Why Do Baby Sleep Books Not Include Common Sense Advice?

With our first child, the kiddo, he went to daycare beginning at 3 months old.   They taught him how to nap and put him on a schedule, which I then followed.     It worked out well.   He began sleeping through the night at 3 months old, just in time for me to go back to work [...]

The Good Enough Mother

Seriously, sometimes I am amazed when I Google something I’m going through or have experienced and it turns out the exact same day someone else has posted about it online. So remember, next time you are going through something, Google it…you are not alone, and sometimes knowing that is good enough. The article: The Good [...]

13 Steps to Being Happier

I came across this article from last year and thought it was a good one.   I liked the “13 steps” this guy came up with: 13 steps to a better life What does all this mean to you? If money won’t bring you happiness, what will? How can you stop making yourself miserable and start [...]

Taking Kids Out to Eat

The hubby and I have recently discovered (during our trip to Great Wolf Lodge), a new secret to keeping the toddler happy while going out to eat…that little DVD player that works so well on the airplane also keeps him happy until his food comes at the restaurant. Another trick that the hubby was impressed [...]

Brown Sugar Trick

I know it is silly, but I am super excited about the fact that this old trick I recall learning a very long time ago actually worked.  Last week I was making some ribs in the oven and I use a dry rub on them.  So I needed some brown sugar.  My brown sugar always [...]

Cuyahoga County Foreclosure Prevention Program

I found a flier for this at church yesterday and thought the info may be helpful, so I’m posting it here. How to Stop Foreclosure There are many reasons why homeowners fall behind in their laon payments.   Loss of employment, divorce, unexpected illnesses or medical expenses are all life-altering occurrences that can happen to anyone.   [...]

Why Commuting to Downtown Cleveland Sucked Today

Just got this notice in my email: Two more Inner Belt Bridge lanes, three more downtown ramps shut down Posted by Patrick O’Donnell/Plain Dealer Reporter October 02, 2008 02:55AM Two more Inner Belt Bridge lanes were shut down overnight along with three more downtown highway ramps — including a key one from Interstate 77 northbound [...]

FYI if You Use the Innerbelt Freeway to Get to Work

FYI…Just received the following in an email update: Traffic Advisory OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION District 12 · 5500 Transportation Blvd., Garfield Hts., OH 44125 216.581.2100 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Innerbelt lane closures ensure reliability for Northeast Ohio motorists Cleveland September 30, 2008, Garfield Heights, OH…As part of a continuing effort to better understand the effects of [...]

The Importance of Early Childhood Education

I’d received this book, How to Raise a Brighter Child, from my mother-in-law when I was pregnant with the toddler and found it intersting and eye-opening.  Since he’s been born, I haven’t had a chance to continue reading it, but the opening chapters were interesting and important.   I hadn’t realized how much a child’s brain development is [...]

Too Tired

Still recovering from the gall bladder surgery and too tired to come up with an original thought.   Apparently it takes a week or so for anesthesia to fully work its way out of your system. And Vicodin makes you sleepy and/or just not care.  Plus, taking care of a two year old and went back into [...]