One of the most valuable gifts you can give your children is the knowledge of how to prepare healthy, satisfying meals from scratch. Given the mounting evidence of health risks from eating ultraprocessed foods – including increased risk of heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and early death, among others – helping to set your child up […]
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What You Need to Know about Injectable Treatments for Skin (and other health conditions!): True confession: botox and dermal fillers, which are two types of injectable treatments that most people associate with looking younger and reducing wrinkles, were NOT in my wheelhouse until quite recently. I’m too busy trying to raise healthy kiddos to worry
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As parents, we all know how easily clutter can creep into your home and take over before you notice it. If you have both kids AND pets, take that problem and multiply it, and you’ve got a real mess on your hands – UNLESS you proactively work to minimize the chaos before it takes over.
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Common Pool Problems That Require Professional Pool Repair: There’s nothing quite like cooling off at your own family pool, if you’re fortunate enough to own one. But maintaining a pool is actually a lot of work. If you have a pool, and your kids are old enough, you’ve hopefully already put them to work, whether
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You already work. You already have kids. And now you want to go back to school, too? OK, you’re Supermom. Or crazy. Or maybe a little bit of both. Regardless of which it is, any working mom going back to school needs a plan. As a mama who’s been there, done that, allow me to
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Smart Nursery Essentials That Make Life Easier for Busy Mamas: Your baby has a lot of needs. They need feeding, they need burping, they need playtime and plenty of socialization, and they need lots and lots of sleep. And that’s just for starters! But what your baby really needs in the nursery is another matter. RELATED
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How Families Can Budget for HOA Living While Managing a Household Budget: Now that spring is here, you and your family may be thinking about your next family home. Spring is a popular time for buying and selling homes, and the warmer weather certainly makes moving a lot easier. Whether you’re looking to buy your
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Out of all of life’s experiences, moving is often ranked as one of the most stressful. Even though it should be an exciting step towards the future, it’s an awfully demanding activity that can leave you both physically exhausted and emotionally drained. However, if you want to take the stress out of it, the single
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Raising Backyard Chickens 101: Why Is This a Growing Global Trend? Growing up, I regularly heard stories from my mama about the chickens her family raised, both for eggs and for their Friday night dinner each week. From America to Australia, raising chickens at home has grown in popularity in recent years. But why is
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Moving House Without the Chaos: How to Protect Your Time, Money, and Sanity Moving to a new home is often considered one of the most stressful life milestones. Not only is it physically demanding and mentally taxing, but it can also be incredibly time-consuming—especially if you don’t plan it right. (Not to mention expensive!) While
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Family Game Night Made Easy: How to Host a Weekly Game Night At Home Entertainment gets expensive fast. One movie night can mean tickets, snacks, and drinks. A quick trip to the arcade or another streaming subscription adds even more to the monthly bill. Before you know it, family fun starts to feel like a
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Does your yard have curb appeal? If the area in front of your home leaves a lot to be desired, especially when it comes to making a good first impression upon visitors, there’s help! Especially with spring coming – a season when many families looking to move to their next home think about buying and
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We all want to be productive at work, right? But what if your workspace is also the space where you and your family live, relax, and exist together? Carving out a productive home office space can be tricky even for those workers who aren’t also parents – but work-from-home parents can find it extra-hard to
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Every homeowner eventually encounters plumbing issues, from the mildly annoying drip of a leaky faucet to the utter chaos of a burst pipe. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the average household’s leaks can account for nearly 10,000 gallons of water wasted every year. Knowing how to address common plumbing problems can save time,
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For many women, going back to work after Baby comes is anything but a straightforward, clear-cut decision. Many new moms (me included, back in the day!) want to think about more than tracking diapers and feedings. And/or, they miss adult conversations on subjects other than children’s bowel movements. Even if you can’t wait to go back,
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How Do Relaxing Diamond Painting Activities Support Mindful Focus? In the hustle and bustle of today’s world, it’s easy to become stressed and hard to maintain a focused attention span. I’ve seen this over and over not only with my two kiddos, but also with myself. It’s hard to stop and catch our breaths, let
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Picture this: it’s over 100 degrees Fahrenheit out (or 38 degrees Celsius, for those of you outside the US). Your kids are lolling around like sloths because it’s way too hot to play outdoors. Meanwhile, you’re trying to keep everyone hydrated, entertained, and not melting into puddles on your living room floor. Sound familiar? Heatwaves
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We used to think LED gloves belonged in only one kind of place. Namely, in dark rooms, with blasting, loud music, with someone yelling “three, two, one” right before the bass drops. They were never supposed to survive daylight, right? And definitely not family life. Definitely not kids, pets, or someone asking what’s for dinner.
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How to Capture Memories: Memory Keeping Hacks for Busy Parents Micro-Journaling, 2×2 Photo Prints, and Other Hacks to Help Busy Moms Preserve Family Memories: With Kimmie’s sweet sixteen upon me (!!!), I’m reminded yet again how motherhood has a way of turning time into a blur. One minute you’re bringing your newborn home, the next
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Insurance is essential. You need it to protect yourself from large repair bills, and sometimes even from legal action. Some kinds of insurance, like auto insurance for your car, are a legal requirement if you want to be on the road. Others, like home insurance, aren’t required in all cases. But, that doesn’t mean that
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