As a parent with young children at home or older kids in school, you know that you seldom have time for yourself. Between running the kids to school, making their lunches and ensuring that they do their homework and get to all their after school activities, you might long for the day when you can sit down with a glass of wine and have an hour just for you. No matter how limited your time is, there are still some ways you can find time to relax. Take a Class Many gyms and fitness centers now offer daycare for working parents who want to workout. You can leave your kids with a qualified babysitter while you take an exercise class. If you don't love the idea of driving to the gym a few times a week, look for other classes available in your area. You might take a college class on a local campus, sign up for a piano lesson with a local teacher or even take a painting class. Many colleges and vocational schools offer classes for adults and have daycare on-site. Design Your Own Scent When … [Read more...]
How Modern Moms Renovate Their Kitchens
As a modern mom, the kitchen is going to play an integral role in your life. And, as the most important room of the home, it’s essential to get it right. So, have a look at the ideas on here and use them to get ideas for how to renovate your kitchen. Color The kitchen is a room for cooking and eating, but it also needs to look good. And that’s why you need to think about the color scheme. Indeed, many people make this a priority of their when they come to choose or build their kitchen. You might elect to go for a bright lime kitchen, or you may prefer to have it all white with just splashes of color. Just make sure you get the color right and keep the room as bright and inviting as you can. Open Plan So, it’s important to think about the design of your kitchen. Because you’re a mom, you need to consider the practicalities of your kitchen and how functional it is. You no longer want to be dealing with small and cramped kitchens. So, you need to try to plan for something more … [Read more...]
A Mom’s Guide To Arts & Crafts With Kids!
I find that arts & crafts present an opportunity for you to do something fun with your kids. If this sounds like it interests you, then check out by guide to help make arts & crafts time perfect: Always Have Your Equipment Ready Before you start any crafting project, you should get your equipment ready. So, you’ve got to think about all the things you’ll need to complete your little project. If you do a lot of arts and crafts stuff, you may as well buy all the common stuff and keep it in your home just in case. Head down to a craft shop and get lots of scissors, child-friendly of course! There are places like Glue Guns Direct that sell craft guns to help stick stuff down. Then they're things like colorful paper, glitter, and any other stuff you may use. Get all this stuff and create a little craft cupboard or box at home. You’ll be super organized and crafts time will never be easier! Now, you’re ready to get the kids involved and have some fun. Make Sure You Do All The … [Read more...]
10 Uses for Newspaper
With the economy in shambles a large part of Americans are turning to couponing to save their families some money. It’s recommended that a family using coupons should purchase one Sunday paper for each member of their family. If you’re a family of 5 that’s a lot of extra newspaper that will probably find its way to the trash. Instead of throwing those newspapers away, I am going to give you 10 ways you can put them to great use. 1. Protect Your Workspace – My favorite use for old newspaper is protecting workspace when the children are doing arts and crafts. I find this to be one of the more common uses for old newspaper. By laying several layers down it protects the work surface if any accidents happen. 2. Kitty Litter – Shred the newspapers up, and use them for kitty litter. Using old newspapers for kitty litter is a great way to save money. You’re already purchasing newspapers so no need to also purchase kitty litter. 3. Pet Cage Lining – Line the birdcage with them. This … [Read more...]
Fall is near!
Fall is my absolutely, positively most favorite season of the year. Out come the jeans and hoodies, the fall festivals, the leaves are changing colors, and the weather is just right. I have already started on my 'fall decor' for this year, and thanks to my Pinterest board, I have all kinds of new ideas (and recipes!) Here is a simple way to add some fall flair to your home. Just empty out a pumpkin, and drop a small enough flower pot in - VIOLA! Add a ribbon for flair if you'd like, but I think it would look just as cute without. This would look great as a centerpiece, or on your porch! THIS idea is awesome as well. I hate the way my empty, dead flower pots start looking once the cooler weather hits. It seems soo drab and ugly. This is a great idea to give it some flair. I think fake pumpkins would be your best bet so you can use them year after year, but real would work too. Use a stake to put down in your pot, and slide each pumpkin on (this will keep them from tipping … [Read more...]
You Would Think I Was The Computer Repair Person
My husband and I know a lot about computers, matter of fact we once was going to open up a computer store in our home town, we had everything all planned out. Then like everything else, it crashed. We are even listed in the yellow pages under Computer Repair Services. Thankfully, we no longer have that number so we don't get any calls. I remember one time we were sleeping and the phone rang, I answered it, and it was someone wanting to know what we charged for replacing a hard drive. One thing about being married to a man that is brilliant, is when I cannot figure out what the heck went wrong on my computer I get free IT Support. My husband and I end up butting heads a lot in this area. I like to keep trying to figure it out, while he is getting mad because I am getting mad. Make since? Yea, I didn't think so. When he takes over to try to fix the problems that are giving me a headache, I get frustrated with him because he is to slow! Often times this leads to us bickering back … [Read more...]
Summer Outings
Is it too early to be thinking about Summer outings? Being back in Michigan I am ready for Summer, and ready to hit the beaches, and have awesome backyard cookouts with my family. We are currently searching for a place of our own, and hope to have the Michigan home as our vacation home when it gets too hot in Tennessee. I always wanted a vacation home! We are looking for a place with a rather big backyard, so we can have room for our gatherings. When we lived in Tennessee we would get together have a cook out and play games, however, it seemed we never had enough sit down space. I would like to get some Adirondack chairs and a small table to place in the middle. Why Adirondack chairs you ask, because most are made from recycled material and they would be great for lounging in the sun, while sipping a nice cold drink, and socializing with family and friends. We also need room for a picnic table or two. Although a blanket on the ground for the kids to sit and eat at once was okay, … [Read more...]
