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Cooking With Your Kids

May 30, 2016 by

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If you have children, you try to devise new ways to have fun with them while keeping them busy. You can prepare fun foods and cooking with your children is a wonderful experience for the whole family. Cooking with the family can create family memories and teach your children to be responsible.

Today, the purpose is to highlight some of the benefits of cooking with your children as well as some helpful ideas to ensure that the activity is both fun and safe.

Benefits of Cooking For Children

Besides the fun, here are some other ways in which your kids will benefit from the cooking:

Pre-schoolers

They will see how the meals they eat are prepared, in addition to getting hands-on experience, which is an excellent way to learn and feel like they’re helping out.

School-age Children

Besides learning some cooking basics, they can also apply their arithmetic skills as they help mix ingredients for recipes. Furthermore, you can take advantage of this time to talk about proper nutrition and the reason behind choosing the ingredients you are using. It can lay the foundation for healthy eating at a later time.

Teens

They might appreciate the opportunity to improve their cooking skills, which is a good preparation for when they have to cook for themselves. They also might be interested in experimenting with different skills.

Tips To Ensure Positive Cooking Experience with Your Kids

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Proper Planning

Talk to your children in advance about picking a menu and take them shopping with you for them to see what it takes to prepare a full-blown meal from scratch. While at it, you can emphasize budgeting, food selection, as well as quantities needed.

Safe Cooking

Go for simple recipes that won’t compromise the safety of the children. While making the meals, stress safety factors as the reality that pots, boiling water, and oil can be hot, and they need to be careful, lest they get hurt.

Unless your kid is old enough to use a knife, you should do the chopping yourself and don’t forget to highlight that knives are dangerous and shouldn’t be touched in the absence of an adult. You also should be the one cooking on the stove top or putting pans in the oven whenever possible.

Children should be given simple tasks like stirring cake batter, washing lettuce leaves, or tossing pre-measured spices into a bowl. Kitchen safety is paramount for the whole family.

Cleaning Up

Before they get their hands into the ingredients, children must wash their hands with soap and water. Let them know that healthy cooking means cleaning up before touching anything. If they’re handling raw chicken, eggs, or meat, you should make them understand the dangers of salmonella and why it’s important to wash their hands after handling these items. Don’t forget to remind them the importance of cleaning as they go, and show them how to clean bowls and utensils. Cleanliness ensures the safety of every family member.

Getting your children into the kitchen to cook with you is a win-win situation, their age and what you make notwithstanding. As your children interact with you in the kitchen, the will learn a new skill all while teaching them responsibility.

As parents being responsible and a role-model is part of our job and our kids sometimes see us as their heroes, but who looks out for us? Having a good family lawyer in our corner helps us sleep a bit easier at night so we don’t have to sweat the little things that might happen to us down the road.




Planning the Perfect 4th of July Party

May 20, 2016 by

Summer is here, and with this warm season comes school breaks for your little ones, days spent by the pool, and of course, the most wonderful summer celebration there is—the Fourth of July. Most employees across the United States get this fun day off, and with this year’s occasion falling on a Monday, that means a three-day weekend. What better reason could there be to celebrate? If you’re wanting to host a fun Independence Day shindig, it’s time to start planning. With these tips in your arsenal, you’ll throw the most perfectly patriotic and festive Fourth of July party your friends and family have ever attended.

Sending Out Invitations

We’re in the 21st century people, embrace it. You’ll want to get your invitations out with plenty of time for guests to plan, so make sure you write your guest list as soon as possible. To make it easier on yourself, create evites on a site like PunchBowl.com and send them out. While you may usually prefer paper invites, evites make it easier to update guests on any party changes and will make it much easier for you to keep track of RSVPs, which will help you plan supplies accordingly.

