by Shadra Bruce | Family, Home and Hearth, Kid Safety
Recently, a home burned down in our community and left a family homeless and without any of their belongings. It’s heartbreaking when something like that happens, and I am always grateful for the volunteer fire department in our village for their rapid response...
by Kira Hazledine | Family
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine I’m not a dog person. Gasp, the horror, I must be a serial killer. I know. I’m just not a fan, especially when I’m also raising small children. There is enough poop and puke in my life that I really don’t need nonhuman sources of it. I...
by Kira Hazledine | Crafts with Kids, Family
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine My kid has the winter blues hard. She’s desperate to be outdoors, running free through any weather. If it’s above 40 degrees (which is my tolerance level, not hers) I take her outside. Unfortunately, we’re in the thick of winter where...
by Kira Hazledine | Frugal Living, Money Matters
Getting Real with Kira Hazledine I don’t think I’ve ever encountered anything as magical as my student loans. I blink and the amount I owe raises a few cents. The amount of money floats around somewhere in an “owed” statement, collecting interest and dust. The more I...
by Shadra Bruce | Crafts with Kids, Parenting
What’s the best way to keep your child occupied while you finish up last minute Christmas preparations? Christmas games, of course! Because school is out and it’s cold outside, children often get a little rowdy during this time of year. There’s not a good outlet for...
by Shadra Bruce | Making Memories, Parenting, Raising Healthy Kids, Toddlers
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce When our daughter, Anika, was three, we took her out of daycare so that I could have some time with her and her brother over the summer before going back to work (I was headed back to the corporate world that fall). They spent the summer...
