Casual Keystrokes - a work at home mom sharing ideas, tips and resources for keeping the balance

The Shelter Pets Project

In an effort to dispel the negative connotation associated with adopting pets from an animal shelter, the Shelter Pet Project has released a series of videos. I particularly love the little dog in this video: He has a great sense of humor! Check out the Shelter Pet Project web site for ...

Pink for October 2009

It's October and that means it is Breast Cancer Awareness month. As I have done in years past, I have brought back one of my favorite versions of the Casual Keystrokes theme design - the super pink Pink for October version! Get more information on the Pink for October awareness campaign ...

Wordless Wednesday - Marina Towers Chicago

We were in Chicago this past weekend for a conference, SOBCon to be exact and I was totally fascinated by these two corn cob looking structures, also known as Marina Towers, that remind me of somewhere the Jetsons might live!

Try Before You Buy Video Games with GameFly

My son recently traded in his PS2 and all its games in order to get an Xbox instead. While looking through his stack of PS2 games I couldn't help but wonder how many of the games were bought but not really played. I know he had his favorites but there ...

Fun and Funky Easter Basket Fillers

What does the Easter Bunny put in your kids Easter baskets? Here it is usually some basic Easter candy, an outfit or jammies for spring, and a few goofy toys. As I have been doing some research (to help the Easter Bunny out, you know) I have come across some ...

Wordless Wednesday - Kitty for a Cause

Charlie kitty wants equal time (since Fritz was the star last week) and is helping Wendy at Sparkplugging/Momsational and Quaker Oats raise $5,000 for a local food bank. Stop over and find out how you can get involved!

Wordless Wednesday - Caption My Cat in the Sink

Goofy cat! I went up to the bathroom earlier and found our cat taking a nap in the sink. Let's have fun with this and help me give him a good LOLCat style caption.

Communication in the Pink

If you have been reading my posts long enough, you know I have this little thing for red - it is my favorite color - even my Treo cell phone was decked out in red. Well, that beloved Treo finally bit the dust and for Christmas my family bought me ...

7 Vintage Cartoon T-Shirts Your Kids Would Wear Now

You know the saying "what was old is new again"? Well, I know it is so true. Lately my kids have been scouring the Cartoon Network for the shows I watched as a kid. They seem to really love Tom and Jerry, Snoopy and even the classic Mickey Mouse shows. ...

Don’t Shop Til You Drop

The holidays are over (finally) but many people are about to get friendly holiday reminders in the form of the credit card bills for all those holiday purchases. After experiencing one too many of those after Christmas nightmares, I made a pact with myself years ago that Christmas could not ...