Dropping your child off at college is one of the biggest milestones of your child’s life and a parent’s day of reckoning – having to let your child go. It’s a day filled with great anticipation, emotion, mixed feelings, and, of course, stress. And it’s your job to make sure it goes smoothly. The key […]
The Best College Guides For Parents And Students
Whether your child has just entered high school and you are still in that blissful state where college is but a dream, or are currently knee deep in the college process and pulling your hair out (don’t worry, you will survive – I’ve been through this twice), your head is probably swimming with questions and […]
BlogHer: What I Learned, What I Packed, And What You Should Bring
My head is still swirling in BlogHer fog, but my spirit is bursting with enthusiasm. I went to BlogHer nervous, scared and not knowing what to expect. An event of 4,000+ is really not my cup of tea. But some amazing things happened that changed how I see myself. I’m a big girl now. The […]
What I’m Looking Forward To Most At BlogHer
I’m going to BlogHer this week. The mother of all blog conferences. Like a lot of BlogHer “Newbies” I’m feeling a wee bit stressed even though I’ve read many blogs filling me in on what I need to know before going to BlogHer. The logistics? The schedule? Will people be nice? How am I supposed […]
10 Best Travel Tips: Bathrooms to Speedos. Yes, I went there.
Summer is a very special time in my home now that both kids are in college. For nine months they live across the country and I parent from afar. But summer brings them back to me and for three months I have a full house again, and I’m full swing into mommy-mode, and there is […]
Wordless Wednesday: Could it at least come with a cocktail and a cabana boy?
Need I say more?
Throwback Thursday: Got Milk?
Digging around in my closet I found this… My thermos circa 1970s. Oh, how I loved this. Imagine I saved this and not my Barbie collection (probably worth a fortune!). I can almost smell the chocolate milk. My favorite part of lunch in those days. Yes, I was a flower child, and the first girl […]
Memorial Day Weekend Roundup: Let The Fun Begin
It’s been a busy week my friends. Summer has officially started in our home now that Mini-Me has finished her first year of college (Didn’t we just drop her off??) and my empty nest status is on hiatus until the end of August. Re-entry into “mommy-mode” didn’t take but a day or so for me […]
Chocolate Chip Cookies: Easy To Make & The Ultimate Comfort Food
Today is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day. Though in my house Chocolate Chip Cookie Day is everyday of the year (which explains why everything is fitting so tight these days). Fresh from the oven. Try not to lick the screen. Chocolate Chip Cookies are my weakness. Not only do I bake them, I have to […]
Mother’s Day 2013: Pancakes on the ceiling and other stories
Once again it’s that special time of year when we celebrate the moms in our lives – Mother’s Day. Whether you’re the lucky recipient of breakfast in bed (and the unlucky recipient of the messy kitchen that helped create it) or going out and braving the crowds for a delicious, expensive brunch of a place […]
10 Things Only A Mother Could Say
My beautiful, funny, spirited Mom turned 83 this year. In honor of her – because every day should be Mother’s Day, right? – I would like to share some of her “mommy wisdom.” Though we didn’t always see eye to eye, her words are worth their weight in gold. Thanks Mom for caring. I love […]
