Motivating parenting lifestyle mom blog by TV host, author & digital influencer Jill Simonian.
A previous version of this post was published in The Fresno Bee on February 7, 2020. My birthday. (Like, almost two weeks ago now.) When I first noticed my 2020 birthday would land on a weekend, my mind went into overdrive. “I’ve got to have a party! I’ve got to go big! I’ve got to…
Too hot for TV? Too sensitive to watch? Too much for family Super Bowl entertainment? Yes, yes, yes. Welcome to showbiz, kids. Yes, I'm going talk Jennifer Lopez and Shakira a la what they shook at us for Super Bowl 2020 because the internets are ...
A previous version of the following piece was originally published in The Fresno Bee on January 4, 2020. Hello 2020! I tend to start each new year with new goals for self care, a personal mental checklist if you will. Call it a habit of ...
The following is sponsored by The Shops at Montebello and Guinness World Records 2020. My big rule for Christmas gifts? Something you want, something you need, something to wear, something to read. See? DONE. Just like that. And they say the ...
Living with loss. Hard for adults. Sometimes necessary for kids. This last weekend my sister brought her daughters to spend some extra time together during this now-somber annual time for our families. We were talking in my kitchen and noticed an ...
The following piece was originally published in The Fresno Bee on November 2, 2019. Hi, November. The silver turkey's back on my table again and I'm bracing myself for the annual holidaze. Last month, I shared how every October brings me ghosts ...
Everyone has their own month -- a month that haunts us, that reminds us of the dark, that sneaks up and tries to scare us when we let our guard down for a second. Mine is October -- but not because of Halloween. October now delivers me ghosts. ...
