This N That

I don’t know about you but the hottest part of the summer is the hardest time to keep my kiddos busy, and constructively busy, as in NOT busy tormenting younger siblings, teasing older siblings, or pulling the dog’s tail.  I know no one else’s kids out there do any of those things, but mine have [...]

Could you use some comic relief these days? This Monday I’ll be starting a new feature called “Don’t Ask Monday.” Come see the true confessions of a slightly scatterbrained mom and her like-minded family. Make sure you leave a comment letting me know what you think of this new addition! See you Monday! photo credit: [...]

It is hot, hot, hot, here in Kansas! My kids LOVED making ice cream in a bag when they were young.  Sometimes they forget they’re “older” and make it anyways.  This is such a fun activity to do with your kids – it’s quick, easy, yummy, and the kids will think you’re awesome.  Check out [...]

It is rainy, rainy in KS. Yesterday we had not only thunderstorms but tornado warnings.  The garden is loving all this rain but the kids can get bored. (ok, mom too!)  I found this fun article today. It’s from Grandparents.com but why wait for grandkids to have fun in the rain?? What do you do [...]

The main purpose of the “Just One Thing” 30 Day Challenge is to blast stress by declaring war on “tolerances.” So what’s a tolerance? Think of a tolerance as a procrastinated “to-do”.  Tolerances are those “little things” that don’t cause us major stress in themselves, but since they don’t cause us enough discomfort to address [...]

Day six is introduces the “Catch All Notebook”.  This notebook system is totally different than other ways of doing planners/notebooks and it changed my life!  I wrote a few articles about the catch all notebook earlier to give you a “crash course.”  You can catch it here and see what the big deal is: Part [...]