My New Favorite Parenting Purchase- a CBT Cognitive Distortions Chart
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a type of therapy used to treat different mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, and more. It works by noticing and stopping the cycle of negative thought patterns, which helps people individuals manage stress, improve their coping skills, and in general improve their mental health. While I haven’t […]
Choosing The Best Before & After School Care For Your Child
As parents, we want the best for our kids, the safest and most nourishing environments, but its hard to know how to pick the best caregivers for them. In addition to care during the school day, sometimes parents need longer hours, especially when the hours of the school day don’t align with their work schedule. […]
Having Children in Medical School: The Benefits and Challenges
Going to college when you have kids is much harder than going when you don’t, no question about it. Medical school is even harder than the average college, so you can imagine having children in medical school sure isn’t an easy thing, and many people would advise against it. Here are some pros and cons, […]
Lamb, Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato Tagine Recipe — Gluten Free, Paleo, Allergy Friendly Moroccan Spiced Lamb Stew
Every once in a while I buy lamb, and when I do, I think back to one of the first times I made lamb that was so finger licking good I couldn’t stop eating it straight out of the pot. It was a tagine, a Moroccan stew, typically slow cooked in a special clay pot […]
How To Ease Ovarian Cyst Pain: Diet and Lifestyle Tips
Ovarian cyst pain is very common for women, and if you’re among one of the women who suffer from that, you might be unsure how to alleviate the issues. There are non medical intervention options for the pain; here are some of them. Ovarian cysts can be a frustrating and painful experience for many women. […]
From Tailgating to Camping: Smart Cooler Hacks for the Fall Season
I love coolers. When we go camping, I am able to keep my food cold in it so we can bring along cheap groceries instead of buying more expensive ones closer to the camp site, and then we can save leftovers instead of needing to cook something each meal. I’ve even used my cooler for […]
My Son’s Frugal NYC Touring- Days 2 and 3
Traveling! I can’t wait to do it since life is currently too complicated for that, but in the meantime, I am having fun writing up about and sharing information about my 17 year old son, Lee’s, frugal trip to the US and England this past summer. I already posted about what my son did on […]
4 Orthodontic Issues Your Child Might Experience
Orthodontics… It’s something that people short on cash often really dread, because orthodonture is far from cheap. In some cases, like mine, it was either orthodonture or likely need to get dentures by the time I was 30, because of how bad my mouth was. My father’s cousin Marty had overlapping roots so badly that […]
Cultivating Gratitude: One of the Most Important Things to Be Doing This Holiday Season
What, a post about Christmas already? I mean, if you’ve been following the news, that isn’t so strange, as Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro ruled that Christmas starts October 1 this year, so that is quite soon. But additionally, Thanksgiving, which is sooner, is literally all about gratitude, and it is something good to have all […]
Why I “Have A Thing For Old Cars”… Or How People Want You To Stay Poor
After a long day at the beach, sitting down next to my car at the side of the road, waiting for the tow truck after it died. This was on the one year anniversary of getting my car. My car is like an old person with arthritis. Its bones creak and groan. It isn’t broken, […]
