Do you grow together or grow apart because life activities get in the way? Here are a few ways that you can focus on your relationship.
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How much are you really saving on your coffee per year? You might be saving more than you think if you drink coffee like the average American. Chances are, having good kitchen appliances can stretch that budget even further.
It has been said that most journeys begin with a single step. Truthfully, the journey begins with a dream. Let me introduce myself a little bit. I’m a mid-thirties woman. I’ve been married now for 13 years and I have two children, a boy (11) and a girl (8), as well as Dear Husband (same […]
Communication is essential to our daily living. We convey messages, meaning, and value to our words and actions. Our children socializing with others is not much different. We want to develop them the best we can to promote success. The following concept is more directed towards the parent, and not as much for the kids. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Marketing Influences If you were like me, and you grew up in the 80s and 90s, you would see a ton of television ads that focused on toys that did not bring meaning to us. The doll everyone wanted (does anyone remember the “Tickle-Me-Elmo” craze that sold-out overnight?); the next nerf gun or water gun, […]