They used to say that home is where you hang your hat, but now many of us are finding ourselves wearing that hat at home and moving that ugly hat hanger out of view from our Zoom meetings. 
While working from home has its challenges, at least we don’t have to be constantly interrupted to sing happy birthday to co-workers or mediate arguments over who left the “fish dinner left-overs” in the employee refrigerator over-night.  I also love that my computer monitor has no complaints of my morning coffee breath or the fact that I am wearing a nice blouse on top, while my bottom half includes pajama pants and bunny slippers – if only we could dress like this at the office! 
While my home office is comfortable and convenient, it is definitely full of distractions and creative ways to keep me off track.  Nowadays, my biggest challenge starts with my husband saying, “Oh you’re working from home today?  Good you can watch the kid so ; ...

Hello friends and family!  If you care to know the great challenges of keeping a 3 1/2 year old entertained all the while working at home during a pandemic; stay tuned for a couple of quick tips, ideas and maybe a couple of “lol” moments. 

While it’s been so much fun at home with my daughter, it’s the simple things I miss most like dropping her off at preschool (always late because she eats each individual Cheerio like it’s a mini doughnut).  I even miss the things I thought I’d never miss, like the nice long shower you take after returning from a night at Chucky Cheese or searching out a clean seat at the skating rink for hours of going round and around.  Yes, I’ll take anything but staying home! 

But seriously, one thing the whole pandemic has taught me was that there are many fun and creative things that you can do to keep your little ones entertained and less monstrous. 

A great way to eat up some time; ...