Healthy Wealthy Living

Before you know it, the fall will be here. You can be sure this back to school season is stress free by following these 8 simple tips.  Start preparing now to get your child organized. You may say, “It’s July, I don’t want to think about it now”.  Do not wait until the last week in August.  Prepare now, even if you put a plan on paper and put it into motion later. 8 Simple Tips for a Stress-Free Back-to-School Season : Get them in the habit now of organizing their clothes. Keeping like items together, color code, keep tops together, pants together, etc.  This tip will save you money because you know exactly what is in their closet and you won’t buy duplicate items. Go through their entire closet when the seasons change. Be sure your child has an area designated in the home to do their homework. Give them a space in their bedroom or in another area of the home, preferably not the kitchen table. Give them a space that is their own space. Buy them a sm...

Keeping a Clutter Free and Kid Friendly Kitchen! The meals are planned, prepped and served. Lunches are packed and the kids know just where to look for their favorite treats. Our fridges hold the leftovers from the weeks end, invitations to birthday parties and our children’s beautiful works of art. Where else but in the kitchen can you create so many memories, meals and….a mess! Being the center of the household the kitchen can quite honestly become the dumping ground for anything from backpacks to sneakers to mail. Keeping your kitchen clutter free is possible by simply creating zones and boundaries for its use! Here are some simple quick tips to help your kitchen stay de-cluttered from the first meal of the day to the last glass of juice just before bedtime. Information Central- Creating a Task Center The kitchen is typically our first stop of the day. Utilize a dry erase board on the fridge, put up a cork board or magnetic calendar and list daily appointments and r...

My daughter recently turned four! Before her birthday, we kept throwing around different celebration ideas and party themes. Should we have a cookout in our yard and have a kiddie pool, jumpie house etc? Do we hold off-site at a  type of kiddie playland? All great options… options we’ve done for previous parties . This year we wanted to do something a little different. Since she had been asking to go on vacation or as she calls it, “Bacation”, we decided to go on a long-weekend getaway to celebrate her birthday. But, where do we go? We have been told by many that she is a little too young to truly enjoy Disney. We needed to find a fun-filled, spot that was geared to little ones. We decided on Story Land in Glen, New Hampshire. Story Land is a family-friendly park geared for families with kiddos ranging in ages from 2-12.  Last year, we went to another well-known theme park in Pennsylvania but unfortunately had an awful experience. We swore to never go bac...