Inger Hultgren
Born and raised in the Philadelphia-area and holding both a U.S. and Swedish passport, Inger, a former environmental attorney who is in the process of reinventing herself, has lived in San Francisco with her husband and two daughters (born in 2006 and 2007) since 2008. Inger’s “son,” Charlie (a Ragdoll cat) joined the family in 2015, followed by two rabbits. Inger finds spiritual inspiration in yoga and the great outdoors and counts Swedish summers, Italian reds, and impromptu 80’s dance-parties among her favorite things. In addition to writing about all things mom, Inger especially loves to write narrative style pieces about her travels, which can be found at ingerhultgrenmeyer.com.
12 Ways to Minimize Your Family’s Plastic Footprint & Save Our Oceans
Over the holidays, I spent a week in Florida with my family. One day, after a storm blew through, I took a walk along the ocean and was alarmed at the amount of plastic...
11 Fun Things to Do with Kids in Half Moon Bay
One of my favorite destinations for a family day-trip from San Francisco is beautiful Half Moon Bay, where my husband and I have been taking our now ten and twelve-year-old daughters since they were...
A Few Choice Words for the Man in the Enormous Red Pickup Truck
The other morning, while walking my daughters to school, a man roared by in an enormous red pickup truck and told me to f-off. Not verbally, but with his finger. He was driving way...
10 Reasons You’ll Love the Newly Renovated Randall Museum
San Francisco is full of wonderful museums, parks, and activities for kids and we all have our go-to spots. One of my family’s absolute favorites is the Randall Museum, where city kids have been...
Inger’s Articles on Mid-Peninsula Moms Blog
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Reflections on the Night Our House Burned Down in the Wine Country Fires
The smell of smoke, strong yet not altogether unpleasant, did not worry me too much. I’d smelled fires before at our vacation house in rural, northeast Santa Rosa, and they were always safely contained...
Clean Up Your Act With Natural Cleaners: Recipes and Tips to Clean Green
While most parents take great pains to ensure that household cleaning supplies are kept out of reach of their children, many don’t realize that using these chemical-laden products to clean their homes may pose...
Battling My 6th Grader’s Cell Phone-Mania
Middle school is a “magical time of human growth and transformation set against the backdrop of adolescent ups and downs,” as the principal of my daughter’s new school described it in his welcome letter....
Small But Deadly: 11 Ways Kids Can Be Hazardous to Your Health
Several years ago, while vacationing with my family on Kauai, we visited Anini Beach. A delightful crescent of yellow sand along calm, turquoise water, it was deserted aside from a friendly Hawaiian man with...
Birds, Bees & Rubbers: Talking to Young Kids About S-E-X
You never know where, when or how the topic of sex will come up for the first time with your little ones, but it is likely to be well before you are expecting it....
