Category: Talk

How GE Appliances Are Helping to Prep You for the Holidays

Karyn Locke
GE Profile Gas Range SKU 4300934

You know that feeling you get when you walk into a kitchen with brand new appliances? It makes my heart skip a happy beat compliments of the cooking and baking potential! This year, GE Profile Series and Best Buy are helping you prep for the holiday season by featuring appliances that fit your kitchen’s look and feel – at an unbeatable price. GE Profile Series – Its Got the Look Here’s the scoop on GE appliances: they’ve got a unified appearance to cater to your style and your kitchen’s feel.…

Nectar Mattress Review: Honest Opinions and Full Review

Karyn Locke
Nectar Mattress review

For me and my husband, it was easy for us to forget the fact that our mattress wasn’t working out for us anymore. I mean, road tripping and traveling as much as we do, we put our own king mattress and box spring set on the back burner and kept telling ourselves we’d invest in a new one soon. Well, soon turned out to be sooner than we thought and, this month, we’ve been sleeping better, felt more rested when we woke, and have been feeling less stiff when getting…

My Favorite Five Minute Updos for Long Hair

Karyn Locke
Super easy and under two minutes to get The Knot - an easy updo.

This shop and tutorial on my favorite five minute updos for long hair has been compensated by Schwarzkopf. #CareWithKeratin #sponsored When it comes to my hair, I generally get the same curious questions. “Do you have hair extensions?” “How did your hair grow so fast?” “What do you use to keep your hair so shiny?” While these are just a few of the beauty questions I get, I think folks are generally very inquisitive as to my hair. That’s a good thing. And, although, these questions are super easy to…

Preparing for Back to School: How Do You Relax?

Karyn Locke
relaxing with Tradewinds tea

Disclosure: I’m part of the Mom It Forward Influencer Network and was asked to write about #MomentsToSavor and Tradewinds Tea. Yes, I’ve been compensated for this post but all opinions are my own! #AD Whew, I can’t even believe that it’s back-to-school time. And, while I’m not sure if it’s a blessing or a burden, I know one thing: this time of year is CRAZY for my family! Before I know it, autumn will be happily sneaking up on me (bring on Halloween!), and I’ll be spying autumn decorations on the…

Back to School with South Hills Village Mall: What’s Hot for 2017

Karyn Locke
South Hills Village Disney Store

I love mall shopping. And, while that could be an entirely different story, one of the reasons is that I get to spend time with my teen daughter. The Kid and I got down to back-to-school-shopping business on a recent visit to South Hills Village Mall in Pittsburgh, PA. We hunted for bargains and necessary items, but what we ended up doing the most was having fun! Here’s the scoop on what’s hot for back to school in 2017! We had such a fun time partnering with the folks at…

Teens and Screen Time: How Much Is too Much?

Karyn Locke
Kindle Fire Front seat

Teens and screen time. How much is too much, especially when it comes to teens and kids? Do you allow your children the freedom of using their tech as much as they’d like or limit usage? Do they give you flack for it? What do you provide as an alternative? Here’s my story on how I maintain a happy household with a tech-loving teen. Hi, my name is Karyn and I have a teenager. “Hi, Karyn.” While I may be making light of the fact just then, she is a…

Simple Ways to Make Road Trips Fun!

Karyn Locke
Road trip tips

My family? We’re seasoned road trippers. We spend hundreds of hours every year on the road and I relish the time. And, while it’s mainly sunshine and roses, there are times when the hours become barely tolerable, particularly when we can’t take anymore radio tunes or playing “I Spy”. It’s those times that we look for easy ways to keep ourselves happy and occupied, and over the years we’ve come up with some good ones. Here’s my favorite simple ways to make road trips fun. This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx.com on…

DOSH App: Save Money on Travel, Dining, and Shopping

Karyn Locke
DOSH app

I’m just like the next shopper: if there’s a way to save money while shopping I’m all for it. I recently discovered DOSH, a cash back app and am finding all kinds of ways to save some serious cash. Here’s how DOSH helps save money on travel, dining, and shopping. If there’s one thing I like, it’s saving money. I always look for the beast deals on travel, clothing, dining – you name it. And honestly, I’d be even better at it if I didn’t have a constant time crunch…

Front Porch Decorating Ideas: from Flop to Fiesta!

Karyn Locke
Front Porch Decorating Ideas before

This post is sponsored by Acorn Influence  for Enbrighten Seasons Color Changing Café Lights. All opinions are my own! #ColorCafeLights I’ve neglected my front porch for years. I mean, years. Does that make me a bad home owner? Nope. Is the fact that I’ve kept my front porch bare a complete waste of family space? Yup. But, no longer. I’d finally had enough of walking in and our of the front door and thinking, “One day I’ll spruce it up.” and set this summer as a goal. I turned my front porch…

6 Reasons You Didn’t Know You Needed Jetty Renters Insurance

Karyn Locke
6 Reasons You Didn't Know You Needed Jetty Renters Insurance Apartment exterior

This post is happily sponsored by Jetty renters insurance. All opinions are my own! As a gal that’s had her fair share of purchasing renters insurance in my younger years (and before we were homeowners), I never really checked into the different types and what each had to offer. Honestly, I simply checked with my auto insurance carrier and took its word for truth. Of course, this was before the age of internet and when my cellular phone came in a giant leather case and plugged into my car’s cigarette outlet!…