Blogs & Tips

Here's a triple treat-save money, save the earth and provide lovely, clean clothes for your family. This article explains exactly how to line dry your clothes for the best results. It sounds obvious, but since

This article has such clever ideas on how to get free plants for your garden. Some examples which are explained are discards from neighbors, cuttings from friends, discards from stores, restaurants and parks, and

This is a quick course in money management 101. The sections of the article are: set goals, track spending, automate savings, prepare budget, change behavior, borrow wisely, and prioritize bills. It's not rocket

This artilce privides several interesting ideas and tips about sprucing up your house with painting and being frugal at the same time. For example, if you have some inexpensive prints that you love, but they are

Before you paint your room or buy your new spring wardrobe, read this article on the psychology of color. In addition, check out the links in the article: color phsycology quiz, what is color?, what colors mean

GreatLifeStories lets individuals share their stories. Family members can create memoirs and biographies that can be share today and with future generations. GreatLifeStories is simple to use. Once you have started

Bullying and cyberbulling continues to be a problem. Bullying.org is a great anti-bullying resource.The website gives facts and news, and answers the question what can be done to stop bullying and cyberbullying

Myfamily.com is a great website that families can use to connect with each other online. Family members can share photos, help members remember family events and important dates, make photo books, posters, and more

It happened! Finally! A cookbook for fun, delicious AND healthy recipes for kids - that uses an honest to goodness approach to feeding kids real foods, as they were meant to be. The Toddler Cafe, by Jennifer Carden

One of the best and most effective organizing/de-cluttering tips I have incorporated into my life is the following: For just 15-20minutes a day I choose one room only and just go at.....pick up the toys, shoes

Is your family toying with the idea of getting a dog? Check out the Dog Breed Finder feature on Dogster. The dog breed search lets you search by dog size, behavioral traits, level of grooming required, activity

If you frequent CVS as much as I do, and participate in their ExtraCare Program, you should consider signing up to be an Advisor.  The CVS Advisor Program solicits your input about CVS stores, products

I happened across this blog and now I read it all the time.  Money Saving Mom blogs about coupon and supermarket sale deals - and collects other tips from around the web.  Some of the coupon savings she

This website sells brand name clothes, shoes toys and even furniture at discount prices b/c most of the items are overstocks or perhaps just discontinued items.  There is stuff for mom too.  Such a wide

The Horn Book has just launched a new monthly newsletter with reviews and news about children's literature. This publication was initially geared toward librarians, but it sounds like they're trying to expand

This is what happened recently: "A record 110 players won $500,000 and $100,000 prizes in Wednesday's Powerball drawing, most of whom apparently used the numbers included in a fortune-cookie message. Ordinarily

My 3 and 5 year olds will often avoid using a bathroom once they notice the automatic flushing toilets.  So here's a great trick passed along to me by an Occupational Therapist friend.  Carry a stack

Have you ever thought about who would speak on your behalf in the event of a disaster or emergency? What if you were unconscious or otherwise unable to speak? What if you had small children with you? Network of

Do you cringe every time you need to go to the gas station because gas prices are so high?  Well, take a look at these tips for improving gas mileage to save money and increase the time between your fillups! 

Hearts and Minds features a great selection of usable quotes and inspirational messages/articles for everyone. Hearts and Minds is actually a "nonprofit, public-service organization that addresses poverty

Have you ever wondered if you are truly as YOUNG as you can be?  REAL AGE allows you to compare your calendar age to your ACTUAL age by assessing a series of health related areas and lifestyles. I was amazed

Get ready for Easter with free Easter activities from Hershey. You will find here cute egg decorating extras, scrapbook essentials, wallpapers, screensavers, activities, and ecards all with a special Easter theme

This is a free website where you can create and print free address labels right from your home printer.  Just fill in your information on the lines that will be displayed on your address label. You

This a wonderful website from Pampers. It is a great potty training resource with expert advice, helpful tools, and activities to make potty training fun and easy for you and your child. There is also a parent community

