6 Easy tips on cleaning (and keeping clean) your house for holiday guests.
Is your house becoming the local Motel 6 for the holidays? Sounds like it’s time to bust out the cleaning supplies. Here are some simple... Read More
10 Things to Do Before You Have Kids – Pshaw. Do them AFTER kids!
Even though I have kids, I decided to click on this article I stumbled upon the other day—just to see what I was missing and/or... Read More
Get ready for your closeup. Tips for nailing the Family Portrait.
The long, golden days of summer are firmly in place on the Seacoast, with picturesque sunsets that may have you considering an outdoor portrait session... Read More
8 Discipline mistakes parents make– and solutions to fix them!
Guilty as charged! I’m not going to admit to how many of these parenting no-no’s I’ve committed, but let’s just say a fair share... Read More
Get active! Outdoor family games that are just plain f.u.n.
If you’re the person who gets up at 5:30am and goes for a jog before the kids get up, this article is not aimed at... Read More
Looking for some family fun? Try Geocaching!
Looking for something to do with the kids at home or on vacation? Try geocaching (pronounced geo-cashing), a scavenger hunt with a high-tech twist. What’s... Read More
Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone Challenge: Exercise For 7 Straight Days!
I’ve always wanted to be one of those people who say, “I feel horrible when I don’t go to the gym,” but I’m just not.... Read More
Procrastination busters. Start your day by eating a frog.
Everybody wakes in the morning with a list of things to do. If you’re like me, some of those tasks persistently show up day after... Read More
Best and worst restaurant salads. Just when you thought you were doing good.
It’s summer, it’s hot. Doesn’t a nice cool salad sound delicious, light and healthy? And then, WHAMO, you’ve consumed an entire day’s worth (or two)... Read More
5 Things parents should never say to their kids. Come aboard, there’s room on my guilt wagon.
Article courtesy of Charlene Prince Birkeland, Team Mom on Yahoo.com. It’s no secret that parents should pay attention to how they communicate with their children.... Read More
The “Good Enough” Parent: Kicking the Martha Stewart Syndrome in the pants.
In an age where so many of us are twisting ourselves into balloon animals over everything concerning our children, I’m feeling an intervention is in... Read More
Teaching kids (and yourself!) about hurtful words.
“Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me” – a familiar mantra we all used at one point or another... Read More
Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone Challenge: Stop Procrastinating!
I’m great at procrastinating. If one could make a living out of this, I would be a very wealthy woman. I didn’t used to be... Read More
5 Fun (and free) ways to get the family active in the winter!
With childhood obesity on the rise it is important that kids stay active and to encourage a lifelong love of exercise and fitness. The American... Read More
Winter Body Bounce Back. Easy ways to get fit– even in winter!
Ah, the heart of winter. Long gone are the frantic Christmas buy-buy-buy-sale-sale-sale commercials, in and constant are the gym membership, Lap Band 30 second spots.... Read More
7 Ways you’re wasting your money. 7 Ways to get it back.
Just came upon this article from MSN Money and thought it was pretty right on. Passing it along in hopes you can save some green,... Read More
Car Seat Saftey: 11 Mistakes parents make.
I wouldn’t be lying if I told you that the last time I had my car seat properly checked out was by the valet at... Read More
Hey kid, I got your back.
I’ve only been sequestered to detention once in my life. I was 16 and in high school. I was driving my fancy little RX7 that... Read More
Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone: A week without television.
Recently it was National Turn Off Your Television Week and I decided to subject my family to this challenge. No television and no movies. Oh boy,... Read More
Cheap recipe alert. Eggs…not just for breakfast.
Always in the mood to save a little moula, I’m thinking this week is a great one for some money saving recipes. What better way... Read More
5 Best Apps for paranoid (*cautious*) parents. You know who you are.
Just as there are apps to help your children avoid being bullied, there are apps that can calm even the most paranoid parent. Many of... Read More
9 Best “Mom” apps. Being this smart/organized/fashionable is natural, dontcha know.
I’ve had an iPhone for some time now, but have never invested too much time finding apps–come to find out, I was missing out on... Read More
Eating out? Best and worst Kids’ Menus.
Between tricky restaurant choices, finicky eaters, and the desire to provide healthy, nourishing food, taking the kids out to eat can drive any parent crazy!... Read More
Creating the easiest (online) family scrapbook ever. How cool!
How are you doing with those scrapbooks? You know, the ones you have a thousand clippings for, but just can’t find the time to assemble... Read More
We Freaking Love the Dollar Tree. Look What We Found!
If you have a question, the Dollar Tree is the answer. I know this post won’t agree with everyone, but as the primary budget keeper... Read More
“Do Kids Belong In Restaurants?” Article In The Herald. Our 2¢ On The Subject.
Upon cracking open the newspaper this morning, my eye immediately caught the article written by Portsmouth Herald food critic, Rachel Forrest, titled “Do Kids Belong... Read More
An Open Letter to Big Top Cupcake: We Like You
Big Top Cupcake. Well, this looks kinda fun. And my kids have seen the television ad at least 25 times over the last week while... Read More
Career Hiatus? How To Stay In The Game While You’re Taking A Break.
I happened to catch Good Morning America one day last week where they were running another story about unemployed mothers and were giving tips on... Read More
Finding new friends in a new town. This ain’t as easy as it used to be.
A few weeks ago I wrote on my personal blog about the difficult time I was having finding friends locally. My husband, I, and three... Read More
Guilt be gone! Let’s give ourselves a break, Because we’re pretty great.
I’ve been following a weight loss program for the past 17 weeks, 2 days and 3.5 hours — that’s just a rough estimate. I’m doing... Read More