Legal Steps to Take After a School Playground Injury
My son is prone to injury. He’s broken 7 bones. 3 of them happened during school. In none of those cases was it on the playground, and in none of the cases was it actually caused by anything other than his actions, but people have told me that I still have grounds to sue, because […]
The Importance of Preparing Kids for Back to School: How to Save Money in the Process
Kids are back in school in most parts of the Northern Hemisphere, and that means that parents often ended up spending a lot of money on their supplies for school. Preparing your children for their new school year can be quite pricey, but fortunately there are lots of places with terrific back to school sales. […]
Common Causes of Personal Injury and How to Avoid Them
Most people are not like myself, with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, and proprioception issues, that get injured from teeny tiny things, like sitting wrong on a public transportation seat. For them, injuries are less common, and there are ways to avoid them. If you have a more normal body, here are some ways to prevent injury, […]
My Visit to the “Burp Doctor” About No Burp Syndrome, Abelchia, Retrograde Cricopharyngeus Dysfunction (RCPD)
Me during my much skinnier days, in 2014, at 180 lbs but still with enough of a belly that I looked pregnant. I’m now about 100 lbs more than that. Warning, this post might be classified as TMI, “too much information”. Be warned if you continue reading. In my post about how Ehlers Danlos Syndrome affects […]
Open a 529 Plan for College Savings Month
Where has time gone? My kids were just toddlers and now I have a high school graduate! Soon enough he’ll be going to college. Fortunately, locally, college isn’t nearly as expensive as it is in the US, where people often graduate college with so much debt that follows them around for their entire adult life. […]
9 Ideas for a Fun and Fabulous Home Exterior
Your home is a reflection of who you are, or rather, it is the way you present yourself to the world. So yes, my messy home is a reflection of my scattered brain and exhaustion, but its also fun and lively like myself. The outside of your home is how you present yourself to the […]
Upgrading My Community’s Little Free Library
In May, after years of going to a nearby city to get new books to read and to drop off books I read, carrying them by hand, in backpacks and wagons by bus, before I had a car, I decided to put together a little free library for my community. It has been great to watch […]
Best Kid-Friendly Air Fryer Recipes: Delicious and Healthy Meals
Air fryers are all the rage these days, and its not hard to see why. They are very versatile and easy to use, and since they get the texture of frying without the oil, they are healthier as well. But as a parent of kids, it can be even more tempting. Because there is no […]
The Transformative Role of Fieldwork in Enhancing Social Work Education
While I don’t have a degree, one of the professions I strongly considered learning was to be a therapist. At the time I thought all therapists needed to be psychologists and when I heard the education for that was 10 years that turned me off that entirely. But I’ve been to clinical social workers for […]
My Son’s Quick and Frugal Trip to Washington, DC
I’m sorry I haven’t gotten around to posting this yet; my son was in the US for 6 weeks, got home already over 2 weeks ago, and I still haven’t written about his trip other than his first day touring there, in New York City. But I’m catching up. Since my son was in the […]
