OWTK's Helpful Ideas / Parenting Blog
on November 18, 2013 at 6:36 pm ×
Can’t afford to gut the bathroom and remodel like a champ? I hear ya, us neither. That shit is eeeeeexpensive. But maybe you don’t have to spend thousands to make new a space in your home that is screaming out for a do-over. I’ve found that, in the bathroom for […]
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on July 18, 2013 at 6:22 pm ×
This one is for both boys and girls, grown-ups and children alike. When you find yourself having the same dream, looped throughout the night like an extended #VineAfterDark video, of being at a massive dinner party with friends, family, an overflowing food spread, and a very open bar, and you […]
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on June 4, 2013 at 8:15 am ×
This post is brought to you by ConAgra Foods and The Motherhood, and I’ve been compensated for my time. However, all opinions are my own, as always. Causes get more traction when a celeb is on board (see: every single televised benefit concert after every single televised disaster), it’s the […]
OWTK's Helpful Ideas / Parenting Blog
on May 29, 2012 at 8:35 am ×
OWTK’s Helpful Idea #7: Public Bathroom Etiquette Hey fellas, this one’s especially for you. Yeah, you dude. When you’re wrapping up the hand washing after doing your business in a public bathroom, go ahead and pull down an extra paper towel – it’s okay I’ve checked with mother nature, she’s […]
OWTK's Helpful Ideas / Parenting Blog
on August 22, 2011 at 9:15 am ×
Seriously. With sites like Kids.Woot, Groupon and Living Social, plus dozens of other local deal-centric internet hubs, you should really be taking 90-seconds every morning to peruse and ponder the potentially perfect present possibilities; be it a product, like a toy, or a service like dance lessons or an afternoon […]
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on May 13, 2011 at 10:29 am ×
OWTK hits the road for Helpful Idea Number 6: USE YOUR TURN SIGNALS In case it’s been a while since you miraculously passed your driver’s test, let me clue you in on this handy function standard on all vehicles: turn signals help to let others know of your plans while […]
OWTK's Helpful Ideas / Parenting Blog
on April 11, 2011 at 2:20 pm ×
This one is super simple and spiffy for adults and kids alike. OWTK HELPFUL IDEA #5 – Keep the Change Keep your loose change in a jar and mentally earmark those accumulating funds for something special: a milkshake, concert tickets, a Lionel Messi FC Barcelona jersey (wink, wink), a weekend […]
OWTK's Helpful Ideas / Parenting Blog
on February 21, 2011 at 9:15 pm ×
Smack me silly and call me Francine, but I can draw a perfectly straight line between: INQUISITIVE & OBSERVANT CHILD INTELLIGENT & THOUGHTFUL ADULT A BETTER WORLD With that in mind, I offer to you OWTK Helpful Idea #4 – Learning Opportunities Abound (Preschool Edition)! Are you looking for creative […]