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Have a child that needs to practice their math facts? Forget the flash cards... try the FACT BALL app that brings math and pinball to their fingertips.
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 The Oregon heat is here! When the temperature hits 90'+, you'll find my boys and I spending the late afternoon down in our 'cool' basement. It's a private retreat (filled with Legos and books), where we can hide until the day's heat passes. When evening comes, we venture out again. And... sometimes after dark, we move to the backyard deck to soak up just a bit more of cooler air.
Remember a world without sticky-notes. Me neither. Since hitting the store shelves these gems have been a regular staple found at my office desk. They've also been known to be found in my car, my bag, and even my coat pocket. A chronic list maker - these slips of paper record my thoughts and help me keep track of the 101 things-to-do on the list-of-mom.
tap and a swipe, I keep track of those little errands and tasks that use to be written on sticky notes. I can postpone items, sort items by topic (work/home), and sync/locate/activate several other features that I haven't even explored yet.
Basically, it's the new sticky-note: without the paper usage and in your pocket at all times. Maybe my phone really is smart after all. While often I hear mothers jokingly refer to themselves as taxi drivers (shuttling children between school, piano, sports, and play dates), I don't often hear them talk about the trials and tribulations of grocery shopping. But wait... I can't be the only mom who has to restock the refrigerator shelves on a never-ending basis. How do you do it? I do love to eat, so grocery shopping isn't a bad gig. However, I have been know to complain that the payoff of this chore can be less than rewarding. To break it down clearly, this is what happens to all the food I buy each week: 
You see... my husband has a mind-boggling metabolism that causes him to burn 3x the amount of calories (when he's standing-still) as the average person does (while running a marathon); my eleven year-old and I shared the same shoes size (for about two weeks in December), but now he's growing at an alarming rate; and my nine year-old appears small for his age, but eats broccoli and edamame like they are candy bars served on Halloween night. That leaves a very small percentage of the food that I plan, purchase, and prepare each week for my very own consumption. Thus, another trip to the grocery store to restock our shelves and I better get a scoop of ice cream that first night or it'll be gone before I have a chance to enjoy it.
best part of this app is the ability to share the grocery list with other members of the household. That means... my husband and I can work off the same list. (He adds 'Coconut Milk' and it shows up on my phone. I mark off 'Water bottle' and it deletes from his phone.) The app also lets us share multiple lists, so we've added 'Grocery', 'Hardware', 'Sports', and even 'Library'. Now, when we are out and about, we don't have to worry about forgetting the list. The list is with us (on our phones- updated) at all times.
It took me a while to get used to carrying my phone in-hand while traveling up and down the grocery aisle, but I like the ability to organize the list by aisle and mark things off my list as I go. Now, I just need need to find the setting that will remind me to eat a few raspberries -- before the boys devour them all as an after school snack. |
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