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Hosts from FOX 17 Morning Mix on set for a prepared stocking stuffer gift guide with Emily Richett

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One of the easiest ways to boost your family’s preparedness is to build a simple everyday field kit—a small bag stocked with the essentials you need for emergencies, unexpected situations, or everyday life. Keep it on you or in your car, and you’ll always have a baseline supply to handle whatever comes your way. I […]

A Mama Bear Guide to Everyday Field Kits and Prepared Stocking Stuffers

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One of the easiest ways to boost your family’s preparedness is to build a simple everyday field kit—a small bag stocked with the essentials you need for emergencies, unexpected situations, or everyday life. Keep it on you or in your car, and you’ll always have a baseline supply to handle whatever comes your way. I […]

A Mama Bear Guide to Everyday Field Kits and Prepared Stocking Stuffers

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Hosts from FOX 17 Morning Mix on set for a prepared stocking stuffer gift guide with Emily Richett

This week I visited FOX 17 to share some great low-tech gift options for kids, including Tin Can phone, Faith Friends 18-inch dolls, Yoto Player, Big Sky Life Books, DSG Outerwear, and Domino and Juliette. I also recorded a segment on the best prepared stocking stuffers and how to make a “Mama Bear Field Kit” […]

Low-Tech Gifts Kids Will Love (and Actually Use All Year)

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Fox 17 hosts for the Low Tech Gift segment

Before I semi-retired from TV and the consumer lifestyle PR world, I used to host an annual holiday TV gift guide featuring some of my favorite toys, gadgets, and gifts.  It was really fun,  but it was also a lot of work (especially that one year when I hopped on six red-eye flights to do […]

Summer always seems to fly by, especially here in Michigan! We’re soaking up the last few weeks and also prepping to head back to school. I’ll have a kindergartner and first grader this year! Kindergarten will start only 3 days a week so we’ll do a combo of homeschool + traditional school. As we start […]

Emily’s Back to School Guide

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