I’m happy to start a new feature here at Parent Lightly – my monthly reading list. I’m a pretty voracious reader and since becoming a parent I love reading lighter books interspersed with non-fiction. You’ll see that reflected pretty well in my monthly reading list. Here’s what I read in October! This post contains affiliate…
Between work, holiday parties, and managing gift lists for everyone else in your family you might find yourself without a gift list of your own! I know how it feels to be so busy that you don’t even have time to make yourself a gift list. Pretty sure this has happened every year since I became a…
According to the 2015 US Census, 4.5% of American employees work from home – and the number is on the rise. With excellent internet access and increasingly useful collaborative technology, remote workers can be productive and valuable members of any team. I worked from home for 5 years, and now work in an office, so…
You could keep yourself busy 24/7 during the holiday season. Between endless shopping, parties, kids events, cookie baking and decorating the house, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed. That’s especially true when you’re a working mom and have to actually try to work in December. I’m here to tell you that you can have a…
I can’t cook like a chef. Or a line cook. Or even a 10 year old with a spatula. I’ve tried various meal prep services, hoping to change this about myself. But I’ve finally realized something important. Meal prep and planning services are for people who actually like to cook. These services are for people who…