Ways to Make After School Snacks Healthier!
Ways to Make After School Snacks Healthier! After school snacks can get junky and repetitive. Just as fast as our…
Author: Caroline Murphy
Passionate over family travel, delicious cuisine, strategic parenting and a happy home. Caroline answers the many questions her peers are faced with in these arenas. Happily married, mother of 2 girls.
iPhone App Marble Jar May Be the Solution to a Crazy Morning
iPhone App Marble Jar May Be the Solution to a Crazy Morning Motivating children to follow directions is a tough…
Balancing the Dinner Budget – Ragu Mom’s the Word on Dinner Asks
Balancing the Dinner Budget – Ragu Mom’s the Word on Dinner Asks Moms An on-the-budget dinner isn’t always so easy. …
eBay 5 Item Challenge – How to identify items in your closet to sell online!
eBay is the online marketplace to sell your clothes! It’s the store you’ve always wanted that is simply waiting for…
EBAY On Location – Asking the Questions with #ebayparent panel!
eBay On Location has provided an abundance of information to empower you and me to be profitable eBay Smart Mamas!…
When School Ends, the Day Just Begins, Guest Post by Alexis, The Exhausted Mom
Today I welcome Alexis Prieto, the infamous Exhausted Mom, to share how she manages her exhausting life! She’s a mom…
Rock ‘N Learn Videos are Excellent Tools for Back to School Learning
Reading, writing and arithmetic. That’s the focus. Homeschooling, back to school or even just entertainment in the car DVD player…
421K Germs Linger at the Bottom of Your Shoe Soles! What to do?
The Asian tradition to remove shoes before entering a home is centuries old. The muddy streets of Japan long ago,…
Back to School Time – 5 Ways to Make Your Morning Run Smoothly
On your mark. Get set. GO! Back to school time is here! Some of us have started. Some are anxiously…
A Marco Island Vacation is an Ideal Family Travel Destination
This year’s summer family trip was a Marco Island vacation. This island sits less than 2 hours west of Miami,…
Smart Food: Potluck of Produce, Chili Vegetable Ragout
Fresh local produce is something a Smart Mama LOVES! I’m sure you all agree! Whether you’re at a local farmer’s…
Smart Home: Fooz Kids and it’s valuable Parental Dashboard!
Thank you to Fooz Kids for providing me with an All-In-One pack to review. The opinions I’ve expressed here are…
Smart Home: 5 Clothing Piece Dare and the ebay Parent Panel
I dare you. I dare you to go into your child’s closet, or better yet your own, and find 5…
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…
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…
Cleaning the Remote Control, Why and How!
Up to 70 percent of remote controls are coated with illness-causing germs and an estimated one in five of these…
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…
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…
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…
Smart Food: S’Mores, the Perfect Vacation Treat!
What about a S’more isn’t to like? Yummy graham cracker, soft sweet marshmallow and chocolate… mouth is watering now. When…
Smart Home: Dinner Gets Tough, Sharing tips with Ragú® Mom’s the Word
Dinnertime doesn’t always have to be disastrous. Finding ways to encourage a positive dining experience is pretty much every Smart Mama’s dream. …
Smart Home: The Mom-nook, by Guest Poster & Interior Decorator Joanne Palumbo
This week I’m honored to have Joanne, interior decorator extraordinare, as well as high school classmate, provide some great tips…
Smart Home: Table Manners, Do you or don’t you?
Elbows, elbows off the table; this is not a horses table! Ever hear that one? Ha. I can’t even count…