Parenting and Lifestyle Blog
When our children are about to leave home, we want to do everything we can to make the transition easier. But occasionally “smoothing” is gone too far, and our children leave the house without the excellent sense God bestowed upon a goose! Prepping for a life on their own begins far sooner than most parents …
Saving is similar to dieting in that it is not always fun, but if you keep the end goal in mind and apply some control, you may succeed. With dieting, you create a food plan; with saving, you create a budget. The goals may appear to be diametrically opposed, since dieting aims to make you …
So you’ve seen the advantages of a green smoothie cleanse all over social media and want to try it for yourself. You look for green smoothie recipes on the internet and are unsure if they will work for you. What does it taste like? What’s the best way to get started? Is it going to …
Have you ever planned the ideal family holiday only to find that things don’t go as planned? Well, it’s perfectly normal! It’s quite natural, after all! Many families have had to postpone trips or even give up the idea of traveling because they have no idea what to anticipate or how to prepare. I consider …
Homemade fresh juice is not only delicious, but also healthy option that helps improve your health and tastes much better than store bought. But for keeping the juice fresh and easily able to carry along, you need a juicing bottle. But finding the best juicing bottles for your juices can be extremely tiring and frustrating …
Is your fur baby eating a hole in your wallet? We love dogs, but having them is very expensive. From purchase costs to food, to vet bills pet owners often get more than they’ve bargained for after picking up the “cute little puppy” from the shelter. Fortunately, there are lots of easy ways to save …
Did you know that eating leafy green vegetables can help you not only stay healthy and reduce risk of disease, but give you tons of energy as well? Natural green vegetables can also help you regenerate and stay healthy. Therefore, it is more than reasonable to integrate green leafy vegetables into the diet. Leafy green …
Anger. We love to hate it. Yet we all practice it as one of the ways to get what we want. Even if we get the result we seek, we loose something in the process. Anger tends to push people away rather than “connect” with them. We may get compliance but we don’t get the …
You’ve been there. I know you have. We have all been in that crazed moment where you are looking around thinking, “Half an hour?!? They will be here in HALF AN HOUR?!?” You start wondering if burning the house down is a viable option. You don’t really NEED all of this stuff anyways, right? It’s …
One of the most important decisions made in a kitchen every day is which cookware to use. With so many options available today, it’s easy to get confused in an ocean of choices. But you should never never choose in haste, even if the options can prove to be overwhelming. Choosing the right cookware to …