Toxic Free Living And Natural Alternatives for Life
It is a common misconception that people “shut down” while sleeping. Actually, the time we spend asleep is a time of important activity which helps us maintain our health and productivity. When we sleep, our brains consolidate memories. We process and store information. During that time, our bodies are restoring and rejuvenating. Muscles are growing. …
A Guide to Helping the Whole Family Sleep Better: 4 Science-Backed HacksRead More
Traveling has always been a fantastic bonding activity for families. The shared time far away from all the distractions of everyday life provides you with an abundance of opportunities to talk, play, and experience new things together. The experiences teach kids to become more flexible, curious, and adventurous. It also turns the whole world into …
You Can Do It: 7 Single Mom Hacks for Traveling With KidsRead More
Are you making money blogging? I get asked this question a lot. For many years when my friends and family asked where I get specific products, I would order it for them or help them obtain the item. I wrote, printed and mailed a health newsletter once a month to share health news because I …
No intrusive ads here, blogging is NOT a way to get rich, and haters gonna hate!Read More
This is a guest post about a subject near to my heart. Family fitness! From the time my children were little we have enjoyed exercising together. Many days were spent at the local Y trying to see who could hold their breath the longest underwater. We’ve shared the paths of many greenways during our time …
Starting my own Thanksgiving Tradition has been so much fun Thanksgiving is one of my favorite childhood memories. The family, the food, the smells, the sound of laughter and the TV blaring Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and later ball games in the background, the board games we played with Grandpa and the talks I had with …
It’s important to know how to eat healthy on a tight budget. Young adults leaving home might benefit from knowing how to eat healthy on a starting salary. As adults, from time to time we may want to tighten our budget a bit and cut spending in certain areas, or it might be an absolute …
This poem was written for me on my birthday in 1996 by my husband at the time, Christopher Benton Phillips as response to my poem. Ode of a Housewife and Mother. The Stubborn Wife Nobody wants a stubborn wife, I’ve heard that phrase most all my life. My dad, my friends all tell me so: …
The first child-birth I went through, I knew absolutely nothing. Everything was new. I was young; I wasn’t aware I had choices (the internet wasn’t in every home!) By the time my 4th child was born, my births happened quickly and easily (less than 1 hour from the first contraction.) Because of the ease of which …
