Community, Help, and Encouragement for Active Parents
Tired of buying expensive surge protectors, only to discover that you can only fit two of your plugs onto the strip? Sick of seeing a huge tangle of wires and plugs, with two or three surge protectors connected together behind your television? Wait until you see the Socket Sense surge protector – this new type [...]
You love your kids and you love your job but being successful on both fronts is no easy thing. Being a work at home mom might be the envy of your neighbors, but it can easily put a strain both on your home and family life, if you let it. Here are seven tips to [...]
You love your kids and you love your job but being successful on both fronts is no easy thing. Being a work at home mom might be the envy of your neighbors, but it can easily put a strain both on your home and family life, if you let it. Here are 7 tips to [...]
Cheap wedding favors are often cutesy little plastic trinket that end up cluttering up a landfill. So, what can an Earth-friendly bride-to-be do? If you want to have an environmentally-friendly eco-wedding, try these inexpensive wedding favors that combine flower seeds, recycled paper and other eco-friendly items. Cheap Wedding Favors for an Eco-wedding Looking for cheap [...]
I thought I understood the importance of a checking my credit score and credit report until I decided to apply for a mortgage. I knew that I was up there, in the 780s-760s, but I never knew quite what that meant. When I applied, I wasn’t offered the best interest rate, and I asked why [...]
Over this past summer, my 5-year-old grandson spent a week with us. It has been a while since I’ve had a 5-year-old around, and I appreciate the things I learned from him that week. I love the way 5-year-olds question everything around them. How else are they to learn about their world? As I pondered [...]
In an article I wrote on June 3, I discussed how involved parents raise more successful kids. This came from personal experience and from reading works by Malcolm Gladwell, and Dubner & Levitt. This post is another example that I have of involved parents having successful kids. Beauregard Parish Fair Poster Contest My oldest (9) [...]
For people interested in owning rental property, the name of the game is making money. Despite this, some expenses are worth every penny, such as hiring a property manager. Most property managers charge 10% for their services, which include: Listing Collecting rent Eviction Some property owners feel that the idea of paying someone to take [...]
Recently, I went looking for a box of 2T girl’s clothing, needing to pull out some outfits for my daughter. Two days later, I came across the box in a storage space under my stairs. It was a non-descript cardboard box with no indication of what it contained. I realized I needed some sort of [...]
Keeping organized while traveling or keeping a handbag or craft tote neat and tidy is seldom an easy task. The unique bags from Sappies are a new tool in the battle against clutter. Entrepreneur Suzanne Sapp has created a new concept for keeping clutter at bay: clever two-in-one cotton sateen bags that are lined with non-stick vinyl. [...]
