Archives for the 'Family Life' Category
Digital Photography Tips [Productivity @ Home]
One of my favorite online resources Surfing the Net with Kids offers some great tips this week for making the most with your family’s digital photography. We’ll all be taking lots of photos this summer, so visit Barbara Feldman’s suggested websites to learn more about using your digital camera and photography in general.
I’m always [...]
School Lunch - Buy or Pack? [Productivity @ Home]
I’m not sure why this article from SparkPeople.com is coming out during what is, for many students, summer vacation - but it contains very helpful information, so I thought I’d pass it along. The article includes helpful tips to encourage your child to eat a healthy lunch. The tips are also very relevant [...]
Drive More Productively with DriverSide.com [Productivity @ Home]
Thanks to Allison Blass for bringing to my attention a cool new web 2.0 site for drivers called DriverSide.com. Through the site’s very interesting “What’s it Worth” feature I was able to learn, somewhat depressingly that my 2005 Tahoe is now worth just under $16,000 and that my 1974 VW Bus is worth $7,000! [...]
Summer Enrichment Ideas for Teens [Productivity @ Home]
Education blogger Vicki Caruana shares an insightful post called School’s Out, but Not the Brain! In the post, Vicki addresses the issue of summer for teens. Communities and schools tend to offer great enrichment opportunities for elementary aged kids, but high schoolers need summer educational goals as well. My own Eric is [...]
Special Kids, Special Needs, Special Families [Productivity @ Home]
Thank you to Tom Fox and his friend Joe for directing my attention to a thought provoking article and video at Newsweek on the topic of Bipolar disorder in children. This article and others I have read are a constant reminder to me that so many families need our help, support and prayers. It’s [...]
An Idea for Dad for Father’s Day [Productivity @ Home]
About a month ago, I reminded all of the Dads out there to be good to your wives on Mother’s Day and I know you followed through! So turnaround’s fair play! Moms, there are all kinds of things Dads might love to have for Father’s Day. One of them is the gift [...]
Halfway to 2009? [Productivity @ Home]
An email today from my friends at BusyBodyBook.com stopped me in my tracks! Is it possible that 2009 calendars are already available? Well, I guess it’s true. I still have a lot of work to do on my 2008 resolutions!
The 2009 wall calendar includes the following features:
Fab features include:
7 very spacious and [...]
Mom heads back to the Dorms! [Productivity @ Home]
This week, Eric and I are in Santa Fe, New Mexico attending ZoukFest 2008 | World Music Camp.
Actually, Eric is attending and I’m soaking up the scenery, writing and touring beautiful Santa Fe. After flying into Albuquerque (yes, the old Patridge Family Song is stuck in my head!) this afternoon, we drove over to [...]
Something Nice for Teacher! [Productivity @ Home]
Thanks to my Twitter.com friend BarbinNebraska for the heads up on an article highlighting end of the year gifts for teachers. Personally, most of the teachers I know would take a pass on number 5. Barb’s reminder is very timely. Even if your kids have already finished school for the year, it’s [...]
Find a Playgroup in Your Area [Productivity @ Home]
One of the most frequent requests I receive is from moms looking for playgroups in their areas. Thanks to Moms Group Manual, I can now point them to iPlaygroups.com with confidence. If you belong to a church or community playgroup, it would be great if you could list your group online so that [...]