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Nursing Tanks for Mothers In Need #DoGoodGiveGoods
I am briefly coming out of my seclusion with the most beautiful 7-week-old little girl in the world (just try to argue with me), so that I can tell you about a soon-to-be-ending campaign that is close to my heart. There is no denying the benefits of nursing our babies, but it is rarely easy. It can be even more difficult for mothers who struggle with getting those little luxury items that make it easier, like nursing wear. Breastfeeding is a hot topic right now. Maybe it always has been, but of course it’s something that I am suddenly giving very close attention. What I know is that my personal breastfeeding…
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Finding Neverland Delights on Broadway
The classic musicals of Broadway past will always have a special place in my heart. I walked down the aisle to “Wedding Processional” from The Sound of Music to marry a man who won me over by gifting me an entire DVD collection of Rogers and Hammerstein movie musicals including Oklahoma and The King & I. However, at some point during my adult years living in New York I developed a stronger taste for that darker and edgier theater with adult themes that usually fills my itineraries when I visit my old home. So despite frequent excursions to see local school and community family-friendly productions with my daughter, it’s been quite awhile…
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He Named Her Malala
Not long ago the new school year started for us across the United States. For my family and I know for many, schedules were shifted meaning earlier wake up times and cranky kids. My Inara, now in second grade in Laguna Beach, California, sighed heavily and expressed her annoyance at both the early rising expected of her in the morning and the interruption to her summer social life. I brushed her hair and told her a story about a girl on the other side of the world who was forbidden to go to school, but risked her life to do it anyway. I told her the story of Malala Yousafzai.…
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10 Ways to Get the Most Out of Travel
Truly understanding and appreciating a new culture can take months or even years. When traveling, most of us don’t have that luxury. Those for whom a few days to a week is about the best that can be hoped for have to figure out how to get the most out of limited time. A checklist of museums and attractions is a common instinct, but it won’t give you the deep connection that makes travel rewarding. After years of planning events around the world I have learned that taking a few simple steps allows travelers to better connect to new places, make amazing memories, truly feel at home in a…
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30 Hours in Avalon, Catalina
The island of Santa Catalina has taunted me from 22 miles off the coast of California since I first visited Laguna Beach in 2009. Sometimes completely shrouded by the marine layer, often appearing only as a silhouette on the horizon at sunset, and occasionally giving us glimpses of glowing rocks on the east end when the morning sun reflects back through a clear sky, Catalina is an intriguing presence when you live along the coast of Southern California. My family, in celebration of our wedding anniversary and my husband’s birthday on the same weekend, finally visited for a short one-night stay to get a taste of what the island has to…
