back to school
Smart Food: Slow-Cooked Chicken Wine and Tomato
Another great slow-cooker YUMMY recipe for back to school days! I adapted this recipe from EatingWell.com. It tastes great with a serving of brown rice and salad. My daughter, the picky eater, LOVED it. The chicken comes out moist, which is a challenge for many of us when making chicken. Leftovers taste great, too. I […]
Smart Food: Pot Roast, a Back to School Favorite
As we get ready for the crazy back to school schedule, we need to stack our decks. We need to have plans in place to increase our chance of success. The slow cooker is a busy Smart Mama’s friend! It can be the sous chef that we have always longed for. Dedicating often less than […]
Smart Home: Back to School, Shop for Layers!
Yes, it’s back to school time and I’m ecstatic – and it isn’t just because of the time I’ll get back during the day to get things done! Back to school means autumn is soon! It’s my favorite season! Shopping these last weeks of summer for the coming months can be overwhelming, especially without
Bed Time for Kids Getting Ready for School
How & when do you establish bed time for kids getting ready for school? We start at minimum a full week before the 1st day of school. Tomorrow is the big day. The day I’ve been waiting for. I can’t believe it’s actually here. Am I ready? Are they ready? What is the big day […]
Smart Home: Morning Routine, Searching for Tips to Establish School Day Mornings
A morning routine. I love it. I get very type-A at times and like to have things scheduled out to the last minute. Enter 2 children into that dream and it essentially flies out the window. With my near 5 year old, Isabella, a routine is necessary, it’s just not as precisely followed as I […]
Smart Homa: Cozi, Your Family Organizer!
[ad#Google in Content] I recently read a great article about Cozi.com, an online calendar and more. I had never heard of it. Have you? Cozi’s co-founder and CEO Robbie Cape, described in a guest post on TechSavvyMama.com, how his product was essential for dads wanting to stay in the loop and organized with family affairs. […]
Smart Deal: More Back to School Items at Land of Nod Clearance Page!
As I was filling my shopping cart on The Land of Nod, I kept mumbling that I needed to share these ridiculous deals with you! Some are too good to pass up! Think back to school, future birthday parties, future children, future you name it, I am certain you will find someone deserving of these […]
Smart Home: Back to School Etiquette
[ad#Google in Content] This week I welcome Lovely Payoute, president of Etiquette Miami, who offers a wide range of programs and services from group etiquette classes for children and teens, individual/corporate training, and cotillion programs. Children Manners classes for children and teens are enrolling now in Palm Beach Gardens and Boca Raton Nordstrom Stores. You […]
Smart Home: School Time
[ad#Google in Content] A Notebook and a Pencil Dedicate time (it can even be just 5 minutes) to review academic skills with your child every day. This “school time” will encourage you to be on top of your child’s learning successes and areas of need. With just a notebook, a pencil and a few other […]
Want to be a School Volunteer this Year? 20% Increase!
Did you know that the desire to volunteer in a child’s classroom has increased by 20%? According to a groundbreaking new study titled “The Economy’s Impact on Back to School,” GreatSchools and Harris Interactive have discovered this tremendous gain in desire to volunteer. (To see report: http://www.greatschools.net/news/back-to-school-poll-results.page ) With the challenges of today’s economy parents […]
