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Life with kids can get pretty messy sometimes. Heck, life in general is messy sometimes. But with these easy cleaning hacks from Clorox, you’ll be done picking up one mess just in time to catch the next one rolling in! Kitchen Cleaning Hacks To Keep Life Easy and Fun Life with kids is always interesting. Never boring, always loud,…
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School Lunch Hero Day is Friday, May 1st. Inspired by Jarrett J. Krosoczka, author and illustrator of the popular LUNCH LADY graphic novel series (these are awesome books. Very funny, and great for so many ages), this is an opportunity for students to thank their school cafeteria staff with handmade cards, banners and special recognition. Lots of school cafeteria staff get kind…
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What Are Essential Oils? Essential oils are natural, concentrated, fragrant compounds found in the seeds, bark, stems, roots, flowers, and other parts of a plant. Essential oils have been used historically for therapeutic and medicinal purposes. They are most recently know for the use in aromatherapy. Essential oils can be used aromatically, topically and internally. I use essential oils in a…
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As a parent of elementary school kids, I look back on when mine were babies and I have to giggle. When the kids were babies, we took such extreme care to be sure they were safe. If we only knew then what we know now! Keeping a baby safe is a piece of cake compared to keeping older kids safe….
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I love the convenience of my crock pot, freezer meals, and now I have a new favorite for weekly meal prep in the kitchen- Anova’s Sous Vide Device. When I was first asked to check it out I jumped at it, but then I was a bit intimidated- it looked well….fancy. I wasn’t sure it was something that would be…
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Mother’s Day is in a few weeks. This year, as with many years, it’ll also be my birthday. A day of celebration, and a day of remembrance. Like so many others, it’s a bittersweet day. Celebrating my own motherhood, with my own children, but missing my mom, and missing the relationship my kids would have had with their grandmother. My…
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