• How To Improve Your Family Life This Year

    Family on beach

    Family life comes with its own set of challenges. Fortunately, there are a few ways you can make life easier and happier for your family. Every parent wants to see their family thriving. If you want your family to feel loved, nurtured, and happier, here are four simple ways to achieve that.   1. Organize family activities to create beautiful memories Fun activities can bring the family together. The ideas are many, and you can plan several fun things instead of spending most time behind the TV or on your smart devices. Why not try some arts and crafts, take a hike, or road trip with your family? These are some incredible family moments to treasure years to come. More so, reducing your screen times can free up more time for your family to connect. This is effective for managing stress, depression, and anxiety symptoms. If you are considering taking a family-bonding road trip this year, you can take advantage of this by taking the time to get a new car! Car research websites like Edmunds will help you buy with confidence and find great deals you can take advantage of to ensure your family has a convenient way to travel.…

  • StoryWorth Is NOT The Way To GO!

    One really good perk to having a blog is getting to WHINE when you get ripped off. I am steamed!! On Instagram I found this deal from a place called StoryWorth. Answer questions and send pictures. Their ad says: We help you record your family stories all year long, and preserve them in a beautiful book. Okay, sounds like an amazing idea. I pay for 2 books one for my daughter Selena and one for my son Zachary. I sent $128.00   True a little steep but it will be so worth it. UNTIL a year later and I only get $78.00 Okay?? Where did the extra $50 go? Back and forth with customer service and here is their response. I was able to pop into your account to explore this further for you. It appears you purchased a subscription for $89 which would include a book credit for one black and white book. All subscription come with a black and white book. Then you purchased an additional book. Which brings your original total to $128. Color books that are under 300 pages are $79 and color books over 300 pages are $99.   You are trying to order two colored books…

  • How To Make Life Easier And Happier For Your Family This Year

    Family on the beach

    Family life comes with its own set of challenges. Fortunately, there are a few ways you can make life easier and happier for your family. Every parent wants to see their family thriving. If you want your family to feel loved, nurtured, and happier, here are four simple ways to achieve that.   1. Plan your meals  With many of today’s families accustomed to restaurants and fast foods, there are many reasons you want to prepare and have your meals at home. Plan your meals to include the various foods containing vital nutrients your family needs every day. You can make your family look forward to mealtime by ensuring that your meals are a healthy balance between new tasty, nutritious dishes and your family’s favorites. You can even make cooking more fun by making it a family activity where everyone can play a role in preparing the meal. 2. Create a weekly schedule  It can be hard to blend your work and family life. It is easier to feel overwhelmed with both jobs yet not doing well. So, before anything else, consider a formalized weekly routine. Creating a weekly routine will make things easier since you won’t have to think about…

  • Adopting An Older Dog: A Few Essential Tips for Making Their Lives Better!

    The ASPCA estimates that approximately 3.1 million dogs enter animal shelters across the country every year. These dogs come in all shapes, sizes, ages, and breeds – some get adopted while others may end up being euthanized. Unfortunately, most of these shelters only see senior dogs adopted 25% of the time versus the 60% younger dogs, and puppies that get adopted. Bringing home an older dog can be rewarding, not only for you but for the dog itself. Dogs age differently than humans do. For most of us, we take the number of years since the dog’s birth and multiply it by seven to get their approximate age. There are other types of calculations you can do to figure out your dog’s age, but regardless, each size and breed has its own age in which it is considered a senior. Small breed dogs earn their senior titles when they are about 11 years old, whereas a medium-sized dog will age to senior at around ten years. Large and giant breed dogs will reach senior maturity around seven and eight years. For example, a Great Dane will become a senior before a Chihuahua. Identifying an Older Dog Much like humans, dogs…