Active Family Project - PROMISE to make a playdate with your kids!

Disclosure: "I received $100 from Merck Consumer Care, and any opinions expressed by me are honest and reflect my actual experience. This is a sponsored post for SheSpeaks/Merck Consumer Care."

As a mom, it can be difficult to find not only the time but also the energy to make time for active play with your children. I also work from home and I homeschool my child, so not only is it difficult to find the time, it is also difficult to actually find something new and fun to do and organize it all. The Merck Active Family Project makes that task so much easier.

The Active Family Project aims to help moms enjoy an active and healthy lifestyle with their family and loved ones so that they can live the way they love. The project's goal is to spotlight tips and advice for fun family activities and to build a national community of moms that are dedicated to making a new healthy and active family lifestyle of their own and promoting it.

One very useful tool for finding new and fun healthy activities to keep you and your family active is the Active Family Project Activity Finder. You simply click here, then click the Find Activities button, it will then ask you for your location. Once you have given your location, you can choose a category, such as parks or zoos. I chose aquariums and it showed me some great places nearby that I did not even know about.

I have now made 2 different playdates to two different aquariums with my daughter and my family. We are so excited and cannot wait to go. We have also promised to swim at least a few times a week while the weather is good.

You can also enter the Family Playdate Sweepstakes. Click here to enter to win win weekly prizes, including a Family Beach Vacation Prize Pack! Sweepstakes ends 11:59:59pm ET on 5/26/13.  And make sure to take a look at the Facebook page for more info.

I have made the PROMISE! Will you?

Make your child's birthday party even better with Kid's Party World!

Disclosure: I received a free product(s) for the purposes of this review. All opinions are 100% honest and my own.

Every year that my daughter has another birthday, she always seems to like new things. One year we had a princess themed birthday party, another year it was all about pink and pink and more pink. One day she likes one thing, the next day it is something entirely different. That is just one reason why I love Kid's Party World so much. They have everything you need to have a birthday party for any type of child or any type of party for that matter. My daughter is back into SpongeBob SquarePants again. So this year her party will be all about SpongeBob. And Kid's Party World has everything I need to have an awesome SpongeBob themed birthday party. Like these adorable paper plates.

And also, some paper cups and a tablecloth. But they not only have those kinds of things. They also have decorations and fun toys and trinkets for party guests and your child. We also got stickers and these fun little clicking cameras.

Not only does she get to share the SpongeBob paper cups with guests but she got a real plastic cup to keep for herself to use daily.

Kid's Party World has a wide variety of anything you would ever need for anykind of birthday party or any other kind of kid's party. You can buy aged themed supplies for a child's first birthday, second birthday and so on. You can shop by characters, such as the SpongeBob party them I am doing. You can have a sports theme, a luau theme, a hollwood theme or so many other choice. Kid's Party World has it all and they are adding new themes all the time.

I urge you to check out Kid's Party World today. You will not be disappointed. You can also connect with them on Facebook.

Make your pool more enjoyable this summer with Kelsyus and COOP!

Disclosure: I received a free product(s) for the purposes of this review. All opinions are 100% honest and my own.

Every year, the time we look forward to the most is the time when we can finally get the pool ready for swimming. All summer you will find at least one member of my family in our pool. I have been an avid swimmer since the age of 7, I took swimming lesson for years and I have passed the passion for water onto my daughter. I taught her to swim at the very young age of 2, and now that is all that she wants to do. Nothing makes a pool more fun than some fun pool toys and accessories. Like this awesome floating cooler from Kelsyus.

It has a water-friendly fabric cover. There are 6 numbered cup holders so that no one gets their drink confused with someone else. This cooler also folds into a carrying bag and has a pullout liner for easy cleanup. You can attach it to any other floating Kelsyus product, such as a chair. I love this cooler. I cannot tell you how many times we will be relaxing in the pool and someone gets thirsty and has to track water clear through the house to get themselves a drink.

This floating cooler also has a zippered top lid so that you can prefill it with ice. It can hold eighteen cans without ice and 12 cans with ice. It also has a zippered pocket on the side to hold things such as sunglasses, keys and sunscreen. Which is what I use it for. Sunscreen. My daughter and I both have very pale, sensitive skin... so we have to lather up every hour on the hour. You can purchase this floating cooler at the Kelsyus website or on Amazon.

We also had a ton of fun with these great Hydro Skip 'N Splash Balls from COOP. They actually skip in the water. You can have so much fun playing with these in the pool. They are soft yet durable so there is no chance of anyone getting hurt by a flying ball. We had a blast with these balls. There are round and football shaped balls.

These balls are available at Target. They are for pool play or outside play or even inside play since they are so soft. But that is up to you. I urge you to check out Kelsyus and COOP today. You will not be disappointed.

