainment apps in more pixels. Its unique floating screens also allow you to multitask like having your calculator, messages, and much more open at the same time. Believe me, being able to … [Read more...]
The Working Mom’s Guide To Great Skin! @PONDS #PONDSPerforms #Sponsored
It's amazing how much my skin has changed over the years. I'm pretty sure that this has had a lot to do with my hectic schedule and the fact that I haven't always had a regimen in place to care for my skin. Being a Working Mom, I don't have a lot of time to spend applying products so I need a quick routine that keeps my skin beautiful and moisturized. The way that I have approached my skin care regimen is by making sure that I do specific things throughout the day to improve my overall health as well as the condition of my skin. This begins from the moment that I get up in the morning to the moment that I lay down to sleep at night. Trust me, I know what I'm talking about because I have been working full-time since I was sixteen and I know a few things about maintaining great skin. Check out my advice below: The Working Mom's Guide To Great Skin Drink plenty of water-Staying hydrated helps to minimize the appearance of wrinkles so it is important to drink at least … [Read more...]
