A Green Giveaway
It must be giveaway week around here! Marianne, author of the excellent blog - A Life More Interesting, is giving a away 3 recycled soda can necklaces.
I am all for helping the environment and this is a very creative way to perform the second “r” - reuse. The necklaces come in three flavors […]

The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
No, this really isn’t an official parenting tips book. But I read it anyway because my workweek is way longer than 4 hours (more like 24/7) and anything that will help me cut back on all that overtime is definitely a plus.
I know this book was all the rage […]

One of my parenting tips that every mom knows: get a good vacuum. And if that vacuum is free - even better!
If you would like to win a Dyson Root 6 Vacuum - head over to mod*mom’s site ASAP! She is offering the opportunity to win one of these awesome, lightweight vacuums.
But that is not […]

Today technology is not my friend.
But I am optimistic.
I recently purchased Bento for Mac. This is a home database program. Yes, very geeky. But I figured, hey - I have a team of six to manage and that means a lot of data. Schedules, phone numbers, soccer teams, all that kind of stuff.
One full day […]

How to Clean Drinking Straws
How many times have you tossed one of your kids favorite drinking straws because their was an unknown something growing inside? Or even worse, the straws that come with reusable sippy cups and Thermos containers because they sat, well, just a wee bit too long?
Of all parenting tips, this one is […]