When was the last time you had a glass of Coke or a piece of bread? Most likely, it hasn’t been very long. Have you recycled a newspaper this week, or tossed a used dryer sheet into the trash? I know I have. Did you brush your teeth today? Hope so. You might be surprised…
Photography Questions….Answered!
People – both local and online – often come to me with photography questions, so I’ve compiled a list of my photography tutorials: The Basics: 10 Tips to Improve your Photography The Mode Dial: Get to Know Your Camera What Are Megapixels? Photography Tips for Rainy Days Outdoor Photography Tips How to Achieve Perfect Focus…
Foods to Fight the Cold and Flu
My kids headed back to school yesterday….all except one. Reese was home sick (and will be again today) with a cough, stuffy nose, and fever. Unfortunately, from here on out (at least until Spring is in full force) I will no longer be able to make plans outside the house. Inevitably, during the Winter, if…
Surviving Long Car Trips With Kids
If you are reading this, then you can, with sympathies, imagine me in a packed-to-the-brim mini van with 5 active kids. We’re on our way to spend the holidays with Nana and Grandpap in Florida. Whenever anybody hears that we are crazy enough to drive 18 hours with 7 people packed in a car, they…
Teaching Kids the Spirit of Giving, Not Receiving
As soon as Halloween is over, the Christmas decorations slowly make their way out in every store. By the time Thanksgiving is here, Christmas has officially taken over retail, television, and radio. Soon our neighborhoods are also reminders of the Holiday season. It’s hard to leave the house or tune in to anything outside your…
A Blogger’s Top 10 Tips to Get Through Writer’s Block
Blogging on a regular basis can be tough, and every once in a while the blogger will inevitably run out of things to say. We’ve all experienced it. Lack of inspiration. Writer’s block. Nothing to say. What do you do when the conversation goes dry? What to Blog About When You Have Nothing to Blog…
Teaching Kids to Manage Money
As my children have gotten older, one of the biggest challenges that I have faced has been teaching them financial responsibility and the true value and meaning of money. My younger kids have occassionally asked me for money for one thing or another, and when I’ve answered that I don’t have money for that right…
How to Avoid the Red-eye Effect
How many times have you taken a photo with the flash and come back with something like this? Megan and Allison from Mom Central with me in Baltimore for the Aquafina party Red eyes might be fashionable for Halloween, but I don’t know of anyone who wants to be remembered with blood-red eyes. So we’ve…
How to Avoid Before-School Melt-Downs
Help me win the Amazing Avocado Big Hit Grand Prize ($5000!) for my yummy Avocado recipe by voting daily for me at https://www.theamazingavocado.com/bighit/vote.php?id=8 Mornings can be hectic with five kids in school. Heck, afternoons and evenings are hectic with five kids in school. But mornings present a completely unique and challenging…. challenge. Getting five kids…
Photography Tips for Rainy Days
Today’s quick photography tutorial is inspired by our current wet weather. It has been raining here for the last 2 days, and after the dry spell we’ve had for the last little while, it has been quite enjoyable (albeit quite WET). The rain inspired me to start my regular photography tips back up. After a…
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