This post is sponsored as part of the Rayovac Power Blogger program.  All opinions are my own.  And that light saber down there belongs to my son. From time to time my family gets to try out Rayovac products as part of the Rayovac Power Blogger program.  We’ve had fun testing everything from an awesome…

I’ve been avoiding thinking about back to school and enjoying every last moment of summer fun.  But the truth is that back-to-school is already here for many of you and right around the corner for us. Nothing gets me more motivated to prepare for back to school than a shopping challenge.  While I really don’t…

Right now I’m working on a post for Disney Voices that has me so giddy that I had to force myself to take a break and get some other work done yesterday (not to mention sleep!).  But more on that next week… In the meantime, I want to share some Disney around the web from…

While Disney vacations ideally mean disconnecting from work calls and email, for most people, they don’t mean disconnecting completely.  In fact, many of us enjoy including connectivity in our time in the parks from Foursquare check-ins… …to Instagram pics… …to periodic (or frequent) tweets. So for everyone who’s ever stood in line at Buzz Lightyear…

Last night I partied on Twitter with Andrea and Melissa, authors of Klout For Dummies and Blog Design For Dummies.  Those two incredibly resourceful books are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to blogging resources from the For Dummies family of books.  Peter Pollock recently published Web Hosting For Dummies, a guide…

Yesterday I was enjoying some peaceful writing time alone in my house while my husband and kids were at the theater seeing the latest PG summer blockbuster when it dawned on me that we are three weeks into July.  My thoughts looked something like this… “How are we already three weeks into July?!?!?” “Calm down,…

This post was sponsored as part of a compensated online campaign.  All opinions are my own. My newsfeed on Facebook has started to fill up with sponsored content from advertisers pushing their back to school sales and products.  Commercials on TV urging parents to run to stores to buy notebooks and pencils have now replaced…

We are huge Disney * Pixar Monsters University fans in my house, so I was excited to find out that LeapFrog now offers two Monsters University themed learning products for kids. LeapReader™ 3D Book: The Monsters University LeapFrog book focuses on the following three learning areas – nouns and verbs, deductive reasoning, and position words….

From the moment we moved our son from his crib to a big boy bed, we knew there was going to be an issue.  This is our first “successful” attempt to get Noah to sleep in his big boy bed… Even once we conquered the going to bed issue with our son, we continued to…

It’s time once again for the MomInspired Grant Program, an amazing source of financial support to moms with a product or product idea.  My friend Maria – herself a huge inspiration and source of support to entrepreneurial women like myself – reminded me that the deadline for grant applications is fast approaching.  Knowing that Resourceful Mommy readers…

Today I found myself in a fascinating conversation with a group of close friends, friends I thought I knew very well and whose preferences on everything from parenting to food I could probably list without much effort.  Like I often do, I shared a link to something I found fascinating today – the trailer to…

If you’re a regular Resourceful Mommy reader, you may have noticed I’ve got a bit of an obsession with all things Disney.  While my Resourceful Disney posts mostly focus on travel to Walt Disney World, the truth is that the entire resourceful family loves everything from Disney Movies to our newest favorite, Disneyland.  It should come as…

As a Rayovac Power Blogger, I’ve had the opportunity to review several Rayovac products from lanterns we’ve used for camping to flashlights that can get our family through any crazy summer storm power outage.  Today, however, I am reviewing a product that kind of made my summer.  When storms pop up and cause the loss…

A little over a week ago  I had my gallbladder removed, sucked out through one of four little holes I now have in my torso (but more about that in another post).  I went into the surgery fully intending to politely decline pain medication after the first few hours.  I joked that gallbladder removal would…

To celebrate their 100th anniversary this year, Hellmann’s has teamed up with Mario Batali to create .  I was challenged by Hellmann’s to create one of Mario’s dishes and see if my family could guess the secret ingredient – Hellmann’s Mayonaise!  I love a challenge that involves food and chose . This recipe, featured on the…

When people ask me how often I’ve been to Walt Disney World, I nervously chuckle and say that I’m not sure.  The truth is – I’m really not sure.  Disney Parks and Resorts remain my family’s favorite places to escape from it all and unplug, surrounded by the magic of Disney and time with each…

This post was sponsored as part of a compensated online campaign.  All opinions are my own. My kids have long been the backseat driving police thanks to the running commentary they’ve heard from me their entire lives: Never turn your wheel to the left while waiting to make a left turn.  If someone rear-ends you,…

Right now I am sitting in my office, which is to say that I’m in the extra bedroom on the second floor of my home on the side facing the street.  It is 4:46 and since my husband’s work day ends at 4:45 and he teleworked today, he is no longer sitting at the computer…

As we kick off the summer, I’m bringing back an old favorite… You’ve ever used a silly band as a ponytail holder…in your own hair. You’ve built a fort despite the fact that it’s 2011 and you’re not colonizing a new land. You’ve not only stacked the plates when finished with a meal at a…

This is not a review of the new Disney Pixar film Monsters University.  You will not find any pros and cons of the film, heading to theaters June 21st.  There are no spoilers in this post.  With that said, my family and I did have the amazing opportunity to see a not-quite-ready-for-the-viewing-public version of Monsters University while attending…

Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration Disney on the Road event in Washington, DC.  This one day conference brought together social media moms from around the DC Metro area to experience a little Disney magic while hearing from women entrepreneurs.  While the entire event was fantastic, the highlight…