Earlier, before my kids asked me “What do BuzzFeed employees do all day?” I’d already answered BuzzFeed’s call for participants to retake the SATs as an adult. As was never the case in school, I immediately raised my hand, squirmed in my seat and made a case to Pick Me! Pick Me! 1) I enjoyed…
One of my daily highlights involves squealing with my kids over any cute animal video from my social media feed. No matter how good or crazy our day turned out or what different planes we’re existing upon, animals bring us together for a warm, fuzzy moment. With every video, we dream of someday owning a…
For the first time, neither my family, nor my kids were with me Easter morning. While I enjoyed the rare slow morning, I appreciated the extra time to think up something eventful for my children’s older, wiser tween and teenage years. The Easter Egg hunt underwent an upgrade and personalization! I hid 21 eggs of…
Disney animated films represent a memorable, magical rite of passage! Most of us remember our first favorite Disney character that leaped from the screen, welcoming us into their world – mine was Cinderella.* As we grew, we became more complex characters, our crowds changed and new favorites joined our immediate Disney family! As with every…
With an exceptionally warm winter in California, it’s immediately noticeable to me when I catch a chill. In an effort to stay more present, to slow down and pay more attention to visceral cues, I considered the source of and reasons for said chills: SHIVERS Nails on a chalkboard – If I do it myself…
My divorce happened before the Conscious Uncoupling trend. While it didn’t fall under the category of most congenial divorces, it certainly didn’t qualify as one of the worst. Ridiculous Redirection better described my conscious dissolution – detailing my disdain for the situation, the people involved and my attempts to maintain a sense of humor and…
My family has always loved OREO cookies, the original ones (Double stuff included). When OREO first introduced golden ones, I tried them – once. When the birthday flavor came out, again, we tried them but ran back to the original recipe. When Thins first appeared, we were not even interested. Our cookie logic believed that…
The Super Bowl’s over, the puppies and kitties fell asleep in their bowls. Now it’s time to quiet the trash talk, restore familial relations and dive into the most delicious head-to-head competition – The Cookie Bowl! This match brings together a historic franchise against first-year rookies: Girl Scout Thin Mint (GSTM) cookies and Oreo Thins…
While trying a new recipe, hoping for our first Pinterest Proven Project, an idea hit me about changes to make to become a Big-Time Blogger! When I say “idea,” I mean tupperware, jammed into my highest shelf leaped at my forehead and splashed into the crockpot – soaking before cleaning. My first thought wasn’t home…
Though I’ve lived in Los Angeles for about 20 years, I still don’t consider myself local. I even lived downtown in 1992 – but back then, people escaped the city when work ended. To my kids, it’s the smoggy spot where their uncle works and home to modern miracles like LA Live or the…
If you put your desires out into the universe, sometimes the universe answers. Turns out, I put out a beacon into the Yelp Universe – just a simple truth, “Honestly, I’d love a gift card from [Bristol Farms] sometime because there are so many fun distracting foods and things I would try.” Their amazing webmaster Nicole…
RED STARBUCKS CUP Inspired by Toby Keith’s “Red Solo Cup” . Now Red Starbucks cup is the best receptacle To fuel me through work-days, ball games and festivals And their coffee is strong but some say they lack testicles To Decorate Merry Christmas . Hey Red Starbucks cup is trash, inexpensive In all my years,…
