We Know It’s Not Pretty…

Tweet Our apologies if you’ve come here to check us out and you just happened to notice that we’re lacking a slick logo and design. Not to worry… we’re taking care of that! But we’re good with words, not design, so we need other people to make everything look prettier for us. (If you want [...]

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Healthy Schools: Fuel Up to Play 60 Grants

You recently received a grant for the Play 60 program to benefit your students, which is awesome.  I’m curious how long the process was in applying for the grant? I worked on different parts of the grant from the beginning … Continue reading

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Roleplaying in World of Warcraft as a Creative Writing Outlet: Meet Carisse Dawnfire

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Roleplaying in World of Warcraft as a Creative Writing Outlet: Meet Carisse Dawnfire

Post from: WELL, in THIS House… A Mom BlogRoleplaying in World of Warcraft as a Creative Writing Outlet: Meet Carisse Dawnfire I make no secret about the fact that I’m a gamer geek who loves to play World of Warcraft. It’s an outlet for many things, including a place to go when coping with my [...]

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Blog Schedule

For the longest time, I’ve published blog posts on a Monday – Friday schedule.  I’ve found some drawbacks, however.  There are days when I struggle on what to write about.  Other days, I’ll be up until well past midnight working on blog posts.  It’s gotten to the point that I don’t have much time for [...]

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Using the WordPress App to Blog on the Go

Disclosure: As a member of the Verizon Lifestyle Bloggers, I recently received a Lucid 2 by LG to try and share ways that I use my cell phone to make life easier. This blog post utilizes the Lucid 2’s QuickMemo™ to share images of apps. There was no other compensation. I am a long time [...]

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Teriyaki Turkey Burgers

We are still hanging on tight for the crazy roller coaster ride of the spring schedule.  And, as my door is in constant revolving motion & my car drives countless times up and down my street running everyone to and … Continue reading

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A Fun Game of Nuclear War

Last Saturday, NHL and I played a game of Nuclear War with each other.  He launched missiles at me, I retaliated, millions were killed.  A fun time was had by all.  Of course, I’m not referring to actual war, but to the card game by Flying Buffalo named Nuclear War. I was introduced to Nuclear [...]

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Use TravelNerd To Plan Your Next Family Vacation

AirplaneBeing a mom can come with a myriad of challenges. From making sure the kids make it to school on time to getting them to bed at a reasonable hour, and all the chaos that happens in between. Even planning a family vacation can be [...]

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Finding the Right Summer Camp

The summer months are going to be here before we know it. In our area, kids are in school until the third week of June. This gives me a little more breathing room since I am slacking on plans. I seem to have forgotten that ready or not, summer will be coming. Perhaps it is [...]

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Hilton Garden Inn Staten Island: a Family-Friendly Budget NYC Hotel

Staten Island FerryThe best-kept secret to finding a budget NYC hotel is that there’s more to the Big Apple than Midtown Manhattan. New York City is composed of five boroughs: Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, The Bronx, and the often-forgotten Staten Island.  Because it’s frequently overlooked, Staten Island lodging [...]

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What Does Mental Illness Look Like?

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What Does Mental Illness Look Like?

Post from: WELL, in THIS House… A Mom BlogWhat Does Mental Illness Look Like? Mental illness looks very different not only from person to person, but day to day for each person. When you see me out and about, you most likely see me on my healthiest days, when I’m not overwrought by anxiety or [...]

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