Our family loves taking hikes, catching frogs, and exploring new trails. I grew up in Neenah, and one place we would go for walks when I was a kid was Heckrodt Wetland Reserve in Menasha.

 These ladies have been making history in the last few decades, and their influence is still being felt today in their respective fields

March is Women’s History Month, so it felt like a great time for me to dig in and learn more about some remarkable women who have come from our great state.

To list our house as a vacation rental, we had to empty closets and cabinets of 16+ years of clothes, toys, games, and other accumulated possessions. I assumed that getting rid of our personal things would be emotionally difficult for this sappy mom, but decluttering actually got easier as we went along.

With summer just around the corner, now is the time to schedule an appointment to discuss how your spider veins can be treated.

Snuggling up with your little one and a good book would be so much fun, but it just can’t happen tonight. Snuggling up and reading is always the best way to read, but hey, I get it. I am a mom and a teacher, but a little truth is, I don’t always read to my kids snuggled up every night, but we still get it done.

I am not one for research, but recently I experienced something not a lot of my friends have had to experience: the loss of my mom. This forced me to move outside the norm and seek advice elsewhere.

It’s never too late to start saving or to get on track with a financial planner who is aligned with your goals for the future. Even though that day may seem far in the future, it’s important to take the steps towards building up enough resources for retirement and map out clear goals for how you want to get there.

One of our favorite activities, when the kids were younger, was to do salt art. Salt art is the process of outlining (or tracing) an image on paper with squeezable glue, then adding salt and colored water to make a beautiful masterpiece. It’s easy and fun!

Winter in Wisconsin is the time of year for comfort food. When it is cold outside, bring me all the savory soups, rich casseroles, hearty sauces, and cheesy pasta dishes. Oooooohh, is your mouth watering yet? If only these homemade meals didn’t require spending hours in the kitchen! Enter my “cook once, eat twice” meal prep solution.