My teen was and still is a makeup aficionado…unlike her mom. She buzzed from Sephora to Ulta to Target and back again. Once she had her own wheels, there was no stopping this makeup hound from acquiring all.the.makeup. Top 5…
Category: Musings on Middle School
To Zip the Coat Or Not? Letting Kids Fail and Grow #greatschools
Disclosure: I was compensated for writing this post. I’ve done it. I’m sure you’ve done it too. As parents, we’ve all done it at one time or another. Scene: Your home. Your child struggles zipping his coat. You see your…
Swapping Kids’ Toys, Clothes, Media Made Easy with Swap.com Valet Service and Code for Free Shipping
One day, the piles around my house were of no consequence to me. I happily stacked one toy on top of the other. I stowed clothes in storage bins. I squeezed between bins of toys to get from one room…
Birthday Party Dilemmas
We used to do at-home parties for friends and family–parties were too big and caused problems for birthday child. By the time each child was 5, we moved on to doing two parties, one for friends and one for family–it…
