Ah, the crispness of the fall preview has finally set in. School has started and the familiar rumblings of the big yellow buses have rolled down our neighborhood streets. Kids skip out to school in their new fall clothes. Can you tell I LOVE this time of year? While my kids are [...]

Shocking…it’s September already!  Even more shocking, the latest and greatest costumes of the year are already out of stock or on back order and Halloween is still 8 weeks away!  Basically, just like with Christmas, SHOP EARLY!  Make it your plan this week to find out what your children want to be this year so [...]

Looking for bold colors, organic cotton & wild designs for your hip little one?  Whether it be for back to “pre-school”, your fall play groups or just hanging around the house, Zoolu Organics has you covered for getting your tot dressed in style!  We love their use of simple, yet eclectic & fresh designs, [...]

It’s never to early to start shopping for the holidays!  Stock up at Baggino with their End of the Summer Sale! Those are some fabulous prices!!  Enjoy!

I’ve discovered an endearing mompreneur business that brings us wonderful baby booties, hats and mittens all crafted to be unique in design and absolutely comfortable for your baby or toddler.  

Edoche offers a fantastic bootie with matching hat and mittens!  Edoche Baby Booties provide maximum flexibility that support little growing feet. They promote healthy development of babies’ feet [...]

With a toddler in the house, I was going through so many paper towels! I realized the huge waste and was on a search for a product that was reusable.   I also saw all the paper towels I was using on my own hands, and realized a change needed to be made! I discovered PeopleTowels, a wonderful [...]

With a family of 5 and self-employment, lay-offs, and rising costs hitting us from all angles, this Summer was when the Blake Family Cheapos came out in full force!  We’re cutting costs whenever we can:  fitting the yard for preparation for the Fall/Spring garden, buying our meat in bulk straight from the farm, staying home [...]

I “Fall” clean instead of “Spring” clean.  Right around back to school season is the time to re-arrange, re-decorate, clean the cupboards and base boards {today is steam cleaning the carpet day in preparation for all the re-arranging to come!}  The best part of my Fall OCD is new decor, new themes for the kids [...]

Okay folks today I’m  introducing you to a woman who can make living green super easy!  She’ll help you sort through all the confusing myths about your cleaning products.  Look in your cleaning supply cabinet, how many different bottles of cleaning products do you have?  How much money do you spend regularly on your supplies?  [...]

We have had a lot of fun creating master pieces in our house this summer.  Nicholas and Noah both have enjoyed painting, rolling play dough, gluing anything that sticks to paper Sitting with your kids and just getting into a massive mess of creativity is one of  the absolute best times spent together.  [...]

It’s not often you find a bag/tote that’s perfect for work AND play; for days in the office with your laptop, to filling it with towels and swim suits for the pool or taking it to the market and piling it high with fresh goodies, OR simply using it daily as your carry all or [...]

Giving a Charlotte mommy some love today as she expands her family once again!!  Say hi to Ivanna Campbell, a South Charlotte mom to three little ones (ages 4, 2 ½ and 16 months) and is due with her 4th child this Fall. She is the Founder of a national advocacy site for moms, [...]

BathTime is Fun time!  Sometimes…  It’s difficult with three little boys that don’t like to be clean.  They think swimming in the pool all Summer is good enough!  And I can be quite lazy at bath time so I throw them all in the tub at once, or the shower, whatever.  3 little boys bathing [...]

If you’re anything like me, you’ve heard yourself say on more than one occasion, “I can’t WAIT for school to start!”  Seriously, I think I have said this to anyone who will listen, on a daily basis, for the past 2 weeks.  I’m just done with summer.  Plain & simple.  This is my first summer [...]

Most of us have a bedtime routine that includes reading books right? It is also true in the Mosca house.  So when Nicholas received the Big Book of Why from Time for Kids Eric and I were super excited!  This book is big, bright it catches your attention right from the book shelf and it [...]

I have found the most wonderful toy company!  I’ll never step foot in a Toys R Us again, happily.  I get so frustrated spending money on toys that aren’t truly creative, educational or challenging.   Often times a toy has all these features that appear to be teaching your child something but the toy is nonsense, it’s [...]

I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like receiving a post card in the mail.  They’re fun, they usually always tell a story about someone’s adventure and of course post cards include a descriptive picture on the front.  A simple pleasure. Today in an email world our kids don’t experience simple pleasures like postcards anymore.   [...]

My 9 year old niece claimed this sample before we even had it out of the packaging!  “I’ll wear that, I need a cool watch!!” she proclaimed with wide eyes as we examined the bright orange accessory. Like the jelly shoes and slap bracelets from back in the day, these retro style watches from CROW [...]

My “office” {aka a corner in my bedroom} is a nightmare!  I’ll clean it, it’s messy by that evening.  I need a bigger desk of course, that would help, but it’s the papers, and lists, and endless amount of organization that needs to be done that makes it an utter disaster zone!  Today marks the [...]

It’s back to school time and Citizen Pip is ready to help us all out by making school lunches more fun, waste free and muck free!  {Muck free means no nasty stuff like BPA, lead and phthalates are included in these products.}  What a great way for any child to carry their lunch in style [...]