I just finished the first full week of summer with both girls home and out of school, and we had a really pleasant week. In summer’s past, this has not always been the case, which is why I am thrilled to pieces at the splendor of what some rainbow popsicle sticks can do.
I attribute the first week success to my new summer incentive system to inspire behaviors that make them nice humans to be around.
And it worked! Well. Which is why I am sharing with you today…
Recently we shared a post on our Facebook page that got a ton of comments and shares and I could just hear moms everywhere yelling “Amen sister!” On that note, we have some really good stuff we share on our Facebook page, if you don’t follow, please click here to like us. I think you will be happy you did.
The post was from a blogger called Scary Mommy (she’s hilarious – highly recommend following if you don’t already) with an attempt to unite moms across America to end the birthday party favor tradition for kids.
I am so on board.
Nothing bugs me more than cheap trinkets cluttering our house, and once the kids leave the party, they likely never touch them again. I would rather the host save their money. Isn’t the party enough for the kids?
Her post got me thinking about another pet peeve of mine regarding kids’ birthday parties…
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I love it when I find out about new businesses that simply, just make sense.
For example, recently I blogged about one of my favorite apps, Hotel Tonight, which offers last minute killer rates on hotel rooms day of so the hotel can fill up unbooked rooms. Makes sense, right?
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That photo above was taken as I was setting the self-timer on my camera in an attempt to capture a family photo of the four of us on our recent El Capitan Canyon glamping trip.
Every time we tried to take a photo, someone was not looking or doing something stupid, and I got to the point where I said, “We will do this as many times as it takes to get ONE good photo of our family together on this vacation!!!!!!”
Note their enthusiastic faces. Husband included.
Which inspired this post: the truth about family “vacations” with young kids.
Yes, we had the most amazing trip overall, but there are definitely moments within a family “vacation” that are not so pleasant…
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At my age, (ahem) almost 40, we have moved into the stage of milestone celebrations, or those life events you want to commemorate in a big way.
40th birthdays and 10/15 year anniversaries are becoming quite common amongst our circle of friends.
My 40th is coming up this fall, and I figure no time like the present to live it up.
To me, life is to be celebrated and a milestone celebration is the best excuse ever to go big or go home.
If you are intrigued by the idea of going big in the form of a dream vacation to an exotic locale like Fiji, I wanted to share a special Fiji Vacation promo going on through Fiji Vacations until the end end of June (06/30/14). A perfect trip for milestone celebrations!