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3 Cocktails For Your Next Fall Gathering Fall kicks off the season of lots of gatherings! Whether it's for the holidays, a specific celebration, or simply just because... these are fun drinks you can whip...

Out of all the things that we choose to do as a family, I honestly didn't expect football to be one of our main bonding experiences. But it is. 100%. The time together, the...

As students return to school, many will struggle to complete online homework assignments because they lack an internet connection or computer at home. This conundrum, known as the digital “homework gap,” affects as many...

A “Hello Pumpkin” sign greets me as I enter my local Trader Joe's. My nostrils are met with the smell of those cinnamon brooms, my excitement that fall items are in stock overtakes my...

I love Trader Joe's and I find myself putting the same things in my cart all the time. But from time to time I put a few new items in my cart. This is...

I didn't start out as a mom with hearing loss. But ever since I can remember, I have always been fascinated by and drawn to anyone that used sign language. It started when I...

Want to know how to organize and edit your holiday decor? It truly isn't as hard as you think! I feel that with most of us spending much more time at home, that this year...

The stamp next to my six-year-old’s name on the sign-out sheet said, “Please see leader.” Uh-oh. Those words next to a child’s name on the summer program sign-in/out sheet are hardly ever for good...

As the country starts to open up due to economy and quarantine fatigue – despite the fact that the Coronavirus is still making its way through the population like it has been for over...

This new year has not started out the way I was hoping it would have for my family. Earlier this month, we found out at our 8-week ultrasound that our 3rd baby did not...

If you haven't read the first installment of this series leading up this moment when I found my biological father, click here to read In Search Of My Father Part 1! BOOM. It’s real. I...

As of today, I am 37 years old. For the vast majority of my life, I have never had much interest in finding my biological father. For the first two years of my life, I...

Remember in the infant/toddler years when you would gather with your mom friends, or tribe, or squad…or just other moms who were operating on 50% sleep and 30% fumes and 20% caffeine? Your tikes would be...

Five years ago I set out to determine whether Facebook killed the high school reunion for a piece I wrote in the Hollywood Journal. If you'd like to read that previous post first, please...