Today’s blog post is a shout out to Nurse Practitioners everywhere (last week was National Nurse Practitioners’ Week) and to reproductive health and birth control! Yep, you heard me right – birth control. Yes, this is a bit different from my norm and probably even stranger coming from a menopausal mom of six! But hey, as …
A day spent at the California Academy of Science is a day well spent! I have been meaning to get to San Francisco and visit the California Academy of Science to see their exhibit, Whales: Giants of the Deep for some time. And since that exhibit is closing the end of this month – I …
I have been so busy that a lot of time has passed since I attended the WOW Summit in San Diego! Even though this conference was last month (October 24 to be exact) I still want to share with you some of the fantastic information that I heard while meeting other moms, bloggers, and brands in …
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FallGlamping #Glamping #CollectiveBias I recently spent four wonderful days in the Santa Cruz Mountains with my 6th graders! This was our annual sixth grade science camp excursion to Camp Campbell where I get the pleasure of hiking, exploring, singing …
Have you ever been to a Maker Faire? Every year there is a huge Makers Faire held at the San Mateo Event Center in the spring. As a middle school teacher I know lots of kids that look forward to the Maker Faire every year. They always return to school that following Monday with story after story …
Right now we have bowls of Halloween candy sitting in our home! That is a problem. I have a major sweet tooth, and I have a 13 year-old that loves to sneak candy for breakfast. That is if I am not watching – and I am always watching! (Or so I like to think.) But really …
We’ve officially arrived at that brief time of year that you could call the calm before the fall and winter party storm. Although with Halloween last weekend – the storm has already begun for some of you! We all like to have fun and throw a great party that is personalized but without getting too …
It’s no secret that I love to entertain. I simply love to host parties! It doesn’t really matter to me what time of year – I can always find a reason to celebrate. Finding time to be with friends is very important to me. Which is why when my good friends retired, I jumped at …
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BeHealthyForEveryPartofLife #CollectiveBias No doubt is is hard to when your child packs up and heads off to college. After unloading the car, helping set up the dorm room, meeting the roommate, and a few floor mates – the time eventually comes …
Here is an easy and totally fun Hallowwen art activity for the kids! I call it art, because this was a fun activity that I incorporated into my art classroom one year. We built sculptures out of Halloween treats! The kids had a blast and it was so easy to put together. I simply headed …
