I look before I leap. I examine. I research. I fret. I worry. I don’t leave any stone unturned. I ask for advice. I seek out those who are in the know. In short, I’m the type of person who…
Category: Musings on Family
Thin Readers: Never Lose Your Reading Glasses Again! #giveaway
Disclosure: I was sent a phone case and a pair of Thin Readers to facilitate my review. You always remember big events in your life. They stick in your mind. You can recall everything. Every little detail. When I walked…
Middle Schoolers Explore Engineering at #FutureCity #GirlDay2014
Science classes at my school were dry…and if I am honest…quite dull. The formats for all my classes in middle school and high school were set in stone. Years and years of girls at my school had done the same…
Foods You Can Only Find in Britain
I always say I won’t click on another BuzzFeed link. Nope! I do not have time to waste. I have things to do. Places to visit. People to see. But then… I see a headline like: The 23 Greatest Things…
Stay Safe on the Road with Zubie
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Zubie for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I drive all the time. No seriously…I am never out of my minivan. I don’t work out of the home, so…
Snow Day Fun #PolarVortex
Two weeks before Christmas, the kids had 2 snow days. Last week we also had 2 snow days plus MLK Day. Snow days have always been a family affair around here. My husband is a former-English-teacher-now-school-administrator. He’s always had the…
Introducing… The Wizarding World of Harry Potter–Diagon Alley!
I’m used to feeling tired. I always need more sleep. I dream of napping but rarely have time for a nap. I know that I can and do manage to get through my ever-present tiredness. I’ve probably not had a…
The Tale of the Exploding Soda #PolarVortex
Polar Vortex? Is this the official name of the storm? I haven’t done much digging…digging around to find the exact name or digging out from the snow. Instead I’ve been hunkered down enjoying the snowfall one minute…usually when hunkered down…
Family Game Night: Good Fortune #familygamenight #seizingfamilytime
Disclosure: I was sent the game to facilitate my review. I was not compensated to write this post. There was a time when we played games all the time. We played before school, after school, on the weekends. We played…
5 Tips for Getting Kids Involved with Chores #home #organization
I wish I had jumped on the chores bandwagon when the children were small. The earlier you start assigning chores to your children the better, right? My little ones always wanted to help me clean or fold laundry…even if I…
