I received a complimentary pair of Critts to facilitate this review. No other compensation was received and the following are my thoughts and mine alone.

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I received the beautiful Frankie Cameron bag pictured above free of charge so that I could try it out and tell you about it if I ended up liking it and I like it.

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POPSUGAR sent me a complimentary August Must Have Box to review. This isn’t my first Must Have box, I am actually a BIG fan of the subscription because for $39.95 a month you get an impeccably curated assortment of full-sized products as well as exquisite items from brands you’ll love and it all ends up adding up to a value of over $100.

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When the folks at KidsShoes.com reached out to ask if I would be interested in receiving and reviewing complimentary shoes for my daughters, I was in because you know what makes my life easier as a mom?

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Any parent who has ever been stuck indoors with kids due to rain, illness or you name it knows that it’s important to keep activities on hand that are non-electronic and help children build their imagination and grow through play.

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Oh my frickin-dee-frack, I bought myself another planner. Yes, ANOTHER!

Honestly, I couldn’t help myself. I have no idea how I clicked onto it, but it was some very clever ad placement somewhere that obviously knows my taste because I clickity clicked my way into purchasing this “I Am Very Busy” planner by ban.do.

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When it comes to the internet, I don’t want to be connected all the time, but it’s crucial that I have the freedom to be connected whenever I need to be and from wherever I happen to be because—I can’t believe I’m going to say this (I promise I’m blushing from the slight grandiosity of this statement), but—I am what is referred to as a mompreneur.

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We here are huge fans of LeapFrog products and whenever we’re given an opportunity to review one, we jump at the chance. When I was asked if we would be interested in reviewing the new LeapBand, which is an interactive sort of activity tracker and motivator for kids, I said yes, but to be honest I was a bit skeptical.

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I did it! I finally did it. It was my first time and I’m not gonna lie, I liked it. I liked it a lot.

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You guys, I have a thing for wood and I’m not trying to be risqué or naughty here, I’m talkin’ wood, the kind that comes from trees.

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So on March 31st, I was invited to try Google Shopping Express not only for free, but with a $200 credit to see how I liked the service.

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Let me tell you a little about my history with cars. Currently, I do not drive a Ford, before my current car, I did not drive a Ford and in fact in my entire history as a driver, which began when I was 16 years old, I have never driven a Ford.

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I’ve always been a fan of Nordstrom Rack and I’ve certainly dropped a few of my pennies at the San Francisco store located at 555 9th Street, but it would have never occurred to me to go there for back-to-school shopping because as far as I knew there was no kids’ department there.

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Unknown Papi and I decided to take our girls for an impromptu adventure after their afternoon nap. The girls are still at an age where we pretty much have to pack snacks whenever we go on an everyday adventure.

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The start of this school year is a really big deal for us because my eldest, Put Pie, is starting kindergarten. It’s like the start of a whole new era for us.

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Have you heard any of the hype and controversy surrounding Devious Maids, yet? Well just in case you haven’t, let me tell you what I’ve heard.

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Brought to you by LeapFrog

My daughter is only 4-years-old and she is already taking university classes and sometimes she lets her 2-year-old sister tag along.

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Brought to you in collaboration with Walgreens and Collective Bias™

I have been a regular Walgreens customer since I moved to San Francisco in 1992.

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Brought to you in collaboration with The Motherhood and Microsoft.

Microsoft recently opened a store in San Francisco and I was invited to participate in a webinar where I could ask questions and then asked to visit the store on my own so that I could check it out and tell you all about it.

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Life is about change, that’s what they say and I can’t argue, but even amongst all that change some things stay constant. Like our constant need for toilet paper.

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