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My daughter and her BFFs were having breakfast at my kitchen counter after a sleepover. They were watching me flit about the kitchen, chopping and bagging ahead of my busy day so that we would have an easy and healthy Continue reading The Time I Waxed My Bikini Line for the First Time with My Best Friends (Published in Kveller)
My daughter expected that she would be hazed by upperclassmen in high school. She heard all the horror stories about freshman being shoved into lockers and sent on wild goose chases through the hallways, but these tales never materialized. To Continue reading When Your Kid’s Biggest Bully Is the Teacher (Published In Kveller)
You’d think that a house that was only 12 years old wouldn’t need many upgrades, but ours did. It had great bones and we had great vision, so we were game for some remodeling. Before moving in, we hired a contractor to paint, change light fixtures, Continue reading How We Updated Three Bathrooms in One Go For Under $3,500 (Published in House Beautiful and Country Living)
It all began two years ago, while sharing a glass of wine with my friend, Karen. She pressed me to begin pursuing my dream of writing and I admitted that I was scared. Scared of failure, scared of exposing myself, Continue reading 5 Easy To Follow Tips For New Bloggers Trying To Get Published (Published on Beyond Your Blog)
When my daughter was born, my mother gave me a comb that my grandmother Ella (born Esther) had given her. That comb, it turned out, had great history attached to it. My mother first found the comb in my grandmother’s jewelry box Continue reading A Simple Family Heirloom Unlocked a Dark Family Secret (Featured in various Hearst Publications)