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I’m addicted to technology and time-management news! (Phew!) There, I’ve said it. I love the tips, tricks, tools, and discussions offered on a variety of websites. This past month I’ve been fairly free to spend a good deal of time clicking around on these pages for fun in between my spurts of writing for a playwriting course and reading for an Art class I’ll be starting next week. But it’s finally caught up with me. Today I’ll have to actually start attending class physically. Some classes don’t require this (creative writing) and so I’ve been able to churn out material … Continue reading →

Get Fingerprinted to Sell Your Home

If you live in Cook County, Illinois, you might feel like a criminal when you go to sell your home. That is because a law quietly passed that requires anyone notarizing documents for selling a home in that area to provide a thumbprint. Lawmakers say that the legislation was put into affect to dissuade people from committing real estate fraud. Criminals may think twice about selling a home illegally if their thumbprint is on record, I suppose. The law, which was passed last October and goes into affect this June has residents of the county concerned about privacy issues. The … Continue reading →

Travel Journal – Across the Giant Pond

Welcome to my first official travel journal from across the other side of the pond. In my over two years of writing for families.com, I’ve never actually logged in from another country to post my blogs, thoughts, reviews or just about anything. Actually, my last trip to the United Kingdom was in May of 2000. I was pregnant with my daughter at the time and spent a week in London with my husband before he had to go on to Ireland for a business trip (Yes, I know, the hard ship). But let’s talk about the flight, keeping a bored … Continue reading →

Why Organization is Liberating

I am no Martha Stewart and I confess that I keep far more information in my head than I probably should—mostly because I do not want to take the time to write it down or get it into some sort of document format. Overall, however, I have learned that when it comes to my home business (and other areas of my life) the more organized I can get things, the more truly liberated I feel. My years of work in nonprofit organizations and all of the work I have done planning meetings, conferences and events I have learned the value … Continue reading →

Ergonomics: Dos and Don’ts

Are you experiencing pain sitting at your computer? Maybe it’s your back that aches after a day at the office. Maybe your elbows, wrists, and shoulders are throbbing. Maybe your hips hurt. A proper ergonomic set-up can alleviate a lot of that pain! Ergonomics is personal. What works for you may not work for someone else. Experiment until you find a pain-free set-up. Here are some hints to help you find the best possible position for computer, chair, and body. Don’t settle! Ask for a different desk or chair that may be more comfortable. Try swapping workstations with a coworker … Continue reading →

Author Interview — Tamra Norton, Part Two

Thank you for joining us for part two of our interview with author Tamra Norton. If you missed part one, click here. Tamra, in yesterday’s interview we discussed how your book has been given to school children in your community. It was also chosen by the Utah Governor as a book of the month for literacy. Can you tell us some of the other ways your book has positively impacted military families? I had a librarian from a school on base at Fort Hood tell me that when she was reading the first chapter to a group of students, they … Continue reading →

“Why I Homeschool My Son with Asperger’s Syndrome.” One Mother’s Story

The following is an interview I had with Lorri, a mother of three from Texas. (I’m not using her last name for privacy reasons.) Her son Steven (pictured), age 9, has Asperger’s Syndrome. See my blog entry, “Asperger’s Disorder: Basic Diagnostic Criteria” for more information about this condition. 1. How did you first find out your son has Asperger’s? What were his early symptoms? “Language frustrated him, and I noticed OCD-type behaviors, like needing to travel the same route home, eat from the same bowl, and line up toys. There were sensory issues where his clothing had to be cotton … Continue reading →