• Help Your Kids to Be Happy, Healthy and Successful!

    Happy, Healthy and Successful boys running

    Every parent wants their children to grow up happy, healthy and successful. We all do our best to try and make this happen, but it can sometimes be difficult to know what to do for the best. Well, here are a few things that research has suggested could be helpful… Put them in daycare If you have a young child and you’re wondering whether it’s worth putting them into daycare, the answer is yes. There are numerous benefits to children who attend daycare, including an increased likelihood that they will graduate from college, so if you can do it, get them into an education setting early and they will reap the benefits while having a lot of fun. Take good care of yourself Research has shown that happy parents are far more likely to have happy children. Stress and unhappiness are like a cold – those around you can catch them, and children can be very badly affected by negative emotions in their parents. So, don’t feel guilty about booking a yoga class, visiting a spa or taking time out from the kids to read a good book or meditate because what’s good for you will be good for them…

  • Trail Cam Friday!

    Deer in Sandpoint Idaho Photo-A-Day

    I moved the trail cam just a little. It’s much better than looking at the side of the barn. RIGHT?!?! This is to the side of our house looking down our road. This angle will hopefully show me who is walking up to our yard. I mean……. hellllo. It’s a long driveway. It’s obvious it’s someone’s house and yet…… they never come to the door. They walk up this long driveway……… it’s weird. Right?  Some day I will video tape how far off the road we actually are. It’s A HIKE! Okay… see? Shiny…. side tracked…… gesh! I like this first set of pictures because it reminds me of Alice. “Is someone taking pictures?? I want IN!”   (the batteries died over the weekend and reset the date and time. I have GOT to remember to check that when I add new batteries!) This trail cam shot I liked because it shows what the buck looks like after he sheds his antlers for the season. I thought it was really cool. I’d never seen one up close before. (NOW if I can just find those sheds………..) And a few more fun shots. Only deer this week. No turkey’s. No bears. No…

  • Ten Tips to Help You Find the Ideal Babysitter for Your Family

    Ideal Babysitter

    Any parent will tell you that being a mom or dad is a full-time, never-ending job. Between homework, dance lessons, swimming classes, doctor’s appointments, and everything else in between, many parents feel that they are stretched so thin it’s a miracle that they have the time to do anything else. The ideal babysitter is the answer.   That’s why most parents find it handy to have a good babysitter on speed dial; somebody who can turn up at short notice when you need them and provide you with peace of mind knowing that your precious little ones are in safe, capable hands while you get on with whatever needed to be done – or just have some well-deserved me-time.  But finding the perfect babysitter for you can be a daunting process. How do you know that they have relevant experience? Can you be sure they’ll be the right fit for your kids? Do they agree with your parenting techniques and values?  Here are ten tips to keep in mind to help you find the perfect babysitter.  #1. Check Their ID Firstly, before you trust somebody with your kids, you’ll want to be sure that they are definitely who they say they…

  • 4 Ways to Lighten Your Load as a Mom and Business Owner

    super mom

    You are constantly juggling your family life as a mom and business owner; sometimes you don’t know how to make it all manageable. At the moment you feel as though you’re firefighting every single day. Your task list never gets smaller and your household chores never seem to go away! As a mom and a business owner, it may be that your business requires additional support, even in the early stages. Consider the following four ways to lighten your load and you may just find a huge sense of relief. 1.Outsource Your IT When something goes wrong with your IT software, email system or any other integrated programmes you use for your business, you do not have the time to try and fix them yourself. If they do go down this could affect your entire working day, which will cost you money in the long run. Summit Advisors will help you to reduce costs, increase productivity and free up valuable resources. If you’re looking to outsource on thing, let it be your IT. Hire a VA A virtual assistant will be able to help you with all of those time consuming tasks that you simply don’t have the capacity to…