Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees

August 23rd, 2011

I can’t stress you enough how important it is to talk money to your kids starting from an early age.  I feel sick to my stomach watching MTV’s “Sweet Sixteen” and how these kids think money grows on trees.  I grew up in a modest family.  My dad was the spendy and my mom was [...]

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What You Need To Know About Twitter

August 22nd, 2011

I recently became hooked on twitter.  I joined twitter probably about a year ago, but never really got it.  One day my husband asked me why I don’t tweet.  I told him twitter is like talking when nobody listens.  So my husband explained to me that twitter is not a two way [...]

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When Kids Are on Summer Break

August 19th, 2011

Ok, my child is just in preschool and doesn’t have Summer Break yet.  But his daycare offers one week vacation where we don’t have to pay for childcare during that period.  So we decided to take it this week while I’m still on maternity leave.  I don’t know what I was thinking as my life [...]

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Sending my kids to school with jeans that fit

August 18th, 2011

Guest post written by Gretchen Myers
I’m not sure what it was, but my kids just grew like weeds over this summer. I guess that they’re just at that age. Or perhaps I’ve been feeding them way too many vegetables. Either way, I knew that I had to get them some new jeans before they started [...]

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Slatkin & Co Marshmallow Fireside Candle Giveaway

August 17th, 2011

Slatkin & Co is the world’s best home fragrance collection owned by Bath and Body Works.  I love love love Slatkin & Co Gourmet Candle Collection.  The smells is so surreal that people might think you just did some serious baking in the kitchen when burning the candles.  There isn’t a single gourmet fragrance that [...]

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