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How to get started with your new Instant Pot electric pressure cooker

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Instant Pot electric pressure cooker

I scored my Instant Pot DUO80 8 Qt 7-in-1 Multi- Use Programmable Pressure and Slow Cooker on Amazon during Prime Day. After I received it, I sat on it for a good while until I opened the box, thinking of how to get started with it. Even though I have a traditional stove-top pressure cooker and cook with it on a regular basis, I felt hesitant, … [Read more...]

Home Organization

Smart organization and storage ideas for kitchen cabinets

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ORGANIZING KITCHEN CABINETS Our house is spacious and has an open layout where it looks like we have a big kitchen. However, compared to how much I use my kitchen and number of the tools and utensils I use, we have very limited counter space and cabinets. Not only do I have to be very selective in what I store in my cabinets, I also have to be … [Read more...]

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How to hack a pull up bar to use as gymnastics training bar for kids

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AFFORDABLE GYMNASTICS TRAINING BAR FOR KIDS My daughter continues to take gymnastics classes. She's not at the competitive level so her practices are not as frequent. When it gets closer to her meets, she wants to practice more at home in order to strengthen her body or perfect her routine. We try to provide her the environment and tools to … [Read more...]

Health

Anti-Inflammatory Turmeric Tea – Golden Milk Recipe

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  Anti-Inflammatory Turmeric Tea I was introduced to Ayurvedic health principles and medicine when I read Perfect health for Kids book by Dr. John Douillard. Reading the uses and benefits of turmeric, both fresh as well as powdered, it became one of the main staples in my home remedy cabinet. I have been using various different recipes with … [Read more...]

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Fort Magic Fort Building Kit

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BEST FORT BUILDING KIT Fort Magic Fort building kit is a comprehensive fort construction kit which allows children build any type of fort, building or vehicle only limited to children’s creativity. It has more pieces and variety of shapes than any other fort kit in the market. We’ve purchased Fort Magic a year ago and forts in changing various … [Read more...]

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10 family board games we all love

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Favorite board games for kids

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE BOARD GAME? One of the family activities which is supposed to be fun and engaging is playing board games together. Even though I would rather prefer sitting down and playing board games with my kids to playing with trucks or Shopkins (insert *groan*), I can’t say that all board games are equally fun (or even tolerable) either. … [Read more...]

Nutrition

School lunch tips for slow eaters and short lunch breaks

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DO YOU HAVE A SLOW EATER WITH A SHORT LUNCH BREAK? When you pack a home lunch for your child who is a slow eater with a short lunch break and the lunch box comes back full with uneaten and sometimes untouched food, it gets quite disheartening. In my children’s school, lunch break is technically 20 minutes. This includes getting into the lunch … [Read more...]

Home Organization

Smart storage and organization ideas for small bathrooms

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Struggling with organization ideas for small bathrooms?  Small bathrooms require smart storage and organization solutions to keep it organized and free of clutter. Especially when all family members or residents are using the same small bathroom, you need to make the use of every nook and cranny including the cabinet under the sink, over the … [Read more...]

Backyard Chickens

Chickens make great pets

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LET ME TELL YOU WHY I THINK CHICKENS MAKE GREAT PETS We’ve celebrated our 4th anniversary of being backyard chicken owners this past month. It’s amazing how time flew since my son came home with a chirping shoe box and I had to scramble through the city to find baby chick feed, feeder, and waterer. Since then we had a rooster, which had to move to … [Read more...]

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Family Travel: Things to do in Sedona, AZ with children

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After our 3-day stay in Phoenix, we drove to Sedona for the rest of our trip. Phoenix was fun but Sedona was otherworldly.  If you're looking for ideas for things to do in Sedona, AZ with children, here is what we did..... We stayed at Andante Inn of Sedona which is located on the main state route in the middle of Sedona overlooking amazing red … [Read more...]

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I am a mother of two and a type of person who you would call “Jack of all trades, master of none”. As you might guess from categories, I love my children, reading, sewing, gardening, traveling and cooking. I also work full time so I have to be practical to do all the things I want to do in a 24-hr-day. More About Me


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