Pet Responsibility

So your kid wants a pet. I tossed the idea around for years. It started with a fish. We upgraded to a gerbil, but none of those went well. Eventually…

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Dealing With Children’s Heartbreak

As your kids get older they continuously are going through new life experiences. One of those will inevitably be their first heartbreak. Here’s how we deal with heartbreak in our…

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Age Appropriate Media

My son recently showed an interest in watching horror movies. As someone who owns a spooky shop and loves everything related to horror and halloween I was super excited about…

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Getting Kids Started With Music

Music was a major part of my life when I was kid. I took piano lessons early on and switched to guitar from there. It was a skill I carried…

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Teaching Kids Self Worth

Kids are dealing with more now than ever. Between tiktok, instagram and all the things your kids are consuming it can feel harder now, more than ever, to fit in.…

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Teaching Kids Savings Habits

Teaching your kids healthy savings can be so beneficial for them in the future! But how do you start a savings habit with your kids? Here’s a list to help!…

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Helping Kids With Homework

Recently Trent brought home a math packet to finish and needed help. I have no idea how to do the new math that kids are doing these days but I…

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Kids and Valentines Day

It’s February! The month of love. Every year for Valentines Day I always ask Trent if he’ll be my Valentine. Valentine’s Day isn’t only for couples. It’s a day to…

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Avoiding Parent Burnout

As a single mom who owns a business I understand burnout. Sometimes you just have weeks where you feel exhausted and like you’re just going through the same routine again,…

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Best Sledding Hills

We haven’t gotten a ton of snow this year but we want you to be prepared if we do! Here are our favorite sledding hills in the area.   Pinehurst…

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