Several months ago, I tried to start sharing a regular round up interesting and informative post from around the web. Fittingly, it was called “Weekend Round Up” and it was short-lived because…Well, I fell off the face of the Earth. Okay, not really. I just got very distracted and stop blogging for a while.
As part of my return to blogging, I’ve decided to bring back this feature and calling it the “Monday Morning Status”, which hearkens back to my ad agency days.
With the entire country heading back to school this month, I can’t think of a better way to kick off this segment than with some tips and tricks I’ve picked up along the way:
Teaching kids to pack their own lunches
Rage Against the Minivan
We are making a concerted effort in our family to start having the kids take over some of the domestic duties. Both Mark and I work, and the household stuff is often piling up since we have four small kids who are better at making messes than clearwing them up. So far, they’ve gotten pretty adept at putting their own laundry away. My goal for this year is to get them involved in making their own lunches…
School supplies: Just follow the list
Julieverse
So, expecting a tongue-in-cheek post, I clicked. Hoping for inspiration.
Oh. I was inspired. Red Plum’s editor had posted 5 items that are required on nearly every list. And then they went on to argue them.
But here’s where they were wrong: They didn’t ask a teacher. Well, sure. They had a quote from a teacher that was shocked at how much it costs at back to school season, but in their list of items people don’t need, the writers did not have a clear understanding why the items were on the list. They went on and on releasing judgement, yet nowhere is a teacher asked why she chooses these items….
35 Money Saving Tips For Kids Extracurricular Activities
The Centsible Life
We are definitely in back to school season, and often time with back to school season the extracurricular activities begin as well. If you are like my family the timing is a little rough as we already are feeling a little poor from all of the back to school purchases and saving money on other things has become a priority. Fortunately there are many, many money saving tips to help us alleviate those expenses. 35 in fact and I’ve decided to share them with you…
Simple tips for capturing back to school photos
Simple As That, The Blog
As much as I don’t want to face fact that Summer is nearly halfway over, thoughts of school supply lists and back to school shopping have started to enter my mind as July winds down. As a photographer and a mom, back to school time also makes me think of taking photos so today I thought I’d share a few tips to help you be prepared to capture some fabulous photos of your kids when they head back to school in the Fall!
What Parents Really Do On The First Day Of School
Found the Marbles
Your kid(s) have just left for their first day of the new school year. You look at your watch and remind yourself how many hours of peace and quiet you have until they arrive home. What is the first thing you do after your kids leave for their first day of school?
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Thanks for including my blog! Love that you’re doing this. It makes it do much easier to read anything important since you say so. 😉