In general, no matter how many children you have, parents tend to think that having one less child is SO easy. If you have two kids, you start to wonder how you ever thought one was difficult. When you have three little ones, going out with two kids suddenly seems like a total breeze. Four or … [Read more...]
Back-to-School Tips!
Hard to believe that in just a few days the kiddies will be back to school! I don't know about you, but I have been wiping the tears from my eyes - tears of joy that is! Don't get me wrong, I love my children and really enjoy spending the summer months with them, however, it has presented some … [Read more...]
Thinking about starting a business? Advice from a mompreneur!
Have you ever thought about starting your own business? I've thought about it many times. After all, I like to have the flexibility of doing something from home so I can still be with the kids. Blogging here on Urbanmoms, as well as running my own site and contributing to other sites (yes, I'm … [Read more...]
How to Deep Fry a Turkey
The Parkers have had some dangerous Thanksgivings over the last few years. No, we don’t play football, go skydiving, or drink too much moonshine and talk about our “real” feelings around the table. Nope… we deep fry our turkey. I will admit there is nothing better than the smell of a turkey in … [Read more...]
Sleep: 8 Tips on How to Get Quality Over Quantity
By far the number one question I get asked is, “What time do you wake up in the morning?” For those of you who don’t know, I work on ‘Derringer in the Morning on Q107.’ The show starts at 6am but I like to be at work for 4:30, plus I live two area codes outside of the 416 so I have to wake up … [Read more...]
Happy Earth Day!
Happy Earth Day, readers! I hope that my first week of blogging here at She's So Green has been at least a little inspiring to you, and that you don't think I'm totally insane for making my own nut milk, or hoarding milk jugs to make bird feeders! Today I'm going to focus on the little things … [Read more...]
A Tip For The Laundress
As the Laundress of this house, I make it a point to keep all monies I find during the clean-up. I mean, if I have to deal with shredded kleenex swirled around in the wash, or petrified apple cores, I'll consider this lost money as a tip. If you can't remember to empty your pockets, then you deserve … [Read more...]
This teacher needs your help:
Believe it or not, we teachers do not know everything. Whether its how to solve that really, really confusing math problem or how to solve a really, really silly fight between two best friends. We rely on plenty of other resources to help us out. For that math problem? … [Read more...]
Nothing Tastes as Good as Thin Feels…
The holidays are here and it is time to break out the drawstring pants! Or not... The holiday season is undoubtedly a time for rejoicing. Unfortunately, the average adult does a little too much celebrating during this time of year, which leads to extra baggage when the New Year rings in. … [Read more...]