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A few years ago, after our youngest made his way off to college, we asked for ideas on creating the ultimate college care package.
Here’s what we came up with…
A few years ago, after our youngest made his way off to college, we asked for ideas on creating the ultimate college care package.
Here’s what we came up with…
Could there be a single food that is quintessentially New York City?
If there is one food that screams New York from the top of the Empire State Building, it has got to be pizza.
How did this happen? We didn’t know, but we do now!…
Could there be a single food that is quintessentially New York City?
If there is one food that screams New York from the top of the Empire State Building, it has got to be pizza.
How did this happen? We didn’t know, but we do now!…
No matter where we go or how we get there, one constant always remains – packing.So we thought we’d explore the pros and cons of lugging luggage through airports and beyond.
And share with you our always-adhered-to “One Trip Rule”… CONTINUE READING >>
No matter where we go or how we get there, one constant always remains – packing.So we thought we’d explore the pros and cons of lugging luggage through airports and beyond.
And share with you our always-adhered-to “One Trip Rule”… CONTINUE READING >>
There is strength in numbers, so by banding together we can accomplish much more than as separate individuals.Together our team of volunteers completely repainted the home of a retired nurse in need – in one day!
We weren’t the youngest chicks in the coop – but we were enthusiastic, and relentless…. CONTINUE READING >>
There is strength in numbers, so by banding together we can accomplish much more than as separate individuals.Together our team of volunteers completely repainted the home of a retired nurse in need – in one day!
We weren’t the youngest chicks in the coop – but we were enthusiastic, and relentless…. CONTINUE READING >>
What would a visit to Spain be without sampling the tapas? Incomplete we’d say.
But then tapas are a culinary style that is right up our alley…
What would a visit to Spain be without sampling the tapas? Incomplete we’d say.
But then tapas are a culinary style that is right up our alley…
I’m constantly searching for material that dispels my internal anti-mantra, “You are a bad mommy. You shouldn’t be so happy that your children have left the nest. You are a bad…” In my latest frantic search, I came across a theory that I love. Un-nesting.Suzanne Koven, M.D. writes in her post for Psychology Today entitled “The Un-Nesting Instinct”:
“Celia’s story started out sounding pretty familiar-a cliché almost. She was fiftyish and going through menopause and, in addition to the weight gain and hot flashes, she found herself irritable and sad. Her children, she told me, were a particular source of sadness. “You mean because they’re growing up, moving away?” I asked. ‘No,’ answered Celia, ‘Because they’re… CONTINUE READING >>
I’m constantly searching for material that dispels my internal anti-mantra, “You are a bad mommy. You shouldn’t be so happy that your children have left the nest. You are a bad…” In my latest frantic search, I came across a theory that I love. Un-nesting.Suzanne Koven, M.D. writes in her post for Psychology Today entitled “The Un-Nesting Instinct”:
“Celia’s story started out sounding pretty familiar-a cliché almost. She was fiftyish and going through menopause and, in addition to the weight gain and hot flashes, she found herself irritable and sad. Her children, she told me, were a particular source of sadness. “You mean because they’re growing up, moving away?” I asked. ‘No,’ answered Celia, ‘Because they’re… CONTINUE READING >>
Our main goal as parents was to end up with happy, healthy, self-sufficient adults.We can’t tell anyone how to do this — everyone’s different and Lord knows we made our share of mistakes along the way — but we can offer an insight that we’ve gained through our own offspring’s transitions from childhood to adulthood.
Don’t give kids everything they want, just everything they need.
A whole lot of what they want is stupid crap and… CONTINUE READING >>
Our main goal as parents was to end up with happy, healthy, self-sufficient adults.We can’t tell anyone how to do this — everyone’s different and Lord knows we made our share of mistakes along the way — but we can offer an insight that we’ve gained through our own offspring’s transitions from childhood to adulthood.
Don’t give kids everything they want, just everything they need.
A whole lot of what they want is stupid crap and… CONTINUE READING >>