What room is used every day in your home, but never seems to get the attention or recognition it deserves? The laundry room! We toss our dirty laundry through the open door. We stumble over baskets of clean laundry from the dryer. We procrastinate folding said baskets of clean laundry […]
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Ok, this is in response to a “Back to Blogging” challenge that I took part in last year. It was about posting fall bucket list ideas; what activities we wanted to partake in to celebrate Fall. I have updated the list for 2017 by adding a couple new ideas. Fall […]
Bucket List Ideas for Fall 2017 Recently updated !
The topic of kids and grief, and the teachers that teach these grieving children, is a subject near and dear to my heart. After the death of my husband over 5 years ago, we have experienced the need for teachers to be better educated about dealing with grieving kids first-hand. During […]
Educating Teachers About Grief
My youngest daughter had a rough time during 4th grade in school. It was a combination of several things, but the underlying reason was that she was still dealing with grief … even though it was hard to tell that from how she looked or acted. That’s often the way with grieving […]
Issues In The Classroom For Grieving Children
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Scams and Frauds to Watch Out For in 2017
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How To Create a 72 Hour Bag
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As a single mom, I know just how difficult it can be to navigate the daily challenges of parenting alone. We need a “village” – a support system to help us when we are stressed; to pick us up when we stumble. But sometimes it’s tricky to find that support. […]
Build a Single Mom Support Group
It’s that time of year again – New Year’s Resolutions! We do quite a bit of introspection as single moms, don’t we? Seems we are always thinking about every course of action, scrutinizing our choices, etc. We want to make sure that our actions and choices are what’s best for […]
New Year’s Resolutions for Single Moms
So, it’s New Year’s Eve – and you need some creative ideas to celebrate the night, and help usher in the new year in style. But you can’t/don’t want to leave the house – and who can blame you? So we will divide this list of ideas up into two […]
New Year’s Eve Ideas for Single Moms
2 One of the most enjoyable parts of the holidays for us is the large amount of Christmas craft ideas for kids out there today. Family traditions that we have created over the years often center around the kiddos making crafts, baking cookies, etc. My daughters and I always go over to […]
Christmas Craft Ideas for Kids
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Using a Calendar as a Family Organizer
So it’s Thanksgiving Day … and the family is gathered at your home. And there are all the parents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. Your home has been cleaned, silverware polished, table set and the food prepared. All the guests have arrived, and there is excitement in the air. […]
Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids
The holidays can be a great time for traditions and spending time with family. They are some of the most joyous times of the year. But they are also the time of year that brings a spike in the rates of depression and suicide. Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years can […]
Single Mom Survival Guide for the Holidays
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Creating Thanksgiving Family Traditions
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Scholarships for Single Moms
As a single mom, I have many plates that have to keep spinning, and only ME to make that happen. Birthdays and special occasions have a way of sneaking up on all of us, especially when your main priority is holding down a job to pay bills, making sure kids get to […]
Easy DIY Candy Buffet for Single Moms
7 Part of my job in security is working in Access Control at the Oregon State Hospital. Access Control is where we watch the cameras on all the units, monitor the radio channels for the hospital units and the security staff, and open/close the sallyports in the hospital. There are 10 […]