Heart Wisdom- Listen To Your Heart! It’s Smarter Than Listening To Your Head

Categories: Happiness, Parenting, Sensible Stuff, Trusting Yourself

A mother’s intuition is an astonishing phenomenon. Against all statistics, against all odds, against knowledgeable, expert advice, a mother can know what is best for her child. Elizabeth Davis, author of Orgasmic Birth calls it the “mother-mind, a highly intuitive way of thinking”. I’ve learned to, above all, listen to it- what I call [...]

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The 12 Days Of Christmas-The Gift Of Appreciation

Categories: Love, Parenting, Relationships, Sensible Stuff

This Christmas, my family and I started a new tradition we call The 12 Days of Christmas. Each day for twelve days starting December 26, we give a gift to someone we appreciate to let them know that they make a difference in our lives. I believe appreciation is one of the best gifts [...]

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Want Happier, Calmer Kids? Get Rid Of The Clutter! A New Year’s Resolution

Categories: Happiness, health, Parenting, Sensible Stuff

Kitchen Area Clutter-”Before” I’ll admit it, I am a recovering hoarder. I inherited my pack-rat nature from both my parents who saw value in every piece of scrap they came across. I learned to be a “maybe we will need this someday” kind of person, a “be prepared for anything” kind of person, [...]

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Tiger Birthday Cake

Categories: Recipes, Sensible Stuff

When it comes to birthdays, I go all out, especially with the cake. I tend to push the limits of my creativity. So when my younger son said he wanted a “tiger cake”, I envisioned a cute little tiger sitting on top of the cake in a green forest. I was inspired by watching a [...]

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Hurrying Our Kids and Doing Too Much- My struggle to slow down

Categories: Happiness, Parenting, Sensible Stuff

I have a mom friend who was wondering why she feels like she is always hurrying her children, even when they are “supposed to be enjoying life“. She writes about it in her blog post called “Why is it so hard for me to let my kids enjoy life at their own pace”. http://jennifermargulis.net/blog/2011/08/why-is-it-so-hard-for-me-to-let-my-kids-enjoy-life-at-their-own-pace/ She [...]

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Dental Secrets About Kids Teeth

Categories: health, Parenting, Sensible Stuff

Now that our kids have had their fill of Halloween candy, I have some words of advice (on the down low) from a dentist that I “grilled” (informally interviewed) recently. But to start, I’ll tell you that I don’t really believe that young kids need to see a dentist if you are conscious to take [...]

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Parents-What To Do With All That Halloween Candy?

Categories: Crafts, health, Parenting, Sensible Stuff

Kids love this time of year, while parents like me dread Halloween because of the GOBS of candy. So in looking for a solution, I came across THE answer. Here’s an article on it that I wrote for this month’s Maui Mamas Magazine: What To Do With All That Halloween Candy? CANDY SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS! Goblins, [...]

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The Coolest Birthday Invitation- Video Invite

Categories: Entertaining, Parenting, Sensible Stuff

A picture is worth a thousand words, but video is the next best thing to being there. Believe it or not, my soon-to-be 4 year old son came up with the idea of making a video birthday invitation! I was planning on sending out a conventional “e-vite” for my son’s 4th birthday party- a rocket [...]

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Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies On A Stick

Categories: Sensible Stuff

Sometimes the simplest ideas are brilliant. My three and a half year old son came up with this one. He said, “Let’s make cookies and put them on a stick!” He recently discovered the joy of eating popsicles, so eating things on a stick was fresh in his mind. He was also motivated because making [...]

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Mini Crustless Quiche Recipe

Categories: Recipes

Tags: breakfast, cooking, cute, easy recipe, eggs, lunch, lunchbox, on the go, quiche, quick recipe

How cute and convenient is this idea! …And so easy to make! Mini, muffin-sized crustless quiches were a hit in my house. I served them for breakfast. I packed some for my brother-in-law’s eight hour plane flight. Put some in my kids lunch boxes and sent some with my husband for work. I also gave [...]

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