I came across an article last month in our local Chronicle about how San Francisco residents seem to use calendar invites for dates in their personal life. It made me chuckle because I’ve been using calendar invites ever since...
A friend and I were at an event at Hiller Aviation Museum last summer and spent the morning taking adorable photos of our kids in the cockpit of planes, high-fiving firemen, and posing on a police motorcycle. We were...
May 6–10 is Teacher Appreciation Week. Do you have anything planned to give or do for your child’s teacher? Are you just doing their homeroom teacher? What about specials teachers? Having taught elementary school, been an elementary principal and...
This post is in partnership with Revolution Foods.
Last August, I wrote about the healthy eating strategies I planned to execute for my family to kick off the new school year. Now that the year is winding down, I...
This post is in partnership with Compass High School.
I recently had the chance to visit Compass High School, an 8th–12th grade private college preparatory school for students with learning differences. As a former educator and school site administrator myself, I am...
Ever since I was a freshman in high school I can remember coveting other people’s jeans. The way the thicker denim fabric made my friends' legs look longer, butts look better, and waists look smaller was something I deeply...
Have you ever felt like everything is going pretty okay in your life, but there is still a void for something you can’t put your finger on? I was feeling this way, but it wasn't until I finally let...
While awaiting your firstborn, you may have visions of folding laundry or reading a book as your little one coos to himself a few feet away.
Then reality hits and between feeding, changing, and doing strange acrobatics you’d never have...
I’ve been an avid exerciser most of my life. I used to do intense, trendy workouts and train for half-marathons, mostly so I could fit into my favorite jeans. Since that ship has long sailed, I now exercise for...
For most of us, a train ride is a method of transportation, a means to an end. For my four-year-old son, a train ride IS the destination. A few days ago, he told us that he didn’t want to...
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Vitalant Offering Blood Donors a Free A1C Check in September
This September, nonprofit Vitalant is, for the first time, offering blood donors an extra check on their health while they help save and improve...
