Summer Idea

stylized photo of mikey sitting on the laundry room floor loading the washing machine. Stickers of a broom, spray bottle and folded laundry added for fun. In Mikey’s handwriting, “i do laundry."

Parents now seem to feel pressure to do everything for their kids. The dads cut off the crusts instead of teaching the kids to just eat the part of the sandwich they want. The moms wash all the apples when they get back from the grocery store instead of teaching the kids to do it…

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National Brown Bag It Day!

stylized photo of a brown bag labeled Brown Bag It! sitting on our wood kitchen table on a green placemat.

This Manic Monday happens to fall on a busy parent’s favorite day of the year: National Brown Bag It Day. And I am here to help you embrace the beauty of this approach to dinner, not just tonight, but any night you need it. In a pinch, you can grab a few things from the…

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Adding to the Mania

Mikey working on his ipad with his speech therapist, her face obscured with an apple with the title The Best Teacher on it

These Manic Monday posts are supposed to be about making your life easier, or at least more streamlined and less stressful. But, today in National Teacher Appreciation Day (celebrated in most schools as Teacher Appreciation Week).  Don’t shoot the messenger, but aside from you and your family, your child’s teachers are probably the most important…

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Go Paperless!

My mom sitting at her desk on the phone surrounded by papers

It’s another manic Monday and I have a tip that will make every day easier. For impact, I have shown you my mom’s desk in the late 80’s/early 90’s when paperless was not an option. Papers everywhere! Do yourself a favor. Whenever there is an option to go paperless, do it! Bank statements, school flyers,…

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