Teaching your teen basic maintenance on your vehicle will allow them to perform tasks without paying for labor. Confident teens and people will feel confident with regular maintenance.
In growing up, my parents took care of their vehicles, usually by bringing it to a reliable mechanic that was really good to our family. My parents spent a great deal of time with their regular working jobs that automotive fixes were not something they endeavored to complete a whole lot. However, we had incredible […]
Clothing has been used for multiple applications as far back as we know. The value in which we hold our clothing shows others how we esteem ourselves, and portray ourselves to the outside world. Now we live in a completely different era where mixed fibers, density, and patterns affect the perception of how we are […]
Kids are amazing, smart, intuitive, and can be downright destructive on their possessions. In the last 5 or so years, my wife and I have had to become creative and resourceful to repair broken items from our kids. If you are like us, we want to squeeze the life from most of our toys to […]
As a father of boys, they have shown their needs with the different age groups they have grown into. At some point, I needed to start as a father and give them the appropriate attention. When they were all newborns, I loved spending time with them and watching their curiosity grow with the world around […]
I have a couple young boys, and they all have watched me do a variety of projects over the years. They see me with power tools, measuring tape, and all sorts of tools that have their own setup. I am not a woodworker by trade, I do not make money from my projects, and I […]
When you own personal possessions, you understand that time and decay will deteriorate things we own. It does not matter how hard you try to keep it unused and out of the way, it will eventually break. Your home and comforts are no exception, and sometimes getting a little dirty can save you some money […]
When I began my parenting journey, I had little experience in working with toddlers. I had not changed a diaper, and provided them with any adequate diet, none of it. I would not say that my parenting techniques were not developed, because I did spend time with kids before, played with them, and tried hearing […]
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How I Got Interested in Home-Economics
I like stories about the migration of thought and motivations change for people over time, it makes for a fun story. My story was not as much about, ‘oh, I want to start a blog because, blah-blah-blah.” Honestly, this has taken me for quite a loop in where I was and how I got to […]
Disciplines of Family and Consumer Science Home-economics or family and life science has quite the history, and developed over time. These courses and classes brought valuable information from the classroom into homes where people learn the value of frugality, longevity, and a healthy mindset to making your personal items last. The best kept secret of […]