During the height of the pandemic in 2020, much to my disappointment, our family eye doctor retired. This came as a shock since I thought she looked younger than I am. This year, my daughter increasingly felt that she needed a new glasses prescription, so I sought a new optometrist for her.
She’d been seeing the same eye doctor for several years, and some of the things we encountered at this new two-doctor practice caught me off guard.…
The old saying that you never forget how to ride a bike is a myth – at least in my case. I had to re-learn how to ride from scratch.
Looking back on the past several months, I wonder how in the world I got from doubting I could learn to ride a bike again to going for 10+ mile rides.…
If your child seems to need glasses, there are some things you need to know before making that eye doctor appointment.
I got my first pair of glasses in 4th grade, and so did my now-teenage daughter. She’s gone through several pairs of glasses since then. Fortunately, after her eyes stop changing, she’ll have an option that at her age, I didn’t know would ever exist.…
When researching your family history, you may wonder what life was like for your ancestors.
They might have had some of the same work, family, health and financial problems that people have today. They also probably coped with many problems and decisions that don’t exist today or happen to a far lesser degree.
The staggering number of decisions most people have to make on a daily basis in today’s world has led to the concept of decision fatigue.…
After your kids are long past the baby stage, you might find yourself with a bunch of baby stuff that’s taking up oodles of space in your garage, basement, attic or closets.
What’s great about some of your unwanted baby gear is that you can sell it. For smaller, shippable items, research past sales on eBay to get a feel for what you should list your own items for.…
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The promotion commemorates National DNA Day, April 25, to celebrate how Ancestry DNA can enrich your genealogy research.
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Google knows a lot about your ancestors if you know how to search for it. These 5 tips will help you get the most out of your Google genealogy research.
A word of caution, though – take care when you find other people’s family trees. It’s best to avoid copying information from other people’s genealogy unless they cite reliable sources. Otherwise, you have no way of verifying that the information is correct.…
Ancestry.com’s “hints” are one way the site tries to make genealogy research easy for beginners. While hints are often helpful, they’re also fraught with issues that can trick even experienced family historians.
How can you know how to handle Ancestry hints for the relatives in your family tree? Keep these 10 rules in mind before you accept them.
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Ancestry DNA has opened up a whole new world in my genealogy research. The most exciting part has been finding relatives on my dad’s side that I didn’t know we had.
All four of my dad’s grandparents were Polish immigrants. They came to America through Ellis Island .
While I can trace my mom’s ancestors back to the Mayflower, I’ve had trouble tracing my paternal side any further than my great-grandparents.…
In this post, I’m sharing a video about some of the stranger stuff we sold on eBay recently.
Everything came from drawers, closets, and bins around my house. As always, before deciding to list something for sale, I researched similar items on eBay to make sure other items had sold in the past for $10 or more.
I usually don’t list items for less than $10 plus shipping, since it’s not worth my time.…