Want to browse pretty place card ideas to find your table inspiration? Here are a few that we love. Rustic Chic Did you ever think to use a cutting board as a place setting? Credit: Style Me Pretty Two Birds, One Stone Want to transform a bud vase into a place card holder? Simply…
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How to Melt White Chocolate Successfully Every Time
You’ve got dark chocolate down pat. But that pesky white chocolate…why doesn’t it ever melt as effortlessly? White chocolate can be very temperamental. If you’ve tried to melt it on numerous occasions, I’m sure you’ve found that sometimes it works, and sometimes it turns into a thick, gloppy, unusable mess. It’s hard to melt white…
Tired of Nagging? Here’s the Creative Method I Use to Get My Kids to Take Care of Basic Tasks…And I Don’t Have to Say a Word
Want your relationship with your children to go beyond “did you do your homework?” This Mother’s Day I chose to welcome a new client into my home. Its name is #parenting. I know everyone else has the nightly routine of parenting tasks down to a pat. It’s just back here at #momtrepreneur land that my darling…
BBQ: It’s Supposed To Be Easy! So Please Stop Complicating My Easy-Supper-Season
The reason we women love summer? BBQ dinners. Of course. What is it with men (and little men, I shall add) and cooking over an open flame? I’m not quite sure. All I know is that anything grilled on a flame, outdoors, goes. Even for Little Mr. Picky. Yes, I love BBQ dinners too. The…
How to Get Your Kids to Clean the Playroom
If you’ve ever heard lots of groans…or, quite frankly, simply see kids disappear when you tell them it’s time to clean the playroom, then you may find this technique absolutely useful and clever. When we moved into our home 5 years ago, one of the things I was most excited about was our playroom. Out…
I Bet You Never Thought That THIS Could Be Great in a Sandwich
Hey, you might even like these Cauliflower Falafel Pitas more than the original. Two weeks ago I shared a recipe I made using frozen breaded cauliflower (See recipe here). I wrote: “I spotted frozen breaded cauliflower. My kids love cauliflower so I threw 2 bags into my shopping cart.” Now the recipe I posted only…
Do You Know What You Are Spraying Into Your Food? Here Is My Solution
I knew I didn’t. So I turned the bottle, read the label, did some research and never bought another Pam bottle again. I’ve used cooking spray for years, going through roughly a can a week between the scrambled eggs for breakfast and that veggie stir-fry for dinner. However, one day, after discussing this topic with…
6 Ways to Avoid a Bloated Belly
What foods are secretly causing that bloating? And what foods can combat it? Many woman has experienced that feeling that her belly is just a little too chubby for that gorgeous dress. Many have held their breath and sucked in their stomachs to look good for the camera, But what if you didn’t have to?…
7 High and Low Tech Tools I Use to Build My Students’ Skills (and they can help your child too!)
I see firsthand how technology can help increase quality of life, especially for my speech therapy students. Many of these tools have multiple uses and are relevant for children with all types of needs. Working with technology in a special education setting gives me an appreciation for the little things in life. The saying “You…
Help Me BCP! How Do I Keep My House Perfectly Clean? Here’s Our Day-by-Day Task List for Each Day of the Week
Where to start? (Or what we’d probably prefer an answer to…where does it end?) A cleaning schedule can make it easier to keep up and keep your home pristine. This post launches a new service of Between Carpools called, “Help Me BCP!” If you have a quandary and think we can help, email or message…
