Life Management
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Take Your Kids to Venice, Italy for Carnevale! 7 Fun Activities They Will Love
The yearly celebration of Carnival is enjoyed in many cities around the world. Although Rio de Janeiro and New Orleans are the most well-known for their elaborate carnival escapades, the elegant, traditional and exciting Carnevale in Venice, Italy is a great way to celebrate with the whole family. The Venetians have made their age-old Carnevale celebration into a 17-day fun fest for all ages and offer many interesting and creative activities for kids. Here are 7 fun, historic and educational activities for kids during Venice Carnevale: 1. Dressing Up in Costume All kids will enjoy dressing up like it’s Halloween and not just for one day – but for over…
- Art, Awareness, Crafts, Creativity, Culture, Kids, Laugh, Life Management, Lifestyle, Plan, Play, Slideshow
Education :: Complete Preschool Curriculum
This is our second year as a homeschool family. I have a preschooler who will be going into kinder this fall and a second grader. Last year I didn’t do anything formal with my three year old since figuring out homeschool with my first grader was hard enough. When she wanted to participate I gave her manipulatives, things to color, sticker books, or our wipe-clean books to help her practice pen control. This year I was more structured and always had something available for her to do that counted as “school work”. She likes learning, so it’s important to me that I always have something for her to do.…
- Apps, Awareness, Creativity, Culture, Entertainment, Life Management, Lifestyle, Parenting, Plan, Play, Relationships, Slideshow, Spotlight, Tech
Lifestyle Expert Chi-Lan Lieu Offers 6 Tips on Staying Connected and Managing App Stress
An Expert Offers 6 Tips on Staying Connected and Managing App Stress Last week I had a chance to speak with Technology and Lifestyle Expert Chi-Lan Lieu about how busy moms can utilize technology and all that it offers without feeling overwhelmed by it all. Ms. Lieu is currently the Technology & Lifestyle Expert for CBS’s hit daytime talk show, THE TALK. She’s appeared on numerous show to talk tech, including GOOD MORNING AMERICA, ELLEN, THE VIEW, TV GUIDE, E! ENTERTAINMENT, among others. She offers some really fantastic advice for our lovely dandelion moms about family goal-setting and figuring out what apps would work best for your needs. …
- Awareness, Culture, Decor, Dwell, Food, Life Management, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Play, Relationships, Slideshow, Wellness, Writing
Tips for taking mini-breaks during your busy workweek!
You know how it is, you push yourself all day long and find around 3 o’clock you are done. At least you would like to be done for the day, but as a busy parent that isn’t likely! I remind myself to take little breaks throughout the day because sitting in front of the computer all day is just not good for my health. I heard something along these lines that “sitting all day is for our generation is what smoking was for previous generations.” Basically, if you have a job that requires you to sit most of the day, be sure to get up and move around from time to time! …
- Awareness, Culture, Family Travel, Laugh, Life Management, Lifestyle, Money, Parenting, Play, Relationships, Slideshow, Travel
The Extended Stopover – How To See More of the World Without Spending More!
For many years now, my family has been enjoying the benefits of the EXTENDED STOPOVER and assumed everyone knew about it. But as I have been chatting more and more about our travels recently, I realize that very few people know about this awesome travel benefit. So here it is – one of my best travel tips! What is an extended stopover? I am sure most everyone has had to do a stopover (also known as a flight connection) on their way to their final destination. Your luggage is checked through to your final destination, you exit the aircraft, transfer gates, wait for your next flight, and then off you go to…
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Inspirational Mom :: Helen Lao Baxter of Clear Path Solutions
Last year I was invited to attend a media event for Carsmetics, a company that takes the hassle out of car repairs. I was impressed that they were specifically marketing towards women and make it easy for people to get their car repaired without the aggravation. You know how it can be when you get a fender bender and it takes 5 calls just to get a decent quote? I met Helen Lao Baxter at this event as her company, ClearPath Solutions, is working with Carsmetics. I was very impressed with Helen’s go-to attitude and business acumen. You can tell she is a lady that goes after what she wants and manages to run…
