Working from a laptop on the couch all day was cute when it wasn't all day, every day. In pandemic times, since so many of us are working from home for the foreseeable future, it makes sense to invest in a few upgraded home office essentials. Over the last month or so, I've ditched my trusty laptop ...
Working from Home? 5 Upgrades to Make to Your Home Office ASAP
5 Sites You Should Visit if You’re Wondering How to Start Homeschooling
So the pandemic has stretched on...and on...and on... and now back-to-school decisions need to be made. Is there any right choice to make? The answer is probably a resounding no. In our household, like many others, we're becoming reluctant homeschoolers. I'd planned, years ago, when I only had ...
5 Ways I Made More Money After Each Baby
When I decided that I wanted to have children, I began looking to change careers. I worked in food service and I knew that there was no way that I was going to want to be on my feet nine to twelve hours a day while pregnant. As a bartender, I worked mostly at night clubs, and the hours I kept ...
Keeping Yourself and Your Kids Sane in Stressful Times
The global health crisis has been absolutely insane and stressful on everyone I know, including myself and my family. I find myself going through every kind of feeling that one could imagine--from fear to relief at having a break from the day-to-day and a constant undercurrent of anxiety. ...
Pregnant During a Pandemic? Don’t Change Your Birth Plan Until You Read This
It’s no secret that I’m a huge advocate for natural births, and for home births in particular. With the fear and the number of coronavirus cases rising in New York and throughout the rest of the country, many women are now considering a home birth as they search for alternatives to the hospital ...
10 Steps to Getting Back on Top of Your Resolutions
February was a crazy month in the Cooks-Campbell household, and so, not surprisingly, I find myself needing to reset my New Year's resolutions. It kicked off with my husband flying to Los Angeles to photograph a celebrity event. The day he landed back home, it was his birthday, so I picked him up at ...
