The right cleaning products are essential for a healthy home. Household cleaners are great. You can buy them at the store, you can make your own, or you can use some combination of the two. But there are some common cleaners you should never mix. Whether you are using store-bought products or whether you want…
Going home for the holidays can be a challenge for many. We’ve all heard stories about chaotic holiday events that turn family disagreements into verbal Armageddons. Some of us may have even experienced them. I may be an optimist, but I believe most people go “home” to reconnect with the people they love, not to…
Could you use a little extra cash in your bank account? Even if life wasn’t crazy right now, I certainly wouldn’t object to being able to save more and spend less. Wouldn’t you like to have more to spend on what you want instead of just what you need? For most of us, a new…
This month really has felt like it’s been about 100 days long. Having to “socially distance” ourselves and then being under a stay-at-home order for nearly a month (are we sure it hasn’t been a year?) are beginning to take a toll on just about everyone. Even for the most introverted among us, having to…
Are you stressed? Who isn’t—at least in some fashion—these days? There are as many ways of dealing with stress as there are stressed-out people. Some are good, and some are not so good. But one of the easiest and best ways of managing and letting go of stress is journaling. Yes, simply grabbing a notepad,…
Are you planning a road trip this summer? We have one somewhere just about every year. While I have nothing against air travel (it’s the best way to get to faraway road trip destinations), I LOVE road trips. My dream summer would be road tripping all over the US and Canada. I’ve road tripped…
Are you ruining family events with your camera? Is taking photos for the family scrapbook spoiling everyone’s enjoyment? I know you don’t mean to spoil the day. In fact, you have the best of honorable intentions. You just want to document your beautiful family for generations to come. I’ve been there. I love being…
Happy New Year! It’s time to ring out the old and ring in the new. Are you a New Year’s Eve partier or do you prefer a quiet evening at home to celebrate the change of calendar? Though we occasionally venture out on New Year’s Eve, we’ve developed our own fun family traditions, the most…
Are you water safe? Do you know what drowning looks like? Chances are it doesn’t look like what you think it does. With the hot summer season upon us, the water is calling. We love to spend time in the pool, the lake and at the beach. This makes water safety and knowing what drowning…
It’s the start of another year. Have you said to yourself over the last days or weeks that “this year it will be different?” “This year things will be better?” Are you still dreaming of those changes, dreaming of that success—or are you ready to make the change and do the things that will lead…
