Jeanne Hizon
Jeanne is a married, full-time working mom with an MBA in Marketing from Golden Gate University and BA in Communications from San Francisco State University. She is an Associate Director of Sales for Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants and loves that her career enables her to promote the city she loves. Jeanne and her husband Daniel live in San Francisco with their two daughters, Ilse and Alice. When Jeanne is not working, writing, or volunteering at Ilse's school, she enjoys traveling, spending time with family, and cooking from her collection of cookbooks (70 and growing) while sipping Hudson Bay Bourbon. Follow her adventures on Instagram.
5 Multi-Use Pans Every Working Parent Needs
I love to cook and bake. I cook at least six days a week (we do takeout/delivery on Fridays for a treat) for my family, especially in the last year. With all four of...
14 Socially-Distanced Gifts and Activities for Galentine’s Day
Call me old-fashioned, but I never heard of Galentine’s Day until this year. On Galentine’s Day, which falls on February 13, we celebrate our female friendship. I didn’t even know it was a thing....
Six Tips for Supporting Your Neighborhood Organizations and Businesses
I am often asked how I have time to volunteer at my older daughter’s school and to write for a local blog when I have work and home life responsibilities. I am a people...
21 Things to do in 2021
Happy New Year! I am a New Year’s resolution girl. Inasmuch as New Year’s Eve and the days leading up to it are about reflection, New Year’s Day is about identifying the things I...
Why Don’t We Talk About Orgasms?
Vibrators. Dildos. BDSM. Orgasm; words or ideas that I used to think were dirty (or at least in any media I saw called them dirty). For example, I remember the scene in the 80’s...
How to Celebrate a Christmas Birthday
I love celebrating birthdays as much as I love Christmas. Unlike other holidays like Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, or even Thanksgiving, birthdays are unique to the individual celebrating them. When I considered having children,...
All I Want for Christmas in 2020
I was listening to 96.5 on the radio this morning, when Mariah Carey’s “All I want for Christmas” started playing. I sang a few of the lyrics to my daughter Ilse in hopes that...
Giving Thanks Every Day
2020 has sure done a number on us. Remember when the new millennia was supposed to be this huge thing, when we worried about the Y2K madness that was going to disrupt our lives?...
Safe Friends Date Options for the Busy Parent
I miss my friends, colleagues, and relatives. I miss my circle of people. I miss hugs. I really MISS HUGS! Life has not been the same since the pandemic restricted our way of life....
5 Easy Dishes to Make with Children’s Snacks
Nearly eight months into our pandemic world, I have found our pantry overflowing with foods, particularly children’s foods, like cereal, yogurt, candies, fruit gummies, etc. Rather than throw out perfectly good food, I’ve taken...