Delightful Decorations

The Fourth of July is one of the easiest holidays to decorate for: stick to red, white, and blue, and stars and stripes—you’re pretty much set. Don’t shell out huge amounts of money on decorations you’ll only use one day out of the year (even if you can recycle them for Memorial Day décor). Instead, head to The Dollar Store; these bargain markets have surprisingly amazing deals on fun décor that you won’t feel bad about throwing out at the end of the day. From tablecloths to centerpieces to little American-themed party favors, you can pretty much find anything you need.

The Dress Code

If you’re going all out with a 4th of July patriotic theme, make sure your guests know to come the part. Make sure your family goes all out. Dad could dress up like George Washington while Mom makes an excellent Betsy Ross, or you could go easy and do patriotic colored clothing, putting the kids in American flag leggings and star spangled banner tank tops. The sky’s the limit; just make sure you indicate on the invitation that you want family and friends to dress up, or you’ll deal with potentially being the only ones dressed up to the American nines on this patriotic occasion.

The Entertainment

The fireworks don’t usually start until the sun goes down, so make sure you have plenty of activities ready for your loved ones to enjoy until the colors start bursting in the sky. If there will be a bevy of little ones at your party, set up a craft table so they can let their imaginative sides run wild. It could be putting out red and blue paint with white paper so they can make their own flags (be sure to hang them up for extra decoration when they’re done), or maybe even red, white, and blue beads strung together in a beautiful bracelet or necklace.

July tends to be a toasty month depending on your location, so make sure you’ve got some fun waterworks set up for the kids if your backyard has the room. A Slip N Slide never fails to entertain, and even the simplest of misters and kiddie pools set up can entertain kids of all ages, and is safe for even the littlest of tots. Just be sure to have an adult always watching over the water play. Adults love games too, so make sure you have some fun options set up for attendees over the age of 12. It might be a fun ladder golf setup, or even a bocce ball tournament that sees some fierce competition.

Some Delicious Treats

Keep your spread classically American. Barbecues are an easy and delicious way to keep costs down and tummies happy, and you can serve burgers, hot dogs, and veggie kebabs without breaking the budget. As far as sides go, ask family and friends to bring their favorite side dish and make it a potluck affair. It helps people feel more involved and saves your budget—a win, win.




How to Shop for Yourself as a Mom

May 19, 2016 by

Once you become a mom, it is easy for that role to take over your entire life. It can often be a little difficult to think of yourself as anything else. This is especially true if you are home a lot with very young children. Being a mom is one of the most amazing things in the world but it is certainly not all that you are. There are certain things that you need to do to be able to keep other parts of your life alive and kicking.

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One of the most difficult things to do as a mother of small children is to shop for yourself. Sure, you will do the grocery shopping, school shopping, and even clothes shopping for your little one. But you, inevitably seem to get neglected when it comes to the daily to-do list. Here are some things that you can do to shop for yourself:

Do It Online

Online shopping is becoming more and more popular and with good reason. It saves time, can be done from the comfort of your home, and allows you to look for great bargains. A few tips when surfing the web, however. When shopping at online boutiques for clothes, or buying other essential items, always choose a credible website. It is easy to verify if a website is legitimate or not before you provide the site with all of your secure payment details. Another tip for buying clothes off a website is to carefully measure your body. This way you will able to get clothes that fit you a lot better.

Co-Shopping

This is when you take daddy, a friend, or other willing participant along with the kids. You will then have somebody to watch over the children in the store as you look around and try on what you need. It is best, however, to not take children into a store that is not specifically designed for them. There may be a lot of breakable items and your kids may simply get bored really quickly. A great way to keep them occupied is with a snack or some other activity.

Take a Day Off

Sometimes, you are simply going to need some time to yourself. You need to be able to do your shopping peacefully, on your own schedule. This is why it is sometimes a good idea to hire a babysitter or wrangle a family member into watching the kids for you. In addition to giving you a much needed break, this is the best option for actually getting something that you will like. Most times, when under a time limit, we tend to grab the first thing that seems decent. If you are going to have to spend some money, its best that you first put some thought into your purchase. You will be less likely to regret it.

