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Don’t Miss the Tarte Cosmetics Holiday Custom Kits Sale

By: dmvollmer

Don’t Miss the Tarte Cosmetics Holiday Custom Kits Sale

This post contains affiliate links It’s time again for Tarte’s biggest most anticipated sale of the year! It’s the Mix and Match Holiday Custom Kit. Don’t miss out because the sale only lasts a few days and ends Thursday, November 4th. During the sale, you can build your very own, custom full-face makeup kit. That’s […]

Choosing Ethically and Sustainably Produced Clothing Over Fast Fashion

By: dmvollmer

Choosing Ethically and Sustainably Produced Clothing Over Fast Fashion

This year I have set two goals for my wardrobe Wardrobe Goals: Choosing Ethically and Sustainably produced clothing over fast fashion. One: Pair down my closet for a more minimalistic wardrobe.  Two: Choose sustainably and ethically produced brands over fast fashion. These two goals pair well together. A piece may cost more, but with better […]

2020, A Look Back on the Year

By: dmvollmer

2020, A Look Back on the Year

We survived 2020 which at times felt like it was crawling along and other times flew along. There was stress and anxiety we experience the worldwide pandemic. The fight for Black Lives Matter. The stressful election. I started the year with trips to Flagstaff for a press trip of the 9 breweries of Flagstaff and […]

Top Picks for Apple Watch Bands

By: dmvollmer

Top Picks for Apple Watch Bands

It’s so easy to swap your Apple Watch bands daily to match your look or needs for the day. A day of hiking I will go with my silicon band. A night out I will choose between my tortoiseshell or my rose gold. Day to day, with my staple black wardrobe I usually go for […]

12 Essentials to Pack in Your Purse for Music Festivals

By: dmvollmer

12 Essentials to Pack in Your Purse for Music Festivals

It’s Festival season. Sunny days, warm temperatures with the occasional cool breeze is the perfect weather for an outdoor musical festival. Some festivals are multi-day. Days are long. Tickets are expensive and you want to maximize your time at the festival. Backpacks are often banned. Bag size is limited. I’m not always the most organized person, […]

Self-care on a Budget

By: dmvollmer

Self-care on a Budget

As a mom we’re busy. Kids to get off to school or baseball practice. House to take care of. Then there’s work. Trying to balance it all, we often forget to take care of ourselves. BUT taking care of ourselves is so important. You deserve to be happy. You deserve self-love. Not only is this […]

How to Drink Enough Water Each Day

By: dmvollmer

How to Drink Enough Water Each Day

Drink more water. You hear it from doctors. Read about in health articles. Tell yourself all the time. But how to make it happens. I’ve always struggled with this especially when I moved to Arizona. This is the DESERT. It’s dry here. It’s even more important to drink a lot of water. I get headaches […]

The 15 BEST Dollar Store Finds

By: dmvollmer

The 15 BEST Dollar Store Finds

I’m very brand loyal and prefer to invest in quality yet there are some things I always buy at the dollar stores. Saving money is also very important to me as a single self-employed mom. My two favorite dollar stores are the 99 Cents Only Store and Dollar Tree. I visit one at about once […]

4 Tips for Car Shopping

By: dmvollmer

4 Tips for Car Shopping

[sponsored post] Car shopping..love it or hate it? I haven’t always loved the process but the end result is always worth it if you do it right. I love my car but while it’s only a few years old, it has almost 150,000 miles on it. I drive a LOT. My last two cars have […]

March Ipsy Glam Bag Review

By: dmvollmer

March Ipsy Glam Bag Review

A new month, a new delivery of goodies to sample. Still loving my monthly Ipsy Glam Bag. Discovering new skin care products, new makeup colors, and brushes to add to my collection. Encourages me to try a new look, stretch out my comfort zone. Prior to Ipsy, I was using the same makeup look that […]

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Hi there and welcome to Sweet Shoppe Mom. My name is Dana and my son is Brendan, also known as B. Welcome to our blog where we chat about every day life with tweens and teens.

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Never to old for some St Patrick’s Day fun ☘️

No lephrecan traps anymore but some leprechan shanigans with green toilet water 🤣 and a basket of green snacks. @luckycharms for breakfast and Thirsty Lion for a yummy dinner of Corned Beef & Cabbage and bread pudding.

We celebrated yesterday because with #coparenting B is at his dads for the rest of the week. If your kids aren’t with you for a holiday, pick your own day to celebrate. The fun and memories are more important than being upset about missing out. 

#lifewithteens #stpatricksday #luckycharms #teenagersareawesome #boymom #thisis16 #arizonamom
I am strong, I am creative ❤️ It’s Girl Scou I am strong, I am creative ❤️ It’s Girl Scout cookie time which also means its time for the Girl Scout Cookie Dessert Challenge and once again the @eatatzuzu have created a masterpiece as this month’s Show Stopper Shake.

