It is 4 o'clock, Is the House Clean Yet? : Keep Calm & Be A SAHM

When I'm not spending my time playing referee with my kids, cleaning up a mess or doing a mountain of laundry, I am searching the web for my next great deal. Shopping is one of my favorite past-times and if I can save money while doing it, it is a plus. But if I can get money back, I'm SO there! Fast forward to when I found Dosh. Dosh is an app that is available on iPhone and Android whose motto is "Get paid to shop, get paid to eat, get paid to sleep.  Ooooh, pretty purple! Sounds pretty great, right? Where does this free money come in? Don't worry, here it comes! Once you download the app to your phone, you sign up and link a credit or debit card. Why? You get $5 automatically added to your Dosh account. Not only that, but when you shop through Dosh's links using the linked card, you get a certain percentage of cash back on those purchases! $25 back for your first hotel booking, 5% back for Papa Johns orders and so much more. How cool is that? Getting p

As I sit here writing this, I can't help but feel a bit emotional. I have no clue where time has gone. I attended a transition meeting for my son today and we discussed his next venture- Kindergarten! I swear it took everything in me not to break out into a bout of ugly crying. I feel as though I just had him yesterday. He has come so far from his stay in the hospital at birth for jaundice to his start of speech therapy at school. He has grown quite a bit and is talking up a storm. He is so smart and is learning so much more every day. He is super excited though to be able to ride the big bus with the big kids. I feel like this may be harder for me than it will for him. Ha! My daughter will be 3 in March and she is soon to go off to start pre school. I'm not quite sure she knows what school is just yet but she is just as excited. She knows she gets to wear a backpack and leave the house! She gets plenty of interaction through play with her brother, but I know peer interaction

As you know, we are pet parents. Our furbaby Roxxi is almost ten years old now and is a Corgi/Shiba Inu mix. She gets most of her features from her Corgi side- her short stubby legs, and small-ish frame. Her crazy shedding she most definitely gets from her Shiba Inu side. I had the opportunity to try out the FurBliss pet hair brush.  "The No Fuss Brush" There are a variety of sizes depending on what size dog you have. I chose the yellow brush which is for medium and large breed dogs with short hair. There are so many great features. It is made from a soft silicone. Of course there is the main part which is for brushing and de-shedding. It has long and short flexible pieces that really grab the dog's fur while being gentle and massaging. Although I  used it while Roxxi was sitting calmly on her bed, it can also be used while your pet is wet.  I really like how gentle it is on her fur while still doing a good job of de-shedding her. I have tri