by Shadra Bruce | Creating Balance, Let's Talk
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey Toys, toys, and more toys! There were days when I felt like I was drowning in toys. Toys in the living room, toys in the bedroom – there were even toys in the bathroom. I was always stepping on them or tripping over them. And, with...
by Shadra Bruce | Creating Balance, Stepparenting, Teens and Tweens
The words adult children may seem oxymoronic, and while the term refers to any child you’ve managed to raise to the age of 18 or beyond, the ones I’m really talking are those kids between 18 and 24 who are technically adults but who still require a bit...
by Shadra Bruce | Creating Balance
So, here it is, the first day of school. Thankfully, the children are all very excited and are looking forward to reconnecting with friends that they have not seen since last school year. We are dealing with a strained school district budget this year so we do not...
by Shadra Bruce | Creating Balance
As promised, I want to share some information about how I was able to walk away from my corporate job. If you’ve been reading me for any length of time, you’ll know I’ve talked about living frugally and being considered “poor” by most standards, so this isn’t exactly...
by admin | Creating Balance
Do you feel guilty as a mom? I do. I feel guilty for spending too much time working and not enough time with my kids. I feel guilty when I’m too tired to engage with my kids and would just rather sneak out onto the front porch with a glass of wine (or, if it was a...
by admin | Creating Balance
While we are not fanatical, we try to ensure that the kids (and us) take advantage of any minor changes in lifestyle and diet that we can to help promote health. We got rid of BPA plastic when the studies started showing that it posed danger and switched over to...
