Manic: AIMS testing!! Important, crucial and another stressful event to put on our mom calendars. Managed: Reducing the stress by reading this awesome AIMS prep article that our managedmoms.com writer and teacher, Lisa Walton put together for us anxious parents. This is good stuff and she gives us a great game plan on how to […]
Freebie Friday Winner & Next Week’s Prize!
April 6, 2012 By
Who is our Freebie Friday winner today? What did our winner win? What is next week’s cool prize? Keep on reading!! And remember if you are a subscriber, then you are automatically entered in our weekly drawing for great prizes that include beauty items, cookware, jewelry and more! Lots of cool stuff! Now, let’s announce […]
Teaching Kids to Save Money with A Piggy Bank Twist!
April 4, 2012 By
Manic: All of the accounts we recently opened up at our bank to enroll our kids into a teen savings/checking account club that teaches them about saving and spending. To participate, we had to open up both a savings and a checking account, so now my kids (and I, of course) have 4 more accounts […]
Break Those Bad Beauty Habits: My 3TV Segment
April 3, 2012 By
Manic: Us busy gals trying to balance it all…and look good at the same time. Managed: Streamlining our beauty routines and remembering which good beauty habits are important to take time to do, so my Channel 3 segment last week was all about breaking those bad beauty habits. Check out the segment and tell us […]
AZ Local: Royalty Workshops for the Little Princess in Your Life
April 2, 2012 By
Manic: Kids today trying to keep up with our manic schedules! Managed: Check this out! Enroll your daughter into a local princess workshop that is not only super fun, but also teaches etiquette, manners and poise, along with some super cool activities for the girls that include a tea party, Royal Ball and more! What […]
Make Your Backyard Pop with Paint!
April 1, 2012 By
Manic: Tending to the many flowers and plants as they bloom and blossom in our lovely days of Spring that have arrived….and figuring out how to get my plants and flowers to really show up against the big brick wall that separates our yards from the others in the neighborhood. Managed: Finding an inexpensive and […]
Weekly Pet Pic: Ball Hounds!
March 31, 2012 By
Manic: This time of the year with Easter, upcoming graduations, tryouts prep, AIMS testing for our kids and more…I always forget that this time of year gets super busy! Managed: Taking a break from it all with our pets, so I especially love this week’s pet pics from managedmoms.com subscriber, Melissa. Several months ago she […]
Freebie Friday Winner & Next Week’s Prize
March 30, 2012 By
Who is our Freebie Friday winner today? What did our winner win? What is next week’s cool prize? Keep on reading!! And remember if you are a subscriber, then you are automatically entered in our weekly drawing for great prizes that include beauty items, cookware, jewelry and more! Lots of cool stuff! Now, let’s announce […]
Find Time to Schedule An Unscheduled Weekend with Your Family!
March 29, 2012 By
Manic: Umm…pretty much every day! Managed: So you know what? I told the family last week that this coming weekend we were doing nothing! Nothing, Nada, not a thing! No schedules, no practices, no rehearsals, nothing at all…except to just be together. And you know what? It was lovely! I highly recommend it! We are […]
Does Your Child’s Teacher Do This? It Does Take a Village!
March 27, 2012 By
Manic: Raising kids and working with the different caregivers that our children are matched with, like our teachers, coaches, tutors and more. Managed: Working together with them because I do believe that it takes a village! And there is one outstanding teacher that both of my children have been privileged to have that I want […]
Freebie Friday Winner & Next Week’s Prize!
March 23, 2012 By
Who is our Freebie Friday winner today? What did our winner win? What is next week’s cool prize? Keep on reading!! And remember if you are a subscriber, then you are automatically entered in our weekly drawing for great prizes that include beauty items, cookware, jewelry and more! Lots of cool stuff! Now, let’s announce […]
Arizona Biltmore Resort Family Review
March 20, 2012 By
Manic: Spring break spring fever last week as my daughter and I stayed home all week, so we decided that we would stay two nights at a local resort our last two nights of the break. We chose the historic Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa. Managed: Turning our quick stay-cation into a review for you, […]
World Read Aloud Day Reminds Us To Read To Our Kids!
March 19, 2012 By
A big thanks to managedmoms.com reader Jessica Burns from Washington State, for a great guest post that she shares with us today. Jessica wrote to us to ask if she could share how one school helped to make a difference with their full participation in World Read Aloud Day. Not only did this school help […]
Freebie Friday Winner & Next Week’s Prize!
March 16, 2012 By
Who is our Freebie Friday winner today? What did our winner win? What is next week’s cool prize? Keep on reading!! And remember if you are a subscriber, then you are automatically entered in our weekly drawing for great prizes that include beauty items, cookware, jewelry and more! Lots of cool stuff! Now, let’s announce […]
An Arizona Must-See: Wildlife World Zoo
March 15, 2012 By
Manic: Finding local fun Spring Break activities and getting exercise at the same time, since I’ve been eating like I’m on a big vacation, too. Too many calories for me this week! Managed: Accepting a friend’s invitation to take our kids to Wildlife World Zoo in Litchfield Park (just outside of Phoenix) and although I had […]
