I recently returned from the fifth annual Disney Social Media Moms Celebration, and this year like each year in the past left me feeling inspired. Quite honestly, every visit to Disney Parks fills me with inspiration. Whether I’m learning about the incredible dreamer, thinker, and innovator Walt Disney or simply recharging my own batteries with…

I was raised by a stay-at-home dad in rural Pennsylvania in the 1980s, the younger of two kids, the only girl in the house most hours of the day. I remember spending my first few years convinced that I, too, was meant to be a boy and that my parents had somehow convinced the doctors…

In the last several weeks, I’ve written some posts for Babble’s Disney Voices that were just an absolute pleasure to write. I at times feel guilty while I’m writing the content, feeling like I’m slacking and should be doing my “real” work. The truth of the matter is that my family and I genuinely enjoy…

Get ready for the holidays superhero style! Please join me for the Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United Twitter Party along with the guys from HowToBeADad.com. Come chat with us about teamwork and be entered for your chance to win one of 15 Blu-ray Combo Packs – the perfect stocking stuffer for the Marvel fan…

Later this month my family is making the trek to the Happiest Place on Earth, and we’ve got our Glow with the Show Mickey Ear hats packed and ready to join us at Disney’s Hollywood Studio’s nighttime spectacular, Fantasmic! Last month the Glow with the Show ears debuted as part of Fantasmic!’s 15th Anniversary celebration….

I attended what I would describe as a fairly intense, serious university.  In every class I was surrounded by future lawyers and politicians.  A justice class could turn into a fight to the death and a fellow student once called me a fascist during a philosophy class.  So imagine my utter joy when I was…

With the changes to Disney’s Guest Assistance Card program rapidly approaching, I understand that some readers continue to have questions and concerns as we all do when asked to adapt to change.  To further clarify Disney’s commitment to all Guests and hopefully ease your minds, I am sharing a letter from Meg Crofton, President, Walt…

As you may have noticed from my frequent trips to Walt Disney World, the “Resourceful Disney” category on this blog, or my incessant Disney-related tweets, I kind of like Disney.  I like Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, I fell in love with Disneyland Park in California last summer, I believe that the Disney Cruise Line…

Disclosure: This post is part of a compensated campaign. All opinions and Disney enthusiasm are my own. First of all, let me assure you that you read the title of the post correctly. Someone is going to Disney Parks, and Craisins® Dried Cranberries is footing the bill. While it may appear that my family only vacations…

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…

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….

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…

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 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…

  Disney’s Monstrous Summer Twitter Party When: Tuesday, June 11th from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. ET Where: #MonstrousSummer How: Don’t forget to follow @ResourcefulMom and @MomTalkRadio and tweet in the tag. More information soon!

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…