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My family has been lucky enough to travel a bit this year. We’ve been to Texas, South Carolina, Tennessee and will soon head to Minnesota. Showing the kids the world is always something that’s been important to us and...
If your goal for the new year was to get your act together financially, then you should start by looking at your credit score.
Your credit score is the foundation of your financial identity. Most of the time, people have...
I used to workout at a gym. Then for a while I PAID to workout at a gym that I never actually went to. For some, the gym is a healthy break mentally and physical, but for me, as...
Fall is right around the corner and with it comes cozy smells, inviting flavors and warm, rich colors. It’s the perfect time to think about updating some of your décor for the season. With little changes, you can take...
I’m an animal lover. If my husband would let me we would be living in a place where we could have about five or six (or 10?) dogs, horses and maybe some goats or chicken.
Ok so I guess ideally...
When you think about your health, you probably think about your weight, your blood pressure and your cholesterol. After all, we’ve all been taught that you are what you eat and to keep an eye on the numbers that...
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I know what you’re thinking, “Ewwwwww!!!” That’s what I was thinking too with a side...
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When it comes to your family’s safety, you don’t want to compromise. At home you want to make sure you have all the systems in place that will protect them from any of life’s hazards and that those systems...
With spring on the horizon, you may be itching to clear out all the excess stuff you’ve been storing away over the winter and really do a deep cleanse of those not-so-frequently cleaned areas like your refrigerator.
Even if you...
I am sad to say it, but summer is over. I love summer for a million reasons but one of them is I feel like getting ready in the summer is easier. I rarely bother blow drying my hair...
There are days that I wish I could carry less of a load – literally and figuratively. Figuratively I don’t think I’ll feel like this until my kids are older, but I literally thought I would be done lugging...
Science has finally backed up what all moms have always known – kids make us sleep deprived.
A recent study found that a women’s amount of sleep is effected by having children in the house. Men, not so much. Having...
Being a mom it can be really difficult to fit in time to take care of myself. I really have to schedule it in or find a way to incorporate it into my day with the kids, which is...
Being a single parent can be tough on anyone, but research is now showing that being a single dad can have a greater impact on the lifespan of a man.
New research from the University of Toronto reveals that single...
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