Food Day, recognized nationally on Oct. 24th, gives communities a chance to celebrate and promote healthy, affordable, safe, and sustainably produced foods. This annual event brings together Americans from all walks of life – parents, students, health professionals, legislators, farmers, chefs, and educators, united by a vision of: Promoting and improving access to safe, healthy […]
What to Do When Your Child Tells a Lie
One behavior that parents of young children most fear is lying; what parent hasn’t had the image of their child growing up to be a criminal, living a life full of deception in which they can never be trusted, all because the child didn’t tell the truth in pre-school? Some parents think their child is […]
Make Food Safety Your Tailgate Goal
Make Food Safety Your Tailgate Goal
Money for Millennials
If you are in your twenties, you are a young adult millennial. Your colleagues might attend workshops about how to communicate with millennials, and many of the descriptors aren’t viewed positively. But there are good things about being a millennial! For example, millenials tend to be goal-oriented and good multi-taskers. (Jokela, Hendrickson, & Haynes, 2013) […]
It is Flu Shot Time
My employer is very good about giving flu shots at training events, meetings, or paying for employees to get them at a physician’s office or clinic. I have taken advantage of this benefit for a number of years, but when I mentioned it to a friend; she said she wasn’t getting one. My response was […]
A Retrospective Look at the Tightwad Gazette
I was inspired to live a financially streamlined lifestyle by the Tightwad Gazette newsletters in the early 90’s. That time frame was the beginning of my life as a single parent, and even though I considered myself a frugal person, I was always on the lookout for additional help in adjusting to my reduced circumstances. […]