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Five Tips for Taking Kids to the Maker Faire

May 17, 2013

The Maker Faire is insanely, incredibly awesome. The day has four main emotions: first, the awesomeness washes over you upon entering, as you see all of the colors, ideas, and nerdiness in its glory; second, the adrenaline hits as you moving to and fro the booths and demos you want to see; third is inspiration, [...]

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Celebrity Story Time at Happy Hollow

May 16, 2013

With all the emphasis on STEM education these days, I’m glad to see that some still understand the importance of reading.  If we don’t get our kids to love to read, then learning science, tech, engineering, or math becomes even more difficult.  But what makes me the most happy is to see professional athletes taking [...]

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PopSugar Must Have Box with a Sweet Discount

April 29, 2013

Mother’s Day is coming up and maybe you are looking for something to give, possibly to give yourself for fun or because past Mother’s Day gifts have been a bust. (Vacuum, anyone? Yes, that happened to me.) Look no further as we have a discount code for PopSugar’s fabulous monthly Must Have Box. Trust me, [...]

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Sebastopol’s Hip Chick Farms Brings Feel Good Food Home

April 24, 2013

*This is not sponsored. I was given product samples for free, but there was no stipulation to write anything about them. I’m writing about my experience because it was unique in every awesome way.* When I learned about Hip Chick Farms, I wanted to love them. Jen and Serafina’s farm is walking distance from my [...]

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How to Start Your Own Lean In Circle

April 4, 2013

Actually, let’s take a step back from how to start a Lean In circle, to first explaining what it is. If you’re extremely lucky, you already have something like a circle in your life, where you are a member of a group of encouraging women supporting each other to achieve their goals. You don’t have [...]

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Cat Video Festival (Yes, It Does Exist)

March 27, 2013

My toddler thinks there is nothing better in this world than a cat video.  I’m not sure what the inventors of YouTube were thinking when they created their glorious video sharing site; but I doubt it was that the world needed hundreds of thousands of cat videos.  They were solving a problem they didn’t even [...]

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Do you have a Must Have Box Subscription?

February 28, 2013

Have you ever done a subscription service for yourself? I don’t mean a weekly food delivery, but a fun, monthly gift box filled with surprise items just for you? When I found out about a subscription gift box for new mothers that I love, I wondered why there wasn’t something out there for women, unrelated [...]

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When You Think You Can’t Afford Summer Camp, You Can

February 27, 2013

While it’s only February, the summer camp scheduling craze has already begun.  As a working parent, I rely heavily on summer camps to make it through the summer with my children still living and my sanity intact.  Summer camps are expensive, there’s no doubt about it.  So we sprinkle a little of everything into our summer: [...]

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Even Boys Can Dare to Dream

February 26, 2013

I still remember my first experience with Disney on Ice.  My oldest was 4 years old and was already well into his “girls are gross” phase that hasn’t left nearly five years later.  During the middle of the show, there was a parade of princesses.  My son turned to me and loudly said “YOU NEVER [...]

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Easy Last-Minute DIY Valentines

February 12, 2013

There seems to be a giant backlash for DIY Valentines this year.  I’m not sure where it’s coming from.  When I was kid, all valentines were do-it-yourself.  My mom would buy doilies, red construction paper, and heart stickers.  We, kids, made our own.  I must have been in the fifth grade when I begged and [...]

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