Amy
How to Avoid PVD (Post Vacation Depression) – Read Before You Go
Coming home from vacation is hard.
Over the years, even after the best trips, I've wondered why I felt so down. It seemed like a mean joke. I realized a bad re-entry into regular life...
{Homemade Art Projects with Sara} One of a Kind Valentines
This is the first of a series of posts by our contributor Amy, where she shares fun and easy art projects that she does with her 5-year-old daughter, Sara. All of the homemade art...
5 Mantras to Get Over My FaceTime Fear and Connect My Kids to Family
I don’t like to FaceTime. Every time I sit there and try to have a conversation all I can see is my tired old face staring back at me from that small critical box...
How to Pick the Perfect SFUSD Kindergarten for Your Child
Spoiler Alert: There isn’t one.
Right now, I am neck deep in the process of selecting a San Francisco public school for my four-year-old daughter to attend kindergarten next year.
I started the process the necessary full...
Bringing Joy to the Survivors of the North Bay Area Fires This Season
Editor's Note: The email at the end this post has been updated to reflect support efforts for the 2018 Camp Fire in Butte County. Please contact amy@copyjack.com for details on how to help.
Bad things happen sometimes....
The Secret to Sleep Training: 3 Steps to a Good Night’s Sleep (Eventually)
When we sleep trained our daughter, Sara, on any given evening you could find me just outside her bedroom door hunched over the baby monitor with a glass of wine and a steady flow...
San Francisco’s Urban Air Market: The Stuff You Can’t Find On Amazon
SF’s Urban Air Market in Hayes Valley was an afternoon of old school shopping, modern design and timeless creativity. The outdoor event was a breath of fresh air in the age of Amazon where...
You’re Invited to the Thomas™ & Percy™ Halloween Party at Roaring Camp Railroads
This post is sponsored, but the opinions are 100% our own.
After spending the week heartsick and afraid to breathe, this past Sunday my family and I ventured out into the great wide open to...
3 Family-Friendly Hidden Gems for Weekend Getaways from San Francisco
They say there are over a thousand weekends of trips to take when you live in San Francisco. That number quickly dwindles down to about five or six, if you have small children like...