11 01, 2017

**CLOSED – TICKET GIVEAWAY – Monster Jam at the Hampton Coliseum

By |2017-01-14T12:10:07-05:00January 11th, 2017|Events, Giveaway, Hampton Roads, News|Comments Off on **CLOSED – TICKET GIVEAWAY – Monster Jam at the Hampton Coliseum

**Thank you for all of your interest!  The ticket giveaway is closed! The winner selected was Tina Nova.  Please check back on the blog for more amazing events! ** I am doing a ticket giveaway for 1 family 4-pack vouchers to see Monster Jam at one of their shows coming up January 20 - 22, 2017 at [...]

30 11, 2016

5 Ways You Can Monitor Your Home With Verizon Wireless

By |2016-12-02T13:25:20-05:00November 30th, 2016|Business Tools, Hampton Roads, News, Reviews, Technology|Comments Off on 5 Ways You Can Monitor Your Home With Verizon Wireless

It is that time of year when everyone is looking forward to finding that perfect gift for all of your friends and family!  We love to make the ones we love happy...even if it means standing in long lines, fighting traffic, carefully wrapping all of the gifts and then having to send them off and [...]

7 11, 2016

CLOSED – Ticket Giveaway – “The Pump and Dump: A Parentally Incorrect Comedy Show and Night Out

By |2016-11-13T13:19:15-05:00November 7th, 2016|Events, Giveaway, Hampton Roads, Video|Comments Off on CLOSED – Ticket Giveaway – “The Pump and Dump: A Parentally Incorrect Comedy Show and Night Out

**Thank you for all of your interest!  The ticket giveaway is closed! The winner selected was Judith Soule.  Please check back on the blog for more amazing events! ** I am doing a giveaway for a pair of tickets to "The Pump and Dump: A Parentally Incorrect Comedy Show and Night Out" which will be at [...]

25 10, 2016

CLOSED – TICKET GIVEAWAY – Disney On Ice Presents Follow Your Heart

By |2016-11-13T13:15:16-05:00October 25th, 2016|Events, Giveaway, Hampton Roads|Comments Off on CLOSED – TICKET GIVEAWAY – Disney On Ice Presents Follow Your Heart

**Thank you for all of your interest!  The ticket giveaway is closed! The winner selected was Steve Lambert.  Please check back on the blog for more amazing events! ** I am doing a ticket giveaway for 1 family 4-pack to see Disney On Ice Presents Follow Your Heart  November 23-27, 2016 at the Hampton Coliseum.   [...]

30 09, 2016

How we watch TV – 2 homes and only 1 FiOS account #VzwBuzz

By |2016-10-26T10:42:58-04:00September 30th, 2016|Business Tools, Hampton Roads, News, Reviews, Technology, Video|Comments Off on How we watch TV – 2 homes and only 1 FiOS account #VzwBuzz

Did you know you can watch TV anywhere as long as you have data or WIFI?  We have 2 homes in 2 different states - one in Sneads Ferry, NC and one in Virginia Beach, VA. Verizon FiOS is only available for us in Virginia Beach so instead of paying for cable here in Sneads [...]

31 08, 2016

Moto Mods: phone to speaker to projector in a snap! #vzwbuzz

By |2016-10-26T10:42:58-04:00August 31st, 2016|Business Tools, Hampton Roads, News, Reviews, Social Media, Technology, Video|Comments Off on Moto Mods: phone to speaker to projector in a snap! #vzwbuzz

What is so great about the new Droid MotoZ?  They have what is called Moto Mods to transform your phone into a projector, speaker and add additional battery life all with a snap! And it is the world's thinnest premium smartphone with a shatterproof display!  Did you know that 1/2 of smartphone owners suffer from cracked [...]

15 08, 2016

Summer is almost over! It’s back to school shopping time!

By |2016-10-26T10:42:58-04:00August 15th, 2016|Business Tools, Family, Hampton Roads, News, Reviews, Video|Comments Off on Summer is almost over! It’s back to school shopping time!