These are just some of the tips that you can use to help you when you need to go shopping for yourself. One of the most important things that you need to remember is not to feel guilty for spending a little time away from your children. This brief separation will be much better for you and them in the long run.




Keep Yourself Healthy With Tea

May 16, 2016 by

As we race around to take care of a family and everything else that a busy life requires, many of us neglect our own health. We’re up early to find lost homework and we stay up late to bake cupcakes or do laundry. Relaxation and sleep aren’t even on our to-do lists. That works in the short run, maybe, but it’s certainly not a long term plan.

We all know about the importance of healthy eating and all the rest, but when’s the last time you really paid attention to taking care of yourself?

While you’re contemplating that, there’s one thing you can absolutely do. Sit down and drink a cup of tea. It’s not only a delightful way to catch your breath, but it has health benefits galore. Busy moms can order their favorite varieties online from organic stores that offer free shipping like Buddha Teas.

Tea is sort of a miracle because despite the fact that it tastes good, it also has little calories, no fat, and no carbs. That alone puts it leaps above almost anything else you could drink when you’re thirsty, to have with a meal, to enjoy on a break, or for the important hydration that your body needs.

On top of that, some lovely teas offer special benefits like these:

Nutrition Boost

Even though tea has hardly any calories, many varieties have nutrients important for your overall health. Here are some examples:

  • Lavender Tea has high concentrations of vitamin C, calcium, and iron, as well as a good amount of vitamin A.
  • Alfalfa Leaf Tea has vitamins A, D, E, and K, and also has minerals like calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, and potassium.
  • Corn Silk Tea is full of B-complex vitamins plus calcium, zinc, and potassium.
  • Gotu Kola Tea is a natural source of vitamins C and K, and the essential B-complex vitamins thiamin, niacin, and riboflavin. It also provides minerals like iron, calcium, potassium, magnesium, and zinc.

Weight Control and Fitness

You might not have thought that tea could be part of a regular diet and exercise program, but here are some reasons why it should be:

  • Gymnema Tea actually contains substances that reduce the body’s absorption of sugar. It comes from a plant native to India and Africa, and its Hindi name, gurmar, translates to “destroyer of sugar.” This tea also temporarily blocks your taste buds’ ability to recognize sweetness, which, over time, helps reduce cravings for sugary treats.
  • Hibiscus Tea contains polyphenols that regulate metabolism.
  • Flax Seed Tea has omega-3 fatty acids that promote stronger muscles. Its other natural properties help to counter inflammation and help stressed muscles heal and repair more quickly.
  • Fenugreek Seed Tea is loaded with nutrients that help build muscles, including choline, niacin, potassium, and ascorbic acid. It’s also got the amino acids tryptophan and 4-hydroxyisoleucine.

Antioxidant Protection

Antioxidants are all the rage these days, but do you know why they’re important? Well, as we breathe, our bodies produce highly reactive molecules that are called free radicals. These free radicals interact with and cause oxidation damage to other molecules in the body, leading to a wide range of potential ailments and chronic diseases.

To combat these free radicals, we need a steady supply of antioxidants to augment the ones our bodies make by themselves. All tea, and green tea in particular, is a natural high-powered antioxidant, and it also doesn’t hurt to add to your diet some of the other super-antioxidant foods like dark leafy greens, blueberries, cranberries, red and purple grapes, sweet potatoes, beans, and whole grains.

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Anti-Inflammatory Properties

As part of the body’s healing process, moderate inflammation revs up the immune system and brings nourishment to sites of infection and injury, but too much inflammation can be damaging. Lavender tea, ginger tea, and others have excellent anti-inflammatory properties that help to keep inflammation under control.

