by Suzanne Brown | Jul 14, 2016 | family-travel, Uncategorized
I think we can agree that being outside is important for you and your kids. There are countless articles on the positive effects of being outside on your stress. And there are so many reasons to get your kids outside and moving. If you live in a hot climate, like we...
by Suzanne Brown | Jul 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
I’ve been reminded a lot lately with things I’ve read and conversations I’ve had about how important close friendships really are. Over July 4th, we spent time in Houston with one of my closest friends, a friend I’ve known since high-school (who also happens to...
by Suzanne Brown | Jul 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
Life can be oh-so-different after having kids. I don’t think I was truly prepared for the changes that our first son would bring to our lives. My husband and I naively thought that we could fit our son into our lives. Wow, is that not...
by Suzanne Brown | Jun 29, 2016 | family-travel, Uncategorized
Online travel tools for research and planning are incredibly important for travel, so I wanted to devote a blog to give you ideas on some websites you might not know about. According to 2014 Google study on travel, 88% of leisure travelers used the internet for...
by Suzanne Brown | Jun 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
Memorial Day Weekend has come and gone and summer is here, the biggest travel season of the year. Hopefully, you have plans to get away or even just to take time off for a staycation. (Check out the previous blogs on the importance of taking time off, staycations, and...
by Suzanne Brown | May 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
We’ve already talked about gifts for teachers (yay gift cards), so what about how you present teacher gifts. I have spent hours on Pinterest over the years to come up with ideas for creative cards for teachers as room mom. Mainly, I’m looking for ideas where kids can...
by Suzanne Brown | May 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
I try to give an update on interviews or share things I’m learning from interviews about this time each month. Recently, I interviewed a mom about her experience. I’ve known her since grad school – 14 years – but I didn’t know her story about moving to part-time until...
by Suzanne Brown | May 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
In celebration of Small Business Week, which was last week in the US, I wanted to share some statistics on small businesses. There are 28.8 million small businesses or about 99.7% of US businesses, according to a 2016 report from the Small Business Administration....
by Suzanne Brown | May 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
I had a conversation with a good friend recently on a day that started with a tough morning for me and it was the day after a not fun day as a mommy for her. And, we commiserated about motherhood not necessarily being a confidence booster. Motherhood can be hard....
by Suzanne Brown | Apr 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
Looking for tips on adding something new into your life as a part-time working mom? How do you add something new when you’re already strapped for time? Most of us are focused on dealing with work, spending time with and taking care of our families, trying to maintain...
