All my friends and family know that if they want to do something special for me, they can take me to Rogers Gardens any time of the year, but especially around Christmas.

October is for everything pumpkins in our family. And apples. And also yellow leaves, but it's not that many of them in southern California, unless we go to Lake Tahoe, which we often do when days get shorter and cooler.

My husband doesn't usually care much about man caves and his garage, but when he does, he wants the experience to be personalized and top of the line. Our family is all about personalization lately and I am loving it.

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. We have a traditional huge party at a friends' house, where about 20 of us with the same number of kids go all out. Some people start coming up with ideas a year in advance.

Halloween is one of our favorite holidays. We start getting ready for it long in advance - pretty much as soon as previous Halloween is over. There is a lot to think about - next year's costumes, trick-or-treat locations, who's going to host a party, and what will our dog wear and enjoy playing with.

This year has been very rich for Oska so far, thanks to Chewy and their Goody Boxes. Fine, I love those boxes not any less than our dog does, but who wouldn't?

Pete the Cat has been my younger son's favorite book series for quite some time now. We made sure he fell in love with books early on and for life. I was a single child and grew up with books as my best friends, so even though my son has an older brother

I always regard beach as my kingdom - it's a place where I feel happiest and where to I escape to be alone with the sand and the salty wind. There is only one person who is welcome to this kingdom of mine, my husband.

FabFitFun, one my favorite subscription boxes, strikes again. I love every one of those boxes and always wait for them with anticipation. They kind of signal a change for me, like this time - it's the middle of August, but I get this box with maple leaves on it and can immediately feel the breeze in the air, knowing fall is not too far away.

If you are anything like me, you might have had Halloween costumes on your mind since last Halloween. This means that you probably had enough time to prepare and refine your ideas. Or not. Whatever the case is, Chewy has you covered, at least when it comes to your spooky furry best friends.

As much as I love cool shades for summer, I haven't heard about Blenders Eyewear until I received a pair from Beachly. I tried them and instantly fell in love. The glasses fit so well and made me look so foxy that I decided to investigate the company and get more glasses from them

There is no better time to receive a Beachly Fall box than October, when we all can use some more sunshine and salty breeze in our lives, even those of us who live right by the beach.