KidSwitch

Now that JD has his big boy room, we also wanted to give him a little more independence and the ability to come in an out of his room as he pleases! We recently purchased this KidSwitch glow in the dark light switch extender and I have to admit it has been one of the coolest little gadgets we have ever purchased. JD loves the fact that he can turn his light on and off all by himself, we no longer have to turn it on for him and it's also helping us teach him how to be responsible. This gadget is inexpensive, super easy to install and works with almost every type of switch plate!

KidSwitch allows kids to SAFELY reach and operate room lights! No more worry about falling off toys. Parents don't have to constantly turn lights on and off for the kids. Kids learn at an early age how to turn the lights OFF when they leave the room! Very good for the wallet and the environment!

Nothing Bundt Cakes

Most people are surprised to hear that I’m not a big fan of cake, I adore brownies, I can always go for pie and I will eat the occasional cupcake, especially if it’s red velvet with cream cheese frosting, but cake I can live without. Now, although a “Bundt Cake” implies cake, it really is a whole different type of cake and a cake I personally find delicious. A bundt cake depends on its actual cake not its frosting to make an impression, if the cake is bad then no amount of frosting can help a bundt cake. So this brings me to yesterday's craving, for years I've purchased delicious bundt cakes from a cute little shop about five minutes from my work, I called them yesterday to place a same day order and I was so saddened to hear that they had closed their shop back in December, so there I was disappointed and craving bundt cake!

I remembered passing by a plaza in Manhattan Beach a few months ago and seeing a sign that read Nothing Bundt Cakes, so I decided why not give them a try and stopped by last night. Nothing Bundt Cakes makes a great first impression, the shop is gorgeous and has a very boutique feel to it selling not only cakes but decor, apparel and accessories; the staff is friendly and their displays are just beautiful. As for the actual bundt cake, all I can say is "YUM" I purchased a red velvet cake with their signature frosting, the cake was moist and delicious and the frosting was perfect. Nothing Bundt Cakes is definitely my new favorite bundt cake shop. Oh, and don't worry if you do not live near a Nothing Bundt Cakes, not only do they deliver locally but they also ship nationwide!

Photos taken by me at:

Nothing Bundt Cake - Manhattan Beach
1570 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite Q

Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

310.297.9530

Road Tripping: Yahoo Trip Planner

Our road trip is in a couple of days and I'm so excited! For the last few days I've been getting everything ready for our trip and mapping out the destinations, rest stops and restaurants we will be visiting. I wanted an easy way to keep track of everything and Yahoo Travel has been a great help in doing so. Yahoo provides a whole site dedicated to travel, you can research, plan and even book your trip on their site! For our road trip I used their free Trip Planner and mapped out our whole trip in less than 1 hour, including budget and kid friendly restaurants with great reviews and must see locations in every city. Yahoo even allows you to share your trip via Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, etc., send your itinerary to your phone or email it. The email feature definitely came in handy, I emailed our trip itinerary to my hubby and he was able to add and make changes to the trip also! Here is a little sneak peak of day 1 of our trip.

Day 1

First Stop

Our Map

(so far)

HP Pavilion dm4-1065dx

Six months ago my Dell laptop took a permanent vacation and I've been using our desktop ever since, which many of you know isn't easy when you have a toddler running around, dinner to make and in my case, work full time! About a month ago my wonderful and very “blogging” supportive hubby totally took me by surprise and bought me a new HP laptop. We had discussed purchasing a new laptop a few months before, but I wasn't expecting him to just go out and buy one (we usually budget and save up for big ticket items); well I have no complaints and honestly couldn't be happier about the purchase. I've been blogging, photo editing, emailing and much more on my new laptop for a month now and I think I can finally give it a fair review; I absolutely love my new HP Pavilion dm4-1065dx! 

I'm not a super techy-techy person and I can't even begin to explain all the specs on this laptop but I can tell you what I love about it. My new HP Pavilion is compact, stylish, fast, has tons of memory, super easy to navigate, comes with a built-in web cam, a fingerprint reader (no more typing in my password) and best of all has Windows 7, which by the way is awesome and literally reads your mind! I find myself taking my new laptop everywhere I go and now I can even blog during my lunch at work (like I'm doing right now). The HP Pavilion dm4-1065dx is a great computer for under $800, especially if your a mom on the go like me! For more information including reviews on this HP laptop click here.