April 28, 2024 If you like On Our Sleeves, you’ll love The Kids Mental Health Foundation Don’t you love it when something you’re crazy about gets even bigger and better than ever before? Think of a favorite park expanding to…
March 27, 2024 Kids bands rock – and this one looks especially epic I’m not sure it will surprise anyone to learn that I love kids’ music. Especially live kids’ music performances. I’ve seen countless live shows…
February 12, 2024 A cool volunteering opportunity… but not for right now We didn’t accomplish everything we set out to do in 2023, and that’s okay. No one can do all the things, all at once….
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…
December 23, 2023 Learn Mental Health First Aid to save a life It’s a beautiful day to save a life. That’s one of my favorite lines from Grey’s Anatomy – and it’s one I say to…
December 6, 2023 The amazing hack that got me back to giving blood I love donating blood. I have a special kind of blood, called CMV negative, which means it can be given to newborns and preemies….
November 18, 2023 What can we do about war in our world? As I type this, there are sadly two known major wars brutally waging on our beautiful blue planet. I don’t want to write about…
November 11, 2023 Have breakfast with Santa for a great cause Like Mariah says, it’s time. Since the day after Halloween, I’ve been ready to start decking these halls. I want Christmas music playing, sparkly…
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…
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,…