Giving New Meaning to Parenting

Check out the nominees, say hi, then come back and vote for your favourite in the comments. The winner will receive their ‘Hot Stuff Award’ on Thursday (Scottish time!)

Money

Thanks Megin, for highlighting not only this great article, but bringing the whole blog to my attention – which I have duly added to my feed and I suggest you seriously consider doing the same.

An excerpt from ‘Money and the one year old‘

We’ve all heard quotes of thousands of dollars in hospital costs for the delivery and numbers like a quarter of a million dollars from conception to graduation. However, the big question that many parents-to-be have is how expensive is it on a daily basis to have a child?

The post goes on to breakdown simply how much it does cost in a simple yet interesting way.

Competition

It’s competition time at Plain Jane Mom…and the prize… “Tears of the Giraffe” by Alexander McCall Smith. Pop by and leave a comment to be in with a chance of winning. Good Luck.

Family

Genbetween provides some warning signs that your aging parents may need assistance.

There are 10 warning signs that may indicate they need assistance.

1. Mail and bills are left to pile up. The simple act of opening and filing mail becomes overwhelming. Managing a checking account can also become too much for a parent to handle.

2. The house is cluttered or unkempt. This is especially troubling if a parent has always been neat and orderly.

3. Food in the refrigerator is uneaten or spoiled. Shopping, cooking, and cleaning become too much trouble. A parent might eat just enough to get by, but suffer nutritionally. Losing weight can be another sign that a parent is not eating a nutritious diet.

Blogging

Ben over at instigator blog has a great post on how to grow your blogging community.

Most of us never have enough blog traffic. We want more, and more, and more site visitors.

But the real value in blogging comes from 1.

How can you get 1 more person to visit your blog, engage and build a relationship with you?

Head over to find out in 8 steps…

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