Summer is almost over, and that means it's also back to school shopping time!  Stay at home moms and working moms are all excited as the 81 days of kids home from school is coming to an end... I have 2 boys, 11 years and 8 years old.  This year I have a new 3rd [...]

8 08, 2016

BOAT DATE: A few of my favorite things!

By |2016-10-26T10:42:59-04:00August 8th, 2016|Hampton Roads, News, Photos, Reviews, Social Media|Comments Off on BOAT DATE: A few of my favorite things!

Summer is almost over... and it has been one of the craziest yet best summers I can remember having!  I did a lot of driving back and forth between Virginia Beach and North Carolina shuttling kids with me.  But I am grateful for this opportunity to spend  time enjoying summer and working from home with [...]

5 08, 2016

Congratulations to the STIHL Manufacturing Technology Summer Camp winners!

By |2016-10-26T10:42:59-04:00August 5th, 2016|Hampton Roads, News, Photos, Reviews, Technology|Comments Off on Congratulations to the STIHL Manufacturing Technology Summer Camp winners!

Did you know there is a growing manufacturing skills gap in this country?  According to a survey by The Manpower Group it shows for the past 6 years that SKILLED TRADES vacancies are the hardest jobs to fill in the U.S. I recently learned that STIHL Inc. hosts an annual Manufacturing Technology Summer Camp  for high school students at [...]

3 08, 2016

Twitter Chat: Back to school tax free weekend!

By |2016-10-26T10:42:59-04:00August 3rd, 2016|Giveaway, Hampton Roads, News, Twitter|Comments Off on Twitter Chat: Back to school tax free weekend!

I will be hosting a Twitter chat Thursday, August 4, 2016 between 7-9pm for Back To School - Tax Free Weekend!  And after the chat I will be selecting a participant with a $50 gift certificate to MacArthur Center. To enter all tweets must be received between 7-8pm on August 4th using the hashtag #HRVABackToSchool.  You [...]

30 07, 2016

Speed – The Ups and Downs

By |2016-10-26T10:42:59-04:00July 30th, 2016|Business Tools, News, Reviews, Technology|Comments Off on Speed – The Ups and Downs

The one requirement that I need besides my laptop to work from home efficiently is good no GREAT internet speed.  If I don't have that... I can't run my business.  We have just moved this month and now have 2 homes (one in Sneads Ferry, Nc and one in Virginia Beach, VA) because of Ralph being [...]

27 06, 2016

**CLOSED** Ticket Giveaway – The Hurrah Players: All Shook Up

By |2016-10-26T10:42:59-04:00June 27th, 2016|Events, Giveaway, Hampton Roads, News|Comments Off on **CLOSED** Ticket Giveaway – The Hurrah Players: All Shook Up

I am doing a ticket giveaway for 1 family 4-pack to see The Hurrah Players: All Shook Up July 16, 2016 at the American Theatre. Comment below on why you would like to win tickets with your email and I will randomly pick and announce a winner on Monday July 11, 2016 by email. You will have 24 hours [...]

27 06, 2016

TILE App – The app that never forgets!

By |2016-10-26T10:42:59-04:00June 27th, 2016|Business Tools, News, Reviews, Social Media, Technology|Comments Off on TILE App – The app that never forgets!

The average American wastes 55 minutes a day (roughly 12 days a year) looking for things they own but can’t find. Newsweek   The TILE app can help give you back some of your lost time...because it never forgets!  What do you spend most of your day looking for? Disclosure:  As a member of a [...]

30 05, 2016

Making the move – Tech tips to make the long distance military relationship work

By |2016-10-26T10:42:59-04:00May 30th, 2016|Business Tools, News, Random, Reviews|Comments Off on Making the move – Tech tips to make the long distance military relationship work

As you know we are making a big life change.  Ralph and I have been together for almost 2 years and he now has orders to get stationed in Camp Lejeune, NC ( approximately 4 hours away from me and his kids) for the next 2 1/2 years.   He just purchased his home 2 [...]