These are really cute kid reward coupons with Warner Bros. characters.Your kids will love them! The coupons can be used at any time as a reward for your child for cleaning their room, getting good grades, making

This is a great parenting resource from Scholastic.com. It contains four different categories which include school and learning, books and reading, and family life. Each category is divided into an age appropriate

If you have a fear of public speaking, you have probably tried countless strategies to reduce your anxiety.  Common suggestions are to attempt to focus on your breathing, practice on a group of friends, and

If you get tired of carrying all of your grocery and other discount cards in your wallet or keychain, there is a website called justoneclubcard.com where you can generate one card which lists all of your discount

I have told my 2 daughter's teachers about this reward board for children of all ages and they now use it in the classrooms. You can print their success sheet for each week and even store it on this board

TVtime lets children control their own television time. It teaches kids value of time, and responsibility for how they use television. Here is how it works. Kids are given tickets for 15 minute intervals. When

This is a wonderful resource for both parents, teens, and kids. If you go to the parenting site you will find there lots of topics such as child infections, emotions, fitness, and much more. The kids website

I just saw the coolest thing on I Want That!. Solar Safe Wristbands go on you and your children before you go out in the sun. When you apply sunscreen, apply it right onto the wristband. When the wristband changes

I just ordered one of these and it really worked out well.  BabySafetyFoam creates custom foam cover for virtually any fireplace hearth.  It's much better than the ones that only cover the sides &

Have you ever wondered why you are so upbeat one day, and really tired the very next day?  Why the sweet slumber that came to you so easily on a Friday evening, seems so elusive on a Sunday evening? 

It's pretty amazing how many commercials you can encounter in a given television show.  My family has always avoided watching commercials by hitting the mute button.  It's a nice way to break

Discipline or Punishment?  Discipline is used by parents to teach a child appropriate behavior.  Punishment is meant to hurt or cause harm.  Have you ever spanked a child when you are angry? 

Airborne, the herbal supplement created by a teacher to prevent colds, is in trouble for false advertising.  There is no credible evidence that Airborne can fight off colds and boost the immune system.  A

For all us teachers out there, including homeschoolers, this article explains in plain English the tax deductions we can take, without even itemizing.  This is not limited to teachers. From the article: "Your

Check out this illustrated article on how to make an elegant and easy birdbath which is also inexpensive. It gives tips on placement and design, such as put your birdbath in an open area, where birds can view oncoming

This is a fun website where you can upload any photo and have it as the cover of one of 18 very well known magazines. Then you can email it or post it to your webpage or facebook. I'm  not sure if you can

Here’s a list of nine things that won’t negatively affect the health of your kids, and three that will.  The list may surprise you - for instance, it’s not necessary to change the bathwater

I was looking for an alternative to the bags that Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s have been selling to move away from plastic, and I came across these options: Envirosax has cool designs and an over-the-shoulder

First my disclaimer:  I am not certified in nutritition or fitness. I am speaking stricly from my own experience. I'm almost 48 and in decent physical shape.  My bones are strong and healthy, my

Hot Moms Club is a free website with a lot of GREAT informaiton for mother's who want to stay current on fashion, beauty, parenting trends & more. It is a free site. There are great articles, celebrity

As parents, most of us will experience color crayons on our walls at some point in time. A great tip to remove the dreaded crayon from walls is to take a damp cloth/rag and soak it with water & baking soda. 

Money Savvy Generation helps parents, kids, and educators learned about personal finance through various products. They have developed great products for kids to understand the importance of good money management

I think that especially these days it is important for kids to understand how to use money. Summit Products has great fun educational toys to teach kids how to save money. My personal favorites are the electronic

CafeMom is a virtual community of moms where you can chat, share photos, and make friends and connect with old friends. It's kind of like a mom's MySpace, but better. Cafe Moms can join groups

Too many children today are raised by society. They watch television and think that is how life is supposed to be. They think opportunities fall out of the sky and people fall in love in two hours or less. Then

Play Group Today is a helpful site to help you start, find and manage a playgroup.  You can register and find a tons of great information to pave the way to new and wonderful relationships for you AND your