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Follow these easy steps to help prevent you and your family from getting sick with the flu: Wash your hands often. Remember that one of the most common ways people catch colds and the flu is by rubbing their nose or their eyes after their hands have been contaminated with …

Welcome to Tips & Quips! …A place where you can find info you have always wanted to know more about, like how to prevent split ends in your hair.  Or maybe, you want to know the best carpet cleaning tips — and of course, we will have some recipes for …

NoVA Working Moms Network Falls Church, VA NoVA Working Moms Network Falls Church, VA 56 Moms NoVA Working Moms Network is centered around supporting, encouraging, and providing an outlet for working mothers in Northern Virginia. With regular monthly events for mom alo… Check out this Meetup Group →   Super …

Angelina Ballerina Teaches Little Ones to Follow Their Dreams and Their Hearts   My three kids (5 ½ year old girl, 4 year old boy, and 20 month old boy) know Angelina Ballerina through books.   Lorelei, my daughter, has read most of them, and my older son has listened to …

The Secret Life of Food by Clare Crespo For some, food is just something to eat. For Clare Crespo, food is an art form. Her latest cookbook, The Secret Life of Food, is a treasure trove of creative recipes. The categories alone are a sure source of excitement. Names like …

 Sweet City Desserts Takes the Cake!     Our family has a short list of go-to favorite places; our path around our neck of the woods is comfortable and well-worn.  We rarely stray from the half dozen restaurants of whose menus our kids have memorized.   So, what a treat …

By Nancy Taylor Think of others. Be a role model. Give back to the community. Who does not aspire to achieve these things within our families? Most of us live in communities where we do not want for much. While our children do catch the occasional glimpse of poverty, in …

Looking for something fun and educational to do this summer?  Area reading programs might just fit the bill.