I have always loved connecting and communicating with friends—new and old, near and far, online and in real life. So many wonderful years of working and connecting online and gathering amazing people together has provided such rich opportunities to share my perspective, thoughts, and insights...
It goes without saying; all of us are struggling in our own ways right now. With worry and fear at the forefront of our daily lives, it’s critical we incorporate more of the things that can help calm our nerves and settle our nervous systems....
There’s a lot of talk these days about raising strong girls. As a mother of 2 daughters, I’m doing my best to walk my own talk every single day. That said, I’m confident that anyone doing the same would agree, it has its challenges. When...
Yesterday I was reading through and sorting out the notes in my iPhone and I found a note that read "2018 : A Year of Healing". Healing. That was the word I chose for this year. In just a few months, I had already forgotten. Then,...
This year we became a miniature “Christmas Village” family. I’m not gonna lie, we were all pretty enchanted by the process of gathering, setting up and displaying our magical little town this Chirstmas. It made us all ridiculously happy. Perhaps it’s needless to say, but...
You know what I love? Hard truth tellers. Although all truth telling is good, I’m talking about a particular kind of truth. It’s the kind of truth that is incredibly hard to tell; the challenging, unsavory, embarrassing, shameful kind of truth. The kind that can feel...
When Joystruck reached out to me about their new Lightroom* presets, I was excited to check them out. Specifically, I was drawn to their "one-click installation" as well as their philosophy of photo editing simplicity. I have heard over and over again from my fellow "everyday...
Last week at the Mom 2.0 Summit, I signed on to be a part of the Today Parenting Team. I had told myself I was going to try to take advantage of every opportunity available because it had been years since I had attended a...
I remember seeing the first Star Wars movie in the theater with my grandfather. Like everyone else, I was captivated. And so began my love of Star Wars and my toy collection; C3-PO , Luke Skywalker and the X Wing Fighter, to name a few....
I vividly remember the day that my daughter (then a freshman) came to me, tears welled up, asking how I could have possibly kept so many of the world’s atrocities from her? A brand new student in her High School’s Model United Nations program, her...