It’s just around Christmas and you’re considering a number of options for Christmas gifts for mom. Out of the many gifts you are considering, make sure that your gifts are something that your mom can use. There is really no point to getting her something that she doesn’t like or want to use.
18
Oct
Michigan Fall Color Tours – Upper Peninsula, Michigan
The colors in the Upper Peninsula in the fall will be well worth the trip to see. There are nine different areas that are suggested. The first is a trip of 105 miles from Hancock to Lake Linden, on to Lac La Belle, Bete Grise and then to Copper Harbor. Leave Copper Harbor and go to Eagle River and on to Calument and Laurium and back to Hancock. The route covers Mackinac County with the peak color expected in mid-October, Chippewa County with the peak color expected the first two weeks of October, Luce County with peak color expected the first two weeks of October and Schoolcraft County with the peak color also being the first two weeks in October. This is called the Eastern Upper Peninsula tour.
18
Oct
Babies, Blogs and Motherhood
If you’ve just had a new baby, the last thing you’re probably thinking about is writing a blog. As you are discovering, caring for a newborn is a lot more work than it looked like. Diapers need constant changing; if the baby isn’t sleeping, he’s eating; and the rest of the time it seems he’s spitting up. How can there possibly be any time left to blog?
17
Oct
Baby Shower ABC’s – Shower Games
So you’ve successfully gotten the baby shower invitations sent out and plentyof guests have already sent in their RSVPs. How many are you going to entertain them?! Sure, you’ve got a lavish menu prepared, and the theme for your decorations selected, but many of the guests won’t know each other.
17
Oct
Trim your Tummy – What’s Hot and What’s Not
Burning calories can be hard when you don’t have enough time to work up a sweat. Trimming your tummy doesn’t have to include hours at the gym or simply subsisting on lemons and maple syrup. Here is a list of what’s Hot and what’s Not when you need to trim your tummy.
17
Oct
What Fats to Eat to Burn the Baby Fat
We live in a fat obsessed world where the perpetual battle to get rid of it from our diets and our bodies at all costs rages on. It’s the “Darth Vader” of the diet industry and few are the ones who can resist succumbing to the delicious and addictive “darkside” of fatty foods. And thanks to the media, fat’s reputation today as an essential nutrient has been put on the back burner. Fat is a neccessary nutrient to burn the baby fat and it’s time to set the record straight.
17
Oct
TMJ, TMD and a Flight out of JFK
In one of my flights from New York to London, I overheard a lady across the aisle complaining to her husband about her TMJ. She said she needed a sip of water so that she could take some aspirin.
17
Oct
How to Dump the Diet and Burn the Baby Fat
Food is energy and we need it to fuel our bodies. Of course, a busy mom who needs to lose the pregnancy weight has no time for the gym or the boot camp and reaches for the fast and easy way out to burn the baby fat – by going on a fad diet. Diets, however convenient, focus on results that are short lived and are far removed from the emotional, psychological, behavioral, cultural and societal factors that affect weight.
17
Oct
Promoting Honesty In Our Kids
My family knows that I hold honesty as one of our core family values. I often talk with my kids about our family values and why we believe in them. I have always had a rule that if a child confesses to something the consequence will be much less than if they tell a lie to cover it.
16
Oct
Six Suggestions For Teaching Children Financial Responsibility
Teaching children financial responsibility is one is of the most important things you can do as a parent. Money affects most every aspect of our lives and financial irresponsibility is the cause for most divorces and credit problems in general. Here are 6 techniques to help you.