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How to Get Your Kids Out Hiking
We’re an active family. Our summer schedules are jam-packed with outings and adventures and spontaneous fun in the sun. We travel and go on vacations and enjoy staycations and shuttle the kids to day camps and sleepaways and enjoy every hectic, happy, and memorable moment. We ...read more
5 Tips for Easy End-of-Summer Entertaining
Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer. We made the most of what we had this summer with a bit of travel, some camps, and lots of time outdoors. There have been some fun family get togethers and we aren't quite done yet. Here are five our our tips for easy end of summer ...read more
Why You Need to Up Your Cleaning Game with Clorox
How do you feel about all the extra cooking you've been doing? Same. I love the family time, but I could use a support staff. With cooking breakfast, lunch and dinner (plus snacks), I feel like I am constantly washing dishes. This is why you need to up your cleaning game with ...read more
Taking Care of Hand-me-downs
In our family, we don't get bummed out about cold weather. We embrace it and head outdoors. That means getting the right gear to keep the girls warm and cozy on the snowiest coldest days. I've gotten really good at getting deals on ski gear and finding brands that can last for ...read more
Flu Season Is Here FluFOMO Explained
Oh my, the notes from our school nurse are ROLLING in. Three cases of strep and three cases of lice in the 4th grade SINCE LABOR DAY! What is going on people! This is like the zombie apocalypse. With the cold weather coming and the viral status of my daughter's classroom I've ...read more
Kindergarten-Bound: 4 Tips to Prepare for the New School Year
And just like that… I have a Kindergartner. My little guy turned five last week, and I can hardly stand it! Where has the time gone? I can’t believe that in just about a month we’ll be walking into that big elementary school for the very first time—where he’ll be surrounded by ...read more
Entertaining Your Mother-in-Law
When it comes to moms, I have been very lucky. My mom is a gem and is a wonderful "Grammy" too. But here's the thing, we've had 40+ years to get to know each other. The family you marry into, well those rules are different. I'm lucky that my mother-in-law is healthy, active and ...read more
Find Time for a Manicure
The spring calendar is looking mighty crazy these days. Lots of entertaining and travel on the horizon. I've been mapping everything out and I think I have a pretty good grip on how I'm going to get everything done and even find time for a manicure here and there. I have some ...read more
Spring Clean Your Pantry
Spring cleaning is a time-honored tradition of renewal, a time to clear the clutter and begin fresh. It sounds so good in theory, but when strapped for time, spring cleaning is hard to get started. It just seems overwhelming. Clorox wants to help us simplify the time commitment ...read more
Chores Your Kids Can Do
We all want to do the best for our kids, but giving them everything and spoiling them isn't going to pay off in the long run. I believe in hard work and pitching in. You may think your kids are too busy to help out around the house, but there are chores your kids can do that ...read more
Making "Mom-Life" a Little Easier: Tips, Tricks, and Must-Haves at #MTNightOut
If I had an extra hour in the morning, I would …. Sleep! Exercise! Mediate! Sleep some more! Start the crockpot! Blow-dry my hair! Watch Netflix! Try to sleep! Clean the house! Get a head start on work! WHO AM I KIDDING?!?! I WOULD DEFINITELY SLEEP! But that’s just me. This ...read more
Scary Halloween Messes
It was a dark and windy night, the moon was just a sliver in the sky and wolves were howling in the distance. The mom of the house was weary and frightened at the thought of the creepiness that lay ahead of her that night. Racing from work to home, a chill went up her spine as ...read more
Balance, Bubbly, and the Pursuit of "Me-Time" at #MTNightOut
“Balance is BS.” As moms struggling to juggle the demands of work and parenthood—not to mention those of our partners, household, friends, and extended families—these words certainly ring true. And, yet, we continue to try to have it all, do it all, and be it all. In fact, ...read more
Staying Healthy During Business Travel
Ick. That's what I think of when it comes to air travel. When it comes to staying healthy during business travel, I've got a few tips up my sleeve. This fall I will be traveling a ton on my book tour for Mom Boss: Balancing Entrepreneurship, Kids & Success. The book is a ...read more
Mom Boss New York City Book Launch
Momtrends is, always has been and always will be dedicated to solving problems for women, namely moms. Nicole Feliciano's Mom Boss is no different. Part motivational tool, part instruction manual, this book is just what moms filled with entrepreneurial spirit that they don't ...read more
Testing Clorox My Stain App
What's on your homescreen right now? A bunch of apps that you barely use? I admit the meditation app has been gathering virtual dust. Time to de-clutter my phone. I want a apps that work for me and solve problems. Like my calculator, my workout reminder, and my new Clorox® ...read more
Summer Fun CAN Be Messy
When it comes to messes and stains, I can be a bit fastidious, but I’ve made a conscious effort this summer to really let go of the angst that comes along with my kiddos making messes. They have so much more fun if I’m not stressing about them staining their clothes. In the grand ...read more