Jamie Satterwaite

The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free.

LG Appliances Prep for the Holidays

I can not believe that October is almost over. This year has flown by, and we are now prepping for the Holiday season. One of my favorite things about the holiday season is baking. I love making cookies and baked goods for my friends and neighbors, so now is the time that I start planning out my baking strategy.

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The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free.

Samsung Prep For the Holidays

Can you believe that the holidays are just right around the corner? It is hard to believe that next month I will be in full blown baking mode.

If you had plans to upgrade your appliances, this is the time of year to do it! Right now Samsung is wanting to help you prep for the holidays with their line of appliances.

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This post is sponsored by Acorn Influence, but all options are my own.

The Bed Makes the Room

If you have been around for a while, you will know that we have been slowly, very slowly, remodeling our home. Last year we completely remodeled the first floor, from raising the floors to scrapping popcorn off of the ceilings. The kids rooms are on the first floor, but we ran out of steam and while the rooms were completed, they were not really decorated.

We decided to start with the girls room. She picked out her paint color and bedding, and being 13 we wanted her to have a room she could grow into. She loves bright colors and is big into video games, so that is what we went with as her theme. The first thing we did was trash her old mattress. It was a few years old and it was time for an upgrade. Since we wanted to maker her room both functional and fun, it only made sense that we started with the most used piece of furniture, her bed and mattress.

We opted to get her the Mainstays Twin mattress from Walmart. I love that the mattress was shipped right to my door in a box, so I did not have to try to lug it home some how. You also have the option of picking them up with In-Store pickup if you would prefer to head to the store yourself.

When you remove it from the box, it is vacuumed sealed to compress it for shipping.

All I had to do was unwrap it and let it decompress for 48 hours.

While that was happening Eclipse, the cat, claimed the box as his new kingdom…

The Dorel Home Products Mattresses are CertiPur, which means that they contain certified flexible polyurethane foam. According to The Girl, the mattress is very comfortable and she loves it.

I have been shopping around for memory foam mattresses for a while, and so far I am very happy with the decision to go with the Mainstays Twin mattress. Now, I just have to get a second one for The Boy when we start working on his room in the next few weeks.

The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free.

Meet the Mighty KitchenAid Artisan Mini

I love my KitchenAid mixer, it is probably one of my most used tools in the kitchen. I have owned the original full sized model for over 10 years and it is still going strong. There was only one small, well big, problem. When we moved into our current home I had to store it in my pantry, and if you own a KitchenAid mixer, you will know that they can be heavy to lug from room to room.

When Best Buy sent me a notification that there was now a new KitchenAid mixer on the market, I knew that I had to have one. The new KitchenAid Artisan Mini packs the punch of the full size mixer but is 20% smaller and 25% lighter!

You can see in the photo above, the Artisan mini is in front of my larger, original mixer. It may not look like much of a difference, but since I use my mixer in my kitchen, as well as in my office when shooting videos, it makes a big difference.

I dreaded having to lug my larger mixer across the house into my office, but now it is no longer a chore. Which means, that I will be posting a lot more yummy recipes!

The best part is that I do not have to worry about buying new attachments either. The Artisan Mini is compatible with all hub-based stand mixer attachments. They also come in a large assortment of colors as well. I am in love with the red!

Even with the smaller size, you can still mix up to 5 dozen cookies in the in 3.5 quart stainless steel bowl. It also features 10 mixing speeds and comes with the dough hook, 6-wire whip, and coated flat beater.

If you have been debating on getting a KitchenAid mixer because you were afraid it would take up space, there is no excuse now. The KitchenAid Artisan Mini is compact, but it still packs the power you need to whip up something yummy!

The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free.

Laundry is less stressful with the LG Front Load Washer

Lets face it, laundry is a chore that no one really wants to do. In my home, laundry seems to double in the summer. With wet towels, grass stains, and other random food smeared all over, my kids could keep me doing laundry forever. Plus, with all of the extra washing, clothes wear out so much faster.

Last year we renovated our laundry/pantry area, and it quickly became one of my favorite rooms in the house. The only downside is that our renovation budget did not allow for a new washer and dryer. Thankfully though, we are finally in the market to purchase one and thanks to Best Buy, I think we found the perfect washer. The LG Front Load Washer is SideKick compatible, which means that you have the ability to wash two loads at once.

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