Parenting Tips: How to Communicate With Teenagers
Raising teenagers is considered to be quite hard. That is the common consensus. Many teens and their parents do not get along. I am lucky that my teen son and I have a good relationship. However, these things are not a given. Here are some tips from a reader on how to better communicate with […]
The best money-saving apps available to download right now
I love money saving. I love applications on my phone. Apps that save me money are the best kind. Here are some suggestions on money saving apps sent to me by a reader. Saving money isn’t the easiest of goals to smash, particularly at the moment during these difficult and financially testing times for a […]
Buying an Exciting Giant Oven and Rearranging My Living Room and Dining Room
I mentioned in my recent post that I had so many things breaking at a time. What I didn’t mention, though, is that my stove had been breaking for a long time, and it wasn’t a new thing. I was just suffering with a barely working stove, making everything take longer since I could only […]
Heartwarming Ways To Make Your Presence Felt Across The Miles
It’s really hard when people you love don’t live near you, and traveling to see them is either expensive or not doable for other reasons. But even if you aren’t there in actuality, there are ways to essentially give a hug long distance. For example, when my best friend Michelle was living in the US, […]
The New and Cool Smart Rubik’s Cubes
My 13 year old son Lee is a whiz at just about everything technology related. (I wrote this post without his help, so if I sound like a total ignoramus when it comes to these stuff, its not his fault. I did get his permission to write about him though.) He taught himself how to […]
Preventing Distracted Driving
I have an embarassing confession. I once got into two car accidents on the same hour long trip home. The first accident happened when I was already tired from a long day, and fortunately it was just a mild bumper to bumper accident with no damage. But because I was upset with myself for this […]
How to Make Good Coffee at Home On a Budget
I used to be a coffee lover. Or rather, I still am but am not able to drink coffee, as coffee triggers my anxiety badly and my psychiatrist banned it and all stimulants from my life. But for many people, coffee is a very integral part of their morning ritual (and often many other times […]
My Easy Fix of a Friend’s Necklace (That I Accidentally Broke)
My friend Babs was at my house for dinner yesterday and she was all dressed up for the occasion with a new necklace that her mentor gifted to her literally the day beforehand. It wasn’t an expensive piece like a fancy gold necklace, just costume jewelry, but it was sentimental because of who gave […]
Check Out This Tasty Biltong Recipe
I know all about biltong from being married to a South African for over a decade; it is a dried meat that hails from South Africa, but I’ve never had a chance to actually taste it, because when my former brother in law made a batch it had gluten in it. Biltong is sometimes sold […]
Easy Baked Onion Quinoa Recipe
If you want an easy and delicious recipe for a gluten free side dish, look no further than this quinoa recipe. It is so simple I almost feel bad to share it, but then realized that lots of people do like simple things and simple definitely doesn’t mean bad. Its not something I’ve ever done […]
