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When my husband and I began dating, he had just moved into his first apartment and was living on his own for the first time in his life.  His diet consisted of three things: microwave pizzas, frozen chicken nuggets with fries, and chips with queso.  My first experience living completely on my own involved almost…

My daughter is turning eight in one month.  Eight.  We have now entered the age of Taylor Swift albums, sleepovers, giggles and whispers in best friend’s ears, eye rolls at boy…eye rolls at everything. I love that she can tie her brother’s shoes and usually helps him without being asked.  I love that she feeds…

  Wordless Wednesday Want more Wordless Wednesday?  Check out:  The Bonafide Life, Better in Bulk, Shanamama, From Dates to Diapers, Not Your Momblog, The Divine Miss Mommy, Colorado Moms, Rajean Blomquist, Brain Foggles, Lil Kid Things, The Centsible Life, Rachel Ferruci, and Zensible Mama. Don’t forget to link your own photos below!

I spent the second half of 2011 as a Ragu Mom’s the Word on Dinner ambassador because not a single week goes by without us using Ragu in at least one meal.  I truly love this product, and through this program I have had the privilege of learning more about not only changes made to…

Last month I introduced Resourceful Mommy readers to Kidworth, a free service for parents to help teach children money management that will last a lifetime.  Their service allows parents to set up accounts for their children, create goals each child is working towards, and invite family and friends to help via emails, social sharing and…

I like to joke that my kids are spoiled, but not spoiled rotten.  The fact is that in some ways they live a life of excess.  Just last year they went to Walt Disney World three times – twice for work-related trips with me, and once for a fun weekend getaway.  I’ve never said no…

I’ve worked very hard over the last few months to change the way I eat – when, what, how.  The results have been wonderful for me as I’ve lost weight and improved my health, but the wonderful bonus has been that my family now eats healthier, more balanced meals.  I have always fed my children…

My husband and I differ in opinion on many issues from our taste in music to our stance on politics.  However, one subject we always agree on is finances, including teaching our children the importance of money management at a young age.  Because my parents encouraged me to save money and facilitated the opening of…

I don’t come from a family that hands out compliments frequently.  In fact, my entire small hometown in Pennsylvania is filled with the kind of people who will rebuild your house should it burn to the ground, but will not congratulate you should something wonderful happen to you.  Now, of course I’m generalizing.  In fact,…

I have dragged my readers along as I complained about my husband giving me lingerie for my birthday, raged about finding my voice, laughed about avoiding a deer attack, struggled to lose weight, and shared way too much about my insides.  In the three years that I’ve been blogging, I’ve also taken you with me on my…

My husband and my son do not often always get along.  I like to joke that had my husband and I met when we were five, I likely would have driven him crazy, potentially pulled his hair or hit him, and definitely told him he was my boyfriend whether he liked it or not.  Our…

When your kids are born you can’t imagine them as big kids. The milestones you mark are tiny, incremental changes like first smiles, an extra half hour of consecutive sleep, a laugh. And then one day you drive to a mountain and say, “Climb up those rocks to the summit,” and to your surprise….they do….

Before my kids could tie their shoes, they could operate a computer from pressing the start button to opening Chrome to finding their favorite website in the past history.  I once ran down the five steps to the basement to grab a suitcase and returned to find that my three year old had tweeted his…

The FDNY and Matchbox® have partnered to create information for parents about how to help even the youngest children better understand the importance of fire safety. Parents can use the following tips to start this very important discussion with their family members and even print and hang it in their homes.  Watch for an upcoming…

A little over a year ago, I wrote a post called “Lessons From a Miserable Pregnancy: Choose Your OB Wisely.” After I received a call from a friend a couple of weeks ago, I realized that it was important to re-post this information. This friend called upset, suffering from a serious condition common in women…

I’m taking some time off this week, but am happy to bring you some of my favorite past posts. If you’re like me and you’ve got a kid in pre-school, you know that back to school time means the return of craft clutter. I’m pretty sure that the teachers at my children’s school held a…

I am honored to announce that for the third year I have been included in the Highlights’ State of the Kid survey, and this year I will be speaking the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. as part of Highlights magazine’s press conference to announce the survey results.  This year’s survey gave children from across…

Dinnertime in my house can feel a little frantic some nights.  Because I often need to work in the evenings, dinner needs to be wrapped up and cleaned up quickly.  My husband doesn’t get home from work until 6:00, so some nights we don’t even begin eating until 6:30 or later even though the kids…

It’s time again for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Child Passenger Safety Week featuring National Seat Check Saturday on September 24th.  To spread the word about the importance of child passenger safety and the resources available to parents, the Child Passenger Safety Twitter account has partnered with us to hold a Twitter Party!…

“These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”  John 16:33 Alternatively titled Five Days After the Earthquake OR The Day Before Kindergarten…Maybe What a week. Sometimes we get so busy surviving the day to…