How to Say No Politely and Effectively
Volunteers are needed for the employee engagement committee at work, and your boss asks you if you’re interested. But you already are on the employee holiday committee, the quality engagement team and frankly, you really need some time to get…
19 Things We Did to Avoid Screen Time
We survived. Barely. Today my children had absolutely no screen time. It’s not that I’m completely and totally against all screen time. In fact, I think a little screen time can be great (give Mommy enough time for a shower!)…
Best Ways to Get Your Child Eating Healthy Snacks
Does your child continually ask you for things like chocolate and fruit snacks? Here are some of our best ways to get our children eating healthier snacks! We were in the checkout line at the grocery store. My son was…
Easy Ways to Add Veggies to Your Diet
Unless you’re on a crazy diet, pretty much everyone agrees that vegetables are an important part of your diet. Vegetables are full of nutrients, lighter on calories, fats, sugars and carbohydrates (yeah, everything that tastes good!) and you NEED them!…
Be Happy Today and Forever!
If You Want To Be Happy, Start Today and Harvest the Miracle of Compounding Happiness Forever Do you want to be happy? How about tomorrow? Would you like a little happiness all the days of your life? In finance, people…
14 Ways to Tell Your Spouse “I Love You!”
When’s the last time you told your spouse you love them? Does it seem like you’ve said it the same way too many times in a row and maybe it would mean more presented a little differently? My husband and…
Teaching Please to a Cranky Toddler
Ever have those days when your kid wakes up cranky and you are desperate to make it through the day, let alone teach them something? We had one of those days today. We’ve been working on saying “please”. I’ve been…
Loving What He Loves
When we first started dating, my husband talked a lot about his two favorite places: Bulgaria and North Dakota. Both places I have never been but that sounded intriguing. And talking to him about them made me want to put them…
Resolving To Take Care of Yourself
I’m often hesitant to set New Year’s resolutions, mostly because I don’t think you should wait until January to implement improvements in your life. Goals are awesome and can and should be set and updated all year long! But I…
Killing This Mom Thing
Today had some of those awful Mom lows (my sweet toddler woke up in destruction mode….) But despite those moments, I had some awesome moments where I was killing the Mom thing today. I not only had quality time with…