If you ask my family, what I do all day they would all say “play on the computer.” Grrr. Not true. I have to beg to differ. I do A LOT of things during the day. I work from home. I write…
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Support Teen Through @GiveForward #Love>Hate
Unless you are living under a rock, you know about the Ice Bucket Challenge. I couldn’t check my Facebook timeline without seeing 5 or 10 Ice Bucket Challenges. By some strange twist of luck, I did not get nominated. I’m online…
Following, Not Leading Your Child’s #JourneytoCollege
My oldest child is a trailblazer. She’s my “out of the box” thinker. She does everything her own way. She’s the child who informed me after a lengthy timeout when she was 7 that she would do what I asked…
Getting a Good Night’s Sleep #FoodforSleep
If Bo (Jackson) knows football. There’s no doubt that I know sleep. Sleep and I go waaaaayyyy back. In fact, I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times I have had insomnia…and I would still have…
I Spy With My Little Eye…a Quick Dinner Option for Summer Nights #familydinner #familygamenight
Even in the most ideal and favorable circumstances, cooking dinner is not my favorite activity. During the school year, I cobble together reasonably decent meals for my family. Come summer all bets are off. My school administrator husband steps up…
To Zip the Coat Or Not? Letting Kids Fail and Grow #greatschools
Disclosure: I was compensated for writing this post. I’ve done it. I’m sure you’ve done it too. As parents, we’ve all done it at one time or another. Scene: Your home. Your child struggles zipping his coat. You see your…
How To Do Laundry
I’m disorganized. I identify more with clutterers and hoarders than neatniks and Harriet Homemakers, but I love a clean room. BUT don’t love cleaning. AT. ALL. A room piled to the rafters with stuff gives me anxiety. I get twitchy when…
Today Only! Celebrate National Mom’s Nite Out with Papa Murphy’s Pizza! #PapaMurphysMNO
Have I mentioned that I don’t like to cook? That the mere thought of preparing dinner on a busy school night sends me off the deep end? Have I mentioned that I work from home, drive a carpool, and have…
Give a Book, Get a Book with Disney #DisneySMMoms
I’ve been home from the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration for about three weeks. The bags are mostly unpacked. The laundry is mostly done. The kids’ missed schoolwork is completed. The house is still a mess…but really it was a…
Fun + Work = Disney Social Media Moms Celebration #DisneySMMoms
When I told friends I was going to Disneyland for work, I got a few raised eyebrows. Work? At Disneyland? My friends were skeptical. Disneyland doesn’t exactly seem like a “work” venue, does it? I mean can you really work…
