My holiday shopping is almost complete. My big challenge this year is shopping for Sam and Mr. Anderson now that they’re living in the UK. To make it easier, I’ll be ordering from Amazon and having them deliver it for me! Do you have some…

“Oh, you’re an empty nester? You must be so lonely!” “Oh, she moved to ENGLAND??? You must be devastated!” “She’s gone for TWO years? How will you ever cope?” These are the comments I’ve received in the past few months from well-meaning friends and family…

Around this time of year, many university students are writing their exams at the end of the fall term or handing in final papers, making it a stress-filled time. I know when my daughter was away at university, one of the ways that I could…

1)  How to make an appointment:  I know it sounds kind of basic to be able to make an appointment on your own but many kids have never done that before and some get overwhelmed and intimidated by it. The biggest problem for most is…

When Sam was heading off to university for her first year, I was really excited for the world of possibilities it would open up for her and I just knew it was going be a great experience.  I also remembered some of my not-so-great first…

This post is sponsored by yours truly and a great group of bloggers! I love Back to School time.  Even though Sam is now an adult, when this time of year rolls around and I see all those bright shiny new school supplies in the…

If you’re a university student, you know that you’ll be taking a lot of notes in the upcoming school year.  It is crucial, if you want to succeed as a student, that you find a method of organizing your notes so that when midterms and…

  This past year, my cousin went away to university for the first time.  We’ve been talking a lot about her experiences so far, and how they compare to mine, since I just graduated after five years at university and am going to teacher’s college…

I’ve had a day planner/agenda since at least the fifth grade, when I started at my private arts school and an agenda was provided for each student every year.  Each year, I would start using my planner, and each year, by the time Thanksgiving rolled…

It’s that time of year again!  While most back-to-school sales will be targeting elementary kids, university and college students need to make the most of the sales, too.  The last thing you want is to not have something you need come the first day of…