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Groupon is Saving My Marriage!

September 15, 2016 by Alisha Leave a Comment

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post on Groupon Coupons. All opinions are my own.

If you’ve been following me a while now, you know that we got a little furkid last December named Murphy. Since Murphy’s become a part of our family I’ve made sure he is being spoiled just like my other kids…LOL! We make sure he has the best food, the best toys and the cutest clothes. Judge all you want, but he’s the son I never had…HAHA!

Seriously, pets just like kids, can get pretty darn expensive! When we first got Murphy he needed his shots and all the stuff that goes with buying a new pet. Each time I came home with some new toy or gadget that the girls and I picked out, I’d have to hear the hubby talk about how much money I was spending. Blah Blah Blah……….

I love finding an amazing deal and before I EVER make a purchase for goods now I always check Groupon. I can’t even begin to tell y’all how much money this site has saved me. I saved over 50% on my daughter’s 7th birthday party, huge discount on an oil change and countless goods along the way. Groupon is saving my marriage! Ok…maybe not saving it but its sure as hell making it easier when I let my husband know how much money I saved versus how much I spent. Like reverse psychology LOL!!! [Read more…]

I’m so excited to share this with you, I can’t hold it in! #TrustImpressa

September 7, 2016 by Alisha Leave a Comment

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post about Poise Impressa and why I #TrustImpressa, but all opinions are my own.

If you’ve been with me for a while then you know I really don’t have much of a filter and tell it like it is. I mean life is too short to sugar coat stuff and no one likes to feel like they are the only one dealing with an embarrassing condition. Well I’m so excited to share this news with you and I can no longer hold it in….literally!

Remember when you were young and you always said those grown up diapers were for old people? If only that were true! LOL Mother Time and having children has not been so kind to my bladder. Between me trying to be more active, dealing with allergies and my love for laughter my poor bladder just ain’t what it used it to be.

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Getting started on the Mediterranean Diet

July 9, 2016 by Adrienne McCloud 2 Comments

Hey! Hey! My name is Adrienne Hellar. And I’m the blogger behind The District Nerd, a blog about home brewing and technology. When the Wine’ing Momma put out a call for guest bloggers, I was excited to have the opportunity to share something else that I’m passionate about- healthy eating. In particular getting started on the Mediterranean diet with my favorite dish.

Like most African-American families, high-blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, and diabetes are common in my family. In my teens, I decided I didn’t want that for myself. I wanted a long life free of pills. I wanted to be physical fit until the very end. So I familiarized myself with the health warnings of my time, which included staying away from fried food, saturated fat, and eggs. Fad diets like the Zone and the Atkins diet do not intrigue me. Instead I am drawn to making quality lifestyle changes, that look at eating food in a healthy way. Eating the same food the same way all the time gets boring mentally and physically. So I’m always searching for new diets that introduce me to alternative ways of looking at food. [Read more…]

Make Meal Planning Easy During Stressful Times with Dream Dinners & ShareCrate

June 10, 2016 by Alisha 11 Comments

While I may be a grown-up AND a mom…one of the things I have no desire or passion for is cooking. I mean if it were up to me we would probably eat cereal or mac-n-cheese all the time, but this thing called being an adult *shudder* means that I have to make sure and feed my family healthy meals. -_-

Last month I started a new job as a crisis counselor (more on that to come later) and the thought of meal planning makes me want to run away from home even more. Each week I tell myself I’m going to look on Pinterest and start planning meals like all of those other perfect moms out there. And each week I fail miserably and we eat out entirely too much or spend hours each week asking “What do you want to eat?” Yeah, that question is starting to get pretty old around these parts!

Dream Dinners, a national meal-assembly company known for bringing families together around the dinner table, announces the launch of Dream Dinners & ShareCrate. This care package allows customers to ship easy, homemade and affordable frozen meals to friends and family members experiencing a life moment like the birth of a new baby, the death of a loved one, moving across the country or even starting a new job!

Earlier this spring Dream Dinners/ShareCrate invited me and a bunch of other lovely bloggers to a tasting of some of their most requested meals. We were treated to great food, conversation and drinks.

Dream Dinners ShareCrate is like the meal planning gawds from above flew down and decided to make our lives easier. The meals are prepared fresh, frozen and shipped to your home. No shopping, dragging the family to the store kicking and screaming (me included) and no drama! Now there are a few things I like to prepare like quiche…and well, er uh….heck I guess that’s it!

With your package you get a paper card for each meal you prepare with complete, fool proof cooking instructions. It’s also an amazing way to get the kids more involved with dinner prep too! My teenager has actually turned into quite the little “wanna be chef” so it’s nice when she can help out.

Dream Dinners ShareCrate includes three easy-to- prepare meals. Each meal in the medium option ($89, plus shipping) feeds 2-3 people and meals in the large option ($139, plus shipping) feed 5-6 people. Both ShareCrate options include the following meals: Creamy Chicken Florentine Tortellini , Sesame Glazed Meatballs served with Jasmine Rice and Chicken with Honey, Garlic, and Orange served with Oven Roasted Broccoli. The best part is that everything comes in this cute box that looks just like a wooden crate and inside is a Styrofoam cooler with all of the goodies being kept frozen with dry ice. There is even a cute “thermometer” to ensure that items have been kept at the proper temperature so that everything is safe to eat. Here’s an unboxing of what we got:

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*Disclosure: This is a sponsored post on Groupon Coupons. All opinions are my own.*

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post about Poise Impressa and why I #TrustImpressa, but all opinions are my own.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post on Groupon Coupons. All opinions are my own.