Education
Children’s Book Week
How can you celebrate Children’s Book Week in your home or community? Read together Pick out one of your (or one of your parents’) favorite books from childhood and introduce it to your child at bedtime. Go to the library Spend some time at your local library. Even a few minutes here and there in [...]
When schools ban sweets, are they going too far?
This week in Greeley, Colorado, the school board announced a ban on all sweets in the schools, as reported by FoxNews. No rewarding students with candy. No birthday celebrations with cupcakes. No bake sales. No off-campus fundraisers selling sweets. Everything served must be pre-approved by the schools. There is only one cake recipe that can [...]
Useful products
3 Cooking-Related Cookbooks to Gift
Three specialty cookbooks I’ve been using that are worth gifting. (Think ahead and buy now for later, or bookmark for special occasion shopping): Cookbook for a bridal shower The Organized Kitchen: Give the future bride this book that teachers her all about her kitchen. She’ll quickly learn exactly what she needs in her pantry and [...]
Kindle cover strong enough to take a beating from my 8-year-old
Big wanted only one thing for his eighth birthday: a Kindle. He knowing his love of reading, the lack of space on his bookshelf and the many expenses we incurred keeping up with his reading habit, we obliged, gifting him a Kindle in August of 2011. But on December 26, after a roadtrip, he took [...]
Mom Chic
Watches
It seems like I’ve been talking a lot lately about watches. I suppose that’s because I went for so long without one, afraid to make that big investment. And I didn’t want to wear a bracelet on my left wrist because I would look at it, thinking it was a watch. Oops. It wasn’t. So [...]
What to wear to a cocktail, pool or beach party this summer?
During a recent discussion among moms, it was noticed that the definition of terms like “casual”, “cocktail” and “comfortable” used to describe clothing to wear to events has been… undefined. Apparently, no one really knows what those terms mean. What’s key for moms is comfort. But how can you be comfortable standing in a dress? [...]
Social Media
Just Precious becomes Julieverse at Just Precious
This week, I’ve received a lot of “congrats!” (thank you!) on the new look, feel and flavor of the Julieverse at Just Precious. But I’ve also received a few questions, namely: Julie, tell me why Just Precious became Julieverse at Just Precious? So this is kind of a long story that I’m going to try [...]
Five YouTube tips for video blogging
Most vlogging moms upload to YouTube, and that’s with good reason. YouTube is highly searchable. Here are 5 YouTube tips for video blogging that will help increase your video reach. Take advantage of your YouTube keywords YouTube is owned by Google, so a properly keyworded YouTube video is more likely to show up in [...]
Parenting
Shared history with Mom
My mom and I share a lot of history. All moms and daughters do. Tonight I spent some time on Facebook looking for pictures that would share that history with you. I came across this one, which is funny because to most people, it’s a blurry picture of graffiti. But to Mom and me, it’s [...]
Magic Kingdom Fireworks
Need a little magic in your day? No matter your age, two minutes of Magic Kingdom fireworks at Disney World will always make a difference. Yes. We tried, very hard, to get the lady in front to sit down. There’s always someone, right?
Food
3 Cooking-Related Cookbooks to Gift
Three specialty cookbooks I’ve been using that are worth gifting. (Think ahead and buy now for later, or bookmark for special occasion shopping): Cookbook for a bridal shower The Organized Kitchen: Give the future bride this book that teachers her all about her kitchen. She’ll quickly learn exactly what she needs in her pantry and [...]
Box-Cake Berry Trifle
True, I’m all about eating healthy, but we all deserve rewards. And sweet satisfaction. And indulgences. So on a day that I’d only used half a cake-mix box of cupcakes and needed something to do with the second half, I surprised my family with a delicious, refreshing treat. I’ll call it a Box-Cake Berry Trifle. [...]
