To me, coloring Easter eggs is like crafting with glitter – the end result is lovely but the process is a big mess. Since cutting out this colorful tradition isn’t really an option (my kids love it too much), I came up with a few simple strategies to make the egg dyeing process a little [...]
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Back in 2007, I wrote an article for Organize magazine entitled Making the Grade. It was loaded with great tips for keeping your family organized during the school year. The original article is a bit long for a single post, so I’ll be trimming it a bit and breaking it up into four posts focused on [...]
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
As most of you know by now, I’m a stay at home Mom to four oh-so-charming kids. And as much as I love them, there are many moments when their charming sides fade and their sneaky/rebellious/I’m-gonna-bug-my-sister-till-she-cries sides surface. I’ve never been a big fan of spanking or screaming, so I’ve had to get creative with [...]
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
About two years ago, my son started having a little trouble with nightmares. Like most five-year-olds, he was convinced there were monsters lurking in every shadow. For the first few nights, I went through the traditional parental reassurance methods; checking under the beds and opening closet doors, but it seemed a bit futile. After [...]
Thursday, March 5, 2009
When I was pregnant with my fourth baby last year, I finally decided to fork out a hunk of cash to get a memory-foam topper for my mattress. It saved me from third trimester tossing and turning but it brought with it one incredibly annoying problem – my sheets wouldn’t stay put. I have a fairly [...]
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Lately I’ve been trying tons of new recipes from cooking sites like AllRecipies.com. Now, if I were a more patient person I would probably take the time to print the recipe before heading to the kitchen – but I’m not. In fact I’m a bit of an impulse chef. I tend to browse around the [...]
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
One day the world will do me a favor and someone will develop a truly kid-friendly toothpaste. I imagine it will be something similar to the Electrasol dishwashing tabs under my kitchen sink – compact, individually portioned, and virtually mess-proof. Until that happy day arrives, I’m afraid I’m stuck with the status quo…sticky tubes of crusty [...]
Thursday, January 22, 2009
C’mon, I know you’ve been there – it’s freezing outside and you’ve got a whole trunk full of groceries to carry into the kitchen. It’s a tough call. Do you make multiple trips out into the cold garage or do you load up and hope your fingers don’t give out before you make it to [...]
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
4 Comments