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What's for dinner tonight? Credit for these quick and easy dinners goes to my good friend Melissa, a busy mom of 5 kids who also owns a photography business. She certainly knows how to serve up a delicious dinner in a matter of minutes. Check out her gorgeous photography at: ...

You're invited to Hogwarts Imagine a child’s excitement at receiving an invitation to spend the night at Hogwarts from Deputy Headmistress Minerva McGonagall. There's no limit to how creative you can be when hosting a Hogwarts experience that your child and his/her friends will be talking about for months!! Out ...

So you have 20 guests coming over in a few days for a party. Are you ready? Create your plan of attack Make a schedule for the three days leading up to the party and get as much done ahead of time as possible. The key is leaving only the ...

Scare me into working out please Some days I think it would take a huge, burly personal trainer banging on my door to intimidate me into working out. It seems if I miss a day, I tend to find an excuse to miss the next day. Then two weeks later ...

Got friends or family coming to visit? Don’t stress With a little planning you and your home will be ready without much disruption to your regular schedule. Spread out your preparations over a 5-day period. The 5-day plan 4-5 days before Get some big stuff out of the way that ...

Pantry cleaning It’s a DEFCOM 1 red alert in my house! Do you hear the sirens? A parental visit is on the horizon, and I have to get my house clean. Mom clean is not the same as my kid’s friend is coming over clean, you know. 🙂 I guess ...

Cleaning with vinegarWith my journey to find ways to live a greener life well on its way, I found myself at the grocery store investing in a few giant bottles of vinegar for cleaning. From the look the clerk gave me, I think she had a few questions but was ...

Take a moment and travel back to your childhood. Remember the fun of the volcano science experiment? You carefully poured a box of baking soda into your paper mache volcano and impatiently anticipated the moment the vinegar would be poured in to trigger the “greatest eruption in the history of ...

Run…Jump…Splash!!! It's pool time! Warmer weather is here, and it’s time to take a trip to the pool for relaxation, sun and fun. Are you running around the house looking for everyone’s goggles and some sunscreen? No. You simply grab your pool bag and a towel, and you are out ...