Get Kids to Listen without Nagging, Reminding or Yelling! It’s been a while, but we’re doing it again… My good friend Amy McCready from Positive Parenting Solutions is coming back!  Once again, Amy’s offering her FREE live training webinar in which you’ll… Learn strategies to

So I KNOW I’m not the only one who hates is not a fan of making lunches in the morning. And I only have THREE kids. Stacey has SEVEN!!! Four are in school already and it’ll be five this fall…

I have 3 daughters. They all make me proud. But only one, so far, has left the safe cocoon of the house she was raised in, venturing her way slowly but surely into the adult world. With no parental helicoptering,

Thank you dear readers and fans for your support, enthusiasm, and cherished friendship throughout the year! My family and I appreciate all of you and what you’ve helped us create, here at EasyLunchboxes. May each and every one of you

“Here’s the real news: Lunch-packing isn’t about food groups and how much of which items the kids eat. Lunch-packing is about providing OPPORTUNITY.” -Brianne DeRosa I’ve decided lately that I have a small talent for curating information, ideas, and people, and

If you’re reading this blog, you may already have a stash of my EasyLunchbox containers and coolers, or maybe you’re thinking about getting some. Thanks! Yes, they’re great for everyday lunch packing, but what about stretching those food dollars even

During our recent first date (lol, what do you call it when new girlfriends get together for the first time?) my new friend, Susan Kay Wyatt, and I discussed our dreams and ambitions. Over an Aroma Cafe veggie wrap, we shared

I’m either biting my tongue or feeling bad that I blurted something out at one of my daughters. More often than I’d like. My girls always say, “Oh, you’re the best mom”.  But I know better: not always. I recently

Opening up my fridge last night, in addition to the usual bread, peanut butter, milk, and string cheese, I found a bag of spinach, two chicken breasts, three ready to be discarded mushrooms, no onions, and not much else of

My scribbled love message tucked in her lunch box inspired my daughter, Julia Lester, to write a song telling me how much the note meant to her.