The Perfect Hard-Boiled Egg!

Pin itI am re-posting this from last year, but I think it is very timely for Easter! If you still need some Easter ideas, check out this post with some great Easter books and ideas! OK, Folks! After years of perfecting the hard-boiling of eggs, I am officially going to share THE way to do [...]

Are you the "Late Mom?" Steps to Shedding that Title!

Pin itThe Late Mom: You know the one! She’s always running into the PTA Meeting late, saying something about the dinner dishes, shattered plates and a gash on her toe. She pulls up to the carpool line at school at the last minute, shouting, “Run!” Her kidssay, “But, we’re not allowed to…” “Run in the [...]

Free at Last Back to School!

Pin itAnd so it begins… Two of the three children in our household (plus my husband) are shipping off to start a brand new school year. Despite my tongue-in-cheek title, I am not necessarily thrilled by the thought of my kids being gone for 6 hours. (OK, maybe a little) But I am excited to [...]

Do You Stick With Your Fitness Plan?

Pin itI’m stuck. I am feeling very fatigued lately, and am working a lot! I mentally know that if I exercise, I will feel more energy to complete my day. But I just. don’t. do it. I don’t know what to do. I just recorded a review video tonight, and when I saw it, I [...]

Are Your Web Graphics Fuzzy? Here’s Why and How to Fix It.

Pin itOne of the first things you learn when you start a blog is this: You will soon attempt to create your own graphics. It’s inevitable, whether you want to make your header, or create a button for your weekly meme. The first thing you need is a good image editing software. If you want [...]

Kindergartener Melt-Downs: What Works for You?

Pin itEver since my 5 year 0ld started Kindergarten, she has fallen apart immediately after getting in the car. Once, it was because she couldn’t be a bus-rider. She just wouldn’t hear the fact that the bus doesn’t even come to our house! Today, she got it in her mind that she wanted to go [...]

Canning Salsa with Garden Tomatoes, or… Two More Points for Hubby

Pin itDo you remember the three rows of tomatoes we planted in the garden this summer? Well, those three rows have turned into bushels of fresh, vine-ripened tomatoes! We did have an end-blossom rot scare, but a few sprays of Rot Stop calcium treatment cured it in no time! Anyway… after Hubby earned some serious [...]

Keep Mornings Peaceful With a Nightly Routine

Pin itThis post is recycled from last year. I’m doing my part for the environment. We have recently started back to school. This year, I don’t actually have to get up and get my three children ready and out the door by 7:30, like I did last year. I am anything but a morning person, [...]

HELP! I’m Up To My Eyeballs in Clutter!

Pin itWhen my seven and five year olds were in school most of the day, it was a lot easier to keep the stuff in check. We only had about 4-5 hours of destruction time after school. Contrary to popular belief, a two-year-old does not necessarily create a more destructive wake than a five-year-old. I [...]

How Your Daughter’s Love Language Can Help You Brush Her Hair

Pin itDo you have a daughter who screams at the mere mention of brushing her hair? Is her head so tender that even without knots, the tears flow? Me too. Have you ever read the book The Five Love Languages, by Gary Chapman? This book helps you discover how you and your loved ones give [...]

A Million Uses for Those Plastic Easter Egg Plates

Pin itI hope regular readers don’t get whiplash, going from the meaning of life to uses for plastic Easter Egg plates, but this is “real life,” so we have to go with whatever random thing I’m thinking about! Now is the time to buy up those plates with the indentations for Easter Eggs! You might [...]

The Taming of the Shrew Strong-Willed Toddler

Pin itI hereby announce that I have the sure-fire method for dealing with a strong-willed toddler! NOT! But I will share what’s working at this point and time. Any day now, Little Pea may decide she’s on to me, and change tactics altogether. I’ve read a few snippets of the book, “Parenting with Love and [...]