Manic: Back to school issues like getting the kids back on a sleep schedule, getting the family calender in sync, coming up with healthy snack ideas and more! Managed: Decided to test drive some helpful tools like an online family calendar that updates everyone’s smart phones in an instant, healthy kid recipes and more. Watch […]
AZ Local: Families Save Money with this Cool Coupon Site!
August 28, 2012 By
Manic: Money…having enough of it, budgeting it, saving it and managing it when you have a family that has daily, sometimes it seems, hourly expenses! Managed: Learning about a free website that provides complimentary coupons for families to save on all kinds of stuff. Managedmoms.com reader, Leanne Hunt wrote in to tell us all about […]
AZ Local: Sprouts Farmers Market Opens in Ahwatukee!
August 22, 2012 By
Manic: Me trying to find a grocery store close to home that has healthy, natural and affordable foods! Managed: The arrival and grand opening of the new Sprouts Farmers Market! The new location at 48th Street and Ray Road opens today at 7am! I will be there to celebrate and fill my cart with the […]
Staying Hydrated with Good Drinks & Foods
August 21, 2012 By
Manic: My schedule yesterday with events scheduled on the hour from sunrise to sunset! While attending my last event, my son’s high school curriculum night, last night, I wasn’t feeling so hot. I then realized that I had let myself get dehydrated…and of course, I forgot to bring a water bottle with me as I […]
Breakfast Foods: Balancing Quick & Easy with Delicious & Nutritious
August 13, 2012 By
Manic: School mornings period! And what are the right foods to feed my very busy teen and tween as they rush out the door? Managed: Asked a professional to give us some ideas! Certified Nutritionist Janet Little from Sprouts Farmers Market has some good and unique ideas! And for you local Sprouts Farmers Market fans, […]
High School…A Big Adjustment for Parents, Too!
August 11, 2012 By
Manic: A new school year begins and we are already knee-deep with one in high school and one in 5th grade, so the homework, tryouts, auditions, dentist appointments and more filled this first week of the new school year. It was a long and exciting week! Managed: Understanding that high school is also a […]
Healthy & Creative Back-to-School Lunches
August 9, 2012 By
Manic: This week! Back to school has been exciting, crazy, fun and hard work all in one….for me and for my kids! So I really want them to eat a good healthy lunch packed by yours truly and finding foods that my kids are I all agree on isn’t always easy! Managed: Put some foods […]
New School Year Words of Wisdom from my 5th Grader!
July 31, 2012 By
Manic: School-aged girls with BFFs, sleepovers and more…these are the fun years, but sometimes girls can feel overwhelmed with the pressures of school and peers. Managed: My 10-year-old who told me that this year, she is going to live by a mantra that she coined…and I think it is a great one. She says… Friendship…not […]
Is He Really Starting High School?!
July 27, 2012 By
Manic: Motherhood! Was it Erma Bombeck who coined this powerful phrase???…. “With kids the days are long, but the years are short”….so true! Managed: My son! He is managed and ready to start high school and I am….well a little sad…mostly happy, but a little sad, too. You see the first day of Kindergarten was […]
How to Get Your Kids’ Sleep Schedule Ready for School
July 25, 2012 By
Manic: My kids’s sleep schedule during summer break. Managed: Receiving this terrific article from our managedmoms.com writer and school teacher, Lisa Walton about how to get kids back on track when it comes to sleep and school! So read on and get your kiddos ready to head back to school ready and […]
Colorado Aftermath: Talking with Your Kids About It
July 21, 2012 By
As I grapple with what to post on a day like today, a day that our nation is reeling from the horrific events in Colorado, I don’t know what to say or what angle to even write about. I had recently thought about an event like this occurring at our local movie theatre. I think […]
Simple Solutions for Getting the Family Organized
July 19, 2012 By
Manic: My home with all of the clutter laying around with the kids home on summer break. Managed: Decided to try some get organized ideas and we found some stuff that works, so I decided to share our new tools and rules in my KTVK segment this week. An organzed home makes for a less stressed […]
Getting Kids to Read Over the Summer
July 2, 2012 By
Manic: How much kids forget academically over the summer break! Managed: Taking our managedmoms.com writer and teacher, Lisa Walton’s advice about how to get kids to read over the summer. Take a look at her terrific tips… Lisa says: My son and I began compiling our summer reading list in early May. We began fulfilling […]
My Recent Reality Check Spoken to Me by my Child!
July 1, 2012 By
Manic: Halfway to the airport to catch our flight that was taking us all the way to Washington DC and realizing that I had left my cell phone at home! I was embarrassed to tell my hubby that I had done that! I couldn’t believe it myself and I didn’t want to make us late […]
