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Protect Your Allergic Child from Valentine’s Day

Does your child attend an elementary school that will be having a classroom Valentine’s Day party? Typically, those parties involve a ton of sweets, treats, and goodies that do not have ingredient labels and may contain things your child is allergic to. What’s a parent to do? Here are some options to protect your child from Valentine’s Day. Parents want to protect their child from all potential harm. Food allergies make that difficult. Not everyone understands what your child could experience if he or she encounters peanuts, gluten, eggs, or milk. Your child might not entirely understand exactly how this … Continue reading →

How to Get More Fun for Your Money

You can be happy with less money. It all depends on how you use it and what it does for you. Apply your money in the ways that will make you happiest. Be purposeful in how you spend your cash, and your life will be enriched, even on the tightest budget. Choose Experiences Instead of Materials Experiences can be one of the best investments of your money. Long after the money is spent, you will look back on the time with many fond memories. Money that is used toward experiences generally leaves people feeling that it was absolutely worth it. … Continue reading →

Your Typical American Mormon Family

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So, I was watching the Today show this morning and there was a lot of focus on Mitt Romney and the Republican Convention. Big surprise there, I know. The story also included the subject of MItt Romney’s faith because apparently he is going to speak about it in his speech tomorrow night. So, once again, Mormonism is in the spotlight. But, one thing that surprised me was that they said that most people don’t know a lot about our faith. And, I thought, really? Sure, maybe you don’t know a lot about specific theology, like the fact that we do … Continue reading →

Celebrate Mom

Mom relaxing on vacation. Mom making her famous mac and cheese. Mom planting petunias. Mom hugging it out with family and friends. Gather ye mom-themed photos as you may for you don’t have much time to arrange them into a special layout for Mother’s Day. Regardless of your crafting capabilities, you can’t go wrong putting together a memory-filled page design for mom on her special day. Really. Think about it; you could give the woman a rock or a piece of lint and she’d still smile graciously and assure you that “it’s the thought that counts.” To make the project … Continue reading →

Your Home Based Business Christmas Party

Around this time of year, many people are getting ready to attend their company or office holiday party. If you are a home – based professional, especially if you used to work in an office or at another place where the annual holiday party was something you enjoyed, you may feel a little sad that you will not be attending those festivities this year. On the other hand, some people really do not like attending company holiday parties so you may feel relieved that you do not have to endure another year of listening to your former boss sing Christmas … Continue reading →

Buying Christmas Gifts for Your Ex Husband

When you are divorced and the holidays roll around there is the question of who to buy gifts for. Do you buy a gift for your ex husband? Your ex in laws? What about your little nieces and nephews? I know I didn’t want to buy anything for my ex husband but I felt it was important for Hailey to give her father a gift. As for in laws, mine had passed away so that wasn’t an issue. The big question was what to get her father. I wanted Hailey to be able to share at Christmas, I wanted her … Continue reading →

Celebrate the Season

Tomorrow marks the one–week anniversary of Fall 2011. Time to par-tay! My college roommate was constantly looking for a reason to host weekend get-togethers, and her autumn harvest parties were legendary on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. I thought about her seasonal shindigs last Friday when we officially ushered in the fall season. My former roommate now lives in Arizona, so I don’t get to partake in her annual autumn celebrations as much as I did when I was a college co-ed. However, the first day of fall is not the only time you can have fun fêting the season. … Continue reading →

Declare Your Independence By Working At Home

There is something special about the month of July. Perhaps it is the spirit of Independence Day that keeps me feeling inspired all month long. Maybe it is the beautiful summer weather that allows me to enjoy my flexible home-based work schedule to the fullest. Perhaps it is both of these things that make me feel like July is a wonderful month to celebrate being a home-based professional. July is a wonderful time to celebrate freedom and independence. We live in a place where in large part, we have a great deal of freedom to be who we are and … Continue reading →

Celebrate Your Middle Name Today

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Celebrate Your Name Week is nearly over for this year. Have you been following along? If not, it’s ok to backtrack and catch up on what you have missed. Genealogists can use the ideas and concepts presented as part of CYNW as motivation to continue their genealogy research in new directions. Everyone can have fun learning more about their name, and the names of their friends and family. Celebrate Your Name Week(CYNW) takes place between Sunday, March 6, 2011, and Saturday March 12, 2011. Each day is dedicated to a particular way to celebrate your name. Today is “Middle Name … Continue reading →

What’s Your Family’s New Year’s Eve Tradition?

Holiday traditions are an excellent way to make and keep connections with the other members of your family. Many people turn on the TV, catch the countdown, and watch the ball drop in Times Square. A lot of people will always spend New Year’s Eve surrounded by crowds at a large gathering. Does your family have a traditional way to celebrate on New Year’s Eve? It’s fairly common to make New Year’s Resolutions on December 31, or January 1, and some family traditions include telling people what your resolutions for the new year will be. If you, and a few … Continue reading →