The Busy Mom’s Super Simple Back to School Meal Idea

The Busy Mom’s Super Simple Back to School Meal Idea

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Back to school time can be busy for everyone in the family. And with so many things to do, dinner plans and meal ideas may be lacking. I know, for me anyway, I want to find meal ideas that are easy and don’t require a lot of prep work. I’m not above ordering food, either. And that’s why I’m happy to partner with Boston Market to bring you this super simple back to school meal idea. And did I also mention that it’s budget friendly? We don’t order food often, or at least we try to keep it to a minimum. I have food triggered migraines so it’s difficult, at times, for me to eat out. Unless I can look at a full menu that…

How to Plan a Memorable Family Staycation

How to Plan a Memorable Family Staycation

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser, Walmart Family Mobile. All opinions are mine alone. #SummerIsForSavings #CollectiveBias #WFM3 As a one-income family (or at least a steady one-income family), money is not always plentiful. Sure, we make do. And we live well within our means. But, it would be nice to be able to splurge every so often. Or, to at least, start saving for something big. And while we may not be able to take a huge family vacation anytime soon, we can at least plan a memorable family staycation. There really is so much to see and do in and around this area! With the continual rising costs of gas, food and the expense of living in general,…

4 Tips for Keeping Kids Healthy When They Go Back to School

4 Tips for Keeping Kids Healthy When They Go Back to School

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With schools across the country preparing for or already back to school, I wanted to start sharing some more tips with you. We’ve covered quite a few topics already, so today, let’s talk about keeping kids healthy when they go back to school. In fact, I want to share 4 easy tips for a healthy back to school- with thanks to Fidelis Care for sponsoring this conversation. Preparing for back to school means going back to a routine. For many of us, summer is a time of relaxation and taking it easy. But, along with restoring routines and structure; we also want to make sure that our kids are healthy. Of course, this is one of those things that we work on all year- but…

How to Raise Responsible Kids by Giving them Chores

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We have covered this topic already in our series of posts about raising kids with character. But I wanted to talk about how to raise responsible kids by giving them chores. Now yes, this was already covered (to an extent) in the practical parent’s guide to raising responsible kids. And, to some extent, in our chore ideas for toddlers. So why cover it again? Because I feel that it’s important. We, as parents, just want to do our best when it comes to raising our kids. Some days we feel like we’ve got this all under control, and other days not so much. When you are raising your kids, you want to show them the right way to do things, teach them important life lessons,…

Budget Friendly Back to School Shopping Tips

Budget Friendly Back to School Shopping Tips

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We’ve never really splurged on back to school shopping. Unless it was for school supplies, but that’s to be expected. Still, I wanted to share some budget friendly back to school shopping tips. And with thanks to Boscov’s for sponsoring this conversation, we are thrilled to show you how we’re making the most of our back to school budget. So, I’ll be the first to admit, I’m not the biggest fan of shopping trips. They can be time consuming and sometimes the lines can be really long. I’d much rather shop online, but there are times that I’m willing to venture out. For example, to one of the local malls when I know that a favorite store has a good sale. Boscov’s is getting ready…

6 Tips for Establishing a Back to School Routine for Kids

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Though some schools have already started, we don’t go back until the first week of September here in New York. Because of that, I wanted to provide some tips for establishing a back to school routine for kids. These tips will hopefully help you and your children with getting back into the mindset of back to school time. Let’s face it, during the summer months children are usually not on a particular schedule. They’ve gotten in the habit of going to bed and getting up later. As back-to-school time nears, however, it’s important to get children back on a school schedule. 6 Tips for Establishing a Back to School Routine Make a list – Make one list per child of everything he or she will…