Implementing Chore Charts For Kids
I’m pretty organized when it comes to my business. I have checklists, to do lists, spreadsheets, and file folders. I use most of them on a regular basis. I’m semi-organized in my personal and family...
View Article7 Time Management Tips for Work At Home Moms (and Dads)
I didn’t choose to become a work-a-home-mom almost 10 years ago, but it’s turned out to be a great fit for our family. I’ve had readers ask me how I manage to do it all and make time for my family. The...
View Article30-Minute Easy Chicken Phở Ga Recipe #WeekdaySupper
A big bowl of pho is the ultimate comfort food for me. Many of you have asked me to share my pho recipe, but I’ve hesitated. Not because I don’t want to share, but because it’s time consuming. As a...
View ArticleMy 2014 Word of the Year Treated Me Well
Embrace. That was my word for 2014. With only a few weeks left in 2014, I’ve been reflecting on how that word has guided me this year. My intention behind the embrace was to remind myself to love me,...
View ArticleFirst Snow of 2015
Just when I breathed a sigh of relief that winter break was over and the kids were back in school, DC got hit with a snow storm. The forecast originally called for 1 inch of snow but by 8AM, it was...
View ArticleHow to Celebrate Mardi Gras at Home with Your Kids
This post contains affiliate links. image adapted from frankieleon via Creative Commons It’s time of the year again! Mardi Gras is the time for king cakes, beads and revelry! Mardi Gras, which...
View Article19 Cinderella Stories From Around the World
Since she was a toddler, the story of Cinderella has been my daughter’s favorite fairy tale. Most of the us are familiar with the classic Disney retelling of the tale, but did you know one of the...
View Article14 Chapter Books That Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! That means I can eat even more Asian food! Kidding aside, I wanted to create a list of chapter books that celebrate Asian Pacific American heritage. I’ve...
View ArticleTOO MANY APPLES–MUST BAKE MORE PIES
We made our annual trek to Larriland Farms a couple of weeks ago and came home with almost 50 pounds of apples. That’s more than we’d planned on picking. But those Mutsu apples were huge and...
View ArticleI CAN’T STOP LISTENING TO BROADWAY’S HAMILTON
It’s rare that I miss working in theatre. Until I see or hear a show that blows me away. Right now I have Broadway cast recording of Hamilton on repeat (affiliate link). I listen to it several...
View ArticleHow To Write 13 Blog Posts A Week
or the past eight months, I’ve written 10-13 blog posts and articles a week. No, I’m not crazy or torturing myself. I love writing. I write 3-4 times a week on this site, another 2-3 times a week on...
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