Easy Blueberry Muffins Recipe — Gluten Free, Vegan, and Allergy Friendly Variations
Muffins made with gluten and eggs The other day, out of the blue, I got inspired to make blueberry muffins. It’s not something I have made before, at least not for many years. So I asked my facebook friends for suggestions for delicious blueberry muffins without any weird ingredients and my friend Samantha sent me […]
Balancing Motherhood and Personal Wellness
One of the most challenging things for me as a mom, for the first while at least, was taking care of myself. I wanted my kids to have such a good childhood, unlike what I went through, that I put all my needs aside and just did everything for the sake of my kids, even […]
Benefits of Caring for the Elderly at Home
Out of my 4 grandparents, my paternal grandfather, may he be alive and well for many more years to come, is 94, almost 95, is the only one still alive. He lives on his own in his home, with an aide coming in to check in on him. My maternal grandfather was young and died […]
How to Know If a Mattress Is Right for Your Post-Surgery Recovery
A good mattress can be the difference between a good night’s sleep and a restless one, between waking up happily to waking up in pain. A few years ago I bought myself a brand new mattress after 15 years on a then second hand mattress, because my back is problematic and the mattress was contributing […]
Visiting The Mtirala Rainforest in Georgia — Our Frugal Georgia Trip, Day 3
Sorry it’s been about a month since my last post about my frugal Georgia trip with my son; life kind of got in the way. On our third day in Georgia, we left Batumi, where we had slept the last two nights, and headed to Kutaisi, where we’d be spending the next two nights. Between […]
Is my child taking drugs? What to look out for
As a parent of 3 teenagers (how on earth do I have 3 teenagers already???) the worry about them going down the wrong path and falling in with a bad crowd is obviously on my mind, as it is with parents of most teenagers. Often, this bad crowd is one that drinks and does drugs, […]
Why Dealing With Autism and Separation Anxiety Needs a Personalized Approach
Separation anxiety is really rough, both on the kids and on the parents. My kids dealt with horrible separation anxiety, I even wrote about it back when my now 15 year old was a baby. It was really tough for everyone. When I needed to start doing some cleaning work to help make ends meet […]
Why Knowledge of Having Ehlers Danlos Syndrome Actually Matters (And Crucial Safety Advice for Hypermobile People)
I went to a get together recently for support for women with hypermobility. Officially it was put out as part of the local Ehlers Danlos Foundation’s events, however, there were some women there who didn’t know what Ehlers Danlos was, but because of issues they had, they were directed there from another support group with […]
Why Hiring a Professional for TV Mounting is Worth It
As I’m writing this, I’m looking at the TV that I mounted myself in my bedroom… that is currently broken, and serves more as a clothes hanger than anything else. I had taken down the TV from its mount for something and when I tried putting it back on, it fell a drop, and I […]
The Link Between Children’s Oral Care And Overall Health
Teeth and cavities have been on my mind as a parent for a long time already- my first post here on the topic was all the way back in 2012. Fortunately, my other children didn’t have as many cavities as my first child did, and the adult teeth in my children (who have them) are […]
