Workbooks are normally really dull, we tried a couple different books with Aliceana and she wasn't into it. Then a long time ago in a galaxy far far away...or you know, Costco...we found the Star Wars workbooks. When you're learning with Star Wars everything just clicks, at least when you're a 4 year old that's obsessed with wookies and that one part where R2 falls down a ...
DIY Crate printer and office storage
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CreateWithHP #CollectiveBias I recently moved my computer and desk upstairs to the living room. It just made sense to turn a corner of our living room into a functional area, because it's much easier to access than our office in the dungeon. Now I can simultaneously work ...
DIY Cat Tent
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #LitterOdorRevolution #CollectiveBias It turns out I'm not really a dog person. I'm not really a cat person. I'm more of a that-animal-needs-a-home-and-hey-we-already-have-2-pets-what's-another? type of person. AJ says I'm like the little girl in the old cartoons that the ...
Ruby Owl Taproom – Oshkosh, Wisconsin
With the trend of craft beer came countless brewpubs in every major city, these catered to my love for giant burgers that are almost impossible to pick up let alone eat, and AJ's love of craft beer on tap. Brew pubs are still everywhere, but now we have a whole new trend, the taproom. Taprooms are normally large locations, where socializing is very encouraged. They can have ...
How to Introduce Friends to Craft Beer
So technically I am not that technical when it comes to beer. You have your ABV’s and your IBU’s and some other jargon that people who are real beer geeks can really get into. I am talking to you uber beer snobs who need these numbers to help determine what a good beer should be. Now I am not saying that there is anything wrong with these numbers or people who really get into ...
Hinterland Erie Street Gastropub
Recently we headed to Milwaukee for Summerfest and before hand we decided to explore the 3rd ward. This up and coming area of the city is an awesome place to spend a few hours. There is the Milwaukee Public Market which you could easily get lost in for an hour along with tons of other shops, pubs, and restaurants. The area was an industrial graveyard that has since been ...
Craft Beers from Hinterland Brewing
We stopped in at the Hinterland Erie Street Gastropub down in Milwaukee’s 3rd ward which is such a great area. I was really excited to try some beer from Hinterland brewing and I was not disappointed by any of the beers that I sampled. Let the sampling begin! Sample we did, and oh there were some really tough choices. First I tried their nitro IPA which was a really solid beer ...
Audible.com is great for Multitaskers and Gamers
Videos on YouTube, your favorite podcasts, maybe even blogs are oftentimes sponsored by audible. I know you've heard some of your favorite people give you a code to get a free audiobook. You've at the very least have seen banner ads advertising the service. I felt like I was bombarded with the advertisements for the last few years. Then I decided, that I was going to try ...
Happy 4th birthday Aliceana!
Aliceana is turning 4 years old tomorrow, we decided to opt out of the big party this year, and instead we've been celebrating a little bit all week long. Fireworks on the third, yesterday we did some shopping and had to pick up all of the ice cream. Tomorrow we have huge plans, we ordered her a cake just as she requested, round, green, and featuring the PJ Masks. We're ...
Lenovo Tech World Highlights
I was invited to Lenovo Tech World as one of the MotoMakers, a great brand advocate group that I'm proud to be a member of. There we heard a great keynote with a ton of awesome announcements, after the keynote we even had hands on time with the devices. So I thought I would share the highlights of the day with you. Tango Google's augmented reality tech has finally found it's ...
Geronimo! How to make a simple Doctor Who Pie.
The Trader Joe's Gods decided to put out an awesome cherry pie filling and I instantly had the perfect excuse to bake up a pie. This post contains affiliate links so you can make your own easy peezy Doctor Who pie. So Instead of making a boring pie I made two pie crusts, used one for the bottom of my pie and used the other to cut out super fun Doctor Who shapes. I started with ...