Motivating & entertaining lifestyle blog by TV host, digital personality & mom Jill Simonian.
Mother’s Day is when family life can get complicated? Well, sometimes. Remember that time I spilled how much I hate it? Or what about that time I wanted to work a 12-hour day from hell because it made me happy at the time? Yeah, I’ve got a semi-dysfunctional relationship with Mother’s Day. (All this despite my…
How to manage teen use of social media so they don't get into trouble? Shut it all down. Just kidding. I mean, we definitely can to prove a point but chances are we can't shut down teens' social media usage forever. I mean, they're TEENS. They find ...
How to have less stress as a parent? We need to say the word "No" more. What?! Yes parents, I'm talking to us. Because we're overwhelmed, overspent, overworked and just plain over IT. So why not do ourselves a favor and say NO when we need to? We ...
I just want to be an author one day. I knew I was serious when I started Googling 'how to write a book.' (Please buy the book now! Oops was I that shameless so close to the top?) Be careful what you wish for. I shouldn't say it like that -- ...
Things you don't think about when you're pregnant (at least I didn't). And to think I now look back and am convinced I had some sort of chemical mood disorder that first time I was pregnant (yup, I wrote about it in a book). According to the ...
How do get kids to do chores? Put 'em to WORK. Like, seriously -- getting our kids to help the whole family with certain duties is not an option in this too-much-going-on social environment anymore. I do insist my kids help out. (No really, I do. My ...
Every week for the past few months, I've spent Tuesday nights weeping and feeling and relating and nodding my head 'yes' as tears stream down my face and I use another tissue to wipe my eyes clean so I can properly see the next scene. Because, This ...