Anxiety and Stress Relief

High stress can absolutely destroy your health, and even its mildest version certainly doesn’t make for happy living. The very act of sitting quietly and wrapping your hands around a cup of tea is soothing in itself. Your favorite tea, no matter what it is, will help to calm jangled nerves and clear your head. But here are some teas that serve special duty in the war against stress:

  • Ashwagandha Tea, from the root of an Indian herb, works to limit the effects of stress and may even block the release of the body’s stress hormones.
  • Kava Kava Root Tea has antispasmodic qualities to release tension from stressed muscles and provide that “aaaah” moment after an active day.
  • Lavender Tea is a delicious stress-reliever. Simply breathing in its graceful floral scent provides a respite from the outside world.
  • Chamomile Flower Tea is an age-old remedy for calming the mind and body and sending you off to a restful sleep.

A Bonus:

Even if you take good care of yourself, you can still catch the occasional cold. We all know that tea with honey is a natural soother for sore throats, but this article will tell you even more.




5 Fast Tips for a Tidier Home and More Generous Giving

May 4, 2016 by

While spring cleaning may get your house sparkling clean after the long, stuffy winter, an annual scrubbing isn’t all your house needs to look neat and tidy. Clutter can accumulate in one day ― or in one hour, if you have kids ― and hide all the hard work you did with the vacuum and sponge.

Fortunately, the accumulation of clutter is a habit rather than an inevitability, and with the following five strategies, you can kick the habit and have a tidier home in no time. Plus, being more organized allows you to be more effective with your charitable contributions, which means you can do good in two ways at once. For residents of Philadelphia, utilizing local services such as trash collection Philadelphia can further streamline your decluttering efforts and ensure that unwanted items are properly disposed of.

1. Look to Your Mail Pile

Unopened letters are easily some of the worst clutter culprits. When you know that most of your mail is junk or bills, it is natural to want to put off looking at it. Thus, stacks upon stacks of letters accumulate on kitchen counters, desks, end tables, bookshelves, and anywhere else with an open space that will fit a handful of mail.

Instead of succumbing to the temptation of procrastination, you should open your mail as soon as you get it ― which may mean outside at your mailbox. You can sort through your letters for the important ones, like bills, personal notes, or charity requests, and immediately toss the rest in the recycling bin when you get inside. Then, there is no time for you to make clutter with your mail.

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You have cabinets, closets, and a number of other storage spaces ― but the floor should not be one of them. Every member of your family should understand and abide by this rule, picking up and organizing as necessary. Common items that usually become stored on the floor include: toys, shoes, dirty clothes, books and movies, and even loose change.

You can encourage your family to pick up every day by promising that anything found on the floor will be donated to the charity of your choice. Come evening, the floor should be free of anything that isn’t furniture ― and if it isn’t, you will have a healthy donation pile. Follow through or your family will never believe you in the future.

3. Increase Your Space & Donate Large Items

While many decluttering guides sweat the small stuff that accumulates and causes untidiness, you should try to look at the big picture, as well. Large items take up more space, making rooms look smaller and more cramped. You can increase the amount of space both inside and outside your home by ditching certain large items you never use, like huge, uncomfortable couches or the old family boat you haven’t taken out on the water in years. Plenty of charities welcome large item donations, so you don’t even have to wait until trash day to see more space in your home.

However, you might initially have the urge to fill that space with more junk. Instead, you can decorate with placeholders that don’t require much space, like rugs or hanging art. If the new space is in a storage area, like a closet or garage, you can build shelves or other organizers to keep your existing items even neater and tidier.

4. Fill Your Garbage and Recycling Bins

You are paying for garbage and recycling pick-up every week, and you should use it to your full capacity. Before every scheduled garbage day, you should go through a box of junk from the attic or garage. More likely than not, you will find plenty of fodder to fill up your garbage and recycling bins, as well as a few valuable items to give up for donation that are still in decent enough condition.

You can also search through places like the kitchen pantry (for old, expired food) or the office (for old, unneeded paperwork) for stuff to stuff in your bins. Sorting through small amounts of junk for trash day, which is at most twice a week, is more manageable than attempting to tackle your entire house in one weekend, so you are more likely to get it done.

