Mom's Favorite Stuff

Virginia Media Tour

Jodi — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:52:11 +0000

Last month, I had the opportunity to explore Virginia, a state I wasn’t too familiar with, while on the Virginia Beach Front Family Fun and Food Media Tour. The weather was absolutely perfect, the whole group was so fun, and I learned a ton about Virginia. We started out at the Virginia Aquarium and Marine [...]

Summer Picnic Recipes with George Duran and ReadySetEat

Jodi — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:13:41 +0000

As I mentioned last week, I had the pleasure of co-hosting a Cooking Connections class on the Motherhood, hosted by George Duran. George offered a variety of picnic recipes and provided some tips on cooking in general. You can view the overview of the class on The Motherhood’s Cooking Connection page. My personal favorite of [...]

New Series 2 Trash Pack Collectables

Jodi — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:50:13 +0000

My son loves collecting. If we get him started on any type of collectable, he just loves adding to it. His grandparents love it too, because collectables are super-easy gifts to buy him – either as birthday/Christmas/Easter gifts or as “just because” gifts. One of my son’s favorite collectables are Trash Packs – a line [...]

Family Vacation in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona

Jodi — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:18:19 +0000

A few weeks ago, my family visited Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona for a family vacation. We had an amazing time – swam every day, checked out a few Cactus League spring training games, visited a few attraction, relaxed on our own, and had some delicious meals. First, we started out at the Westin Kierland Scottsdale [...]

10 Days of Being Vegan(ish)

Jodi — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:26:57 +0000

Ten days ago, my dermatologist recommended that I go on a vegan diet for the remainder of my Accutane cycle. Vegan. As in no meat. No fish. No milk. No cheese. No yogurt. No ice cream. Yikes. It’s been ten days, and for the most part, I’ve stayed vegan. I’ve had absolutely no meat and [...]

Upcoming Totsy Sales

Jodi — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:44:58 +0000

Now that the weather is a little more consistent (and should be even warmer over the next few weeks), it’s time for me to re-evaluate what we have in the kids’ drawers and figure out if we need more new stuff for the summer and fall. I always head to Totsy first, because they have [...]

Cooking Connections Picnic Recipe Class

Jodi — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:36:36 +0000

The Motherhood, in conjunction with ConAgra Foods, is continuing their Cooking Connections series this Thursday. Celebrity Chef George Duran will appear on a live video feed to show you how to host the best picnic this summer season. Since I’m eating a vegan (ish) diet while finishing up Accutane, I specifically asked George to talk [...]

The Brands at the Mom 2.0 Summit

Jodi — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:37:22 +0000

Last week, I attended my fourth Mom 2.0 Summit (this year, held at the Ritz-Carlton in Key Biscayne, Florida). I’ve been to Mom 2.0 since the very first year, and while I didn’t love my experience last year, I’m glad to see that the Summit is back on track. I’m always pleased to see the [...]

VTech’s Multitasking Phone System – the LS6475-3

Jodi — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:14:59 +0000

As a busy multitasking, work at home mom, I try to schedule all of my phone calls for the five hours that my kids are in school. But occasionally, I do have to take a call after school, which means that I’m usually juggling five things at one time. I’m almost always asked to open [...]

What is BB Cream? Video Post

Jodi — Thu, 10 May 2012 22:37:24 +0000

You’ve probably heard about BB Cream – this popular Asian and European skin care product is making its way over here to the US, and many skin care lines are now offering their own version. Check out this video for more information about BB Cream, how to use it, and how it differs from tinted [...]