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

One thing that we try to do in our house is instill a love of reading in our kids. Growing up, my favorite series was the Goosebumps series. Although I did not own every single book, I am pretty sure I have read each one at least once. They were not exactly Scholastic book fair worthy (also a favorite!), but they had me mesmorized. I especially loved the "choose your own ending" books. These days, I am into different romantic novels as well as biographies. My kids seem to be into something different each week, but so far, they enjoy stories that feature their favorite movie or television show characters like Shimmer and Shine or Thomas the tank engine. Reading before bed has become part of our routine and they love choosing which book to read each night. One issue we come across is having the bright overhead light on while I am trying to put them to bed or having my own bedroom light on while my husband is trying to get a good night's rest. I was thankful to come acr...

As you may know, we are quite the music fans in this house. My husband’s musical taste ranges from hard rock to country, I love alternative to pop and my kids love those and everything in between. If there is one thing I enjoy doing while listening to my music, it’s listening to my favorite jams while doing getting things done around the house. I don’t always have the luxury of blasting my tunes through the house since my youngest (thankfully) still takes naps. Luckily, I have a great set of headphones.  These wireless Bluetooth headphones from Riwbox were a great find. First, they are hot pink which makes them cool by itself. I typically favor purple but these just tickle me inside. They fold up nice and compact which is great for travel since I can just throw them in my bag and go. They come with a few accessories like the charging wire and an auxiallary cord.  They turn on with the simple click of a switch as it quickly starts searching for a Bluetooth device to l...