It seems like severe weather has been a huge issue all over the country this year, not just in the usual areas. Many of these storms left just seconds for those affected to seek shelter. This certainly points out the value of owning a Emergency Alert Radio and also having one installed on a Smartphone, if possible.On Thursday, May 19th only, you will be able to download the iMap Weather Radio ...
Visit Select Cities for Less with Go Select
Being somewhat close to Chicago, we typically travel down at least a few times a year just for fun. LJ thinks it is one of the coolest places he's been and has chosen to go there this year for his birthday.I was thrilled when the folks from Smart Destinations offered to let me try out their new attraction pass, Go Select, while planning our Chicago getaway. We added a bunch of "must see" ...
Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
In case you weren't aware, Mother's Day is Sunday. Yes, THIS SUNDAY. Don't fear if you haven't picked up a gift yet. We have plenty of ideas for moms in all stages of motherhood. (Already done your Mother's Day shopping? Good for you! Why don't you reward yourself by picking up something from the list just for yourself?) Give mom the gift of a good night's sleep with Elizabeth Pantley's No ...
Elmer’s Spring DIY Projects
Here in Wisconsin, it stays cold for a loooong time (especially this spring!). For the casual gardener like me, this poses a bit of a dilemma. If I want to grow vegetables from seed, they need to get planted early, yet it's much too cold to put plants in the ground until after Memorial Day. A logical solution - and the one that the hardcore gardeners use - is a greenhouse. I looked into ...
Five Allergy Relief Strategies
Both LJ and I suffer from seasonal allergies - and when I say suffer, I mean suffer. Without some sort of allergy medicine, both of us are constantly blowing our noses and sneezing all over everything.If you've been reading this blog for any length of time, you know that I prefer to keep the medicine-taking to a minimum. This means employing every other allergen reducing technique I can come up ...
Yes, this is me getting all excited over laundry again.
Good grief, what has happened to me?Seriously, when I was my hip, twenty-something little self, I never dreamed there would be a day when I would get genuinely excited over laundry detergent. But you saw me go all goo-goo over Purex Crystals a while back (still loving them oh-so-much, BTW), and now I am gushing in awe of the stain removal powers of Purex with Zout.And don't think I can't hear you ...
LJ and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Yesterday I got that call from LJ's school. You know, the one that makes you stop cold. The "we need you to come to the school right. now." call. The one that sends you flying out of the house, forgetting to lock the door, screeching down the driveway without even looking behind you. It seems that LJ had another fainting spell, this time at school. Those of you who have followed me for a ...
Baby Preview: One Woman’s Experience – Part 2
If you missed Part 1 yesterday, you can catch up here before reading on. When I got home I watched the DVD that night, I called my Mom and told her what happened. She couldn't wait to see the DVD as well. I showed her and my Dad the DVD the next day and they were crying and so happy to see their grand daughter alive and well. I remember showing the DVD to some other family members as well...they ...
Baby Preview: One Woman’s Experience – Part 1
Have you ever wondered if what you do every day really makes a difference in someone else's life? Many times, business owners are somewhat removed from the impact they have on others.Unless you are Lorraine Paradinovich who owns Baby Preview in Wauwatosa, a place to experience 3D and 4D ultrasounds. Lorraine profoundly affected one local woman when she needed it most and I'm thrilled to share her ...
What to do on snow/sick days? Play dress up of course!
When I found out I was having a boy, I pretty much figured that playing dress up would not be in my future.I was wrong.What I should have known is that boys do indeed play dress up, it's just not with dresses and tiaras. Instead, boys like to dress up as scary monsters, super heroes, and (in LJ's case) characters from Star Wars. We now have quite a collection of Star Wars costumes....There was ...
Raising Financially Responsible Kids – Earn It, Learn It
One of the biggest struggles parents face is figuring out how to raise financially responsible kids. The messages trying to undermine what you are teaching are coming at your kids from every direction: the kid in his class who gets every toy he wants, the girl in her class with the new designer outfit every week, the constant advertisements during all of the kid shows once they graduate from PBS ...
Is ProActiv Just for Teens?
It seems to me, that if getting older is going to bring wrinkles and other nasty surprises, at the very least it should also provide an end to dealing with pesky breakouts. It only seems fair.I should probably back up and give you some background information here. When I hit my teen years, I had skin issues - not HUGE acne issues, but I was plagued by pretty regular breakouts and clogged pores. ...
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