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Mastering Family Dynamics: 14 Ways to Make Your Family Holiday Stress-Free
Discover expert tips and strategies for navigating the complexities of family dynamics during holiday gatherings. Learn how to communicate effectively, set realistic expectations, and practice self-care to ensure a harmonious and stress-free celebration.
Hormone-Free Or Mystery Meat – How Do You Make Meat Choices?
Times are hard. The media slams us weekly with more and more information regarding how the food we consume can harm us. This week: Cantaloupe. With more and more Americans out of work, less of the family budget can be allocated to farm fresh meats and produce. The way our grandparents ate is no longer an option for most of us.
Moms on the Road – Be Free of That Extra Bag You Carry!
Over my years of business travel as a mom of two children, I carried an invisible bag of guilt with me on every trip. This baggage didnt require a checked bag fee but its cost was far greater as I said good-bye each week. Do you feel like you are dragging this invisible bag with you, too? Whether you travel for business or for conferences, these ideas will help decrease the size of this bag of guilt.
Girly Tech Gifts For Tweens & Teens
Think that tech toys are only for boys? Think again, and think pink! This holiday season, there are tons of great girly gadgets that make the perfect gifts for tweens and teens. (And for more great ideas, be sure to visit our 2011 Holiday Gift Guide!)
Oh Goody, I Get Them Forever!
Why full custody isn’t always a full win… There’s rarely a significant upside to divorce in a situation such as mine. Sure, there were years of ups and downs, the occasional door slamming and name-calling fights, and questions answered from the other in silence. But there were plenty of good times too, even in very recent memory, before he suddenly flew the coop. As the co-creators of two very challenging young boys, I did see a faint light at the end of the divorce tunnel: shared custody. While I’d not asked for nor been consulted on our divorce, I did have a sudden vision of two free weekends a month, school breaks where I could actually take a vacation that didn’t involve wiping an offspring’s backside, alternating holidays I don’t care for anyway – like Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve.