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    FEATURED,  REAL LIFE

    Fun Ways To Help Your Kids Learn And Develop

    02/10 /2 Comments

    Parents play an integral role in the growth and development of their children. Education and learning at home have never been more important, with many parents taking a more active role during the pandemic. If you have kids, and you want to help them to enjoy learning and encourage healthy growth and development, here are some tips to make learning fun.   Image Credit Pexels   Get creative Creative hobbies and pursuits offer a wealth of benefits for kids of all ages, as well as adults. Creative activities are proven to boost mental health and reduce stress and they can also be a really powerful and effective learning technique. Many…

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    Healthy Ways To Have Your Cake & Eat It To!

    02/02 /No Comments

    When you have a sweet tooth, it can be one of the biggest barriers if you want to have a healthier diet. Enjoying desserts and other sweet things can give you a lot of pleasure, and giving them up or even cutting back is tough. But sugary foods will also often contain a lot of fat and they’re usually not the healthiest choices. However, having a healthy diet doesn’t mean denying yourself the indulgences that you love. You can have desserts and sweet treats as part of a healthy diet if you eat them in moderation and maybe make some changes to your choices.   Image from Pexels – CC0…

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    Seeing Bangkok as a Family

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    Bangkok might be a favorite of backpackers, but it’s also a fantastic place to visit for families. There’s a lot of family fun to be had in Thailand’s capital, whether you’re visiting with younger kids or trying to keep your teenagers entertained. In fact, there’s so much to do in Bangkok that you might struggle to decide what to do first. Fortunately, there’s something for everyone, so you can find things to see and do that your whole family will love. You can do everything from learning about the history of the city to seeking out the best food and drink or visiting the biggest family-friendly attractions in and around…

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    01/25 /2 Comments

    The benefits of having an animal in the home are numerous, and those that do, know that just being around their furry family member can improve their mood and make them glad to be home after a long day. Why is this though? What is it about those sometimes crazy furry bundles of chaos that can make you feel so much better? It’s an interesting phenomenon, but it’s not the only wonderful thing about having a fur kid– pets can improve your health in a variety of ways.   Photo by Christian Domingues “Note this is a collaborative post and I may be receiving compensation. Some links added are not…

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    How to Raise A Stable Child In An Unstable World

    01/19 /2 Comments

    In an era before technology we were forced to be creative, inventive, and close to one another. We had a village to raise a child mentality. There were independent/critical thinkers. These are the people who have given us the world we have today. Who will be those inventors and creative people tomorrow when we have dumbed down and eliminated the human connection? Social media has taken over face to face relationships. Texting has replaced real conversation. We have TV’s as babysitters and iPad’s have replaced hands on teaching. We need to recognize how artificial our world has become and move forward to repairing it. Being a parent in this era…

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    3 Course Meal Options: Feeling Indecisive?

    01/07 /1 Comment

    A dinner party is a great way to spend time with friends, family, and loved ones. However, it can be stressful to decide on the menu for your event. This is because there are so many options! To help you out, we have created this blog post that provides you with 3-course meal planning tips for hosting a successful dinner party. This includes deciding what dishes to serve as appetizers, main courses, and desserts. This blog post will give you a few ideas to create a base for your menu. Appetizers Appetizers are the first course of a dinner party. They serve as an introduction to what you will be…

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    01/05 /6 Comments

    The travel bug has definitely hit me again and with the current world events a road trip is a perfect way to explore and get away! To help you plan the perfect 2022 road trip here are a few tips and tricks.   Unsplash   Research your destinations   The first step to planning a road trip is to research a few different destinations, there are plenty of beautiful places to take a road trip. Some of the best places to take a road-trip with long stretches of road in the USA include Pacific Coast Highway, The Blue Ridge Parkway which runs for 469 miles through Virginia and North Carolina,…

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    Australian Vacation Planning: Mistakes To Avoid

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    Mistakes To Avoid When Planning An Australian Vacation   Image Credit: GoodGuyPaul from Pixabay.   Everybody likes going on vacation. It’s a time to sit back, relax, and enjoy yourself. That doesn’t mean that planning one is easy and stress-free. That’s especially true if you’re planning an Australian vacation. You’ll want to make sure that you enjoy yourself, but you could make mistakes when booking. Many of these mistakes are relatively common. That makes them quite easy to avoid, as long as you know what they are. Keep them in mind before you go on an Australian vacation. Doing so could avoid a lot of stress and hassle once you’re…

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    Staying healthy should be a priority for everybody. That doesn’t mean that everyone knows how they should go about this. There’ll be multiple obvious ways of going about this. You might have tried exercising before, but that mightn’t have had the impact you’d want. While you should continue with this, there are other ways to stay healthy that you could try. Though that could mean a change in certain habits, it can be more than recommended. It might also take a little bit of time to see the results, but it’ll be more than worth it. Image Credit: VisionPics from Pixabay. “Note this is a collaborative post and I may…

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    Dutch Baby Pancake

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    This simple Dutch baby is the perfect breakfast or brunch item! Serve with blueberries and lemon curd or strawberries! Yum! The possibilities are endless with this versatile pancake! In essence, a Dutch baby pancake is a large, baked pancake. According to Taste of Home Test Kitchen’s Mark Neufang, this giant, fluffy treat got its name from German origins, rather than Dutch. As the legend goes, the name came from a historic cafe in Seattle called Manca’s. The owner’s daughter couldn’t quite pronounce Deutsch, the German word for German. With a slip of the tongue, Dutch came out instead, and the rest was history.Though “Dutch baby” is a frequently used moniker…

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