https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Stac/Life is filled with everything from taking care of the kids, the house, the car, school, and yes, even taking care of your husband. hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Stac/625888So while I am writing about managing life, my life caught up with me and I haven't gotten to write much. One started school and the other two start this next week, we had a family crisis and finally the vacation we were looking for. I had no choice but to take some time off, but I think we can...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Stac/623480Life can be divided into six areas: Family, Career, Personal, Health, Home, and Finances. To manage life, you have to take responsibility for each area, including things which are out of your control, balance each area, and direct it where you want to go. If you are just beginning to actively...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Stac/623408I recently read an article about a concept called free range parenting, which begun with a columnist who allowed her 9 year old son to ride the New York Subway system alone. She taught him how to read the maps, know downtown and uptown. Her concept is to teach them responsibility and allowing...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Stac/623392We have all read lots of articles on creating a price book for the items you buy all the time or always making a grocery list to save more money and decrease spending. What about putting all those items together into one little book? Start with one of those small journal which would fit easy into...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Stac/623137Here recently I came across Mint, www.mint.com, and have begun using this free website to be able to track my personal finances. They automatically track your checking, savings, credit cards, loans, and even investments automatically for you. This automatic tracking means that you don't have to...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Stac/623132I have one son that love to be read to and probably will love to read. I have another who needs to read but really doesn't like to read. So I have worked to come up with some idea's to help get him to read more. 1. Reading Points System - Take a selection of books and depending on how hard the...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Stac/623025Unlike adults, who have high rates of cancer, heart disease, and other health concerns that cause fatalities, children are much different. The #1 killer of kids is unintentional injuries or accidents. Safe Kids, www.safekids.org, states that most of them are preventable. For young children,...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Stac/623013Recently in the Denver Post website site, there was a article concerning how parents where angry over a new rule their landlord put in place. This rule was children 16 and under must be supervised at all times. Shortly before this rule a supervised child got his foot stuck in an air conditioner...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Stac/622913As parents we should take the time to personally define what parenting is. The dictionary only defines it as rearing children, but we need to find a deeper definition then that for several reasons. The most important reason is a personalize definition of parenting give us a foundation in which to...