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5 Ways a Low Carb Lifestyle Can Help You Lose Weight

While I’m getting back on track with a regular workout routine, my diet could use some work. Now, you should know, I’m not a fan of restrictive diets. Instead, I look for other ways to eat healthier so I’m not on an “official diet“. But rather, making healthier choices. Recently, I’ve looked into clean eating and into low carb or Keto. I’ve found 5 ways a low carb lifestyle can help you lost weight. And that was of great interest to me. I’m not a huge weight loss journey. But ultimately, I want to live a healthier lifestyle and that includes what I eat. Low carb diets are common in the weight loss spectrum. Many studies have shown them to result in more weight lost…

Parenting an Autistic Child

5 Ways to Help Your Gluten Free Child Fit In at School

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If you have a child that’s gluten free- either because of a special diet or gluten intolerance, be sure to check out these 5 ways to help your gluten free child fit in. Having a food allergy, intolerance, or dietary restriction shouldn’t keep your child from having fun. It also shouldn’t restrict them from daily life activities. No child wants to feel different from his peers. It is very important to fit in, and being the only gluten-free child in the classroom can potentially result in feelings of isolation. This is why it is really important for all the adults, involved in a child’s life, to help out. 5 Ways to Help Your Gluten Free Child Fit In at School 1. Education Educate the teacher…

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Getting and Staying Out of Debt

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As a college student, I’ve unfortunately accumulated a bit in student loans. I’ve tried to keep them to a minimum, but sometimes I just needed the extra to help pay for books or to cover whatever wasn’t covered by grants and scholarship money. I’ve also tried to keep my other spending habits in check and actually don’t have a credit card that isn’t attached to a debit card/bank account. Those are just two ways that I’m trying to avoid getting into debt, but how else can someone go about getting and staying out of debt? It’s one thing to get out of it, and it’s another to stay out of it. But, with both you’re hopefully setting yourself up for financial success. Debt can help…

Money Matters

5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Start a Budget

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We have talked about 8 steps to creating a family budget, but is a budget really necessary? Sure, having a budget in place may help you manage your money smartly, but at the same time; it just might not be for you. Sometimes creating a budget will be the easy part, but actually sticking to that budget might be the struggle. Here are a few questions to ask before you start a budget. Sometimes, even with the best of intention, and even after creating what seems like the ideal budget; it just doesn’t work out. This could be for any number of reasons and if you fall into this category- don’t think of yourself as failing. You tried and that certainly should count for something….

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Starting an Herb Garden

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With the weather starting to warm up a bit, I’m getting the itch to get going on our garden. As a child, my mom kept an herb garden indoors and she has an herb garden now. Starting an herb garden is something that I’ve always wanted to do because who wouldn’t want to cook with fresh herbs? The other appealing part of herb gardening for me was knowing that I could also grow my herbs indoors. I love using fresh ingredients when I can and the thought of being able to just tear off a piece of parsley or snip some oregano was always one I enjoyed and hope to make a reality. ent/uploads/2015/03/how-to-start-an-herb-garden-at-home.jpg” alt=”Starting an herb garden is easier than you think! Here are…

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What to Do When Your Autistic Child Wanders

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As the parent of an autistic child, one of my worst nightmares unfolded– not once, but twice. And then nearly a third time when she was a teenager. Here’s what to do when your autistic child wanders or elopes from home. Imagine this: waking up on a Saturday morning, just as you would on any morning. But this morning something feels different. You can’t quite pinpoint what it is- but you just know that something isn’t quite right. With the nagging feeling in your stomach, you go downstairs and instead of seeing your autistic daughter sitting on the couch waiting for you; you see the front door slightly ajar. Almost instantly, you’re in panic mode. Frantically you search from room to room downstairs and take note of…