By not attempting to tidy up the whole house in one weekend, you’re also likely to take your time, which will help ensure you’re actually productive in your cleaning and will help you identify used items you might have otherwise thrown out if you were in a rush.

5. Fold Your Clothes in the Laundry Room

Similar to leaving unopened mail around, allowing unfolded laundry to sit and stay for days on end causes massive amounts of clutter. For some, dirty clothes are the primary problem, while for others, clean, dry clothing is an issue. The best solution ― as with mail ― is to develop a habit of handling your clothes as soon as you stop wearing them.

Most worn clothing should go straight into the laundry basket or dry cleaning bag. Anything you believe can be worn again should be folded and placed back in dresser drawers. Meanwhile, once the basket is full and laundry is clean, you must stand and fold your clothes before leaving the area of your washer and dryer. Then, it is harder for everyone to ignore the need to put away the neatly folded clothing.




Moving Tips to Make Life Easier

April 28, 2016 by

Nobody likes moving. While the end destination may be a dream, the process of packing up an entire household and transporting it anywhere from across town to across the country is a major pain. So, what in the world are you suppose to do to make it easier? We have a few helpful tips you can take advantage of. Whether you are on your own or packing with a large family, these tips will make life so much easier prior, during and after your move.

Go the Extra Mile with Labeling

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Labeling a box takes a few moments on the front end, yet can save you hours on the back end. With every box looking pretty much identical, you want to make it easy to determine where the boxes are destined for within the new home. This means either color code the boxes with a sticker, signaling the room, or write out what room the boxes will go to. The color code option is easier as all you need to do is slap a sticker on it, but however you decide to label your boxes, this is extremely beneficial. Moving companies in NJ highly recommends this tip. Also, make sure to slap the old “Fragile” sticker on the boxes with breakables as a reminder.

Easy Access Cleaning Supplies

Before moving in, the apartment staff or previous homeowners probably cleaned out your new residence. However, you probably still want to do some general cleaning, especially in the kitchen and bathroom. Who knows what happened in the bathtub before your arrival, so you should clean this up before taking any kind of shower or bat (which after a long move, likely sounds great). So, have easy access to cleaning supplies. Have this be one of the last boxes you place on the truck. Last thing you want is to be forced to unload the entire truck until you can grab the tile cleaner.

Avoid Broken Makeup

Have you ever experienced going to your makeup bag or box after a move, only to find many of your cosmetics powders have cracked or worse? It’s pretty frustrating, especially with expensive makeup. This results in your makeup application not going onto the brush evenly. To avoid this, place some extra cotton balls into the container. This absorbs the impact of moving and helps prevent any breaking.

Use the Containers You Have

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Other helpful tips includes cutting down on the number of boxes you are forced to purchase. These boxes can become expensive eventually. Instead, use items you already have for storage. Those laundry hampers have all that open space, you might as well put something in it. Have hope chests or storage container you’re bringing along with you? Toss something inside. Just keep in mind what you are putting in. A hope chest full of books is incredibly heavy. So, consider putting a few books and some clothes in together. This spreads out the weight and prevents problems later on when unpacking.

Go with the Dolly

When renting moving equipment, you generally have the option of renting a dolly. It adds a few bucks to the final bill so many people turn it down. Don’t. It is both a time saver and a back saver. You can stack multiple boxes on the dolly at once and you don’t have to worry about throwing your bucket while moving so many items. Sadly it won’t work with the mattress or other larger, heavier objects, but that is why you hire professional moving companies to move the furniture, so you don’t need to.




Time For a Bathroom Redo with Olympic Paints #BringontheColor Campaign

April 24, 2016 by

We have lived in our current house for just about six years and other than a hallway, a bedroom and some touchups we haven’t repainted much but it’s about time our master bath get a fresh coat of paint.  It’s the most god awful blood red color. Worst of all it’s badly painted. There are streaks, drip marks and things stuck in the paint. For this project we are calling on Olympic Paints from Lowe’s Home Improvement.

