My tween daughter has decided that her favorite place to get clean each evening is in my master bathroom shower.  When we bought this house two and a half years ago, it was with the understanding that I would likely not tolerate the existing bathroom with its side by side claustrophobic showers, teal ceiling, and…

Disclosure: this post contains sponsored content. CONFESSION: I have a phone with a dreadful battery life.  A couple years ago I had a dinosaur of the smart phone world, and while I took a healthy dose of teasing for my beast, the battery would last for days.  (Days, I tell you!!)  Since making the switch…

Ever since writing about texting and driving in Raising Digital Families For Dummies, the topic has weighed heavily on my mind.  I find myself flinching when reaching for my phone at red lights.  I notice my children watching if my phone is still in my hand while I’m pushing the ignition button.  All summer long I’m…

The mission seemed impossible.  Celebrate Disney’s Monstrous Summer kick-off by visiting all three participating Disney Parks on May 24th during their special 24 hour 6 a.m. to 6 a.m. park hours.  The challenge?  One park is located in Florida.  The other two across the country in California. On Friday morning at 5:55 a.m. ET, my…

To kick off the summer season and celebrate the June opening of the new Disney film Monsters University, Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Disneyland, and Disney’s California Adventure are open for 24 hours straight today!  My daughter and I have the honor of being guests of Disney Parks today for this 24 hour, all-nighter celebration. …

This post is possible due to my attendance at the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration, which was funded in large part by Disney.  All opinions are my own. Last Saturday my family and I had the amazing privilege of witnessing the official coronation of Merida who was welcomed as the 11th official Disney Princess. The…

There’s been some (completely ridiculous not at all important) hullabaloo about the new official Disney Princess, Merida.  I want you to meet the real Merida… This is my daughter Emma, riding a horse in a thunderstorm during our Adventures By Disney trip last summer.  Those of you who have been here before have likely already met her…

Ever since I became a mom, I’ve had a recurring nightmare about my children and water.  I love to swim and grew up spending most of my summer in the water either at the community pool or at the lake where we camped every other weekend, but I’ve never felt confident when my kids are…

Today I clicked on the list of friend’s birthdays on Facebook like I do every day, partly to wish friends and loved ones a great birthday, and partly to be reminded that at some point four years ago I met someone for five minutes and accepted their friend request. Except that today when I clicked…

This post contains sponsored content. I have enjoyed celebrating Mother’s Day for the last 9 years, the extra cuddles from the kids, the flower on the way out of the sanctuary at church,the breakfast in bed.  What I love most about this day is that it is usually stress free.  My biggest effort is to…

In the winter of 2008, my husband and parents and I took my children to Walt Disney World for the first time.  I had been there a few times throughout my childhood, but this was my husband’s first trip to the world.  I got to watch all three of them experience the magic for the…

Disclosure: this post contains sponsored content. Three years ago this month I was working at my desk, chatting with  my friend Shannan in Skype, and looking forward to the summer with my kids.  That’s when Shannan told me her littlest, D, was complaining of a stomach ache.  We did what we always do as moms…

Last week ended with a bit of a public brouhaha regarding a personal Facebook image post and an incredibly bold – defamatory? – blog post about said photo.  Like flies to sh…like moths to a flame, blog post after blog post began to pop up on both sides of the issue.  I was mulching my…

Monday was the official launch day of my first book, , and it was a day I will never forget thanks to all of you.  Since I can’t track you all down and send you thank you notes – and the book is a tech title after all – I want to make today about thanking you…

When I found out that I was pregnant with Emma, the first thing I did was call my husband at work to let him know that the test I’d taken three days earlier was wrong.  The second thing I did was call my friend M.  She had been told by a handful of doctors that…

Yesterday I went searching for a sketch pad that has followed me from small town Pennsylvania to Washington, DC, to London to Philly then back to DC, filled with poems, random ramblings, and a list of boys I had kissed.  One of my prized possessions, it spent years on various bookshelves, snuggled oddly next to…

Last weekend I sat in church and listened to my pastor describe the restoration of his 130 year old home.  His account was what one would expect from a long-neglected house more than a century old: warped floor boards, cracked plaster, electrical systems needing to be replaced.  As construction progressed, he took comfort in the…

I did it.  I finally bought my first new car (mmmm, breathe that new car smell in…) and as promised, I’m introducing you to her here.  You all followed along as I checked out the 2013 Nissan Pathfinder with a one week test drive in February, and those of you who follow me on Twitter…

Please welcome Shannan Powell, guest posting about her recent experience learning about KFC’s new Li’l Bucket Kids Meals… Last weekend, my son and I were invited to visit the beautiful city of Louisville, Kentucky and the KFC headquarters to learn about their new Li’l Buckets meals and share with the readers here at Resourceful Mommy….

You’ve all seen the commercial for the Microsoft Surface and if you’re like me, you’ve probably seen it too many times. But just in case, here it is one more time: When I first saw it on TV I immediately thought, “One more thing I’m going to be convinced I need.  Just one more thing…”…

Yesterday I came home from a meeting to find that everyone on the planet had emailed me during the hour and a half that I was away from my desk.  During the frantic responding to the emails, I came across one that was too good to be read in that chaotic moment.  You know those…