http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Mary-Lou+Halvorson Family Concerns Mary-Lou Halvorson Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=185396&ca=Family+Concerns It is well known that a child's birthday party is one of the highlights of childhood. Even though it lasts only a few hours, the memories last a liftime. Long after the toys are broken, lost or simply forgotten, happy thoughts and memories about your child's birthday party linger. Pretty much, as... Cooking Mary-Lou Halvorson Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=234308&ca=Cooking At what age should kids be allowed to participate in the kitchen? If the thought of letting your kids loose in the kitchen conjures up visuals of sticky spaghetti mashed into the floor and accompanying sauce spray patterned on the wall, let me give you some advice. It's not all 'mess and clean-up'.... Womens Interest Mary-Lou Halvorson Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=185181&ca=Womens+Interest I'd like to say from the outset that being a work-at-home mum (WAHM) vs a work-outside-the-home mum is not that different in terms of being organised or, for that matter, personal fulfillment, just a few different variables - and the benefits are many and well known. Many of the tools needed to mana... Womens Interest Mary-Lou Halvorson Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=185182&ca=Womens+Interest A work-at-home mum's biggest challenge is maintaining a balance between running her successful business and raising her children. Who doesn't want their business to succeed? Who doesn't want financial independence? We want to make a difference, experience personal fulfillment and use our skills. But... Food and Drinks Mary-Lou Halvorson Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=205414&ca=Food+and+Drinks When I first started baking and decorating my kids birthday cakes, the variety of decorating tools I could buy seemed endless. And there was so much advice out there on cake decorating! It was a whole new world to me. Still, I reined in my impulsive nature to buy everything I thought I needed, and p...