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4 Tips for Car Shopping

By: Dana Michele

Tips for buying a new car

[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 […]

5 Boymom Essentials

By: Dana Michele

boymom essentials sharpies

There’s nothing I love more than being a mom to my son. Being a #boymom brings with it unique adventures, challenges, and experiences. Baseball player. Science and nature lover. Collector of rocks, sticks, bones, and old rusty ‘treasures’ found in the desert. Lego creator and Nerf gun carrying kid. Sharpies  I send my kid off […]

Three Easy Fourth of July Centerpieces

By: Dana Michele

4th of july centerpiece pinwheels

I love to decorate for the holidays, all holidays. Sometimes I go big, sometimes just a few touches. The 4th of July isn’t one of the major holidays where I go all out with decorations but I like to add a few festive touches throughout the house. Update the centerpieces, mantel, and front patio. I […]

Family Night Out – Bowling at Bowlmor Lanes in Scottsdale, AZ

By: Dana Michele

Bowling things to do with tweens

Summer vacation. It’s hot. By now the kids are bored and spending too much time on their phones. We’re kicking off a new series “things to do with tween this summer” and our first is bowling! Recently my son and I went bowling with a few blogger friends to Bowlmor in Scottsdale. It had been […]

Brand New Barefootin Bay at Wet ‘n’ Wild Phoenix + Giveaway [closed]

By: Dana Michele

Barefootin Bay misters

Summers are HOT here in Phoenix. One of our favorite ways to stay cool is at Wet ‘n’ Wild Phoenix water park. It’s less than 10 minutes from our house so you kind find us there often. But even if you live farther away, its worth the drive. Definitely one of the best water parks in […]

Making Home Cooked Meals Simple with Another Home Chef Meal

By: Dana Michele

Home Chef Roasted Chicken

I shared my first Home Chef meal experience a few weeks ago and now shared my latest meal. Love how simple it is to create a home cooked meal. Place the order on the website and everything arrives in a box. No excess waste, no worries about being out of an ingredient. The meals are […]

Home Cooking Made Simple with Home Chef

By: Dana Michele

Home Chef Shrimp with Tiger Sauce

I LOVE to cook. I also LOVE to try new recipes. However as a single mom who is self-employed with an 11-year-old son who plays baseball, cooking from scratch on weeknights is a challenge. to the rescue. What is ? It’s a meal delivery service that delivers proportioned ingredients along with a recipe so you can […]

Tweens and Teeth Brushing Routines

By: Dana Michele

ISSA Mini Sonic Electric Toothbrush

If my kid could get away with it, he would NEVER brush his teeth. He’s tried the rush the toothbrush under water trick….hasn’t he learned moms are smarter?? When he does brush, is he brushing correctly? long enough? We recently had the opportunity to test out the FOREO ISSA™ Mini Sonic Electric Toothbrush. My son […]

Easter Home Decor Tour

By: Dana Michele

Spring centerpiece

Easter. Spring. Flowers. I always look forward to decorating the house for Easter and spring. The Easter decor is out for a few weeks and the Spring a few months. Easter Dining Room Table Centerpiece I love my dining room table centerpiece. A wood tray with milk glass vases and ceramic pitchers that I’ve picked […]

March Ipsy Glam Bag Review

By: Dana Michele

March Ipsy Glam Bag Youre Beautiful

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, midlife and perimenopause, and preparing for empty nest

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