Chinese New Year – Year of the Tiger

Photo By: Yang Yi, in China Hejin, Shanxi Province I am not superstitious; yet, I will admit I get a little nervous when salt is spilt. I do not believe in horoscopes; however, they really have my personality pegged. The Chinese baby gender calendar called 

The Many Uses Of Vinegar

Photo by Greener Loudoun Vinegar came into existence, by mere chance, more than 10,000 years ago when a cask of wine had over-reached its expiration date. Centuries later in 1964, Scientist Louis Pasteur, discovered that it was the fermentation of natural sugars into alcohol followed 

January Website Review: Chica and Jo

Chica and Jo is a website that offers tips for quick, easy and affordable home solutions and fun crafts. I stumbled upon it a few months ago looking for zoo animal ideas for the little preschoolers I teach. Once I started to look around I 

Gas Price Travel Guide

Photo by: The Brooklyn Nomad Thinking about traveling this holiday season? Check out the AAA Fuel Cost Calculator. The price guide displays the current average gas prices across the country by state. To figure out how much a trip would cost simply input the starting 

December Website Review: DadLabs.com

“Back when I was a kid…” dads generally did not play a major role in the upbringing of children. Dad was the primary provider. The intimidating figure you did not want to cross; a trump card mom could play to keep the kids in line. 

November Website Review: FamilyEducation.com

“We empower learners of all ages to reach their full potential.” I love this site. I stumbled upon familyeducation.com looking for expert child rearing advice. Family Education has been around since September of 2000. The site was designed to help foster learning in the home 

Slowing Down in a Fast Pace World

When our oldest was born I had no clue what Helicopter, Attachment, Authoritarian, Permissive, Glider, Conscience or Hyper parenting were. All I knew was I loved holding and kissing my little one every moment. I did have an idea of how I wanted to raise 

October Website Review: The Damsel in Dis Dress

The Damsel in Dis Dress is a witty upbeat blog, similar to The Pioneer Woman, about the life skills back in the days of yore. The Damsel learned the art of canning and money saving home skills from her mother and grandmother and has brought 

September Website Review: Ticketflow

Ticketflow is the Expedia of event planning. Search Ticketflow to find tickets for sporting events, concerts, theater or Broadway shows anywhere in North America. Ticketflow combs through top sites including Stubhub, Ticketmaster and Razorgator in addition to thousands of other online ticket retailers to find available 

The Importance of Vitamin D

Centuries of ongoing research dating back to the early 1800’s has made it possible for modern day scientists to unveil the vital role vitamin D plays in maintaining adequate health and preventing disease. Vitamin D remained an unknown character until the 1920’s, when scientist McCollum