By the time noon rolls around, my children are ready for a filling, nutritious lunch. I notice a visible improvement in their mood and productivity when I’ve taken the time to plan and execute a GOOD lunch. Lunch, however, can often turn into a boring peanut butter and jelly rut in our home. With a…
Summer can be a stressful time for many moms. The kids are at home, camp and other activities crowd an already overflowing calendar and of course, the house needs tending to. Yes, no wonder, moms, especially those with home-based businesses, tend to dread the summer and stress levels skyrocket at this time. Here are some…
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood disorders that can continue through adolescence and adulthood. Symptoms include difficulty staying focused and paying attention, difficulty controlling behavior, and hyperactivity (over-activity). Since children mature at different times and can naturally be impulsive and inattentive, ADHD can be hard to properly diagnose. If…
Over the winter, I was mulling over the perfect location for a bathtub in the home my husband and I are building in an airplane hangar. The sight wasn’t very pretty at the time, but deep inside my heart, I knew: A bathtub is a home spa, the place for self-nurturing and reflection. When you…
Some days–like today–I wander out my door and think of how much richer my life has been because of my dad. He’s the one who taught me, “Katie, there’s no such thing as boredom.” He believed that all you needed were a ball cap, a good pair of sneakers, and a dab of sunscreen on…
Yuck, lice. Is your head itchy yet at the very thought of it? As parents, simply hearing the word “lice” gives us visions of combing heads and doing load after load of laundry. Head lice have been a problem since we were children, but in recent years they are developing a resistance to products developed…
We all know that exercise should be an important part of our routine. In an ideal world, we would all wake up an hour before our children do, go jogging on tree-lined streets with our best friend beside us, return home to a hot shower and a cup of orange juice while our doting…
Do your children love their green vegetables? If they do, consider yourself lucky. Many children’s repertoire of green vegetables begins and ends with green beans. According to an article in Science Daily: …only 8 percent of vegetables consumed by children in all groups were dark green or orange; fried potatoes constituted about 46…
There are approximately 105 million adults (about one in six) in the U.S. with high cholesterol. Each and every one of them is at higher risk of heart disease and heart attack, a top killer of both men and women in the United States. Cholesterol buildup is the most common cause of heart disease. That’s…
