Category: Life
Time to Lose Weight, The PSMM DietBet Starts Today!
Scaled By wader on Flickr Today is the day, the big weigh-in at Tony Luke’s. I’ve joined up with 8 other Philly Social Media Moms in a challenge to lose weight with DietBet! Tonight we’re going to meet up and get weighed. The goal of our DietBet is to lose weight, the goal weight…
Looking Ahead – Toy Fair 2012
In less than a week I will be in New York City to attend the 109th American International Toy Fair. I’m looking forward to checking out some of the more than 7,000 new toys being introduced there and bringing back to you information on the best new educational toys of 2012. With over 100,000 products…
Meatloaf with Roasted Brussels Sprouts
I love meatloaf. It’s one of those comforting foods that makes me feel like a kid again but recently I have started eating differently and have cut out all grains, gluten, refined sugars, and basically most highly processed things. This poses a problem because my meatloaf always had bread crumbs in it to bind things, soak up…
Abortion and Planned Parenthood – Komen Foundation Playing Politics
The Susan G Komen Foundation, a leading breast cancer fundraising group, suddenly cut funding to Planned Parenthood due to an investigation by the federal government into whether Planned Parenthood used federal money to fund abortions. In short they bowed to pressure from anti choice groups and in doing so the Susan G. Komen foundation has removed access…
DIY Carrier for Firewood
We love our fireplace and are regularly making trips to bring in firewood. One day after hauling in my third bunch of firewood I decided we needed a better way. I have seen many beautiful firewood carriers in stores but was unfortunately not the proud owner of one nor was I able to make one…
Parents Can Use Reflection to Gauge Unschooling Progress
It’s a common theme among homeschooling and unschooling parents to have this constant nagging feeling that we are somehow not doing for our children what we need to be doing. That we’re somehow experimenting on them with unschooling and the educational choices we have helped them make. I have discussed own issues with this here several times before Over…
How to Peel Garlic in Seconds
I hate peeling garlic but I love to use it when I cook. A while back on the radio I heard about a method for peeling garlic that takes mere seconds. Now I don’t have to struggle I just shake. Continue Reading ….