I had my night away from the kids finally – my first one ever – and I have to admit that it wasn’t as weird as I thought it would be. I was on a church leadership retreat and all I kept thinking about was how incredibly well I was going to sleep without needing [...]
Tags: leaving the kids, retreat, sleeping alone, time away, vacation, weekend
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Need some ideas for activities with your little ones this weekend? If you’ve already done them, they’re so much fun, they bear repeating! Set up an inflatable pool in your backyard and have the kids wade around in it (with supervision, of course). Get beach paraphernalia, like buckets, scoops, etc., or other water toys and [...]
Tags: Activities, frugal, fun, toddler, weekend
Posted in: Frugal Living, Fun Stuff
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Do we fast during the week and feast on weekends? We all know how holidays – Christmas, Easter, and Thanksgiving for Americans – lead to feasting – and extra pounds. This new study shows that we tend to feast and gain weight on weekends as well. True, we tend to lose what we have gained [...]
Tags: eating, feasting, weekend, weight gain
Posted in: Current Events, Health, Nutrition
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