When I saw on Instagram that one of my Mom friends was aiming to complete the ‘1000 Hours Outside’ challenge this year, I thought I’d jump on the bandwagon. Living in the Bay Area we’re completely spoiled for choice...
In 2019, California had a total of 3,316 fatal car crashes — the highest number in the U.S. 90 of the fatalities were children under age 15 (most of which were car seat age) — the 2nd highest total...
After months of a self-imposed sabbatical from writing, I'm back, hungry for dialogue that isn't work-related. I am writing about something all too common for us moms: being sick. Moms are not permitted to be sick. We are expected...
Think back to when you were a teenager in high school, about a club or a team that you had been a part of with your good friends - friends who you trusted you could count on through thick...
Since I was a kid, people have told me I overthink. They've said I'm in my head too much, as if there is a proper amount. As an adult, a dear friend suggested that I didn't need to smoke...
Emmy-nominated CNN national correspondent and children’s author René Marsh has spent more than two decades telling stories on a national stage—but her newest book, The Nature of Change, is rooted in the most personal story of all: her journey through...
Most women I know feel that the split of managing household tasks is. . . unbalanced between their partners and themselves. A recent article in The Washington Post backs up that feeling with these statistics: “Employed women partnered with...
Too often, as parents age, adult children feel the best way to help and support them is to reverse roles and become their . . . parents.
But as a professional care manager with 40 years of experience helping adults...
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I’ve been fortunate to have dry-cleaning services wherever I have worked, but this is not always as convenient as it sounds. Special items, like my heavy blankets, are too...
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I went on a bit of an organizing binge toward the end of last year and discovered so much extra space in my existing cabinets that it made me fall in love with my...
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There’s a moment in early motherhood when you realize just how much of your heart lives outside your body. Suddenly every decision feels enormous...
