May Buffet Giveaway Hop featuring Petit Jean Meats, Xtrema, and Core Bamboo! US only

Welcome to May Buffet, coordinated by ShePromotes!

It's May! And for many of us, that means the start of grilling and cookout season. Good food is great all year round, but there is just something about the warm weather that says bring on the grilled food! I am sure you like to check out recipes shared by your favorite bloggers, so we thought we'd share some yummy prizes with you! Each blog listed below on the linky has a prize valued at $25+ for each [...]

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Mother’s Day Giveaway Event featuring Levaqua

mothers day gift ideas

The Mother's Day Giveaway Event is finally here!  Everyone loves their mom and always wants to find the best gift to make her feel loved and appreciated.  This is a gift I have found and would love to share with you.

Life With Captain Fussybuckets has teamed up with Levaqua to offer you a great Mother's Day prize that Mom is SURE to love….a Levaqua® 220 OneTouch™ Fixed Digital Showerhead!  (click to [...]

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Cook Safely With Xtrema Cookware!

Did you know that non-stick coating on pans can leach chemicals and trace minerals into your food?  I recently learned that if your non-stick coating is scratched at all, you should toss it.  This is what I found when I took a look at my pots and pans the other day:

Ick.  But, there's a better option all together:  Xtrema cookware.  Xtrema cookware is [...]

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Amtrak’s National Train Day is coming May 12th! {B. toys giveaway}

Are you looking for a great event for kids?  Amtrak's Fifth Annual National Train Day is coming to over 75 locations around the US!  National Train Day is an annual event that has family-friendly festivals and kid-focused events, teaching kids about trains and what makes train travel special.  Check out the National Train Day website to find a location near you, as well as the events that will be taking place at each location.

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Baked Spaghetti with Hidden Veggies

With the Captain's non-willingness to try hardly any vegetable, I'm always trying to think of ways to sneak in hidden veggies.  This probably has been done before, but here is my recipe for Baked Spaghetti with zucchini and butternut squash.

First, You take a zucchini:

Then I peeled it, but you can very well leave the skin on.  I just thought it would "hide" better without the skin.

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Clean Your Home with non-toxic Surfy!

Natural House is a company that is changing how we clean our homes.  The make probiotic cleaning products that are non-toxic, safe, gentle, but yet still actually work to remove dirt, grime, and nastiness from your home.

I have used and continue to use Flushy, Trashy, and Sinky from Natural House, so I was excited when I heard that Natural House was coming out with new products, including Surfy, a surface cleaner that is safe [...]

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Core Bamboo {sponsor spotlight – May Buffet Giveaway Hop}

Core Bamboo uses food safe water based adhesives and finish their beautiful products with top grade natural oils.  All of the bamboo used in making their products is 100% organic.  All of their products are top notch, gorgous pieces that you will be proud to use and display in your home!

We were able to review the 3 Part Entertainment Board Set from Core Bamboo.  This fancy little board is perfect for entertaining.  I can think of many ways to use [...]

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Have a cookout with Petit Jean Meats!

I'm so happy to announce that Petit Jean Meats is one of our sponsors for the huge May Buffet Giveaway Hop, where all giveaway items are food related!  YUM!

Petit Jean Meats have been making quality meats for a long time.  It all started in 1922 in Germany and has evolved over the years to delicious Petit Jean Meats!  They make smoked ham, peppered ham, hickory smoked bacon, and peppered bacon, (all of which is truly delicious!  I know because I've [...]

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National Infertility Awareness Week – Don’t Ignore Secondary Infertility

I hope that this has been an educational week, raising awareness for infertility through the guest posts and stories about infertility.  I am so honored to have one more fellow blogger's story.  After  you read her story, check out her blog at East 9th Street.

"My Uterus Needs A Welcome Mat"

Maybe my uterus isn’t inviting enough.   You know how it is when you’re looking for a new house [...]

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Susan Brown’s Baby Natural Skin Care for Baby and Mom {review}

We were able to review Susan Brown's Baby Foaming Shampoo & Baby Wash.  I was eager to try it out because it is free of phthalates, sodium lauryl sufate, parabens, and is pH balanced to be tear free and kind to skin!  The boys and I all used the foaming shampoo & baby wash and had no issues at all.  We really liked it!

The Foaming Shampoo & Baby Wash smells really good and I [...]

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