When women become moms, a lot of thing in their life changes. Everything else seems to take the back seat, as the family (and especially the children) now become the priority. You may think that being a wife and mom is an easy task when actually, it’s as demanding a...
You've carved out a great home office space for yourself and you're typing away at your new blog post or a contract or other work, everything going great. But then the kids come in the room and chaso erupts. It's loud, distracting and nearly impossible to think...
Hello friends, As a dog who has recently migrated from the country to the big city, I know a thing or two about changes in lifestyle and what it means to become a city dog. you A dog living in the city needs to be given the time to head out for a stroll with its...
As Christmas grows near, there are a ton of things you can do to embrace the season and increase the holiday cheer. And when the school holidays start, you may need even more reinforcement to keep them from being glued to the TV, computer or game console. Here are 16...
As a parent, you have to make sure your children remain well fed. But making sure what they eat is healthy can be difficult. It becomes especially difficult if your child has a glucose allergy, diabetes or another eating disorder. It can be difficult to find the right...
Hi there friends, I hope that you've been having a great fall and that the weather crazies have not managed to upset your daily walks or your ongoing pee-mail conversations with friends. Today I wanted to talk a bit about poop...and more importantly the current...
Dear friends, I'm sure you know how difficult it can be to get settled in at a new place. And while I thought I had surely found all the best places in the apartment to stretch out (in front of the fridge, next to the couch where I can rearrange the plants, blocking...
Creating an entertainment budget may not be the most exciting thing that a family does together, but it can provide a number of benefits. Having an entertainment budget means not having to take money from other necessary areas to fund a restaurant meal, a night at the...
If you've lived in Germany before or been reading NOH for a while, you probably know that it can be tricky to find cute, quality kids' clothing at reasonable prices. It gets to be so ridiculous that we often just ask Stefan's parents to bring clothes back with them...
I've written about how we've polished up our stroller and made it nice again in the past. Our old Baby Trends Expedition Jogger stroller has been through hell and back at least 3 times since we've had it...and considering that it was only about $100 (plus the insane...
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