I had purchased this Gazelle Edge Elliptical Trainer a while ago to keep me moving indoors during winter. I like it better compared to regular treadmills. It's easy on the knees. I sometimes listened to music or podcasts while I use it but I wanted to read a book or work on my laptop while I ran on Gazelle. It has an odd shape so you cannot … [Read more...]
DIY: Laptop Stand for Fitness Equipment
Chicago Family Bucket List – Spring 2016
Every month, I try to plan for our family activities in advance and put them on my calendar with the help of Chicago Parent magazine. I also create a seasonal bucket list at the beginning of every season, with seasonal activities, festival and special exhibits going on in Chicago Museums. I usually do this with kids. We make a poster board of our … [Read more...]
How to make plaster cast of animal tracks
My kids are part of "nature pal" group. Every season, we go out on nature expeditions, collect treasures from nature, label them, package them and mail them out to our "nature pals". Every season, there is also a specific treasure to look for or an assignment to send to our nature pals. This past Winter season, our assignment was to take an … [Read more...]
How to make bone broth
I prepare broth and stocks for its taste as well as health benefits. Especially during winter time, chicken broth is hands down my favorite common cold remedy. Bone broth is different than chicken broth both in preparation as well as benefits. First, for chicken broth, you buy a common food staple, cook the chicken and use the broth. 2 birds … [Read more...]
DIY: Bedside organizer caddy with printable pattern
We still have bunk beds in our children's room. They don't have bedside tables to put their things on. They like to read and write. My daughter needs a place to put her eyeglasses away and likes to mark her calendar. My son needs a place to put his bedtime medicine. I have been planning to make this bedside organizer caddy for a long time. In this … [Read more...]
What I’ve learned when we gave our child his own cell phone
When my husband told me he wanted to hand down his old cell phone to my son when he upgraded to a new one, I was worried. I thought it was too early. Our plan was to give him a cell phone no earlier than 13. I looked at him. There he was 10.5 years-old, looking almost 14, playing with our phone. We discussed and finally decided to go for it. … [Read more...]
Teen cell phone contract with printable sample
Raising kids sometimes feels like driving a power car that accelerates from 0 to 60 in seconds. I was writing about preschool selection, like, yesterday. Today, my first-born has his own cell phone. It wasn't in our 5-year growth plan. We were thinking "no earlier than 13". Things change, kids get independent, cell phone upgrade time comes up. For … [Read more...]
DIY: Minecraft knee patch for kids – w/ printable pattern
My son had already ripped two of his pants' knees before I was able to prevent them from being ripped. Those were good sweatpants. I didn't want to trash them. So I decided to patch them. You can find really neat knee patch ideas on Pinterest. My favorite is monster knee patches. My son wanted Minecraft instead of monsters. So I did it using … [Read more...]
DIY: Reupholstering the old office chair
We have an old office chair that is pretty sturdy but very uncomfortable. The seat cover has worn off and the cushion was flattened. I was having pain in my tailbone after sitting on this chair for a short while. Instead of throwing it out and buying a brand new one, I decided to reupholster the old office chair. This is what it looked like after … [Read more...]
When baby teeth fall out but permanent teeth don’t come in right away
My daughter's lower front teeth fell out right before she turned 6. The permanent teeth were growing even before the baby teeth could fall out. They hung on by a thread for quite a while, which caused the adult teeth to grow inwards for a while. On the other hand, her two upper front teeth fell out last April when when was close to 7,5. This … [Read more...]
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