This post contains affiliate links. Affirmations are a habit in my household for everyone in the family, including my husband and me. I first heard of affirmations from The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod and began doing it for myself …
North Carolina Zoo: Trip Report & Tips
My husband and I decided to take the kids to the North Carolina Zoo this weekend. This is probably one of my favorite zoos. All of the animals seem to get up close, so you aren’t straining to see the …
STEM Toy Review: Lego Boost Robot
Since Toys R Us was going out of business, we stopped by and picked up some great STEM toys at some really great prices. One of the toys that stood out to me was the LEGO Boost, which is an …
How often do you “tap out” with your kids?
We had a family friend over for dinner the other night. He’s a single dad of two boys. We started talking about how much energy we need as parents to really be focused and present for our kids. As a …
Passive Income with Hard Money Lending
Hard money lending is probably by favorite way to make passive income, if you do it right. Hard money lenders are also called private money lenders. As a real estate agent, I first heard about hard money through real estate …
5 Tips to Survive Visiting a Children’s Museum
Tip #1: Prioritize Your Visit You’ll want to visit the museum website before you go to plan out which exhibits are the high priority ones. As you know, we are all about 5 minutes away from a meltdown, so make …
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh | Trip Report, Tips, and Advice
Every time we are on a road trip and need to go through Pittsburgh, we stop by the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. This is one of the best things to do with kids in Pittsburgh! The Basics Address: 0 Children’s Way, …
What I Learned from Writing Love Notes to My Kids
I’m doing a 100 Day Challenge with my real estate coach and one of the things we have to do in the challenge is to write a note everyday to someone in your immediate family. So everyday, I put envelopes …
How I Used StitchFix to Stop Wasting Time
One of the best things I did was use StitchFix to help me shop for clothes. At first, I was totally against it because I thought it was WAY too expensive. I’m more of a Target and second hand store kind …
2018 RaisingTheBest (RTB) Goals and Status Report
One of the best things you can teach your children is to set a goal and go after it. I am leading by example, so this post is dedicated to putting out my 2018 goals for Raising the Best. I’ve …