At the end of the fall, one of the high schools called me. They had lost one of their AP physics teachers with less than 2 weeks until midterm exams. They asked if I would teach until Winter Break. Since...
I know, a super fun topic to talk to your kids about, right? If I could have avoided it, I would have,  but four years ago in January, my Mom (their grandmother) died. Last year, I wrote an article about living with...
Since having children almost three years ago, my view of winter has drastically changed. Instead of Lorelei Gilmore-levels of whimsy and delight, I now approach the coldest, darkest season of the year with Jon Snow-levels of dread and despair. Yes, winter...
Each of us dreams of having our home organized, direct from the Architectural Digest. A haven which is totally our own, that meets our every need and is unique to our taste. Beautiful in it's presence. With that in mind,...
There is something about the start of a New Year that always feels like a clean slate. The calendar moves forward, and we feel like we have a chance to start over and jettison all of the toxic or negative...
Ever since I was a preteen, I’ve greeted almost every New Year with that tortured resolution common to many women: some combination of diets or cleanses. Some years, I called it a detox. Others, a cleanse. When I was a...
Your family is headed in a direction. Do you know what direction that is? Is it the direction you want them to go? Last year it was in vogue for everyone to pick their “word” for the year. Five years...
It happened innocently. The little ones when they were much younger, would love watching poems and ABC videos on their tablets. Thinking they were learning themselves, it would be easy to let them be on the gadget for the...
I was recently talking with a friend who has two young children about balance. She mentioned that she had just gotten a chance to get back to some of her favorite creative pursuits after a long hiatus. I don't think...
I was 6 or 7 years old when I started voting. I know...early, right? I actually voted with my mom almost every time that she did. Likely, this is because she was a single mom and didn't have a...
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