by Alissa | Oct 25, 2017 | activities for kids, Alissa McClure blog, lifehacks, random thoughts, strengthen family
‘Tis the season! (Wait! Don’t stop reading!) Holidays are upon us! From the moment Halloween candy shows up in the aisles of stores, we are bombarded with holiday decorations, candies, and gifts from now until Valentine’s Day! It can get overwhelming and...
by Alissa | Oct 18, 2017 | activities for kids, Alissa McClure blog, motherhood, reading activities for kids, reading with kids, recommendations
I am going to go out on a limb here and assume that every parent reading this wants his/her child to read. We understand that reading is a gateway to education. We want our children to reach for their dreams and achieve greatness and reading is a huge part of that,...
by Alissa | Oct 11, 2017 | Alissa McClure blog, lifehacks, motherhood, random thoughts, recommendations, self-improvement
I have been thinking a lot lately about habits and routines. I recently read the book Deep Work by Cal Newport. Though not the main point of his writing, he talks a bit about the value of making good habits. He quotes Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert Caro as saying, “I...
by Alissa | Oct 4, 2017 | Alissa McClure blog, family finance, random thoughts, recommendations
Over the summer, our bank login was hacked and someone got access to both our checking and savings accounts and drained them all in a matter of minutes. It was such an eerie experience. We were putting our kids to bed when my husband and I both got notifications on...
by Alissa | Sep 27, 2017 | Alissa McClure blog, lifehacks, motherhood, random thoughts
Last month I read an article in REAL SIMPLE by author Janelle Brown. The article is entitled The Escape Plan and she talks about how common it is for people–women in particular–to fantasize about running away or escaping their current lives and living out...
