Sometimes we as parents and caregivers can become too wrapped up in trying to schedule and plan the days and activities for kids. While it is very important to develop routines and keep to them in order to help children feel comfortable and secure in their environment, over planning and dictating the learning can have […]
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In keeping with the excitement this past week, where I got to go to CatchCon and take a ride on the Northwestern, here are some shots I haven’t posted yet: Tweet
If you’ve been hanging around Heligirl for at least 11 months, you know I had the opportunity to attend CatchCon, the Deadliest Catch fan event, last year as a member of the press. I shared my experience here. Well, guess what? I got to go again this year as a last minute thing, and had […]
Today I’m handing the reigns over to Amy McCready of Positive Parenting Solutions. She ran the webinar I hosted last week and I get her regular e-mail newsletters that keep me on track with positive discipline. This one is a particularly touchy subject and when I got her advice, I asked her if I could […]
This week the trees are really in bloom and the pink magnolia in my front yard has had Sweetness in awe as it begins to bloom. It’s the first year she’s really noticing the changes in seasons and it’s like watching them for the first time again through her eyes. Mr. Man’s vocabulary is taking […]
U-Haul is hiring. Luckily, you don’t have to know how to spell to work for this fine establishment. (Sadly, no April Fool. This sign has looked like this for TWO months now. Two months. I kid you not. What kind of people are running this joint anyway?) Tweet
I feel like a boob. A great. Big. Hairy. Boob. You might remember I was laid off the beginning of the year, thrust out of my part-time dream job and into the cold, harsh reality of sudden SAHM life as I dealt with the loss of my professional identity and income. It was a nasty […]
