Bedtime is a really hard part of the day. Right? You’re all at the end of your rope. Your kids have no restraint left. Listening ears have left the building. It happens exactly when your patience has reached zero. You’ve spent it all on getting out the door on time, dealing with work issues and pulling dinner…
One minute. Sixty seconds. You can do anything for one minute. Right? I initially learned about the value of one minute from a decluttering book. The author’s premise was simple: if the task will take you less than a minute to complete, do it now. Don’t wait, because soon those one minute tasks pile up…
Do you still get that flutter in your stomach when you think about the first day of school, even as an adult? I do. When I was a kid, summer break was fun but I loved school. The blank slate offered by a new year of school was always exciting and a little scary at…
Air travel with older kids starts to be pretty fun! They can really enjoy the experience of flying and also have fun at your destination. Of course, flying with toddler-aged and older children comes with challenges as well. You have to pay for your kid’s ticket, which is painful on the wallet. And older kids…
Finding a great babysitter is an eternal struggle! If your kids are small, you may be just starting to look for caregivers. If you’ve recently moved, you might be starting from scratch. Even if you’ve got some great babysitters right now, odds are that one of them will leave for college or get busy with…