Something tells me that back in the day (say, pre-WalMart) people didn’t just throw things away because of a slight imperfection or minor scratch. Whether it was the children of the Great... Read more >>

We all do chores in our house. I’m not the maid. I want the kids to learn how to work hard. I want them to know how to take care of their home. I can’t do it all myself. So I assign the... Read more >>

Are your household cleaners safe? When put to the test, researchers find household cleaners have been keeping a dirty little secret. Before you decide to buy your next supply of favorite household... Read more >>

So many of my friends with young children complain about an imbalance of parenting and household chores between themselves and their husbands. They complain that they do 90 percent of the parenting,... Read more >>

Okay, yes. I’ll admit it; I’m extreme. I’m an “all or nothing” girl. And while this may have come in handy before children, when I worked full-time, and the “all or... Read more >>

Usually when I am faced with a pile of dirty laundry weighing more than my 120-pound lab, I am fired up, and ready to sort, spot, and spend my day alert—ears spring-loaded listening for the... Read more >>

When my toddler asked for blueberries and I told her we were out, she said, “Let’s go to the store and get some more.” While I can afford blueberries and her request was not grand,... Read more >>

In a moment of inspiration and complete desperation (and maybe even a bit of work procrastination), I sat down at my computer and typed up a daily chore chart. One for the Girl. One for the Boy. To... Read more >>

Recently, my husband & I moved into our beautiful dream home that he built for us. Obviously, dream would indicate that the size is that of ‘larger than I can handle on my own’... Read more >>

Cable television is entertaining but what’s even more entertaining is catching the reaction on my kids’ faces when they hastily point the ergonomic metal clicker at the boob tube and, oops... Read more >>