by Alissa | Sep 20, 2017 | educational activities for kids, lifehacks, motherhood, recommendations
I love a clean house! Don’t get me wrong: with 5 young kids, my house is messy far more than it is clean. Can you relate? There have been many times when I have thought, Why bother? It is often hard to stay motivated when I know that I am putting a lot of work into...
by Alissa | Sep 13, 2017 | Alissa McClure blog, motherhood, random thoughts
I recently read the book Business Boutique by Christy Wright because I have quickly come to understand that while I know proper grammar and my spelling is pretty good, there are a lot of things about the business side of writing that I was clueless about. I am still...
by Alissa | Sep 6, 2017 | Alissa McClure blog, educational activities for kids, lifehacks, motherhood
Three Keys to Manageable School Routines Do you ever feel like you say the SAME THINGS to your kids over and over and over and over and it doesn’t seem to make a difference? I can’t be the only one… I feel like this is the worst when it comes to morning and...
by Alissa | Aug 30, 2017 | Alissa McClure blog, motherhood, random thoughts
I recently read an inspiring article about kindness written by Barbara A. Lewis. I highlighted three profound sentences that I want to share with you: “A lack of kindness can begin with critical thoughts of others, and it can develop into a habit of finding fault....
by Alissa | Aug 23, 2017 | Alissa McClure blog, family finance, motherhood
As I have previously confessed, I have been much more organized and educated about our family’s finances lately than ever before. I have read close to 20 book (seriously) on the subject this past year and read countless other articles and listened to hours and hours...
by Alissa | Aug 19, 2017 | Alissa McClure blog, back-to-school giveaway, lifehacks, random thoughts, recommendations
Ali McJoy’s Back-to-School Planner Giveaway I love a good planner! (Yes, I accept that this makes me incredibly nerdy…I’m cool with that. If you hadn’t figured that out about me yet, it was only a matter of time.) I appreciate technology and put plenty of alarms...
by Alissa | Aug 16, 2017 | Alissa McClure blog, motherhood, random thoughts
Recently we took our boys to one of those indoor trampoline parks. It was a lot of fun! As I was watching my boys jumping with other kids and as I jumped with our four-year-old a little, I started to notice different styles of trampoline jumping. Some of the jumpers...
by Alissa | Aug 9, 2017 | Alissa McClure blog, educational activities for kids, reading activities for kids
This year for summer reading, my twins were assigned to read Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary. I am so excited! I remember loving the Ramona books when I was a girl! I wanted to put a few activities together for my kids so that they would be motivated to read...
by Alissa | Aug 2, 2017 | Alissa McClure blog, educational activities for kids, motherhood
Sending a child to his first day of kindergarten is an emotional experience for me. It marks the end of an era. It is an obvious turning of the page from toddlerhood into full-blown childhood. I’m also pretty sure that there is something about school that speeds up...
by Alissa | Jul 31, 2017 | Alissa McClure blog, Updates
Today is my birthday! I thought that since I have published my first book this year, I’d like to do something special to celebrate. I’m giving my e-book A NACE’s Adventure away for FREE this week! If you haven’t downloaded it yet or you know of...
