Tara’s View of the World

This week’s Blogger of the Week is Tara from Tara’s View of the World.

Tell me a little about yourself and your blog.

I am an imperfect pastor’s wife and an imperfect stay at home mother of 3 beautiful children. Olivia is 2 years old, Owen is 5 years old, and Aiden is 7 years old and has been diagnosed with high-functioning Autism & ADHD. I blog about my daily attempts at staying sane I also do a lot of reviews and fun giveaways to keep life interesting!

How would your 3 kids describe you?

Well, I asked my oldest son how he would describe me and he said “snuggly and computery” . My 5 year old son looked at me like I was daft in the head and said “you’re mommy!” (of course!). The boys often tell me that I am not very good at playing war games or making the right machine sounds but they do like how I read to them. My daughter is a total mommy’s girl right now and I suppose she considers me an extension of herself- inseparable.

What’s your favorite product that you’ve reviewed and why? What would your kids’ picks be?

I’ve enjoyed a lot of the products I’ve reviewed but I think my favourite as far as usefulness has been the FilterStream Dirt Tamer vaccumm… I love that thing and use it daily! I think my kiddos favourite would be the Toobeez. They use them to make forts on a really regular basis

What do you find hardest about reviewing products? And the most rewarding?

I find it very hard to review products that I try and end up hating. I find it tough to write negative things, even if it is honest! I also find timing my reviews tough- sometimes things can go at a nice steady workable pace for weeks and then all of a sudden dozens of products will arrive all at once and it can be tough to fit the reviews in between parenting and life duties!

The most rewarding thing about doing reviews is getting the opportunity to try products I would never otherwise know about and I LOVE passing on the information about the especially cool, under-appreciated items out there! The handmade products are usually really rewarding because most of the time they are amazing products that no one knows about. Publicizing those reviews often helps out another mom and I find that gratifying.

What do you like to do in your free time, when you’re not behind a computer or chasing after your kids?

I love to watch movies (chick flicks being my favs) and reruns of Gilmore Girls. I am an avid reader and devour books regularly As a family we go on drives and spend time at the beautiful lakes around our home. And naps. I love naps. I am still trying to catch up on all the missed sleep of the past 7 years!

Thank you to Tara for sharing her story with us this week. Be sure to visit Tara’s View of the World to read her great reviews and anecdotes, and Tara’s View on Books to see what’s on her bookshelf this week.

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