The biggest shopping day of the year is almost upon us.
Will you be one of the thousands (maybe even millions) of shoppers hitting the stores as early as 5am to get your hands on spectacular deals before they’re all gone? Regardless of whether you’re one of the hardy souls who plan to be [...]

This is it. This is the big week where you start the race of the holiday season.
This year is lasts for a mere 36 days. That is just over 5 weeks of shopping, eating, baking, giving, singing, decorating, traveling, family gatherings, eating, holiday parties, work gift exchanges….oh and more eating. [...]

Time is our most precious commodity, especially during the holiday season when it somehow magically evaporates.
A few extra evening parties, a few extra work deadlines, a few extra places to drive the kids and suddenly life is overwhelming. On top of that, you’ve got to figure out what kinds of presents to [...]

Hallway closets are meant for coats, but somehow my closet contained nearly everything but coats.
I like to keep my work bag in the hallway closet, so it is out of the way while I am at home. The other night as I placed my bag in the hallway closet, which sits precariously [...]

I’m always trying to figure out which plug is for my printer or which is for my t.v., often finding myself on the ground, tracing the cord back to its respective owner.
Sometimes it’s just a matter of trial and error. We’ve all been there, right? Well, this brilliant, yet simple concept will keep [...]

The official holiday shopping season starts in only a few days and I cannot believe that stores like Walmart and Target are barely letting the Thanksgiving dinner digest before luring you into their stores to start the Christmas shopping.
But I am not exempt from wanting a good bargain so I will probably be [...]

Win one of two copies of Tamra Davis’ fabulous new cookbook!
I have been using this cookbook almost daily ever since I got it a few months ago to make yummy, and yes, healthy recipes for the whole family. It’s got lots of good vegetarian recipes, a whole chapter on mexican food and a bunch [...]

My son’s nursery school, which we love for its sense of community, divides up snack time duty among the parents.
Each day, a different child/parent is responsible for bringing a snack suitable for all the toddlers in the class. There are some severe nut allergies, so most store-bought baked goods are out of [...]

Ugh, another day at work. You embrace every distraction that comes your way just so you don’t have to get to that list of things you have to do before the week is over. Well, it’s time to liven up that to do list of yours and make it FUN!
Consider looking at your to do [...]

Today was my parent teacher conference for Lucy. Lucy, our only child, is 7 ½ and in the second grade.
She is definitely not perfect but a good kid who tends to do well in school. Each parent has about 25 minutes with the teacher and I wanted to make sure I made the [...]