Holiday Shopping Kickoff – Strawberry Shortcake Giveaway
As promised, I am excited to share some of the Strawberry Shortcake goodness from the Hollywood Hot Moms-hosted event I attended a few weeks ago at Giggles and Hugs here in Los Angeles. Now that Black Friday is over and the first 20 people in any given store have gotten their spoils, let the real [...]
A Day of Fun, Food, Family and Gratitude
Happy Thanksgiving!! I hope you’re all out enjoying the holiday with loved ones, as well as sharing some yummy meals and seasonal treats like sweet potato pie, candied yams, stuffing and cranberry sauce. If you are, please relish every moment and every bite WITHOUT stressing about going off your diet. The joy of sharing a [...]
Simple Tips to Help Single Moms to Get Out of Debt
*This is a guest post from financial writer Angela Sanders of A Financial Journal. Are you a single mother and drowned in a sea of debts? If so, you might be wondering how you got into this state of affairs. Well, instead of wondering what made it happen, it is advisable that you start thinking of [...]
The Meaning of Life and Strawberry Shortcake
I routinely feel the urge to “drop out” and go raise my family somewhere in a quaint rural farming community or to drag them along with me as I join the Peace Corps, go off to find the meaning of life and save the world, one volunteer project at a time. But then I think, “I’d [...]
Get REAL and Win Money for Your Child’s School
As I write this I am exhausted. Not necessarily physically (although there is a bit of that too), but mostly I’m mentally worn out from having yet another discussion with parents at my daughter’s school about the frustration we feel over the threat of more budget cuts to some of our school’s programs. My kids [...]




















