Schools around the country are starting to put out the plans that they have for this next school year. For some districts, that means shortened weeks and partial days of attending schools. For others, it means additional school work to be done at…
My oldest son is 7 years old, and he now has several adult teeth in his mouth. As we have visited the dentist the past couple of times, we’ve been encouraged to have our son floss his teeth regularly. While he doesn’t have any cavities, it’s…
I have a bit of a problem sometimes where I don’t get engaged in books as much as I’d like. My primary problem is that I try to read so much that I read at times when I’m not focused. It’s really easy to let my mind drift to random thoughts about…
There are many ways to still get an excellent workout in less than 30 minutes. You don’t have to sacrifice health benefits just because you’re a parent and don’t have the time for a longer workout.
There are many reasons you might want to build a retaining wall in your yard - perhaps you want to build an elevated garden bed, or perhaps some other type of landscaping look that you want to capture.
There are tons of streaming services available these days, and each of them has a different set of content, and of course separate pricing. It would be really easy to subscribe and pay for all of these services at the same time, but unless your…
Sleeping in is one of those things that I did a lot more of in my younger years. Not having kids makes sleeping in quite easy to do. However, once you have little ones in the house, sleeping in is something for your former years.
Playing video games with my kids is one of the fun activities that we like to do indoors. It’s much better than some of the stuff they’d normally be watching on TV, and it teaches them some hand coordination at the same time.
I’m not a fan of the latest and greatest fad diets. Fad diets are something that come and go, and you don’t stick to. Eating healthy is a lifestyle change and something that you always do. It’s not a diet that you go on and off of, but it’s the…
If you’re not going back to college to get your education, there are a multitude of other ways to increase your skills and learn new things. Maybe you want to get a raise at work, or you want…
If you’ve decided that you want to start working out, and the best way for you to do so is at home, then you’re going to want a few pieces of equipment. You don’t have to go all…
We recently took a fun ride on the local public transit system here - the fast train. This simple activity kept the kids entertained for a few hours and something they kept talking about for days afterwards.
Unfortunately, time is not something you generally have a lot of as a parent. Especially when you have young children, they need a lot more attention. As such, the hardest thing you need to do is to find some time to…
Most of the meals below shouldn't take any real planning in advance outside of having a few simple ingredients on hand. We don't make these meals every week, but we try to use as many of them as possible. My oldest son still asks for cereal…
