Archive for the ‘Family & Home’ Category:

How to Organize Your Closet – Ideas to Save Time

{ Posted on Mar 27 2012 by Jacqueline Curtis }
I’m not a neat person. Seriously, you should see my bathroom vanity – it’s a sea of abandoned beauty products, brushes, and blotting tissues that I’ve hurriedly cast aside. In general, I’m way too busy to fiddle with putting things ...Read More »

7 Tips for Flying With Children

{ Posted on Mar 26 2012 by Jacqueline Curtis }
I live in Utah, but my parents and brothers still live in Toronto, Canada, where I’m from. This makes for a lot of flight time each year. When I was a newlywed, flying back and forth to see my family ...Read More »

How to Stop Being Jealous About Money

{ Posted on Mar 20 2012 by Jacqueline Curtis }
Have you ever looked at another person’s life and wished that their clothes, their cars, and their vacations could be yours? It’s not uncommon, and I’ll admit that I’ve fallen prey to money envy. When my husband and I first ...Read More »

5 Fun & Cheap Date Ideas for Teenagers

{ Posted on Mar 20 2012 by Jacqueline Curtis }
Ah, to be a teen again. I turned 16 sometime in the ’90s, so I hit my teen years back when butterfly hair clips, the Backstreet Boys, and the show “Boy Meets World” were cool. While I definitely wouldn’t want ...Read More »

5 Fun & Cheap Date Ideas for Teenagers

{ Posted on Mar 20 2012 by Jacqueline Curtis }
Ah, to be a teen again. I turned 16 sometime in the ’90s, so I hit my teen years back when butterfly hair clips, the Backstreet Boys, and the show “Boy Meets World” were cool. While I definitely wouldn’t want ...Read More »

13 Simple DIY Home Maintenance Tips & Ideas

{ Posted on Mar 13 2012 by Sandra Parker }
It’s tempting to disregard the steep price tag and hire a professional contractor for home improvement repairs rather than doing them yourself. Home repairs can seem complex and intimidating to the uninitiated, and fear that your own attempts at fixing that ...Read More »

5 Fun Activities for Toddlers on a Budget

{ Posted on Mar 08 2012 by Jacqueline Curtis }
Any parent knows that the “terrible twos” can start a lot earlier than 24 months, and may last well into your child’s third year. I knew I was in trouble when my two-year-old learned to get the toilet paper off ...Read More »

Reentering the Workforce After Kids – Tips & Ideas

{ Posted on Feb 28 2012 by Casey Slide }
Just as there are many reasons to leave your job to become a stay-at-home parent, there are many reasons why you may choose to go back to work. Many stay-at-home parents go back to work once the kids are in school or ...Read More »

How to Find a Good Contractor for Home Improvement Repairs

{ Posted on Feb 21 2012 by Sandra Parker }
April 27, 2011 is a day that many people in my small neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee won’t soon forget. An outbreak of tornadoes and other devastating weather systems wreaked havoc in Tennessee, as well as Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Virginia, ...Read More »

7 Best Kid-Friendly Family Restaurants – How Affordable Are They?

{ Posted on Feb 16 2012 by Mikey Rox }
Before you had kids, you may have ventured to fancy restaurants, tried exotic dishes, enjoyed the adult ambiance, and didn’t blink an eye when a rather large bill came. But those days are likely over. Now you go to chain ...Read More »