Daily Archives: May 7, 2012

Start jogging to lose weight; keep it up to live longer

Monday, May 7th, 2012
by Irina Gonzalez

jogging I try to keep up a healthy exercise habit in order to maintain my weight loss but, I must admit, I've been pretty lazy the last few months. I don't know what's been going on but I just haven't really felt motivated lately. Now I'm getting a pretty big... Read More >

Categories: Diet Success, Health

Find Something to Read at GoodReads

Monday, May 7th, 2012
by Christina Tynan-Wood

goodreads screen When I was 13, I was such a voracious reader that I worried – out loud to my mother (who I blame for this habit) – that I would run out of books. So it warmed my heart when my daughter recently expressed the same fear to me. She is just... Read More >

Categories: Family Tech with Christina

Free Greeting Card!

Monday, May 7th, 2012
by Caren Oppenheim

brightrainbow_w_pmgr_begonia_fr If you’re like me, every holiday I stand in the greeting card aisle having the same internal debate—funny or sentimental. The sweet cards always seem too sappy and I can never remember if I’ve already given a similar humorous one in the... Read More >

Categories: Family Life, Freebies & Deals, Giveaways, Holidays

Quick and Easy Stenciled Containers

Monday, May 7th, 2012
by Suzonne Stirling

flowers_sm With teacher appreciation going on this week and Mother's Day this weekend, I thought it would be nice to dress up a few plain containers for flowers or pretty desk supplies. I've been experimenting with the self-adhesive stencils from Martha Stewart Crafts for Plaid and I love... Read More >

Categories: Crafts

A Summer Jobs Resource for Teens

Monday, May 7th, 2012
by cassiekreitner

p_100129642 If your teen hasn’t nailed down a gig for the warmer months yet, have him take a look at Summer Jobs+. The job bank website was started this spring by the U.S. Department of Labor with the goal of generating 250,000 jobs and internships for teens during summer 2012. Start searching at

Categories: Money, Parenting Teens & Tweens