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Would You Rather Challenge: August 24, 2025
My family is excited to have you here for Charlie’s Would You Rather Challenge: August 24, 2025. The challenge allows us to share one question a day from the children’s book The Ultimate Book of Would You Rather Questions: 1001 Family-Friendly Challenges for Kids, Teens and Adults by Kimberly McLeod (Author). Would you rather have basketball shoes that help you jump or motorized skates? Why? I thought Charlie would pick out basketball shoes that would help him jump even thought he jumps really high on his own. But Charlie surprised me when he said he would rather have motorized skates because it would allow Charlie to get to his grandmother’s faster. David…
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Practical Strategies for Making Both Career and Family Thrive
Practical Strategies for Making Both Career and Family Thrive By Heather Holmes, CEO & Founder of Publicity For Good As a mom of three under three, a wife, a homesteader, and the CEO of a purpose-driven PR agency, I’m often asked: “How do you make it all work?” The truth is, I don’t believe in perfection. What I do believe in is alignment: choosing rhythms, boundaries, and strategies that allow both family and career to thrive side by side. Here are a few practical approaches that have made a difference for me: 1. Define Your “Why” for Both Roles When the demands of work and motherhood collide, clarity is what sustains me.…
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Parents warned: Think twice before posting first-day-of-school photo
Article brought to us by Colour Chronicles As the school summer holidays come to an end, a new wave of first-day photos and milestone moments are about to flood our feeds. But as you get ready to share, experts are urging parents to pause and think about the digital footprint they’re creating for their children before the new term even begins. Research shows that the average parent will post nearly 1,500 photos of their child before they turn five, and more than 80% of children have an online presence by the age of two. The new school year marks a significant increase in this digital sharing, adding a fresh layer of complexity to a…
Living a simple lifestyle from the front porch
