How to Entertain Teens During a Quarantine

Just a few weeks shy of the COVID-19 pandemic, I lost my mother.  My son, who was a college freshman, received word that he had to move out of his dorm and back into our home.  My daughter learned that her junior year of high school would end abruptly, a few months earlier than expected. 
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Walt Disney World Restaurants: My Favorite Five

If you’ve visited Walt Disney World before, you’ll know dining is a big part of the trip. With hundreds of different dining options in the theme parks and resorts, it can be a little overwhelming to narrow down the choices for your trip. Today I’m going to share with you my top five recommendations in
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My Simple, Four-Step Morning Skincare Routine

If you have read my 5 Beauty Tips post, you’ll know that I believe in a very simple skincare routine.  Especially my morning routine.  This is partly due to the fact that I use a prescribed regimen for my face to combat acne outbreaks, but mostly due to the fact that I’ve incorporated working out
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Easy Kool-Aid Pie Recipe

One thing I can thank this period of quarantine for is helping me to rediscover my love for cooking.  This forced “down time” (and the inability to go to restaurants for an extended period of time) has given me some time to reacquaint myself with the kitchen.  I love desserts and I especially love quick
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Five Beauty Tips: Tried and True

If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, why do we work so hard to be beautiful? What does that even mean anyway? Whatever it means, I know that I’ve spent an arm and a leg and a great deal of time chasing it! And, I know I’m not alone! Almost every magazine is
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What I’m Currently Watching on Hulu

After realizing that the COVID-19-induced quarantine would last a little longer than we initially expected, I knew that I had to find some way to entertain myself (and my family) in the interim. At first, we were keeping busy with some board games, dancing, and cooking. But I quickly found that I would need to