How to Get Your Children to Follow a Routine Without Reminders
“How do you do it?” is the question I am asked all the time. I mean, all the time. How do I manage to do what I do, raise four kids, keep a clean house,…
20 Holiday Traditions that Won’t Break the Bank
Do you decorate for Christmas before or after Thanksgiving? And do people really wait until just a few days before Christmas to put up their trees and decorate? I see it all the time in…
20 Organization Hacks for your Refrigerator
Organization is my love language. It’s not really my love language, per se, but my husband can tell you there are few things in life that bring joy to my (undiagnosed) OCD heart than organization….
50 Awesome End of Year Writing Prompts
It doesn’t matter if you’re writing a journal for personal growth or an end-of-year writing assignment for a favorite class, there are times when it’s easier than others to come up with something to actually…
20 Kids School Lunch Ideas for Under $1
I’ll be honest with you upfront: I don’t pack school lunches, do much of the grocery shopping, or pay attention to price tags. I can’t cook (I’m trying to learn), and our four kids are…
20 Questions to Ask instead of “How Was Your Day?”
Good. Fine. Awesome. Great. Okay. What do these words have in common? They are the single word answers my kids give to the question, “How was your day?” My husband drops off and picks up…
50 Awesome Writing Prompts for Math
Most people don’t spend much time writing about math. Generally speaking, the thinking is that you should spend more time doing math problems if you want to develop a better understanding of the subject. However,…
20 Awesome Family Reunion Activities
If I tell you right now that we are talking about family reunion activities today, I might scare you off. I get it. Families are complex, and not everyone loves their own. So let me…
What Do You Do When Your Teen Gets Into A Fight?
One of the first things our middle daughter noticed when she began her middle school career this past fall is that kids fight. A lot. She’s horrified by the fighting – but not because she’s…