2015

More than 50 years have passed since the Civil Rights Act was first enacted in 1964, and yet race seems to be as hot a topic today as it was in the 1960s.  In honor Martin Luther King Day and his leadership in the advancement of Civil Rights, Big M and…

This week’s Financially Savvy Friday launches the first post in a multi-week series featuring the Work at Home Mom (and a few Dads too!).  While we typically focus on money saving tips, this series will focus on parents who earn income, while being home with their families. Multi-Talented, Multi-Tasking Wonder…

As the temperatures have remained sub-freezing this month, we have kept busy and warm indoors.  We have celebrated the snowy season with 6 winter crafts so far… Do You Wanna Build a Snowman? Our snowman busy box keeps Big M quiet while Lil’ M takes her afternoon nap. Marshmallow Snowflakes Quick and…

This topic has been marinating in my head for a few months now.  I debated writing about it because it’s one of those taboo subjects: politics, religion and money.  You aren’t supposed to talk about those.  But let’s be honest – they all directly impact our daily lives, and therefore…

Every Tuesday, we post tips to make family life easier, covering an array of topics from the kitchen, to parenting, to managing your household.  Over the next few weeks our tips will focus on early childhood transitions, and how to make them as seamlessly as possible.  Last week, we offered…

At 3 years old, Big M has developed a few major infatuations: ballet, princesses and horses.  She lives in a tutu as long as we are in the house, asks to watch The Nutcracker at least once every day, and now requests her ballet slippers so she can dance along…

For years now, we’ve all sent around the Elf Yourself videos.  And this year, at Big M’s preschool, we actually ‘Elf’d’ the kids as a craft to create a bulletin board at our local library to give the town ‘The Gift of Laughter.’  While brainstorming ideas for the board, I…

On Fridays, we offer financially savvy advice for the household CEO – from household budgeting, to saving for college, to where to find the friendliest deals for your wallet.  This week – where to find FREE, or very affordable, engaging activities for your kids, no matter where you live. Nationwide…

This time last year, I was stuck indoors with a newborn and a 2 year old who was chomping at the bit to put on her snow pants and go play in the feet of snow that seemed to keep falling without end.  I did my best to bundle her…

When I was expecting Lil’ M, my mother-in-law kept telling me to prepare myself… that 1+1 did not equal 2.  I would laugh, and think to myself, how much harder can it be?  How I Survived 2 Under Two I had reached the honeymoon stage of babyhood.  By the time…

Every Tuesday, we post tips to make family life easier, covering an array of topics from the kitchen, to parenting, to managing your household.  Over the next few weeks our tips will focus on childhood transitions, and how to make them as seamlessly as possible.  First up: saying goodbye to…