Archive - August 2015

There are so many skills we want to teach our children before and while they grow. I’ve touched on some of these before where we’ve created chores for my son to teach responsibility and respect for our home, or the importance of good attendance and courtesy, and I mentioned him having a personal goal with[…]

It is easy for chores to fall off in the summer. With four weeknights of activities and a fifth with a weekly family date, not a lot over the general necessity cleaning gets done in the week. The two nights our activities end early we usually end up at the park or playing road hockey[…]

It is important that we have good attendance to keep our jobs, and I see it as a life skill; learning to be dependable and punctual, showing commitment. I do not think it is ever to early to start instilling these skills into our kids. They are most often involved in sports, dance, music or[…]

As a woman, most of us endure a menstrual cycle for in my opinion much too many years! We can differ widely in frequency (standard 28 day does not always apply) and the symptoms that come along with it. I wanted to share with you this handy tool I use called the Period Tracker. I specifically[…]

We spend too much money on food and I know we can do better. We eat really well and likely too much, but…  I’ve decided that as of September 2015 I am going to be more frugal, a smarter shopper, and share all that I learn with you! I am going to delve into price[…]

I am a planner. Generally I am the organizer of most events and activities among family and friends. It is likely due to my weird love of long term planning and a full calendar, and the fact with so much local family we have to be on top of planning to ensure we get to see everyone.[…]

How often do you take time for yourself to recharge? When was the last time you enjoyed a full day or night out, just you and some girlfriends with no worries about what to make for dinner or getting home in time for the sitter? Let me introduce you to “Glamping” provided by UFIT Health[…]

We have a lot of family. Although my immediate family is small and quaint with just the three of us, our extended family from there has many branches. We are blessed with 10 living grandparents/great grandparents. My husband has 5 siblings and I have 4 (including step family). All but one of these siblings (combined)[…]