Summer is coming to an end, and with mosquitoes everywhere we go it can be difficult to always make sure your family is protected from that pesky bug. Usually a child’s first reaction is to scratch a bug bite right away, and doing so can tend to make the bite bigger, redder, and itchier. With […]
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Summer Sunscreen Tips
Summer is here and the sun is hotter and brighter than ever! Time to keep that sunscreen on hand. Many of us walk out the door and don’t even think about putting sunscreen on. Or we’re in a hurry, need to get to our destination and forget to apply it. We should all think safety […]
Outdoor Playpen Cover
Some of us like to take our children’s playpens outside and have our little one sit, play, and take naps in outdoors. But keeping our kids from throwing out their toys and bottles out, and keeping the bugs and mosquitoes away can be difficult with the open top playpen; as well as protecting them from the sun. Here’s one […]
Feeling Better with Allergies or A Cold
We try our best to keep our families healthy, but sometimes getting sick it’s unavoidable, especially in spring with the sporadic weather, and all the lovely yellow pollen floating around everywhere! When allergies or a cold occur it can be chaos around the house trying to keep the sick, and the healthy, both feeling their […]
Five Home Remedies to Alleviate Boo Boo’s
Spring has sprung and that means trips, falls, bumps ,and bruises as the kids journey back outside for those longer summer days. Kids are notorious for getting mysterious bruises and cuts, and when that day comes, there is nothing more convenient than a home remedy. To avoid an overflowing medicine cabinet or multiple trips to […]
Reuse Dryer Sheets
We all want our homes to smell great, and an expensive way to keep your home smelling fresh and clean is by reusing the dryer sheets. Instead of discarding them, tape the sheet onto the heat or air conditioning vent to leave your home smelling inviting all day! Dryer sheets can also help fight against […]
A Fast Zit Zapper
Many of us deal with breakouts, whether due to stress, eating habits, oily skin, or simply our genes. If you’re trying to cut back on those expensive skin treatments, or it’s too late to head to the pharmacy, don’t worry, head to your medicine cabinet or first aid kit. There’s an easy and inexpensive way […]
Unroll Me
Some apps aren’t worth the download, but the Unroll Me app is definitely an exception! It’s an incredibly useful app for those who subscribe to website emails for the extra savings, but later find it a bit overwhelming to receive the emails. Unroll.me makes unsubscribing from email lists easy, because let’s face it, no one likes receiving […]
6 Energy Boosting Tricks
Being a mom is an absolute blessing, but the energy that it requires can be draining. Children seem to have endless amounts of it, and as parents it can seem impossible to keep up. The following 6 tips offer realistic methods of boosting your energy when you’re running on empty. 1.Drink a bottle of water: […]
Tips to Keep Flowers Fresh
Who doesn’t love a great fresh flower display? Other than cutting the flowers’, stems and changing the water regularly, there are other tricks you can do to keep a bouquet looking and smelling fresh! – Create a grid with tape on the top of the vase if it is too large. The holes created by […]