Emotionally Healthy Children Mental health and kids and raising emotionally healthy children has been on my mind lately. I was up late the other other night flipping through Pinterest when I came across an article that struck a cord with me. Then I saw a recent post about a pastor that had taken his own life after battling with depression and anxiety leaving a beautiful wife and two boys. The epidemic of mental health afflictions are on the rise and it got me thinking "am I doing what I can to … [Read more...] about Mental Health & Kids
Archives for September 2019
Kids, sickness, and treatment
New School year, germs, and a better way to treat Kids, sickness, and treatment. So, school is back in session and I already have two little people with colds here. It doesn't help that our pollen rate is moderate to high right now either. That being said, I thought it would be great to share what we do as a family when sickness strikes the Pendleton household. A couple of disclaimers here before we get started: I am not a doctor, yes I was a previous nurse before taking my business … [Read more...] about Kids, sickness, and treatment
My Favorite Men’s Gift | JORD Men’s Watch
Collector's Timepiece Hand-crafted wood timepieces. Raw material, refined design. My favorite men's gift for this year? JORD's exquisite men's wooden watches. I am so excited to share this company: "JORD (pronounced Yode) is run by artists, designers, marketers, and minders. We spend our days creating, considering, arguing, and hopefully agreeing. Then we'll scrap it all for the joy of starting new. We have fun. This is our journey." Source: JORD Please note that JORD was kind enough … [Read more...] about My Favorite Men’s Gift | JORD Men’s Watch
August Financial Roundup
Our debt free journey Every month I share our debt free journey numbers for a few different reasons. It keeps us accountable, focused, and hopefully inspires others in some shape or form. Here is our August financial roundup. You can read all about our journey from the start here. I knew I knew this month was going to be a challenge since I was flying to get my daughter to Sweden for her study abroad program and of course, Murphy hits again. It's like that old friend who never seems to … [Read more...] about August Financial Roundup
Sweden & New York
The epic trip to study abroad What a trip. So many things, so many places, so many subways trains, so little time. I wanted to share our epic trip to Sweden and New York to get my oldest to her study abroad program. Get ready... I love this question I kept getting before, during, and after our trip; "Couldn't you just put her on a plane and send her off? Don't parents do it all the time?"Yep, sure do, but I'm not every parent. I'm me and I felt better sending my … [Read more...] about Sweden & New York
