Claudya Martinez

I Am Not Opposed to Being Happy (Fragmented Fridays)

by Claudya Martinez May 17, 2013
Joyful scenery

This week I realized that when I really want something I can make it happen even when it seems like it’s not going to happen. I guess it has to do with the Universe conspiring to make me happy and I’m not opposed to being happy. On May 20, I will celebrate another birthday. I [...]

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Amorous Lady Bugs

by Claudya Martinez May 15, 2013
Pile of lady bugs

Happy hump day!

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Walgreens Flagship Store: It’s Not Your Grandmother’s Pharmacy

by Claudya Martinez May 14, 2013
Walgreens_entrance_Flagship

Brought to you in collaboration with Walgreens and Collective Bias™ I have been a regular Walgreens customer since I moved to San Francisco in 1992. It’s convenient, there are many locations, and I can find all sorts of useful things that I need there. Up until now, I’ve always thought of Walgreens as a drugstore [...]

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Free Stuff at the Microsoft Store and $100 Microsoft Gift Card #Giveaway #GoMicrosoft

by Claudya Martinez May 13, 2013
Microsoft Store in San Francisco

Brought to you in collaboration with The Motherhood and Microsoft. Microsoft recently opened a store in San Francisco and I was invited to participate in a webinar where I could ask questions and then asked to visit the store on my own so that I could check it out and tell you all about it. [...]

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Wildlife in Golden Gate Park (Sundays In My City)

by Claudya Martinez May 11, 2013
City_squirrel

        Wildlife in Golden Gate Park. San Francisco, CA.   I showed you mine, now show me yours.   Share your city/town/suburb/you name it! Think of this as a photography carnival or photography meme (with or without words) that not only lets you share your part of the world, but lets you [...]

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Free Mother’s Day Printable for You or Your Mother!

by Claudya Martinez May 11, 2013
Mother

Motherhood is…well, I could tell you what I think about it, but instead I decided to round up a few of my favorite quotes about motherhood. I turned the quotes into a free printable that you may download. This goes is for all the mothers out there and all the children of mother. To download [...]

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Happiness Bullet Points (Fragmented Fridays)

by Claudya Martinez May 10, 2013
Happiness quote

I got the day off from work (PAID!) in honor of Mother’s Day. I get to go on a date with my husband to see a play tonight. My BIL and his lovely lady-friend are providing childcare. My littlest is going to be in her first performance today and I can’t wait to be a [...]

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New ClickTight™ Technology and BRITAX Frontier Car Seat #Giveaway

by Claudya Martinez May 9, 2013
BRITAX car seats

  Brought to you by BRITAX Installing car seats seems to be a challenge that every parent faces and judging by how many of us do it incorrectly, it isn’t idiot proof. Not that I’m calling you an idiot, I’m just saying I have issues.  Well, BRITAX has just made it easier with their new [...]

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He Brought Me Flowers

by Claudya Martinez May 8, 2013
Home Grown Flowers

I was sitting at my desk working and my husband walks up and brings me flowers. Sweet, right? What’s even sweeter is that he grew the flowers himself. Somehow that makes them even more special. When was the last time someone grew flowers for you?

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You’ve Been Served: DIY Serving Tray

by Claudya Martinez May 7, 2013
DIY Serving Tray

Brought to you by Lowe’s Pop quiz! What is the birthstone for May? Emerald. What is the Pantone color of the year? Emerald. Oh wait, one more…Who was born in May and has been a fan of emerald since she learned it was her birthstone? Me! When I found out that emerald is the Pantone [...]

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