Lady Lemon 🍋 blueberry milkshake with a lemon curd drip topped with Girl Scouts Lemon-Ups, a blueberry muffin, lemon ice cream bar, fresh blueberries, lemon chips, white chocolate milk crumb, a Lemon-Ups whipped cream sandwich + lemon candy

$1 of each shake sold will go to Girl Scouts Arizona Cactus-Pine

➡️ vote now in the 2022 Girl Scout Cookie Dessert Challenge. Voting ends February 28 at 11:59 p.m., and you can vote once per day. Voting link: https://www.girlscoutsaz.org/en/cookies/cookie-dessert-challenge.html

#hotelvalleyhomediapartner #hotelvalleyho #zuzu #scottsdale #arizona #girlscoutcookie #lemon
Fabulous performance by @tanzanite_africanacro at Fabulous performance by @tanzanite_africanacro at @themadisoncfa this weekend. Such a fun and entertaining mix of dance, music and amazing acrobatic skills.

We’re excited about the upcoming shows at The Madison - some great ones for families with teens

* 3/10 - @memphisjookin 
* 3/31-4/3 - 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour of @rentonstage 

For more details and tickets 👉 themadison.org

#themadisonmediapartner #themadison #phoenix #phoenixarts #phoenixtheatre #arizona #arizonamoms #momofteens #boymom
Happy Birthday Arizona! 110 years today, Arizona b Happy Birthday Arizona! 110 years today, Arizona became the 48th state.

This still blows my mind how young this state is. Growing up in PA, we focused most of our American history lessons on the 13 original colonies and covered the rest of the country in about 2 weeks so it was all a blur. When AZ was celebrating its 100, I was like what? Really? Only 100 years 

#arizona #phoenix #sedona #flagstaff #grandcanyon #state48
Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated! Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated!

Who else grew up watching Laverne & Shirley? The show ran 1976-1983 and I watched the last few years and reruns of course. 

Last weekend Cindy Williams’ show @memyselfandshirley was at the @herbergertheater in downtown Phoenix and it was fabulous! A mix of personal stories and the Laverne & Shirley’s most iconic clips. Me, Myself & Shirley is continuing to tour the rest of the year through the US so if you grew up with the show, you must check it out.

#evolveprpartner #herbergertheater #phoenix #dtwnphx #arizona #laverneandshirley #cindywilliams
That’s a wrap! Final day of 50th Anniversary @ba That’s a wrap! Final day of 50th Anniversary @barrett_jackson Scottsdale Car Auction and the unoffical kickoff to event season with @wmphoenixopen, @thecactusleague spring training, food festivals and so much more as we enjoy the best weather of the year while the rest of the country is covering in ❄️❄️❄️

So many amazing cars from brand new seen before models to old classics. B loved the @chevrolet thrill ride but I hope it didn’t give this new driver any ideas.

More than $8.8 Million was raised in the charity auctions…I’m jealous of the winners of the 2022 @toyotausa Tundra hybrid early production model but it was a little out of my budget. 

⬅️ swip for #flashback to the first Barrett-Jackson car auction we attended in 2017. 

#barrettjackson #scottsdale #momofteens #boymom #carshow #thisis16 #arizona #arizonamom
This kid turned 16th recently 🎂 So proud of the This kid turned 16th recently 🎂 So proud of the young man he is becoming, definitely not a kid anymore. At 5’11 1/2” (not quite 6 ft) he now towers over me and since I’m 5’9” it feels so strange to look up to him now. Parenting in the teen years is so different with my focus guiding him towards independence, maturity and life skills. Preparing him for what’s beyond graduation. 

I’m late to sharing. But we also have spread out his birthday celebrating due to coparenting schedules and his busy teen social liffe. Also we had originally planned his ‘cake’ to follow when we went out to dinner on his birthday eve but we both ate too much and there was no way we could have eaten anymore 🤣 But nothing wrong with keeping the celebration going for a few weeks. 

I offered to make him a fancy cake…I did own a custom cake shop after all, but he requested a chocolate chip cookie skillet instead. Much simpler and less dishes so I’m good with that. 

#thisis16 #momofteens #boymom #arizonamom #arizonateen #birthday #skilletcookie #coparenting #divorcedmom
Celebrating National Popcorn Day with @kethero, lo Celebrating National Popcorn Day with @kethero, locally owned right here in Tempe, AZ #eatlocal. Sooooo kany tasty flavors - which would you choose? Right now I’m quite happy here munching on the Hatch Green Chile Cheddar 

*Hatch Green Chile Cheddar
*Prickly Pear
*Popcorn Zen
*Original Sweet and Salty 
*Aged White Cheddar
*Porcini Truffle Cheddar
*Sea Salted Caramel
*Cinnamon Sugar Churros

#nationalpopcornday #gifted #popcorn #kettlecorn #hatchgreenchile #arizona #tempeaz #azeats #phxeats
Tip - have a few holiday crafts set out on a table Tip - have a few holiday crafts set out on a table. Great when you just need a break. If you can get your teens to join in its a great way to spend some time catching up.

Diamond painting ornament kits from Amazon (link in bio). Inexpensive and super easy, yet fun!, project.

Puzzles and gingerbread houses (get the pre-assembled ones) are great too

#holidaycrafts #diamondpainting #christmas@#christmascrafts #lifewithteens #momofteens #boymom #arizonamom #familycrafts
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