January 1, 2024 A big life change for the new year I am making a big career change in 2024. It will impact this blog and just about everything else in my life. For the…
November 4, 2023 Why we STILL love attachment parenting When you think of attachment parenting, what image comes to mind? For me it’s quite literal: a mom or dad wearing their baby, snuggled…
October 26, 2023 Vote for these 3 OLSD school board candidates It’s time once again to go out and vote to support and better our community and schools. Once upon a time, I used to…
October 23, 2023 Do you really know what your family’s values are? We hear a lot about “family values” in the news media these days, but what does that phrase really mean? In the context of…
October 4, 2023 You need this perfect, uber-flattering coatigan from Germany Hoodies are amazing: warm, cozy and comforting. Hooded sweatshirts are the reason so many of us love fall. “It’s hoodie weather!” I am known…
September 28, 2023 I’m celebrating one year at the Trevor Project It’s my Trevor Project anniversary today. It’s been exactly one year since I completed one of the most rigorous training programs of my life,…
September 6, 2023 Motherhood is hard. Moms rock. Blast from the past: This post was originally published in February 2012. How adorable that I thought motherhood was hard back then, when I…
August 21, 2023 These are the top 5 best lunches in Columbus I’ve had a favorite lunch spot in every area of central Ohio where I’ve worked, from downtown Columbus to Lewis Center. Of course, I’d…
July 29, 2023 This is THE monologue from 2023’s Barbie movie There is one moment in the new Barbie movie that is impossible to forget. It’s when America Ferrara’s character, Gloria – aka the mom…
June 24, 2023 I had a string of weird jobs before and during college Our 13-year-old can’t wait to have a real job. So far, she has done some pet sitting for neighbors and, of course, odd jobs…