Everyone likes a good weight loss story—a before and after visual transformation going from a heavier, not-looking-so-happy version of before to a fitter, smiling and slimmer 20 pounds lighter after photo. For many of us moms, we have a battle with our bodies that starts with dropping the baby weight to carving out time to […]
Who doesn’t love a good upgrade, right? The travel advisor in me is always looking for a way to elevate client (and my own) trips by upgrading their experience. Everyone has their own ideas of what is worth spending their money on and worthy of an upgrade. But, what I’m talking about is several ways […]
How important is fitting in to you? For me, it started way back in grade school. I wanted to fit in with everyone and didn’t do too much to stand out. I did pretty well at it most days, but the “talks too much” tendencies often landed me smack dab in the front of the […]
The Holidays are over. Time to push the empty nest reset button–just like when you wake up in the morning and aren’t quite ready to get up and you hit snooze every 10 minutes wishing for more sleep. Many of us empty nesters have had a great couple of months of holiday celebrations with the […]
What is in a word? Well, if you are looking to find a word of the year, it can mean a whole lot. Words can convey expression, emotion, action and intention. And I think that is what I love about having a word of the year—it can encompass all of those things and so much […]
Your children go off to college, and you go through all the emotions that go along with it. Maybe you are finally getting used to your new way of life while waiting for your own imaginary diploma that says “congratulations, you have now graduated from parenthood—the at home years” to be delivered any day now […]
Wait a minute! It’s our children heading back to school — so what do we parents need to be “schooled” in? Letting go, adjusting to an empty home and learning ourselves again, for starters. Last year, the empty nest fast track swept me up in a whirlwind. My quadruplet daughters each headed off in […]
Will We Sink or Swim? Okay, Parents, with summer almost over, here it comes… Time for the Kids to Head Off — or Back — to College. (Nooo!) Do you get that sinking feeling like I do? You know it’s coming, but aren’t quite ready for the wave of emotions about to hit. […]
And how we parents adapted through this crazy upheaval too. If someone asks what you’ve learned this past year, what comes to mind? A new appreciation for so-called ‘normal’ life? How easily you took your ever-important loved ones for granted? So much to learn from a pandemic… and I’m not talking about wearing masks, social […]
Oh shoot. Did you remember to ask? How can the simple act of finding a place to sit create so much anxiety in us? Have you ever walked courtside into a sporting event, bleachers full, feeling all eyes on you? You feverishly scan for a place to sit — squirming uncomfortably inside. Even texting a […]