We are often told that cooking ourselves is a lot healthier than relying on ready meals and takeaways. And that’s all because we can control the amount of salt and sugar that goes into our own meals. However, there is often one part of cooking that we forget to consider, which often means our home-cooked food isn’t as healthy as we’d like to think. And that is when it comes to using oil. Most of us forget to think about how we can cut down on the amount of oil we use in cooking. Hopefully, all ...
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Four Great Places to Host a Children’s Birthday Party
Renting a venue is one of those things that sounds really expensive, but on paper, it’s actually not so bad. One of the issues that people seem to have with renting a venue are the costs involved. However, when you take everything into consideration, an all-inclusive children’s party at a venue could cost the same or less than what you’d pay for a home party and it’s less stress for you as the organizer. So to help you out, here are four fantastic places where you can host a birthday party ...
Tweens and Car Seat Safety
It was easy to make sure Peyton was in a seatbelt when she was younger. The 5 point harness car seats made it easy to know she was secure. Now that she's bigger it's still important to know she is secure. She's out of the 5 point harness and in a booster seat. Peyton also like to be independent and buckle her own seatbelt. Since I'm not the one buckling her in any longer I try to do bi-weekly checks on the fit of her booster to ensure it still fits her and does not need any ...
Need Help With Your Daughter’s Birthday Party?
Organizing birthday parties for your children is both one of the most exciting aspects of having children and something which can cause a surprising amount of stress. However, it doesn’t need to be stressful so long as you are happy to spend a lot of time on it, and to begin planning from as early as possible. In general, organizing this kind of party is relatively straightforward, so long as you follow some essential pearls of wisdom. In this article, we are going to help you out on that front ...
Let CORT Help You Through Life’s Transitions
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of CORT for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Everyone goes through a time or two in their life where they are in a major transition. I know I have gone through a few! Whether it's moving to a new town, across the country, coping with a home remodeling project or building a home or being on an extended stay for work, CORT can help make those times less stressful. Last summer we remodeled. It was a HUGE project. Everything we owned had to be ...
4 Things You Need if You Have a Long Hair Cat
We are a pet loving family. I have always had a few pets. It's been like that my whole life. With all those years of experience, I thought I knew it all. I thought I was going to be the perfect pet parent. So when I moved out and bought my own home the first thing I did was adopt a cat. Well, I actually went to adopt a dog but I ended up adopting Sebastian, a long-hair, cinnamon tabby. Sebastian was an awesome kitten. He was playful, loving and just a big snuggle bug. He stole my heart the ...