The Active Family

I subscribe to a ton of newsletters, which are emailed to me on daily, weekly, and monthly. Most of these newsletters relate to health topics, for myself, my diabetic husband, and my kids. I have a TON of recipes saved, and I especially like the ones that give me simple and fast snack and activity [...]

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Another cold rainy day in Massachusetts, and I am faced with the task of entertaining 4 children from ages 13 to 18 months. I let them watch a inane cartoon, play a few games on the Wii, all the while racking my brain for a non-electronic based activity they all could enjoy.
Whenever I’m bored, I [...]

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I’d like to introduce a blogging tool to those who are just starting out, or for established bloggers who are looking for free ways to increase traffic to their blogs. You may be wondering why you want more traffic to your blog. If you have any interest in earning FREE money by writing about your [...]

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This is part 2 of my clickthru tutorial. See Getting Started with ClickThru for the first part.
You are now ready to start surfing and earning!
1. Go to the “Earn Cash” tab at the top. This will bring you to a page with a list of categories. There is also a link towards the left that [...]

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I know the mad rush over Moon Sand is basically over, but the novelty of it hasn’t worn off for my daughter yet. In fact, we just saw a commercial on tv for a new piece, and she decided it has been far too long since she last played with her set (maybe last week)
It [...]

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Today I began the ritual of Spring Cleaning. I decided that for once, I was going to begin with a project that was just for me! My crafting area has been neglected for so long that it has become more of a dumping ground for random household clutter.
I started going through all the junk, and [...]

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My word. I have a love-hate relationship with Spring. On one side, the weather is nicer, we can do more outdoor activities, and BASEBALL starts!! On the other hand, the weather is nicer and we can do more outdoor activities (some of our favorites include shelling out $$$) and BASEBALL starts! Why does this [...]

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Now, as a Starbucks employee, you would THINK that hearing news like that would make me veerrry happy. Unfortunately, the oposite is true.
According to the article below, a judge in California has issued a fine of over $85 million to Starbucks for distributing money from the tip pool to compensate shift supervisors.
From an inside point [...]

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Today I worked on a Habitat For Humanity site. It was set up through Starbucks, and I was one of the lucky 12 that was accepted on to the site. I was really surprised when we arrived at the house, as I expected a much smaller place, and it was really quite nice!
The house is [...]

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Since one of my fitness goals this year is to get back into biking, I’ve been checking out different types of bike seats. I’m not thrilled with the rear mount seats as I am a smaller person and I’m afraid the center of gravity will be off. As I was searching the web I came [...]

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