December 12, 2019 4 tips to do more with your family photos If you’re like most people, you have a phone or hard drive overflowing with photos that you haven’t organized or done anything with. Or,…
December 8, 2019 How do you get out of a funk? I started a recent week feeling extremely low, sad and heavy-hearted. Some bad things had happened outside of my control, there was very little…
November 28, 2019 To have a kid… or not I was staunchly childfree by choice for many years before E and I had Z. As a feminist, I was adamant that a woman…
November 22, 2019 Son of a nutcracker! A favorite holiday tradition in Columbus Last year, I fell hopelessly in love with BalletMet’s production of the timeless Christmas classic, Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker. And it’s a good thing my family…
November 6, 2019 Muggles no more: our day at Harry Potter world Last October, we took a whirlwind fall getaway to Florida, the pinnacle of which was a full day at Universal Orlando split between its…
October 30, 2019 Fostering the tiniest kitten Fostering a tiny, baby kitten for the Humane Society of Delaware County was one of our family’s highlights this year. Little man Toothless stole…
October 22, 2019 I have to quit Whole 30. I love the way I feel on Whole 30. I love preparing and eating clean foods, feeling powerful and in control, and seeing my…
October 14, 2019 Sometimes I suck as a parent I’m a pretty good parent most of the time. Even a great one sometimes! But there are definitely moments when I am not so…
September 23, 2019 Social media saved my dog’s life The original version of this blog post was published on larakretler.com in December 2008. I recently blogged about how social media helped bring home…
September 21, 2019 I used to work with a cougar. A long, long time ago, I used to work with a cougar. No, not a thirsty woman of a certain age – I’m talking…
