The Family Hack cast will be adding a new mystery character sometime next spring (i.e. we’re pregnant!). We are still in the midst of feeling tired, apprehensive, daunted and nauseous, but with any luck, those feelings will pass sometime in the next 18-20 years. All the excitement does have us thinking about what we love …

Since I just covered “5 Ways to Get 90% OFF Designer Kid’s Clothes”, let’s take a quick look at how to hack the upcoming post-halloween bargain extravaganza. 1. Think Ahead This is a great time to buy a costume or two for the year ahead — especially if you have younger children who aren’t interested …

John Watson’s wife convinced a kindergartner to do something he didn’t want to do by offering him the next two days off from school. Guess what day it was. In our family, the six year old thinks the ice cream truck is the “music truck”. Although, she recently said “I saw Timmy get an ice …

Momergency Kit Finally, an emergency kit that includes a birthday candle, googly eyes and a whistle. 5 Tips for Outsourcing to a Personal Virtual Assistant Jed tells how he works successfully with a remote helper. How to Travel a South American Country LifeStyle Maverick’s common sense advice for Latin American travel.

1. Pack less than you think you’ll need. You’re sure to run into something you forgot no matter how much you pack, but shopping for necessary items in your new surroundings will be a fun way to explore and learn some new vocabulary. Plus you’ll have some cool and practical souvenirs of your trip (e.g. …

Let’s face facts here. We all get to the point where we want to stuff something in our kids’ mouths and get a few minutes of peace and quiet. To guarantee effectiveness, this something is usually sweet. Oh but then the horrible sticky mess that ensues! I’m still not sure who thought that kids, popsicles, …

While screwing around trying to avoid real work, I stumbled upon this great post on Unclutterer.com. I was instantly reminded of the everyday stuff that our kids like to play with. I just love it when somebody makes me realize stuff I already know. It’s SO much easier than actually learning something new.

You’ve all heard me extoll my laziness before. I’m going to do it again and this is a big one. Ready? Breastfeed. Hell, you’ve got everything you need. It’s easy. It’s cheap. It’s portable. It has no expiration date, and already comes in the perfect comfortable and attractive carrying case for easy travel. Now before …

I used to think I was a complete unorganized miserable failure of a mother. Still do on those rare occasions when I have a quiet moment to survey the soap scum and suspicious green fuzzy stuff creeping up my shower curtain. (Of course, I rarely shower alone, so this hardly qualifies as a real problem.) …