What Do You Do When Your Teen Lies?
If there is one thing I will not tolerate from my children, it’s lying. The number one rule in our household is the truth is spoken at all times. Lying is unacceptable. I remember growing…
8 Strategies for Revamping Your Bathroom with Ease
In Muskegon, MI, residents are increasingly turning to bathroom remodeling as a strategic move to enhance their living spaces and boost home value. The benefits are clear: a well-executed bathroom remodel not only transforms a…
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….
10 Safe Phone Alternatives for Kids
Middle school is the rule in our home. When you go to middle school, you can have a cell phone. Not a moment before, and we will have full and complete access to your phone…
20 Awesome Random Acts of Kindness for Kids
It began when our oldest daughter was in third grade. She got into the car after school one day, and she immediately began crying. Before she said a word, I could already feel the anger…
20 Tips for Mothers of Teenagers to Stay Calm
There’s a saying that being a mother essentially means spending the rest of your life with your heart walking around outside of your chest while also really sucking sometimes. I don’t know where I heard…
20 Virtual Field Trips Your Kids Can Take
COVID Kindergarten sucked. I’ll be honest with you from the start – I am not a teacher. I don’t want to be a teacher. I don’t even like kids that much (love mine, but do…
20 Awesome Outdoor Toys for Kids That Bring Endless Fun
“I’m just an outside boy,” my son (now eight) said to my husband and I years ago on he and his twin sister’s fifth birthday. Their grandmother gifted them many things, but among them was…
20 Ways to Get Your Kids to Behave in a Restaurant
Kids ruin everything. I say it (mostly jokingly) all the time. Kids are the light of our lives, yet they are also the darkness that descends upon a good time in a matter of seconds…