Easy Swedish Meatball Recipe

Recently, I discussed my love for meatballs and my quest to find easy meatball recipes. This is a never ending task and at some point, I’m probably going to be the only one willing to eat meatballs. But we’ll see how far I can push the family until that point. My next search was for an easy Swedish meatball recipe. And I’ll tell you why. When I was growing up, Swedish meatballs were one of my favorite foods. I could eat that all day, every day. And this was before I discovered the tasty version from IKEA. And if you’re like me and wondering just what makes a Swedish meatball Swedish… here’s what I’ve found out: Swedish meatballs are generally bite sized as opposed to…

Tax Solutions for Work at Home Moms

Tax Solutions for Work at Home Moms

Taxes are not one of my favorite things – mostly because I’ve always had a difficult time understanding it. That and I wasn’t exactly thrilled if I had to pay money. I often wondered if there was an easier solution. A simpler solution that didn’t involve me pulling my hair out. Now, thanks to The Motherhood and United Way for sponsoring this conversation, I am so happy to bring you these tax solutions for work at home moms.  Perhaps the most common misconceptions about taxes and your online business is that the two are not related to each other. Most people think that online businesses are not really taxed that’s why more and more people are becoming attracted to start their very own online business. Most…

How to Protect Your Child’s Emotional Well Being

How to Protect Your Child’s Emotional Well Being

As parents, we want to protect our children from practically everything. And while this may seem impossible; we can protect them in certain areas. Mostly, that covers things like physical needs. But have you considered how to protect your child’s emotional well being? In our effort to balance very full and hectic lives with our families and our jobs, we may have been neglecting an all-important facet of our child’s life: their emotional well-being. The first three years of a child’s life is a critical time for a child. And the trauma of changing child care providers or having a ‘part-time’ parent float in and out of their life can be very traumatic and destabilizing for them. For some parents, that means making a decision for…

5 Essential Tips to Overcome Procrastination for Better Productivity

5 Essential Tips to Overcome Procrastination for Better Productivity

Two of my biggest flaws have always been perfectionism and procrastination. Fortunately, I’ve learned to let go of the perfectionism mindset… mostly. It still haunts me on occasion though I’ve also come to realize that it’s not entirely a bad thing. My procrastination, on the other hand, works entirely against all of the time management goals that I set for myself. But what does it mean to procrastinate? Procrastination is a problem that affects a person’s ability to function in a motivated sense. It can stop a person from being able to complete assignments in a timely manner and it can often keep people from performing well at a job. Here are 5 essentials tips for how to overcome procrastination to increase your productivity. Why…

How to Incorporate Yoga Into Your Autism Meltdown Strategies

How to Incorporate Yoga Into Your Autism Meltdown Strategies

Calming strategies for autism meltdowns are something that I have wanted to cover more. While I have created a simple calming strategies printable pack in the past, it’s something that I know I can expand on. Today, I want to talk about how to use yoga as an autism meltdown strategy. How Yoga is Beneficial for Autism Meltdowns An excellent way to help a child with autism is to have them do yoga. Yoga is becoming very popular for kids and teens because of all the many benefits it provides. Not only are there are a lot of important physical benefits, but emotional and mental ones as well. Kids with autism will find that they are able to relax more often and have a great tool…

How to Teach Your Preschooler Basic Graphing Skills

How to Teach Your Preschooler Basic Graphing Skills

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #EarnWithBoxTops #CollectiveBias I was never the best at math. I’ll be the first to admit to that. However, my preschooler is starting to show some interest in STEAM and STEM. One of the areas that she loves? Counting and making charts. No, these charts aren’t exactly perfect. But, she’s learning. Besides, she’s only 4 so I can’t expect anything grand. One way that I can help my preschooler learn basic graphing skills is by utilizing real life situations. For example, we like to collect Box Tops for Education for her older sister’s school. Graphing Skills with Real Life Examples Your local grocery store, or wherever you do your grocery shopping,…