One of our fitness goals as a family this year is to walk 250 miles. One of the main reasons we wanted to do this is to start teaching our kids about setting goals, being consistent, and reaching them. My …
Living Your Fullest Life Every Day
Hello RTB Community! Hope your 2020 is starting out amazing! I’ve been focused on my real estate business lately, so that’s why I’ve been MIA from Raising the Best. But several recent events in my life compelled me to write …
The Ultimate List of Affirmations for Kids
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 …