Category: Word of the Day

  • Monitoring Children’s Online Activities

    Monitoring Children’s Online Activities

    We recently wrote an article about regulating children’s use of technology.  This is obviously an important topic when considering educating your children. Our children range from toddler to young adults and we can see a big change in the dangers online and how they have escalated over the past two decades in our own children. …

  • Migraine Headaches – Trying To Find Relief?

    Migraine Headaches – Trying To Find Relief?

    I created this post as part of a campaign by Teva Pharmaceuticals. I received an American Express gift card for participating. There are a lot of pains you can “grin and bare” in life. Pains come in all areas of the body. I have personally dealt with different types of pains as well, but one…

  • Awesome Customized Classroom Cards – Free Shipping If Ordered by Feb 4th!

    Awesome Customized Classroom Cards – Free Shipping If Ordered by Feb 4th!

    FREE SHIPPING if order is placed before 11:59PT on February 4th (orders of $35 or more) – promo code SHIP35 We recently had the opportunity to review a unique opportunity for your kids to personalize classroom cards to their classmates from minted.com.  We simply love these cards! You can upload a photo of your child…

  • Thinking Of Summer? Get A Head Start With Some Energy Saving Tips

    Thinking Of Summer? Get A Head Start With Some Energy Saving Tips

    Keeping Your House Cool In The Summer I know, I know. We’re in the depths of winter right now. But when Summer comes rolling around it means two things – your kids are done with school, and the weather is much warmer. If you combine those two things together, you could be in for some…

  • 6 Great Websites For Growing Minds

    6 Great Websites For Growing Minds

    You live in a golden age for child education. Thanks to the power of the internet, kids can learn from some of the best tutors in the world. All you need to teach your children about life is a smart device. By downloading the right apps, you can raise your kids to be much smarter…

  • 10 Things Not To Wear To an Interview

    10 Things Not To Wear To an Interview

    They say the first impression is the last impression; as true as that statement is, it becomes even more important when you’re looking for a job. Your attire and the way you carry yourself are sometimes all you have, to stand out from other applicants, especially when you’re applying for a competitive position. A good…

  • Are You Prepared to Handle a Kitchen Fire?

    Are You Prepared to Handle a Kitchen Fire?

    Whoever coined the phrase “Men are the head of the household” was most definitely not a mom. If you are a fellow mother, then you know moms are the conquerors of all things that keep the household running. We have tons to worry about- like that science fair project your son has to complete by…

  • Children & Regulating Their Use Of Technology

    Children & Regulating Their Use Of Technology

    Internet addiction is a real problem in our society today. On average, children are spending 7 or more hours a day on some kind of electronic device; which is equivalent to a full time job. Although internet addiction differs from substance abuse, it is a real addiction that interferes with our daily lives. Our children…

  • Marriage & Stress Is A Real Issue Today

    Marriage & Stress Is A Real Issue Today

    I will often walk through public places and watch how people interact with each other. I always make it a point to look at how couples relate to each other and to their children when they don’t think anyone is watching. The truth of the matter is there are a lot of marriages that are…

  • Airline tickets – are there ways to save money?

    Airline tickets – are there ways to save money?

    It can be exciting to fly. There is of course the adrenaline rush of leaving the ground, and the excitement to get to a new destination across the country in a very short time. One thing tends to ground most of us when we are thinking about flying, and that is price.  Flying can be…