Do Life Right

This list is similar to my “10 Ways to Be a Better Parent TODAY“. Truth be told, you should treat all of your immediate family members better than you treat anyone else in the entire world. Most people do the opposite. They have special meals, special dishes, special clothing, special manners, etc. [...]

This is a surprise Valentine for my wonderful husband. I could never possibly list all the reasons why I love him so much, thus I’m just listing the first ten that come to mind in no particular order.

He always thinks I’m beautiful, no matter what condition I’m in (and he’s seen me in a [...]

While I highly recommend parents-to-be and parent of infants read this entire list, I’ve divided this list into five sections (General Parenting Resources, Parents-To-Be and Parents of Babies, Parents of Small Children, Parents of School Age Children, and Parents of Older/Teenage Children). I have decided to put all five lists together in hopes [...]

Today is my Dad’s birthday. Since he is an avid runner I thought I’d recommend a few running things that he loves:
ChiRunning; There is the book and a DVD, both very interesting! Be sure to look over the website; they now have a ChiWalking section. It’s very Zen!
Nike shoes + [...]

Lately, several people have told my older daughter and myself that they love the names we’ve given our pets and/or our virtual (stuffed) animals. They’ve told us how clever we are and they wonder how we’ve been able to come up with the cool names we used. Well, we’re clever enough to [...]

Are you like us and can’t get enough of Star Trek?
Here are our 10 top shows or movies that are in a similar vein:

Galaxy Quest; This hilarious movie is all about “What if aliens thought the Star Trek universe was real?” I love the whole thing except the creepy, freaky, little aliens part. [...]

Some people think that living a “green” lifestyle is difficult. Since it doesn’t need to be, I thought I’d mention a few products that work not just as well as their “green” counterparts, but better, making living “green” comfortably seamless. These products are easy to find and make significant impact without radically changing [...]

Our favorite “Children’s Fiction” Books We’ve Read in 2007:

Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey, and the follow-up One Morning in Maine; These sweet stories capture Maine in its pure form. Blissfully happy, we see the girls Sal and Jane, as they go through significant milestones in their lives. I can barely get [...]

My favorite “Adult Non-Fiction” for 2007 (in no particular order):

Skinny Bitch by Kim Barnouin; Not just another diet book, nor does it have any radically new information. However, it says all the same facts in a completely approachable and non-stand-offish way (unlike many vegan and vegetarian books out there). Clearly, McDougall books are not changing [...]

Favorite Adult Fiction of 2007 (in no particular order). Sadly, I don’t think any of these can make my “Top 10 Fiction Books of All Time”, but they are good (if they weren’t I wouldn’t have written this list at all).

Veil of Roses by Laura Fitzgerald; Woman’s Lit combined with Romance. I met the [...]