After the craziness of the holidays, we went to the coast to unwind and relax a bit. I love to walk in the morning, so I got up before the sun, put on my tennis shoes, and headed out...
One of the top five expenses for the average household is food. Among some of the challenges and changes produced by the pandemic was an increase in the costs associated with going out to eat, as well as buying...
If you’ve never created a command center in your home, it’s an excellent tool to get your whole family organized. It’s a centralized location where you get to share current events, communicate goals, and plan for the future. To get...
My mouth watered each time I'd see an ad for a meal delivery service. Friends began sending me coupons and free meal promises. With each one, I'd delve into the website, read all the FAQ's, and stop before checking...
I am notorious for killing houseplants. Don’t water too much. Never water. Indirect sunlight. Full sunlight. Regardless of what I did or didn’t do, I ended up with dead houseplants. So of course when we bought our first house, and...
Life with a newborn has made me painfully aware of how much my two year old has grown. Not just socially and emotionally, but physically too. Long gone are the days where he could be contained by pack-n-plays and...
Growing up in an interfaith family, we celebrated. A lot. Always with lots of family, food and gifts, festiveness abounding. Now, as I enter into my second holiday season as a mom and with my own interfaith family, the...

New Year, Same Me

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Oh, New Year. The time to change yourself for the better and turn over a new leaf. Time to make those resolutions and actually follow through with them this year. I do it every year. I tell myself I’ll workout...
We recently talked about a common danger found online, cyberbullying. Unfortunately, that isn't the whole story. There are several other dangers your children might encounter when surfing the web or playing game consoles that feature video and chat options. The...
Every year at Thanksgiving my family puts up our Christmas tree. If my husband had his way we’d put it up as soon as Halloween is over. But each year I insist we wait until the day after Thanksgiving....
Can you smell that old familiar scent? Spring is in the air! "Spring?! Are you nuts, Kristi? It was snowing last week!!" I know, I know, I know, it seems like spring is a long way off right now. The days...
July 4th. We celebrate it loudly with firecrackers and barbeques. Flags flap crisply in the breeze and we are all proud to be American. July 4th evokes thoughts of hot weather, potato salad, hot dogs and hamburgers, swimming and “chillaxing” as my...
After being home with my son for 10 months, I decided it was time for me to go back into the workforce full time. Honestly, I never wanted to be a full time stay-at-home mom. Don't get me wrong - I...
In honor of Nurses Week and Mother's Day, it's time to acknowledge the special experience of growing up with a nurse as a mom.  I remember my mom going back to school, even though people tried to discourage her. I...
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