I have children entering the first and third grades and after packing four-years' worth of school lunches (plus innumerable snacks...

I don't have to take any pledges to stay home from shopping Thanksgiving evening. Or even on Black Friday. Because I dislike shopping...

Does your child eat the lunch you pack? The Truth About School Lunch It's that time of year. The time when everyone posts beauti...

I meant to write this post several weeks ago. I also meant to begin getting ready for my son to return to school several weeks ago. If y...

Kids love to cut, glue, draw and make things. Unfortunately, the less expensive conventional arts and crafts products often contain ingr...

Kids love to cut, glue, draw and make things. Unfortunately, the less expensive conventional arts and crafts products often contain ing...

Kindergarten snack is my nemesis. Can I gripe here for a moment? Each day my son gets a snack, provided by a parent, at the end...

I hate to drive.  Always have.  I used to make my friends in high school pick me up and shuttle me around.  I didn't bother to get my ...

Reuseit's large insulated bag pictured with what I usually put inside it. For months and months, I took lunch for me and my kid...

Shopping at the farmer's market, opening your windows, line drying -- there are lots of ways to green your life that fit in perfectly ...

My children aren't yet school-aged, but we pack food nearly every day to eat at the park or on other outings, and my husband often...

It's that time of year.  The time of year when bloggers everywhere write back-to-school posts.  My kids aren't yet school-age, ...

This post is by my friend Megan.  Megan writes about reading and writing books for kids and teens on her blog megwrites .  I love her rec...

I first heard about Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution from my friend Lilita , a pop culture expert turned SAHM.  I was thrilled to hear ...

We have a stomach bug going around at my house.  What do stomach bugs make you want to do?  Disinfect every surface, product and person i...