It's official, my household has transitioned into the potty training stage.  My little guy is now 13 months and we are starting early.  Growing up in the Philippines, my mom told me that my brother and I were potty trained by age one.  Back in the day, disposable diapers were not in fashion where we grew up, so babies learned ...

I usually really dislike ("hate" looked too harsh) winters here in Upstate New York, but this year has been wonderful!  We haven't had to break out the snow blower at all this year!  I'll stop rubbing this in now... Anyway, I can't wait for spring to arrive!  One of the things that I'm looking forward to this spring is starting ...

My focus this month is "Time", so I wanted to share something that has saved my family time and frustration... Family Meetings! I've been married to my wonderful husband for almost 11 years.  Like any marriage, we've had our share of ups and downs.  One of the things that used to frustrate me was when my husband would schedule something without ...

Here's what a few things that come to my mind when I think of January: Relief - I made it to another year The past - what happened in  2009, etc. Resolutions - I try to always come up with resolutions/ goals that are attainable Dread - thinking about trying to meet the "attainable" goals that I made for myself Hope - that I will ...