I can say that I am not a fan of painting at all in fact I would rather do just about anything before painting but I realized our bathroom is too dark and needs a makeover ASAP.  Yesterday Melinda and I took a ride over to Lowe’s and we hit the color center to see what kinds of colors Olympic paints had to offer and we came home with a few options. If you aren’t sure where to find Olympic paints in your area click HERE.

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Exclusively at Lowe’s, the Olympic Paints and Stains Color Center allows people to browse paints and stains in one place. The colors are organized to make finding and comparing shades easier than ever. With Olympic Paints and Stains, you can trust that your home’s colors will look great and last for years to come.  I really liked how the Olympic display was setup at our Lowe’s.  It was really easy to find paint chips and I also love that they have room brochures that get your creative juices flowing.  The room brochures were arranged to allow shopping in 3 simple ways: Color (through all of the chips); Lifestyle (through the lifestyle brochures); Project (room and project brochures).

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I took a bathroom  project brochure and a kitchen one since that is most likely the next paint project after our bathroom.  I am not sure about other paints but I know no matter what color you are looking for, the Olympic Paints and Stains Color Center makes it easy to find it.  I picked the colors I liked for our bathroom and Melinda did the same and now we will try to come to an agreement on what color to use, LOL wish us luck.

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I wasn’t really sure what to expect before walking into Lowe’s yesterday but after spending about an hour looking at all of the different color options I am getting excited about repainting our bathroom, I can’t believe that I am saying that but it is so overdue that I am ready to dive into this project head first. Melinda will ultimately decide on the best color scheme. This is her inspiration along with making sure it coordinates with the bedroom.

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Be sure to stay tuned for our next post showing our bathroom makeover.  Also be sure to follow Olympic via their social media channels which I have listed below:

Olympic Facebook, Olympic Twitter, Olympic Instagram, Olympic Pinterest

Disclosure: This post is a sponsored by The Motherhood and Olympic Paints but all thoughts are 100% my own. 

 




Weird and wonderful competitions

April 18, 2016 by

Over time, it’s possible for any game to be turned into some sort of competition. Elite sports tournaments, such as those in football, tennis, golf and even chess, are considered to be the absolute pinnacle of competitive activity, but this piece will not be looking at this kind of competition. Instead it will be looking at the altogether more eccentric and obscure types that most people won’t even be aware of the existence of.

Wife carrying

This is an annual event which takes place in Finland – in Sonkajarvi to be precise. Believed to date back to the late 1800s when a robber named Herkko Rosvo-Ronkainen carried captive women away on his back – it is now a competitive championship involving husbands carrying their wives piggyback style in a race filled with obstacles. The rules are fairly simple, with the first couple to cross the line being the winners – but the wife has to weigh over 49 kilos.

Rock, paper, scissors

Most people will know of the game ‘rock, paper, scissors’, but few will realise they can actually play it competitively. This is a UK event and has been in existence for around a decade – although the game itself is a lot older than that. It takes place at a different venue each year – the 2016 championship is at the Green Man Pub in London – and involves entrants competing in seven knockout rounds, to decide the eventual winner. Alongside a trophy and £100 cheque, the winner here also gets a bottle of champagne – so polish your skills by checking out the Ladbrokes rock, paper, scissors guide.

Underwater rugby

It sounds like a Monty Python sketch, but there is an underwater rugby tournament. It dates back to 1961 and was invented in Koln, Germany. It is hugely popular in Nordic countries, where it is known as UW-Polo, and is played in swimming pools. There are teams of 15 players and halves lasting 15 minutes with six players each in play at any time – all wearing snorkels and diving masks. Otherwise, it is about scoring a try, just a whole lot more soggy.

