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NATURALLY, KIDS! A family bucketlist…

A childhood friend shared this article on Facebook. I immediately recalled the hours chasing her around outside her home. With her, I got to first experience feeding dogfood to a rescued baby bird, wheeling, then dumping, her little brother into the rosebushes because red wagons don’t corner well, and protesting the adoption of all her…

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15. DRINK AS MUCH WATER AS COFFEE FOR A WEEK

Many victories in a little 30-day Healthy Eating challenge: Finding new ways – hidden or not – to incorporate more fruits/veggies into my kids’ diet I drank more water than coffee every day and didn’t scar anyone else psychologically Our complexions cleared up Day 5 and remained more stable overall 90% of fruits/veggies were fresh,…

SMURF HAPPENS! The Premiere

My kids and I rarely visit the Westside of Los Angeles. Traffic and rampant Bruins make it less-than-desirable for us. Last Sunday, we were noticeably blue because we got invited to Sony Pictures’ blue carpet premiere of The Smurfs 2! My kids didn’t grow up on the Smurfs like I did, but we loved the…

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12. HAVE A RAINBOW MEAL

Today being Cinco de Mayo, we threw a family fiesta! Trying to figure out a Mexican menu that both kids would eat challenged me. One kid eats quesadillas, the other hates melted cheese. One loves spicy food, the other gets easily burned. I settled on Chicken Fajitas. I immediately thought how colorful and beautiful it…

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Naturally, Kids!

Rather than a new post tonight – I’m introducing a new page! Inspired by Spencer the Caterpillar, our nature-loving neighbors, the desire to get back to nature, and the memories of an unplugged, fancy-free childhood, comes: Naturally, Kids! If you have any ideas to add to the list, or favorite adventures to share, I’d love…

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YOU WANT ME TO WHAT?

The Mega Lottery jackpot hit $500 million! The community buzzes with anticipation for Friday night’s draw and the endless possibilities! My son drafted a plan for our winnings – he assures me he’s a big money financial whiz. Everywhere I go, people cannot stop talking about their hopes and plans. LOTTERY STRATEGY: 1) Picking numbers…

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HISTORIC TREASURE HUNT

As a girl, I loved venturing into my grandparent’s huge east coast basement. Newspapers exposed me to current events, I shopped amongst the canned goods, invented new uses for broken machines, or read years of Good Housekeeping! I knew my grandmother and mother in the roles they fulfilled for me, but the basement gave me…

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DOMESTIC GODDESS COMFORT

Sometimes forced “sick days” make sure you enjoy your home – not just bounce in between events. When Mom’s sick, it puts a damper on the kids’ plans. They took great care of me, but I wanted us to still enjoy our weekend, without anyone’s eyeballs glued to the TV. At this point, I needed…

LEAPING INTO THE UNKNOWN!

I boldly committed to writing 365 words a day for 365 days, and leapt onto the page, typing enthusiastically until the screeching realization about 10 days into it, that 2012 actually has 366 days! Dang it! I could write 366 words for 366 days, or write 366 words every 4th posting. Perhaps I should blaze…

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PAYING IT FORWARD FRIDAY: GO TEAM! (Click to the right to help now!) –>

In 2007, after finalizing a divorce and launching myself into the rest of my life, I signed up to run the 10th anniversary race through my hometown on my birthday. The race was the San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon as in 26.2 miles. For perspective, when we moved worlds away from San Diego out…