Welcome to our new series called My Time. Ways to make that two minutes a day you have for yourself a bit better. As much as we love to spoil our kids, once and a while we need to spoil ourselves. Here a few things I recommend that don’t cost a lot, but can make [...]

I have to admit I have been extremely guilty about focusing a lot of my attention on my kids and everything kid related. Like most moms, I tend to forsake a lot of my own needs and put my children’s first. If I have a few extra dollars in my purse, I spend it on [...]

Like many areas of the country, the snow has arrived and the cold weather has set in. While running errands on a busy street, my son noticed a man huddled in a ratty blanket, sleeping in a building’s alcove. He was taken aback for a moment, as the man and all his belongings laid on [...]

You know you’re a mom when, it way past midnight and you are still wrapping presents, putting out cookies, cleaning the house and getting ready for Santa. Merry Christmas everyone, JB Owen-Sacallis Founder of Soapbox, mother of two, and still a little girl inside excited it’s finally Christmas.

Thanks to the UMI shoes gift certificate, the Colossal Gift basket has reached an outrageous $800.00. Enter to win simply by subscribing to our newsletter and everything could be yours. The winner will be announced Dec 24th so you have just a few days left. You know you are a mom when, you see a [...]

It’s time to go green and in our conversation with Sue from Raspberry Kids, she lets us in on what the latest and greatest is when it comes to sustainable toys and clothing. Enjoy! Standing on my soapbox, JB

When my son was about two years old, I remember sitting in a Gymboree class thinking either there was something wrong with him, or I was a terrible mother. The fact that he would run around the moment we got there and refuse to join the circle was heartbreaking as the little girls loved to [...]

I found the article below while surfing the web and it communicated the way I felt so well that I wanted to share it with all of you. Enjoy! “Christmas, like many other holidays, is full of tradition. When an adult looks back on his childhood he often remembers the things that were done as [...]

With the developments in the financial markets over the past six months we may all be feeling a bit more watchful with how we spend our holiday funds this year. Certainly most of you are all prepared for your Christmas celebrations, but in case you’re not quite ready in the gift giving department; here are [...]

Looking back over the last year, I guesstimate I have bought shoes for my kids at least 8 to 10 times; Soccer shoes, beach shoes, sandals, runners, boots, sneakers, comfy walking shoes and leather school loafers, all for my son. My daughter in her first year has had girly-leisure shoes, boots, slippers, runners, sandals, Mary [...]

Santa came by this week and dropped off a few more presents to add to our amazing gift basket that keeps growing and growing. The gift basket is now valued at over $700.00 worth of spectacular products for you and your kids. It’s easy to enter, click here for details. The wonderful products that have [...]

I recently read an article that stated “a Harvard University study found that infants and toddlers who sleep less then 12 hours a day are more then twice likely to be over weight at age three as those who snooze for 13 or 14 hours”. According to the National Sleep Foundation, “the average adult needs [...]

It is Christmas time and that means baking, lots of baking. My wonderful Aunt Dianne sent me this. I just had to share it with all of you. No matter if you love to bake, seldom bake or don’t know the difference between a spoon or a spatula, I guarantee you’ll find the perfect recipe [...]

You know you’re a mom when…you promise your husband tonight is the night, but you happily sneak up to bed, relieved that he fell asleep on the couch. Not to gossip or anything, but a recent visit from a friend of mine resulted in us having a conversation about sex after a baby. Slowly her [...]