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Solve Modern-Day Child Safety Issues with this App

January 8, 2020 By Meredith 2 Comments

Keeping tabs on child safety with screentime and technology can be tricky, but this genius fix helps A TON! Check it out now, parents!

Smartphones and the internet now dominate our daily lives. We use different kinds of internet-enabled electronics every day who have become our main source of learning, entertainment, and interaction with others. With all these digital devices, we can reach out to our loved ones very quickly, regardless of distance. The advantages of internet access for […]

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Filed Under: Smartphones, Technology

Google #DigitalWellbeing Tools for YOUR Family Wellbeing

September 17, 2019 By Meredith 2 Comments

Balancing internet use and screen time with family wellbeing is a tricky business! So thankful for Google's #DigitalWellBeing tools to help you manage everything--truly helpful and #modernday smart!

This post was sponsored by Google in partnership with the Forward Influence Network so I could fill you in on these Google #DigitalWellbeing Tools for YOUR family wellbeing. All thoughts and opinions are my own. The internet is an awesome thing, friends! Think about all the things we can do with a computer or phone […]

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Filed Under: Health, Organization, Smartphones, Young Kids

The Family Link You Need for Your Family’s Screen Time!

April 29, 2019 By Meredith 2 Comments

The Family Link app from Google is a GENIUS way to help manage your kiddos online usage and screen time. And I LOVE the bonus help--fantastic! Check it out, parents!

Thank you to Google for sponsoring this post and compensating me as part of the Mom It Forward Influencer Network so I can fill you in on the family link YOU need! All opinions are 100% my own. Ahhh! Any other parents panicking a bit over how to handle all this technology with our kiddos […]

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Filed Under: Online Shopping, Organization, Smartphones, Young Kids

Screen Time Balance

August 22, 2018 By Meredith 4 Comments

Screen time balance can be such a tricky, tricy thing to achieve! Grab these smart ideas and breathe in the bliss of a well-balanced life!

It’s probably fair to say that we all spend too much time in front of screens these days. I’m in front of one right now writing these thoughts down, and I know I will be back in front of it later on today. When it comes to our kids, we often let them spend their […]

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Filed Under: Smartphones, Young Kids

myCharge It Up this Mother’s Day!

May 5, 2016 By Meredith 14 Comments

Looking for the perfect gift for the busy mom in your life? This myCharge HUB Max portable charger will power her up to keep her on top of all her busy life demands! Give her the gift of energy and grab it using this smart promo code for huge savings!

****Thanks to myCharge for sponsoring today’s post with compensation and the HubMax 9000mAh portable charger so I could share this fab new product with you!**** So here’s the thing, friends, I’ve become “terribly important” in my own life. As in, when the SignUp Genius link for the school’s Teacher Appreciation luncheon goes around, a gal’s gotta […]

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Filed Under: Budgeting, Gifts, Holidays, Mommy's Favorites, Saving Money, Smartphones

Track Milestones and Don’t Miss a Single Step

December 11, 2015 By Meredith 4 Comments

Overwhelmed with trying to keep track of your kids? Let this sweet, easy-peasy FREE app do all the work for you! You get the time to enjoy your kids and it does all the record-keeping note-taking work for you so you don't miss a single step of this parenting journey!

When I kicked off this parenting gig, I had it all perfectly lined out. I had the baby book at the ready AND a blank stork-themed calendar that would allow me to make daily entries recording notes about my son’s activities and development after he was born. It was a gorgeous affair–that lasted for a solid […]

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Filed Under: Babies, Keeping a Rein on the Kids, Smartphones, Toddler Playtime, Toddler Talk, Young Kids

Where the Boomers and the Millennials Meet Up

September 10, 2015 By Meredith 6 Comments

Caught in the middle of the Baby Boomer and Millennial gap? Welcome, Generation X! Welcome to the place where we love most of the new stuff--but aren't quite sure what to do with it. You're not alone; let's hang out here in the middle and figure out what to do with it all!

I get the Sunday paper every week. And I actually read it. Like, sit at the table, try desperately to ignore my children, and bury my nose in the newsprint so I can pretend to have some idea of what is happening in the rest of the world on the other six days of the […]

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Filed Under: Birthdays, People without Kids, School, Smartphones, Young Kids

Time to Trade In and Get Phone Fancy!

August 21, 2015 By Meredith 4 Comments

Got a cracked phone screen and moaning over the cost of replacement? No sweat! Here's a solution that will save you money and leave you loving your phone--gorgeous screen included!

We had a very sorrowful day last week. My husband’s phone screen cracked. Together, we just sat and stared at it, as if we could some how will it back into wholeness. You see, we aren’t due for new phones until next summer, so he was looking at a whole year of a shattered view with an […]

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Filed Under: Online Shopping, Saving Money, Smartphones

Go Hollywood with Your Kids: UrLife

June 19, 2015 By Meredith 18 Comments

Have tons of pics and videos of your kids but don't have the time to do anything cool with them like make an album? Let the pros handle it--worth EVERY PENNY, I promise! Plus, this is the moist perfect gift yoyu could give grandparents!

Aren’t our fancy smartphones fabulous? It is entirely possible to capture almost every minute of your child’s life with one sleek device. Back in my day, video recording required more large equipment than NASA’s shuttle launches and there was this crazy thing called rolls of film. You’d drop them off at your local Kmart, wait […]

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Filed Under: Celebrities, Giveaway, Pictures, Smartphones, Young Kids

Need an Extra Shot of Energy? Win It with MyCharge!

February 21, 2015 By Meredith 2 Comments

Did you know that the average smartphone users checks their phone 110 times per day and that 2.7 hours of that is just for fun? Did you also know that without an available power source 77% of phone users will have a dead battery by 4pm? Whether at work or play all of these things […]

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Filed Under: Giveaway, Smartphones

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