After struggling through a series of not-it relationships and waiting for the right guy to come along, I finally met the man of my dreams. He’s reliable and sweet — and, until recently, gainfully employed. He lost his job nearly six months ago as part of a downsizing situation and is now seriously considering taking […]
Organizing Tips for ADHD Children at School
The good news is that, by doing small things one at a time, you can help your ADHD child at school and at home. I can’t stress enough the importance of keeping the household as stress free as possible. It is a bit harder to keep the school day stress free because you aren’t there to manage it, but with a few organizing tips, your child will have fewer things to stress about at school – thank goodness.
Teach Responsibility By Going Camping
Responsibility can be hard to teach kids. If you are like me, I find it easier to just clean up the messes than to fight with the kids to clean them up themselves. Have you been there? Regardless of it being easier for us as parents to do it ourselves, we are not teaching our […]
Juicing For Health: Blender & Juicer Reviews
In this corner, operating with an impressive 1000 watts, and a seriously sharp blade – the NJ600 Ninja™ Professional Blender. And in this corner, with an equally impressive 900 watts and multiple speeds – the sleek, silver fox of the juicing world – The Breville® Juice Fountain. Are you ready to… Okay, that’s enough of […]
Two Old-Fashioned Games for Children
Here are two ideas for games suitable for homeschool children, history programs, birthday parties, or any time kids need to be active. We used to play these when we did history programs for children. The kids seemed to enjoy them while learning about draft animals. The Gee, Haw, and Whoa Game (“Are you […]
My Office Depot Haul for Back-to-School – Best Crayons Ever
You guys know I’ve been working with Office Depot this back-to-school season to introduce the Scotch Expressions designer tape series and remind you how amazing the Office Depot Loyalty Rewards program is. I got a gift card to go shopping and wanted to share some of my finds. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEO5148r-6k[/youtube] Everything piled on that table was […]
Star Teacher Program for Homeschoolers Too #ODRewards
The Office Depot Loyalty Rewards program allows you to choose from a personal Loyal Customers account, a Star Teacher account, and a Local Business account. The cool thing is that homeschoolers can sign up for the if it’s the best fit for you. Especially for co-op class teachers or homeschool group leaders (or larger than […]
15 Get Ready For School Books
The first day of school is almost here! While you may be busy checking off items on your children’s school supply lists, your children may be busy worrying about a lot more than if they have a enough pencils on the first day. Help calm their nerves before the first day of school by sharing […]
Office Depot Loyalty Program for Back-to-School Savings Year Round #ODRewards
Whether you’re homeschooling or prepping a child to head off to school outside the home, school can be a pricey proposition. And it’s not just in August or September – the supplies inevitably have to be restocked throughout the year. That’s why I love the . My mom used the Loyalty Program at Office Depot […]
DIY Composition Notebook Covers with #ScotchExpressions Tapes
When we went shopping for back-to-school supplies, my daughter made an observation. The bulk school supplies are (and I quote), “Sad and boring.” She’s kind of right. Bulk = good for schooling five children, but it lacks the beautiful designs that kids are attracted to. Plus, if they all look the same, that’s bad. You […]
Unschooling: Preparing Children to Get Along With Others
It is obvious that our children need to learn how to get along with others in order to be well prepared for adult life. However, the suggestion that a child must attend a public school to learn that is simply bogus. They will become adults, regardless of their educational environment. The question each parent must […]
Broken by Default
May I just say – using the term “fix up” for applying makeup or styling hair is a term I passionately loathe. Despise even. Why?
