It seems like this topic comes up every year around the holidays. Should you go out and buy (or cut down) a real tree, or should you invest in an artificial tree that will last for much longer? It’s a great question to ask and just like anything, there are pros and cons to buying [...]
Cellphones, social media, social pressures, and exams have been the weight of concern for my children lately. In turn, these feelings create a certain level of anxiety, stress, and can impact a good nights sleep. On the other hand, some children have natural stresses because they have special needs; autism and other sensory experiences can [...]
Overnight my children have graduated from young tots to feisty tweens and teens. With their aging, going step-by-step into various gift brackets, we finally arrived at the teen stage. Having outgrown toys, tweens and teens are now into their pseudo-adult type gifting. This holiday season I needed a true list from my daughter as to [...]
As my children have aged up out of certain gifting criteria we have found they are about functional gifts. Not to mention we have had a multiplication of devices which all require some form of USB to charge said devices. Finding enough outlets, cords, and the like can be a headache. This year, we found [...]
Gift giving for older children is more about functionality or overall use as opposed to what “Santa” will be delivering. Kids these days are more technologically driven than ever before so staying ahead of the trend but behind the bus in cost is a delicate balance. From the latest iPhone to portable cameras or the [...]
Nowadays everything is a subscription. From dog food to even a shave subscription, long gone are the days of simple gifts. Holiday shopping for The Chad and my kids has become a struggle through the years. As we – and they – age, finding “that” particular gift or any gifts becomes challenging. The kids are [...]
Virtual water isn’t associated with any social media platform or program. Nor is virtual water a computer-created pixel program on a screen that allows you to water plants in a farming scenario. Virtual water is the number of gallons of water associated with growing an item, foodstuff, or product. No, this isn’t a made-up statistic [...]
At the dinner table the other night my youngest children began to tell me about how they were looking for images to use as their school email avatar. Realizing how quickly my children have advanced in this age of technology, I was proud and amused at the same time. Until they mentioned how they wanted [...]
If you are a body builder or professional athlete, you probably know all about the mini-proteins that make up the latest and greatest in weight-loss and muscle building wonders for the human body. For those of you that don’t know anything about the newest and best product to come out of the research clinics, this [...]
So often we’re told about antioxidants like those found in green tea, and we all seem to know just one thing – that they’re good for you. But what do antioxidants actually do? And why is green tea such a great source of them? I’m no doctor, but with a little research, you can find [...]
