Last week I officially made the switch from Blogger to self-hosted WordPress.  For those of you who don’t blog, that means that not only did the graphics of this site change, but so did the functionality.  I hope to bring your more great giveaways and provide you with more helpful posts from parenting ideas to…

The view from high up in the air on Dumbo…

When I became a blogger, I never dreamed that I would be travelling so much. Between conferences, speaking engagements, trade shows, and client meetings, I fly the friendly skies about once every six weeks. I have also come to love traveling with my kids, and although packing for one and packing for four is wildly…

Every day I hear from at least one or two businesses or agencies hoping to find out more about sponsoring Twitter parties. Often I have worked either with this particular person in the past or at least with one of their colleagues. While I like to carefully screen my clients, there is an ease that…

School is out, the temperatures are rising, and the summer picnic season has begun! This is the time of year when families get together for barbeques and picnics, and they often enjoy icy cold beverages . . . sometimes alcoholic. This Fourth of July, will you be on the road with your family? Who will…

Summer is a great time of year to experiment with fun and healthy foods. With the kids home for the summer, meal time is more flexible and foods don’t need to be school approved or lunchbox friendly. My children have always loved fruit, but during the school year we often fall in the rut of…

Our friends at Solo Cup Company have all sorts of tricks up their sleeves this summer! Not only are they holding their second annual Solo Online Photo Contest, but they have also recently unveiled new must-have products just in time for summer barbecues. Solo Squared™ plates and bowls are the perfect complement to their popular…

Check out my latest at Lifetime Moms… Summer Beach Read Recommendations – Add a few more to your list of must reads for the summer and be sure to comment with your favorites as well. Tough Parenting Decisions – Who knew that once you leave the baby stage, parenting just keeps getting tougher! What to…

Last week I offered to answer readers’ questions regarding travel to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. I received a number of questions via e-mail and through Twitter, but I want to begin with the questions left in the comments section of the post. If you have a question you would like answered, feel free…

Do you blog? Tweet? Need to lose weight? Are you ready to take the plunge into creating a new body for yourself? If the answer is “yes” to the above questions, then you might be the next Mamavation mom! Leah Segedie, aka @bookieboo, is the brainchild behind the very popular Mamavation community. Her own weight…

You’ve seen the commercials, you’ve heard the buzz and some of you may have already heard the tell-tale signs of hamster battle coming from your own living room. Well, it’s time to dust off your armor and join us for a fun-filled mission- a Kung Zhu™twitter party! Kung Zhu™ Twitter PartyDate: Friday, June 18th, 2010Time:…

Please join us for a very special Twitter event with actress, screenwriter, and motion picture director Nia Vardalos! She is also an adoptive mother. On Wednesday, June 23rd at 1 pm Eastern (10 am Pacific time) we will welcome adoptive mom Nia Vardalos (@NiaVardalos) as she joins us for our next #AdoptUsKids Twitter chat about…

It’s hard to believe that an entire school year has passed. It feels like just a couple of months ago that I was sharing pictures of my first born about to go to kindergarten, sharing pictures of her first day of school… In just a couple of hours I will be the parent of a…

Last summer I spent some time answering readers’ Disney planning questions through a special edition of my Ask Resourceful Mommy feature. With the summer travel season upon us, I’d like to give readers another chance to have their questions answered about travel to Walt Disney World. Do you have a question about a Walt Disney…

After nearly two years of blogging and much hounding from my blogging friends, I am going to be moving from Blogger to a self-hosted WordPress blog. While all of the content you can currently find on Resourceful Mommy will be following me to my new blog, the look you’ve come to know will be left…

On Sunday I attended a blogger event hosted by the SV Moms Group for the DC Metro Mom writers and sponsored by a variety of generous, and dare I say delicious, businesses and brands. During an open discussion the question arose… Why should my brand invest in blog conferences? There are many ways to answer…

Today my son and I took an hour out of our morning and went to watch my daughter’s kindergarten Field Day. Because a letter and an e-mail went out reminding parents about the event and that the relay races would begin at 11:00, I expected the playground to be littered with parents. Most of the…

Once upon a time I was a fairly organized person. I enjoyed filling in the squares of my lesson planner, creating a weekly menu, and managing my Christmas card list. Then I became a mom. I feel like I have spent the last six years trying to find the right product line to move me…

In Winter the World tells us Christmas is here, With holly and garland on each Mickey ear. Hot cocoa and brownies great each merry guest as the Magic Kingdom shows us its best. With parties, parades, and snow on Main Street,there’s nothing to beat this holiday treat. Spring’s when the flowers have their time to…