We recently spent a long weekend with my in-laws, who are the best storytellers I have ever met. They provide exquisite detail and plot twists that make even a trip to the grocery store sound enthralling. We pass many...
If you’re anything like me, you have approximately 4,392 videos of your kids on your phone. Not only are these clips hogging precious storage space, but how often do you really go back and watch that one clip from...
This is part 3 in a series that recognizes April as Child Abuse Prevention Month.
In my work as a child abuse prevention educator, I found many parents and caregivers had no idea that depending on the state in which...
My toddler son doesn’t have a bedtime. I try to get him to bed at a certain time, but I am not strict about it, and I will tell you why.
First, and foremost it is not worth the fight...
In a former life, I was an enterprise software saleswoman for a startup in Silicon Valley (yes, the HBO show is largely accurate!). It was and still is a darling of a company—loved by investors, customers and employees. I...
April is World Autism Awareness Month and with autism affecting 1 in 59 children in America, I feel like everyone knows a family dealing with the disorder. My good friend Jessica let me ask her some questions about her...
Spring is here and I have months of cabin fever I need to address.
My soul needs to get out of my house and be somewhere I can just sit and watch the world go by, preferably with the...
The best party I’ve been to in ages took place on a weekday afternoon and lasted about 20 minutes. I was served water and three gummy fruit snacks and sat in a tiny wooden chair about a foot off the ground....
Getting pregnant isn’t an easy task for everyone. For some, it can be an emotional and physical roller coaster of fertility drugs, injections, procedures, ultrasounds, and anxious waiting games. And, unfortunately, sometimes all those efforts still do not result...
I was walking into Safeway the other day and overheard a mom dragging her wily toddler along, commenting, “Come on, slowpoke, let’s go, let’s go, let’s go!” It was innocent enough, but something in her tone of voice sounded...
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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...
