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6 Things I Would Tell My 20-Year-Old Self

At twenty I was like many kids at that age: A youthful mixture of  bravado and immaturity. Every thing seemed SO important. EVERY decision was larger than life. Yet honestly, I didn’t have a clue who I was. In reality, I was just a girl who would struggle with frizzy hair for almost forty years […]

Filed Under: College & Empty Nest, Get Inspired, Lists, Parenting, Popular Posts Tagged With: advice for college kids, advice for teens, college 101, college tips, dating, marriage, twenty years old, what I wish I would have known when I was younger

Halloween: Bring. It. On.

I love Halloween. The trick or treating, the haunted houses, the kids in costumes, the decorations, the candy! It’s even better than Valentine’s Day, because you get to dress up. When my kids were little and had no choice but to hang with the hubby and I on Halloween, friends would gather at our house […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: candy, carpoolgoddess, costumes, halloween, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, trick or treating

Having “The Talk” Before Your Child Leaves For College

Lots to talk about before Mini-Me leaves for college. Even though she’s heard the speech, I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night if I didn’t say it, yet again. I cringe as the words come out of my mouth, knowing what’s coming, “Mom, you don’t have to tell me this. I’m not stupid.” But, […]

Filed Under: College & Empty Nest, Parenting Tagged With: college, college 101, college advice, college freshman, college roommates, college tips, freshman, Skype, TiVo

Shopping for College & Getting Ready For Move In Day

dorm shopping

Congratulations, your child is going to college! Now you must face the task of shopping for the dorm room. It is a special time for parents and their college bound kids and a wonderful opportunity for more bonding as they’re headed out the door. Some kids will be excited to shop for their new digs, […]

Filed Under: College & Empty Nest, Parenting Tagged With: college, college 101, college freshman, college tips, dorm, freshman, pottery barn dorm, teens, the container store

Hurray, You’re Now An Empty Nester

The days are warm, long and sultry, and my schedule is definitely looser, but that doesn’t mean life is without stress. For the first time in two years, both kids are living at home for the summer and while there are sweet moments of bliss having all the beds filled, it isn’t without turmoil and […]

Filed Under: College & Empty Nest, Midlife musings, Parenting Tagged With: college, college 101, college tips, empty nest, empty nester, Mega Million Lotto winner

Family Fun, Vegas Style!

Like every family we have our rituals. The summer is no exception. Just about every 4th of July we go to Sin City for fun and fireworks. That’s right. Las Vegas, Baby! We’ve been going since the kids were in preschool. Now I know, Las Vegas might be the last place you’d think to take […]

Filed Under: Parenting, Popular Posts Tagged With: las vegas, Mandalay Bay, pools, sharks, summer vacation, The Mirage, topless sunbathing, vegas baby

21 Things I Learned From My Dad

Father’s Day is always a little bittersweet for me. A holiday that reminds me of what I no longer have and everything I have missed over the last thirty years, and yet it is filled with great joy, excitement and the making of new memories now that we have children of our own. I love […]

Filed Under: Lists, Love, Parenting, Popular Posts Tagged With: daddy's girl, dads, Father's Day, fatherly advice, parents wisdom, what did you learn from your father

Summer Camp: It’s Not All Fun and S’mores

As the baby of three, I grew up watching my older brother and sister hop on the big yellow bus for day camp almost every summer morning, right outside our front gate. Mom would blow them a kiss and yell with a cheerful smile, “Watch out for the bees!”, while I waved excitedly and smushed […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: bees, day camp, homesick, smores, summer camp

Hot Fun In The Summertime

I have such warm wonderful memories of my summers as a child: Pool parties, BBQ’s, long lazy days and nights, sleeping late, sleepovers in the middle of the week, no homework, my birthdays. As a kid I wished it were summer all year round. Sometimes I still do, so it’s important to me that my […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Beach Boys, summer, summer fun

No One Puts Baby in a Corner…Well, Yeah, Actually They Do

My Dad had an interesting way of handling things. When my siblings and I would be screaming, fighting, and crying with no end in sight, he would call a cease-fire and ask us what happened. Of course, we each had our own version of the truth. And as you would expect, we blamed each other. […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: putting a child in the corner, sibling conflict, sibling rivarly

10 Things I Learned on Vacation Last Week:

When I go on vacation, it feels like my home life freezes and time stands still. The only things that matter are, A) I survived the plane flight, B) I’m with my family, and C) I’m some place warm and sunny, or at least has good shopping. I always go with the lofty notion that […]

Filed Under: Lists, Parenting Tagged With: butter, mermaids, Mojito, ocean, sharks, swimming, vacation, what I learned on vacation

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