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Teaching our daughters the definition of real beauty

February 13, 2019 by Melissa Chapman 17 Comments

As a mother- I work overtime to continually counteract my daughter's negative statements with positive ones. I've also forked over a cool, $399 for new frames and spent many an early morning before she heads to school burning my fingers to a crisp straightening her hair. Yet I wonder;  perhaps working overtime attempting to help her attain a look she is pleased with is the wrong way to go … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Parenting Tips Tagged With: Melissa Chapman, raising daughters, Teaching our daughters they are beautiful, The perils of parenthood, the Staten Island Family

Get your Groceries DELIVERED to your Doorstep with Peapod Delivers

January 28, 2019 by Melissa Chapman 17 Comments

Get your Groceries DELIVERED to your Doorstep with Peapod Delivers

Get your Groceries DELIVERED to your Doorstep with PeaPod Delivers is written in partnership with Peapod.com I HATE grocery shopping! Why you ask? Because I am impulsive by nature and put me in a grocery store like Facebook and it's akin to putting a child in  candy store, I want one of EACH. I have no self-control and when I leave I am usually out way much more than I planned to spend. I also … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Delicious Recipes, Featured, health and lifestyle Tagged With: grocery delivery, health, making your grocery shopping easier, Melissa Chapman, Peapod.com, the Staten Island Family

This Zucchini Spaghetti Recipe is one of Four things parents can do to kick start the best year of their children’s lives!

January 11, 2019 by Melissa Chapman 11 Comments

This Zucchini Spaghetti Recipe is one of Four things parents can do to kick start the best year of their children's lives!

As a new month unfolds there's a mantra we all repeat: I can't believe January 2019 is already underway-wasn't it just the beginning of summer vacation?! This year feels so monumental as it has already held a few life-altering milestones. (Hence this post; This Zucchini Spaghetti Recipe is one of Four things parents can do to kick start the best year of their children's lives! but I digress … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Parenting Tips Tagged With: Family friendly events, Melissa Chapman, Motherhood, raising kids, Staten Island, the Staten Island Family

Get Crafty with this DIY Terrarium

January 6, 2019 by Melissa Chapman 10 Comments

While I love to get crafty with my kids and get elbow deep in art projects, let's face it -- it is virtually impossible to ever really clean up glitter, which can so easily and quickly get embedded in your carpet fibers and don't even get me started on play dough- it has been banned from my house! That is why Get Crafty with this DIY Terrarium is the perfect craft! But lest you think that I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Kid Gear Tagged With: Art projects, craft projects for kids, Get Crafty With your Kids, indoor activities for kids, kids and crafts, Melissa Chapman, the Staten Island Family

Vegan Taco Soup is a Quick and Easy Back-to-School Dinner

December 20, 2018 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

Vegan Taco Soup is a Quick and Easy Back-to-School Dinner

I know we will soon be on holiday break and yet I already have back to school on the brain ( hence this post Vegan Taco Soup is a Quick and Easy Back-to-School Dinner ). While I am savoring these fleeting weeks of winter vacation and unstructured dinner times, I know that soon enough my kids will be in the car driving home from a long day of school and I'll get peppered with the following … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Delicious Recipes, Featured Tagged With: back to school, Back to school season, Easy Back to school dinners, kid food, Melissa Chapman, the Staten Island Family

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