Author Archives: Kristina Slaney
Sometimes Parenting Well Means Your Kids Will Be Mad at You
I made brownies. I'm not a huge baker or dessert person, so for my family it felt like a big deal. After dinner, kids kept popping into the kitchen asking if they could have a brownie yet. When I said...
Feb 03, 2022
Create Your Own Convenience Foods with Batch Cooking
It's February! And since February is American Heart month, now is the perfect time to make some heart-healthy dietary changes. Heart-healthy diets recommend avoiding processed foods (which tend to be ...
Feb 01, 2022
You Can't Parent From Your Deficits, So Parent From Your Strengths Instead
I'm good at a lot of things in parenting. But I'm NOT good at a lot of things, too. And things that look like successes in my house may look like failures in another's. Case in point: I'm really good ...
Jan 24, 2022 photo credit: iStock/Stígur Már Karlsson /Heimsmyndir
Stop Filling All the Empty Space
The Christmas decorations are down. Our mantle, which was filled with festive greens and twinkling lights, is now bare. And my husband is urging me to redecorate it, but I can't bring myself to do it....
Jan 13, 2022 photo credit: iStock/Angela Guthrie
I'm a Better Mom When My Attention Isn't Divided - But My Attention is ALWAYS Divided
Like most moms, my to-do list is long. There are a lot of things that demand my attention - though in comparison to a lot of families, my list is relatively short. My kids are older and fairly self-su...
Jan 10, 2022 photo credit: iStock/martinedoucet
Prioritizing Nutrition This Year? Make Sure This is in Your Eating Plan!
If one of your goals for this year is to improve your eating habits, make sure you include beef in your eating plan. Here's why. This post is sponsored by the Washington State Beef Commission. Nutriti...
Jan 04, 2022
Not Feeling the Christmas Spirit? Try Being Generous.
Some years you just don't feel it. Decorating feels like a chore and shopping feels shallow and materialistic. No matter how many light displays you drive by, nothing feels magical. And as you sit in ...
Dec 20, 2021
Christmas Isn't Either/Or. It's Both/And.
Every December there are people who lament that Christ has been taken out of Christmas. Greetings of "Happy Holidays" grate on their nerves, and anyone who shortcuts the holiday to "X-mas" is met with...
Dec 17, 2021 photo credit: iStock/cstar55
Why I Don't Have My Kids Write Christmas Lists
I was chatting with some girlfriends and lamented the fact that I wasn't sure what to get my 12-year-old for Christmas. "Do your kids make lists? Do they write letters to Santa?" they asked. No. No, t...
Dec 14, 2021 photo credit: iStock/LuckyBusiness
The Best Places to Buy Christmas Fam Jams
Who doesn't love matching Christmas jammies?!? But because they are such a seasonal item, the longer you wait to order them, the more limited size & design selection you'll have. So while it might...
Nov 04, 2021 photo credit: iStock/AnVr
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