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Hello there!

I’m Teresa McEachern, creative influence and celebration architect here at Playtime & Party. I’m mother of three 30-something kids & wife of a photographer.

I founded Playtime & Party in 2005 as a mom blog. I shared all the fun ideas we did with our kids to inspire other mothers to create happy family memories.

It all began with our own kids.

my kids dressed as harry potter at Universal Studios Orlando
My 3 kids on holidays together with a friend, dressed in Harry Potter robes at Universal Studios, Orlando.

Grow with me.

We live in a day when everyone feels stressed with a to-do list longer than hours in the day, pressure to perform at work, and trying to live “the ideal life” in advertisements and movies.

There’s anxiety from wars, political changes and neighborhood violence.

We are overwhelmed, and statistics show we’re more angry now than we were before Covid.

woman with negative thoughts and stress
man under an umbrella cloud of despair

And then there are those of us who carry an extra “bag of rocks” from dysfunctional upbringing.

Or chronic pain.

Some of us are at that age where we have added daily stress because of all the “water under the bridge” and the sadness that many of the people we think about everyday have passed on.

One day, under the load of “all of the above” I had a heart incident. Running up the stairs to get ready for a dental appointment, I had sharp chest pains, I couldn’t breathe, and was all of sudden soaked with sweat like I ran a marathon.

After a million tests they decided my heart wasn’t the problem. It was stress. Thus begun counseling and studying a new way of living stress-free.

I learned about mindfulness & living in the moment, and how to let go. Getting proper sleep and healthier habits was big, too.

My life changed drastically and instead of living under a cloud of despair I have a joy and serenity inside that feels like strength.

I yearned to help everyone else deal with the stress in their life too before they have their “heart incident”.

woman with freedom and joy like a strength running on beach at sunrise

I became a licensed life coach so I could have the tools to help people make real changes in their life like I did. I hope our Lifestyle Guides will help you transform your life into the happiness and freedom you’ve been seeking.

My Favs

Fav Coffee

Dutch Brothers Kicker

Fav TV Show

Shark Tank

Fav Biz to support

Grace & Lace

Fav HOliday

Thanksgiving

Wafer pastry lollipop jelly beans chocolate bar. Cookie cookie pie oat cake pudding lollipop caramels. Cheesecake lollipop halvah cheesecake oat cake tart. Gummi bears shortbread lollipop liquorice cotton candy marzipan wafer cookie cheesecake. Candy lollipop topping topping wafer cake. Gummi bears gingerbread cake pie cake. Cookie gingerbread sweet roll sugar plum danish dragée icing oat cake croissant. Ice cream shortbread halvah gingerbread croissant pudding. Chocolate oat cake sugar plum marzipan biscuit.

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