As you navigate midlife, Valentine’s Day may look slightly different. Instead of being surrounded by candies and roses, you may find yourself bogged down in responsibility and exhaustion from being sandwiched between your family and your career. Add your own hormone fluctuations to the ones your teenagers are experiencing and …
Read More »[VIDEO] Thoughtful Perimenopause & Menopause Gift Ideas
As a woman who navigated her first summer of perimenopause (and with menopause on the horizon), I’m featuring some gift ideas that would be helpful to women experiencing similar symptoms. In case you missed it, here’s “My Honest, Funny Look at Perimenopause.” As a gift-giver, you should NOT get these …
Read More »Hallmark Channel Mahogany Original Premiere of “Christmas with a Kiss” on Sunday, Dec. 3rd at 8pm/7c! #CountdowntoChristmas
My front door Christmas wreath is already up to greet our guests. Next, I’m tackling my Christmas tree. I’ve celebrated Christmas with the same four-foot tree I bought in graduate school for my first apartment. You would think I’d be anxious to upgrade, but that little tree has been with …
Read More »{VIDEO} How Your Family Can Celebrate The Frozen 10th Anniversary
It blows my mind that it’s been 10 years since Disney’s “Frozen” changed the film industry forever. Our son was only three years old when the film hit theaters in 2013. At that time not only did all his friends and classmates love seeing the film in theaters, in school …
Read More »{VIDEO} Make Food Allergy Families Feel Welcome on Halloween with the Teal Pumpkin Project
Halloween can be an extremely stressful time for families with food allergies. Many of the most popular candies handed out to trick-or-treaters contain common allergens like peanuts, tree nuts, milk, eggs, soy, and wheat, and some may have cross-contamination or unclear labels. That’s why I love the Teal Pumpkin Project, a …
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