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A lot of my dear bloggy friends have a deep heart for animals. Many of them foster kittens, some of them have taken in dogs from kill shelters and some volunteer their time promoting their 4-legged friends to gain a home.

While I don’t talk about animals much on my blog, Knowing that there are many more of you out there who care about them,  I wanted to make you aware of a charitable cause that works towards helping dogs have better lives.

If you’ve been reading my blog for a while then you know that I’m all about easy. Cutting corners when preparing meals is right up my alley — it doesn’t mean that I don’t make anything from scratch, it just means that for me sometimes packaged items trump spending extra time in the kitchen. With our home up for sale, lately unless I throw something in the crockpot first thing in the morning, we’re eating a lot of quick fix meals because we may have to leave (or clean up!) due to a showing at a moments notice.

Mac & Cheese has always been a classic meal that the whole family can enjoy: it’s fun, it’s easy and it’s oh so yummy! Most importantly Mac & Cheese is a meal that often leaves kids members of the clean plate club and moms with a smile on their face because dinner wasn’t a battle!

Back to Nature’s Mac & Cheese offers a better choice for your family’s favorite meal. Made with natural cheddar cheese sauce, Back to Nature has the nutrition to make moms smile and the great taste to please kids as well.

GDL is a three-step process designed to help teens gain experience and build skill while minimizing common risks such as the use of cell phones cell use, passenger distractions, and nighttime driving.

It’s a game-winning strategy for helping teens be safe behind the wheel.

Step 1: Permit

A teen may obtain a Permit first after successfully passing a written test and in some states after completing behind the wheel training.

Do you love the flavor of fresh caramel corn, but not making it? It’s easy to get the flavor of this fall inspired treat, by ordering some Caramel Corn Salt Water Taffy at Candy.com! Available in 5 pound bags, the taffy is soft, chewy and has an authentic flavor, AND you’ll be in caramel corn heaven with just one piece!

A number of years ago my husband cut out pretty much all liquids except milk, orange juice and water. At all times he has a huge glass full of ice and water sitting on our kitchen island.

Well we all know how that goes right? Very cold water sitting in a warm room, the glass starts sweating and I have a puddle of water to clean up all.the.time. But you don’t have to sweat the small stuff…or the water glass: Tervis Tumblers to the Rescue.

With our impending move to Texas, we may have to leave some of our furniture behind and get some new things depending on what kind of home we live in there. One of the major rooms that we practically live in, in our home right now is our office. We have a huge wrap around desk that is 9’x9’ and all three of us have our computers and ‘desk’ items on it. We are prepared to possibly having to get rid of this gargantuan piece of furniture and start anew with office space for at the very least my husband and I.

You’ve heard it I know you have because I have too, the “MOM, I’M BORED” line. Well Lunchables has you covered Mom, because they just launched Never Be Bored Again. It’s all about fueling kid fun while beating boredom – plus a ton of cool partners like Hasbro and Terracycle.

Lunchables has partnered with Tori Spelling on this campaign and it will fund up to $100,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of America and their sport and recreation programs. This is how YOU can get involved:

While on the surface the statistics that I gave earlier in the month about Teen Driving look scary, the inroads that keep being made to keep our teens safe when driving are numerous. It was an encouraging thing to hear and see the different organizations in communities all across the country that are working towards implementing laws and educating parents and teens on driving safety.

On behalf of Gillette and Dollar General I have some smart grooming tips for the men in our lives to share. They’ve enlisted the help of Celebrity Stylist Marcus Geeter to share some of his insights on how to get a great shave using products from Dollar General and Gillette.

I’m not big on male facial hair (LOL!) and so when my husband and I first started dating, I made sure he was always clean shaven .