Organized Home. Hah. How many of us have grand plans (especially around January 1) of Getting Organized This Year? E.g., This is the year I’ll FINALLY get organized! This is the year I’ll FINALLY have a Clean Home! Which, for me, inevitably leads to: This is the year I’ll FINALLY have a More Organized Home! […]
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Now that both my kids are in high school (!), we’re starting to think about what they want to do after they graduate. They are so fortunate to attend a large regional high school, where each graduating class is about twice the size of my entire high school (!!). Because of this, they have opportunities
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Feeling stressed? Feel like you need more sleep? Or is life just too much from time to time? Want to make your home more relaxing, but don’t know where to start? We all feel like this, more often than not. And while you may do your best to keep everything at bay, there are times
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Best Math Apps for Kids Compared: What to Look For Before You Choose How’s your child doing in math these days? Many parents I know find that their kids struggle with math in school. We were fortunate in this regard because my husband teaches math, so our kiddos have been doing math since long before
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For many of us, our pets are as important a part of the family as the humans – and in the case of the littlest humans, the four-legged family members have often been around for longer! For many families, the four-legged family member of choice is a dog. Which involves a lot of training
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The Sober Curious Mom Hack: 7 Practical Ways to Drink Less as a Busy Parent It starts so innocently. The kids are finally asleep, the toys are mostly back in the bins, and the kitchen goes quiet for the first time in twelve hours. Your hand reaches for the wine before your brain has weighed
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As a busy parent, don’t you wish sometimes that life raising kids came with an “easy” button? So many things, it seems we have to figure out the hard way, through our own trial and error (that’s actually how this blog was born in the first place!). And if you’re parenting a neurodivergent child (as
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How well can your child see? Maybe not as well as you think. And while it may not seem like a big deal if your kid’s vision is a little off, the impacts can be far more severe than you could ever imagine. Sports, school, and even hanging out with friends are all a lot harder
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a.k.a. What To Do When Someone In Your Family Has Allergies: Do you find yourself, your spouse, or your kid(s) constantly sniffling and sneezing? Have you sensed that your indoor air quality at home leaves a bit to be desired? Does it seem as if your familymembers always have colds that never go away? Do
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How to Reduce Cell Phone Bill and Avoid Monthly Over-Limit Charges: Most adults have at least one smart device with a data plan these days. Add in other family members, and you’ve got even more devices. And as the number of devices multiplies, your monthly cell phone bill can quickly skyrocket out of control. That’s
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Once upon a time, my late father was an old-fashioned country doctor – the kind who made house calls. That world has all but vanished from the U.S. scene in 21st-century medical care. Whether you have access to decent medical care around the clock varies wildly from one region to another, and even across different
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You carry the groceries. You carry the kids. You carry the mental load of approximately forty-seven things at once. And at the end of the day, when everyone else is finally asleep and you finally get to sit down, your back aches, your shoulders are tight, and your legs feel like they ran a marathon
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The 4 Best Online Installment Loan Lenders for Single Mothers in 2026, Compared: How many of you cringe every time you look at your family budget lately? The cost of everything from gas and electricity to groceries and insurance has been on an upward trend for what feels like forever. Some families have been covering
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When it comes to maintaining a home, dealing with plumbing issues is an inevitable challenge. This is especially true for residents of older city homes. Whether you live in Boston or Philadelphia, Chicago or Minneapolis, you need to realize that unique climates and city regulations can add layers of complexity to what might seem like
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Time for a Mom Glow Up? Try These Quick Beauty Tips for Busy Moms: If you’re anything like me, you’ve learned a TON about time management and being efficient since becoming a parent. I seriously cannot believe how much time I used to waste on every. single. aspect. of my daily existence, from dealing with
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Your Quick-Start Guide to Helping Elderly Parents: Sometimes it creeps up on us slowly. Sometimes there’s a crisis – one parent’s death, or a serious diagnosis – that makes it clear: Our parents aren’t getting any younger. And as they age, they may need more help from their adult children in taking care of themselves.
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Raise your hand if your family budget has been feeling more and more squeezed in recent years. I don’t know about your household, but I don’t know ANYONE whose salary has even come close to keeping up with the rate of inflation. Dear Husband, who is a mathematician by training, calculated that his salary has
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Aging in Place 101: A Caregiver’s Guide to Aging in Place For those of us living life in the sandwich generation, we’re constantly balancing caring for our children with caring for our aging parents. To say it isn’t easy is an understatement; I’ve watched many friends and extended family members go through this process, and I’ve
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How to Protect Your House From Wildfires: I remember playing outside nonstop during the summer when I was a kid. That’s a luxury my kids can no longer afford. Between heatwaves being a regular occurrence, and the increased prevalence of wildfires across the U.S. and Canada dragging down air quality, outdoors is no longer as
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What Makes Residential Programs for Teens With Depression Different From Outpatient Care? If your teenager is experiencing a mental health crisis, the words inpatient mental health can feel overwhelming, not to mention super-scary. You want answers, not more confusion. Unfortunately, with depression among teenagers rising sharply in the past decade-plus, residential treatment for teenage depression
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