You can connect with Kelsyus on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and youtube.
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Roxsee Jewelry Hanger Review & Giveaway!

Disclosure: I received a free product(s) for the purposes of this review. The giveaway item is supplied by the sponsor, as well. All opinions are 100% honest and my own.

I usually do not wear jewelry that often. I have never really been much of an accessory kind of girl. But that has all changed now that I have a daughter. She loves jewelry for herself, but she also loves to buy jewelry for me, as well. We have fun shopping for new necklaces and earrings and things. But she usually ends up throwing them all together and we end up with a big tangled mess. But not anymore. Not now that I have Roxsee Jewelry Hangers... from UntangleMyChains.com...

With these wonderful jewelry hangers you can untangle all of your accessory messes. I use mine for necklaces, bracelets, earrings, headbands, ponytail holders, and anything else I can't find a place for in my bathroom. Mine is hanging in my bathroom at the moment, but you can hang it anywhere. On your vanity, in your closet, your bedroom, wherever you want it to be.

And at under $16, these things are a steal. Imagine all the space you can save. Imagine never having to untangle a mess of necklaces ever again. You also now have easy access to all of your jewelry and you always know where that one pair of earrings are right when you are looking for them.

I love my new Roxsee Jewelry Hanger from Untangle My Chains. I urge you to check them out today. You will not be disappointed. You can also connect with them on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and their blog. 

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Safe Haven - Movie Review! Available Now On BluRay and DVD!

Disclosure: I received a free copy for the purposes of this review. All opinions are 100% honest and my own.

I recently had the opportunity to watch Safe Haven. I have been waiting to much this movie ever since I first heard about it. I am a huge fan of the Notebook and of author Nicholas Sparks. The film was directed by Lasse Hallström, and is an adaptation of Nicholas Sparks's novel of the same name. So I could not wait to watch this movie. Unfortunately, I do not make it to the theater very often, so I was so happy when it was available on BluRay and DVD.

The movie stars Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough and is rated PG-13. The story revolves around Katie (Hough) and Alex (Duhamel). Katie flees to the small town of Southport, North Carolina to escape her past. She befriends Alex and his small children. Alex is a widow, having a wife that passed from cancer a few years earlier. Alex and Katie eventually begin a romantic relationship. But the past that Katie is so desperately trying to run from catches up to her.

Will Alex be able to deal with Katie's past? Will Katie ever get away from her past? I do not want to ruin it for you. You just have to watch and find out for yourself. I really, really liked this movie. It was romantic, suspenseful, dramatic, and fun in all the right moments. And Josh Duhamel is pretty easy on the eyes, of course. I urge you to check this movie out. You will not be disappointed.

This movie also stars Cobie Smulders and David Lyons. Run time is 115 minutes and it is available now on BluRay and DVD!

 Safe Haven DVD Extras

• Deleted & Extended Scenes
• Alternate Ending

Safe Haven Blu-ray Extras

• All the DVD Extras
• Igniting the Romance in Safe Haven
• Set Tour
• Josh Duhamel's Lessons in Crabbing

ErinCondren.com $25 Gift Card Giveaway!

I admit it, I have a slight love affair with stationary and office products. I cannot get enough of them. I collect as many as I can find. And they are even more attractive to me when they are personalized. So you can guess how excited I was when I found ErinCondren.com. They have the greatest stationary sets, notecards, labels, iPad stickers, and so much more. And you can get all of it personalized. Like this awesome weekly schedule pad...

Those things really come in handy. Especially when you have a hectic job or kids. Or both! You can connect with Erin Condren on Facebook and Twitter.

Thanks to the lovely people at Erin Condren, one of my lucky readers will win a $25 Gift Card to spend at ErinCondren.com. All you have to do is enter using the easy Rafflecopter form below. This contest is open WorldWide and will end on May 22nd at 11:59Pm EST. GOOD LUCK!!!!
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Dress United Review and Discount Code!

Disclosure : I received a free product for the purposes of this review. All opinions are 100% honest and my own. 

I recently received a custom t-shirt from Dress United. I designed it myself with their very easy to use website. I made it for my daughter. I used her name as well as a design that I knew that she would love. Hearts.

This shirt is so cute. My daughter adores it. It is soft, comfortable and uniquely hers. At Dress United you can design your shirt the way you want it. They also have sweatshirts and hoodies that you can custom create, as well. These would be so great for baby and bridal showers, sports teams, family reunions and so many other events. Or you can just make a shirt to someone you love them, like the one I made for my daughter.

The site is super easy to use and they have designs readily available or you can upload your own. These shirts are also printed in the USA, which makes me happy. Their design team is on call and ready to help you at anytime with anything. They had super fast service and I experienced no problems at all in making my custom shirt.

I urge you to check them out today, you will not be disappointed. You can also connect with them on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

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