Guest post by Hilary Smith If you’re environmentally friendly and want to go beyond merely recycling plastic bottles and cardboard boxes, all you have to do is look within. Not within yourself, mind you, but within your own home. Yes, you can practice what you preach by updating…
To my readers: This is a heartbreaking story about a friend and neighbor of mine who I have known for over twenty years. His insurance company denied him a specific cancer treatment recommended by his doctors. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois is the insurance company. Perhaps…
Even the busiest of stay-at-home moms need something for themselves. A little hobby that entertains you, educates you, helps you grow, or connects you to the world beyond your family gives you your own identity and something you can be proud of besides being an awesome mom. But…
Busy moms are often pulled in multiple directions. From working a regular job, to maintaining the household, to getting the kids to and from different activities, to meal prepping, and the list goes on. Then you have to do these same things again the next day—there just never…
by Guest Blogger Sloan McKinney It’s not a big secret that raising children is expensive. In fact, it is estimated that it will cost us over $233,000 to raise a child from infancy to the age of 17. That is almost a quarter of a million dollars! Unfortunately,…
by Paula Lindsey, Guest Blogger Copyright 2018, THE Toad in My Road (Originally hand written on 18-19 April 2017) On Thursday, April 13, 2017 shortly before 10 PM CST, I had to say good bye to my Baby Angel, or Maggie, my 16.5 year old mini-Dachshund. She succumbed…
Guest post by Hannah Whittenly For an organized person, living with disorganized family members can be quite stressful. If you would like to keep a nicely organized house without triggering fights with your spouse or making your children anxious, you may need to consider putting systems in place…
Rover is the nation’s largest network of 5-star pet sitters and dog walkers. You may already have a reliable pet-sitter who you turn to during the year, like a helpful college student or trusted neighbor. But as the year draws to a close, availability gets scarce. That student…
10 Reasons to Get Your Kids on a Bike guest post by David Bender Are your children cyclists? If not they are really missing out not only on the fun but also on a whole other awesome aspects. Below are 10 reasons as to why you should get…