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What's the Total Cost?

I am a sucker for a good deal. I mean, I am the rare breed who loves going to Costco. But, today I'm throwing this out the window. My...

You Can Buy Happiness

Ashley Williams, a professor at Harvard Business School, has studied over 100,000 people to understand the relationship between...

Batch It

Usually, half the time of doing any activity is the set-up or clean-up. So today's tip: batch it—collect up a group of similar...

Mom Hack: Leave it Empty

When I was bulk preparing my kids' lunches on Sunday for the week, I complained to Joe that I had no idea what to put in the smallest ...

What's Up Doc?

I'm a big believer in making the behaviors you want to do as easy as possible. This works with your kids, too. My newest hack: leave a...

Stories to the Rescue

Once upon a time, there was a superhero named, (your name here), who could stop kid breakdowns by uttering a few sentences. Want this...

My New Favorite App

I love podcasts and audio-books. I am continually consuming content—in the car, while doing the dishes, and during my workouts. This...

Take the Easy Way Out

The holidays are always a bit nutty, so I'm continually looking for how to prune. Stressed about the pile of gift wrapping on my plate,...

Create a Meal Train

Dinnertime stress is the number one household issue that we see at Uplift. My secret is to do meal prep on the weekends, so cooking is...

Add a Spoonful of Sugar

Remember when Mary Poppins fooled the Banks’ children into helping them tidy up the playroom over “A Spoonful of Sugar” by making it a...

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