Product Reviews

Wrapping Up Disney Social Media Moms 2013

May 16, 2013 By speppel Leave a Comment

(Disclosure: I received a number of items for review during my recent trip to Disney World for the 2013 Disney Social Media Moms Conference. Several items are mentioned below in this conference wrap-up. All thoughts and opinions are my own.) Last Saturday, I found myself sitting in a pearly clamshell riding through Epcot’s relaxing ride The [...]

Filed Under: Product Reviews, Travel

Video of Chevy Test Track & Corvette Test Drive with GoPro Hero3

May 15, 2013 By speppel Leave a Comment

I am still working on my wrap-up from last weekend’s trip to Disney but here is the video I created with our new GoPro HERO3: Black Edition video cam when I was in Disney with Traveling Moms last month. I highlight the camera in addition to what I saw because it takes such a unique [...]

Shmoozee Chic by Abbigeek: My daughter’s Video Project

April 19, 2013 By speppel Leave a Comment

We were sent a box of Shmoozees and a green screen kit to make a fun video. My daughter is delving into her own video editing projects these days and one of her first, as of tonight, is “Shmoozee Chic by Abbigeek.” Abbigeek is my daughter’s online pen name and I think she did such [...]

Filed Under: Product Reviews, vlogging Tagged With: iluvshmoozee, jay@play, teen video editing, video

Dirty Dishes Be Gone! Taking the #FinishRiseandShine Challenge

April 16, 2013 By speppel Leave a Comment

(NOTE: I didn’t have time to put up a separate post about the Boston Marathon tragedy but my thoughts and prayer go out to the victims and families of such a horrific event.) And, now back to the dishes. . . . My mother always pre-washed her dishes. In fact, sometimes I wondered if they [...]

Filed Under: Product Reviews Tagged With: avocado, finish rise and shine challenge, messy dishes, morning shakes

Disney Travel on SunnyBump.com: The Hottest Image Curation Site for New Parents!

April 12, 2013 By speppel Leave a Comment

I am trying out SunnyBump.com, a new image curation site specifically geared towards new parents. You can “bump” items either on the site or around the Internet to create a collection. With my recent trip to Disney, I experimented with creating a collection of Disney branded travel items for kids. Love it! Disney Travel by [...]

Filed Under: Product Reviews, Travel Tagged With: disney parks, Disney Travel, SunnyBump

Review: The Bible: The Epic Miniseries on Blu-Ray

April 12, 2013 By speppel Leave a Comment

Over ten million viewers tuned into the History Channel this year as each Sunday brought on a new episode of the 10-part The Bible: The Epic Miniseries depicted on film thanks to the commitment and efforts of actress and producer Roma Downey and Executive Producer Mark Burnett. The last episode including the resurrection of Christ aired [...]

Filed Under: Film, Product Reviews Tagged With: mark burnett, religious entertainment, roma downey, the bible miniseries, the history channel

Decorating with Teen Daughters: RoomMates Wall Decals, Books, & Shamzees

April 11, 2013 By speppel 1 Comment

My daughters are growing up sooo fast and now, when they need to reorient their world, they move around their own furniture and tell me about it later. Since there aren’t but so many ways to change a room (inexpensively), here are a couple of ways my girls have added their own touches to their [...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Product Reviews, Uncategorized Tagged With: decorating for teens, One Direction, RoomMates, the Hobbit, walls decals

Teaching a Digital Mom New Tricks with Traveling Moms, Disney and Chevy!

April 10, 2013 By speppel Leave a Comment

You really can teach an old dog new tricks and you can teach a relatively “early adopter” digital mom new online toys like Instagram, which more recently became available on my Android phone after iPhone users were already hooked for what seemed FOREVER. I learned more about the quick-edit photo app when I was in [...]

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Cookbook Review: Homemade with Love by Jennifer Perillo

April 8, 2013 By speppel 1 Comment

Moms on the go (like me these days) need cooking ideas that are healthy and fast. I love the new cookbook by Jennifer Perillo: Homemade with Love: Simple Scratch Cooking from In Jennie’s Kitchen that covers a range of recipes that are both simple and easy and still make you feel like a mom who can [...]

Filed Under: Book Reviews, Books, Food and Drink, Product Reviews Tagged With: Cookbook review, Cooking make easy, In Jennie's Kitchen, Simple Cooking, Simple Recipes

Easter Egg Decorator App & Goodies from Heinz® & PAAS®

March 17, 2013 By speppel Leave a Comment

A delightful basket of Easter joy from Heinz® and PAAS® arrived at my home last week. Included were all the ingredients to dye lovely Easter eggs, including Heinz® vinegar and all sorts of new PAAS® egg decorating kits. These kits included some very interesting tools to make fun & colorful Easter eggs including velvet powder, markers, white crayons, egg dyeing [...]

Filed Under: Kids Apps, Product Reviews Tagged With: easter activities, easter egg app, Heinz, paas