Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone Challenge: Exercise For 7 Straight Days!
I’ve always wanted to be one of those people who say, “I feel horrible when I don’t go to the gym,” but I’m just not.... Read More
Ridiculous Green Tips. I just won’t go that far.
I’m always on the hunt for green living tips to share with you, and I try to keep the recommendations realistic and simple enough where... Read More
Best and worst restaurant salads. Just when you thought you were doing good.
It’s summer, it’s hot. Doesn’t a nice cool salad sound delicious, light and healthy? And then, WHAMO, you’ve consumed an entire day’s worth (or two)... Read More
Get active! Outdoor family games that are just plain f.u.n.
If you’re the person who gets up at 5:30am and goes for a jog before the kids get up, this article is not aimed at... Read More
Tips on creating Active Families for the Lazy Person.
Everyone in my family, particularly in their youth, has always been thin. We were able to eat a lot, exercise rarely and diet never. But... Read More
Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone Challenge: Stop Procrastinating!
I’m great at procrastinating. If one could make a living out of this, I would be a very wealthy woman. I didn’t used to be... Read More
Feeling hot, hot, hot! Why grilling is the way to go.
If you’re like me, one of the things I really look forward to in the summer is eating outside and grilling. Less mess, tasty flavors,... Read More
Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone: A week without television.
Recently it was National Turn Off Your Television Week and I decided to subject my family to this challenge. No television and no movies. Oh boy,... Read More
9 Best “Mom” apps. Being this smart/organized/fashionable is natural, dontcha know.
I’ve had an iPhone for some time now, but have never invested too much time finding apps–come to find out, I was missing out on... Read More
Summer Vacation: How to handle the extra kid time!
Whether you have kids of your own, you’re a nanny, have significantly younger siblings, or for one reason or another are going to be around... Read More
Technology Free Weekend? We DARE You!
There have been many, many times over the past year when I’ve gathered up my resolve and decided to cut down on my non-work Internet... Read More
Errands be gone! Checking off your To-Do List without actually to-do’ing anything.
Ding dong. Who’s there? Oh, it’s my groceries! Ding dong…excellent, the dry cleaning is here! What’s that, Mr. Mailman? Oh, my drug store items have... Read More
The Right Way And The Wrong Way To Use Consumer Loyalty Cards.
Following up on our Loyalty Cards: A Good Deal Or Scary Big Brother, here’s a great article we found on the best ways to work... Read More
Loyalty Cards. A Good Deal Or A Scary Big Brother?
Remember when you used to be able to walk into a store because they were having a sale on (insert favorite product here), paid the... Read More
“Do Kids Belong In Restaurants?” Article In The Herald. Our 2¢ On The Subject.
Upon cracking open the newspaper this morning, my eye immediately caught the article written by Portsmouth Herald food critic, Rachel Forrest, titled “Do Kids Belong... Read More
Career Hiatus? How To Stay In The Game While You’re Taking A Break.
I happened to catch Good Morning America one day last week where they were running another story about unemployed mothers and were giving tips on... Read More
Finding New Friends In A New Town. This Ain’t As Easy As It Used To Be.
A few weeks ago I wrote on my personal blog about the difficult time I was having finding friends locally. My husband, I, and three... Read More
Guilt Be Gone! Let’s Give Ourselves A Break, Because We’re Pretty Great.
I’ve been following a weight loss program for the past 17 weeks, 2 days and 3.5 hours — that’s just a rough estimate. I’m doing... Read More
Is McDonald’s To Blame For Making Our Kids Fat? Here’s Your Chance To Weigh In (No Scale Required).
Everyone knows that fast food chain restaurants aren’t winning any awards for being nutritionally responsible. But one public interest group is taking it a step... Read More
What to Expect When You’re Expecting…a Teenager
I am not at all certain how, now just shy of forty, that I find myself staring across the dinner table at my seventeen year... Read More
Coupon Clipping. It’s Not As Hard As You Think.
I’ll admit it, I’m a coupon clipper. I’m the woman in the grocery store that you see frazzled and gripping a fistful of coupons in one... Read More
Fast Food. What To Order When You’re On-The-Go.
Sometimes you have to. You just do. You’re out doing errands, it’s past lunchtime and the kids are starting to whine—something needs to be done... Read More
More Easy & Cheap Recipes. Dinner’s Ready!
You asked for it! Here are more easy and cheap recipes that you can get on your dinner table in less than 30 minutes. ... Read More
Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone Challenge: Budgeting with cash. A week without cards.
I’d been thinking about making one of my upcoming challenges about money and weekly budgeting by using cash only (no debit or credit cards allowed),... Read More
Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone Challenge: Just Say No
I don’t say “no” a lot. I’m just not good at it. I want to make people happy. I want people to know that they... Read More
So you want back in. Tips for women on re-entering the workforce.
For a lot of women who chose to go the stay-at-home route, re-entering the workforce is, at best, a lesson in overcoming insecurity, and at... Read More