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The Bathing Suit Twilight Zone

July 24, 2012

When I received in the invitation to meet Malia Mills at her new store in Los Altos and receive a personal bathing suit fitting, I wouldn’t say that I jumped at the chance.  NO ONE likes trying on bathing suits, right?!? I sucked up and said I would go to the opening and check it out.  Heck, they [...]

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Take Me Out to the (Stanford) Ballgame

March 23, 2012

I can’t really explain it, but Spring has me falling in love with baseball. Ok, maybe it’s not so much Spring as my kindergartener who just started Little League, but the sunshine and longer days sure don’t hurt. So a couple weeks ago, on a beautiful Friday evening, I packed a picnic and hauled my [...]

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Getting Ready for Spring Soccer, Hoping She’ll Fall in Love

March 20, 2012

The weekends of my youth were spent on the soccer field. I played on a team that traveled a lot and I loved it. I married a man who loved soccer just as much as I did, so how could our daughter not love soccer? When LG was little, we spent a lot of time [...]

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How to Score a Sitter – During the Holidays and Beyond

December 14, 2011

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Parties, shopping and festivities galore make for a fun-filled and festive month – one in which babysitters are in especially high demand. Scoring a sitter for holiday parties, New Year’s Eve and even Valentine’s Day (right around the corner!) can seem impossible. Here are some tips to [...]

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Christmas Card Conundrum (With a Giveaway!)

November 16, 2011

Oh man, it is that time of year again.  The time of year when I wander through stores and feel melancholy about it being the holidays. Where I curse Target for having all the Christmas stuff up the day after Halloween.  Even more so, the time of year when I start to stress about Christmas [...]

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Stepping Out of the Ashes

April 8, 2011

Divorce sucks.  Don’t let anyone tell you any differently.  Even if you are the one who initiated the divorce, it sucks.  It hurts you to the core of your being and it makes you really evaluate what is important in life and your relationships.  The good news is at some point you must step out [...]

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