Well, it is that time of year again and everyone is coming to your house for the holidays! You’ve cleaned the house. Prepped the turkey. Set the dinner table. Scrubbed the last-minute grease off of the oven door. And you’ve… Read More
When It’s Just You and Your Child for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is one of the toughest holidays of the year. It really centers around a family dinner. And if you don’t have a family and are alone, that can be difficult. I do not have much family to start with.… Read More
How to Love What You Got
It is so easy to take a look at what others have and say, “God, I wish I had that, too!” And then we start to focus on how we can get that. We start to feel a little resentment… Read More
How to Like Your Boss: 3 Ways to a Better Workplace
I get it! I have had too many bosses in my life who I just couldn’t stand! There was the boss that just couldn’t acknowledge anything good that anyone was doing. Then there was the boss that did not care… Read More
How to Love the Snow
I used to hate the snow! And I mean – hate it – with a passion! I had officially declared that winter was the worst season of the year! And I made sure to let everyone around me know how… Read More
How to Love Traffic: The Morning Rush Hour Made Lovely!
I have spent the majority of my years traveling long distance by car. I cannot tell you how much I used to dread morning and evening rush hour traffic! For some reason, I always worked on the west side, but… Read More
When Your Child is Sick for Christmas: Ways to Have Fun!
Wham-O! It’s Christmas! Suddenly! Outta nowhere! You hear those dread words from that little voice… “Mama/Daddy, I don’t feel good.” Oh Lord! Your child is sick! But not just sick. Sick on Christmas! Damn! You’ve got the fruit cake all… Read More
How to Holiday with Baby: Tips for Tackling the Season!
Life is suddenly different when you have a baby. Before, you had a freedom like you never even realized that you had! You could sleep in on the weekends. You could meet up with friends at the club. Heck! You… Read More
How to Calm a Crying Baby
When you are a first-time parent, you are thrown into a whole new world! No one can really prepare you for the new experiences that you are about to encounter. Sure! Friends and family will tell you stories and give… Read More
How to Get Your Toddler to Sleep Longer so that You Can Too!
My son is 5 and he sleeps like a champ! But my daughter, Belle, is 2 and she wakes up at the crack of dawn! There is no magic star dust to make your child sleep longer, but there are… Read More