January 4, 2022 Alice is a great name for a woman warrior Have you ever noticed how many strong, admirable women in movies and TV are named Alice? I’m all about girl power in movies, TV…
November 7, 2021 Thrifting 101: creating new looks from old clothes Alexa, play “Thriftshop” by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Although that iconic song came out in 2012, it wasn’t until this year that Xage and…
October 25, 2021 How to handle getting ambushed by diet culture I will always look back at 2021 as the year I opted out of diet culture for good. I said farewell to yo-yo dieting,…
October 12, 2021 Are you an Asker or a Guesser? It’s an important distinction I am always fascinated by personality tests that divide humankind up into different types by our strengths, talents, abilities and challenge areas. I feel…
September 11, 2021 Shein is full of great deals – but also some landmines Having a tween means needing to shop for clothes a lot. This was true back in my day, and it’s even more true today….
September 3, 2021 Do I need a pair of Crocs in my life? I’m not one to follow fads just for the sake of it. I value comfort above fashion, but I do love great style. Shoes,…
September 1, 2021 Pop culture is bursting with cool nonbinary references Have you ever noticed that once you take personal interest in a topic, you start seeing it everywhere? The first time you hear about…
August 12, 2021 Get ready for the Weird Wonderful World art bazaar! At our house, we like to keep things a little spooky year-round. We love skulls, skeletons and other traditionally Halloween-y stuff. Xage likes to…
August 4, 2021 Silenzio, Bruno! Life lessons from the movie Luca If you haven’t seen the latest Disney PIXAR animated film, Luca, our family highly recommends it. Following in Disney’s long-standing tradition of great movies…
July 31, 2021 Glee is still joyful despite time and tragedies Glee is one of my favorite television series of all time. Yes, I admit it, I’m a total Gleek. Glee joyfully combines my love…