Toe wrestling

This is perhaps the most bizarre one yet, and is another childhood favourite now played by adults as a competitive championship. It involves barefoot competitors trying to defeat each other in big toe wrestling bouts. The first championship was held in 1976, in Derbyshire and it’s still held in that area and has become popular enough for organizers to apply – unsuccessfully – for it to become an official Olympic sport.

Office chair racing

This is another German invention which sees entrant’s race each other using specially adapted office chairs. The race route runs 560 feet and has obstacles, so it’s not for the faint hearted. You do get to wear a helmet and padding though, and there is a separate prize event for best outfit.

These are all real competitive events, but only those with a surreal mind could have invented them.




Top ways to relax after your kids go to sleep

April 5, 2016 by

While the early evening is usually a bustling time in any household with kids, however once the children go to sleep this all changes. Parents find this is the ideal time for them to relax in a number of ways.

Avoid TV Watching

For some parents, simply avoiding TV is a favorite way to relax. They prefer the tranquility that is afforded after the kids go to sleep. This can be a time to meditate or enjoy conversation with one’s spouse.

 Exercise

This is one of the best ways for parents to distress after a long day. It is important, however, to remember that exercise should take place more than three hours prior to bedtime. Otherwise, parents may find it difficult to wind down for sleep.

Gambling Online

The internet has made it possible to enjoy your favorite mobile casino games found on sites like mobilecasinoaustralia.co.au right from your own home. The games can be accessed on a computer, tablet or phone. Take advantage of bonuses and other incentives on bitcoin casino Australia and you could be gambling with free money!

 Journaling

Simply having time to reflect on the day can be powerful for parents. For instance, some people find that keeping a gratitude journal can keep them thinking positive and remain appreciative for what they have. A gratitude journal is a place to document on positive events from the day. Looking at the glass half full is better for the soul.

Reading

Many parents find that they enjoy reading for knowledge or pleasure when their children have gone to bed. It’s easier to get lost in a book without having your thoughts interrupted. Some parents may find they prefer reading news or other articles online.

While this not an inclusive list, its offers parents some useful ideas of how they can unwind following a long day.




Create Great Traction for Your Business

March 30, 2016 by

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Okay, so you’ve seen and read through many blogs throughout your life, but what makes the blog, Look What Mom Found… and Dad Too!, special? This blog is written and managed by a husband and wife partnership that has three kids. Their readers come for more than just the reviews and giveaways available on the site. They also come for the creative and fun stories, the educational articles, healthy living tips, and for a glimpse of what this dynamic duo finds interesting in the world. With such diverse topics and a variety of different readers, this is a great place for a business to gain traction for their company, product, or cause that they might not have gained otherwise.

Advertising Your Business

So why should you advertise? This is one of the oldest and most beneficial strategies to increase traction for your company, product, or cause. By increasing your visibility, you can reach out to more people and gain a wider audience and possibly even more customers. When you get your business out there, you’ll be amazed at how many people you can reach!

A Great Way to Connect with Others

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One of the reasons why Melinda and her husband started this blog is to connect with others themselves, and for businesses and communities to connect with each other. This is why there are so many different products, businesses, and causes mentioned in the blog! This is definitely a great way to reach out to others while at the same time getting your product, cause, or business out there for more traction which is exactly what they had been aiming for.

Topics of Interest

There isn’t just one topic that this blog focuses specifically on. Instead, the writers cater to a large audience with a variety of different topics they post in their blog, including but not limited to: public relations firms, tips on cleaning like a professional, how to keep romance alive, recipes for fun foods, and even advertising clothing at retail stores.

If you are a content marketing site like ContentVIVA, a clothing store like Macy’s, or even just someone trying to raise awareness for your cause, there’s a place for you at Look What Mom Found… and Dad Too!

A Shift toward Public Relations Firms

So what do public relations firms do? All PR and advertising agencies such as Mosaico PR share the same goal: to help promote clients in a way that makes them appear successful, honest, and as exciting or relevant as possible. These services are a great way to make your company not only get great traction, but withhold a positive reputation throughout the life of your business.

 




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