In the last week, I’ve gotten texts, emails, Facebook comments, tweets and RTs from the editor of my hometown newspaper and all sorts of sideways and hopeful questions from friends and family trying to get to the bottom of my recent piece in The Fresno Bee — the piece I wrote toying with the thought…
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CBS Los Angeles: A mental health day well spent.
We all need a mental health day here and there — even if we don’t have any medically-diagnosed issues with our mental health. The old-school, tough-it-out side of me calls B.S. on this, but the modern mom side of me (working/mom-ing/thinking/cleaning/planning/doing) says hell yes. Am I turning soft? I think I’m evolving, that’s all. So…
CBS Los Angeles: Grab a pillowcase for child safety?!
You have a family emergency plan? My recent FAB Mom CBS Los Angeles segments challenged all of us to get focused this summer — get our kids drawing on pillowcases and get ourselves to learn infant/child CPR (the CPR challenge thanks to actress and mom-of-2 Blake Lively’s Instagram callout earlier this week)… But seriously: start…
CBS Los Angeles: Mother’s Day Complications. Oh Geez.
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…
The book that broke my bounce.
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 — what I mean is: Be aware…
CBS Los Angeles: When the Bough Breaks documentary #PostpartumStrong
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 Center for Disease control (CDC), postpartum depression affects…
CBS Los Angeles: Just relax already.
“I’ve been hostile for a month,” I literally just told my sister on the phone. “Why?” she said. “I don’t know,” I answered. The words ‘how can parents relieve stress’ have been at top of mind lately. So much for being a FAB Mom. (This FAB Mom doesn’t seem to have stress management mastered… I…
Time Management: The timer that changed me.
I don’t have time for that. Cite those words as the most frequent phrase flying out of my mouth these days. It’s getting flipping annoying…even to myself. You too? I had a hunch. Here are five fast tips for time management so we can make more time in our days. Because we can all use more time…
Camp Grandma: Things learned when I sent my kids away…
I sent my kids away. For a week. (Okay, 6 days if you want to get technical.) It was fabulous. It was freeing. It also made me realize five dark truths. The idea to send my girls away first came up about a month ago. My mom suggested that I be open to sending my…
CBS Los Angeles: Are you a power player parent?
The power of play is a beautiful thing. And thanks to CBS Los Angeles news, I’ve been doing serious research, people. This week, I finally played hide-and-seek with my older daughter after putting it off over and over because of dishes, laundry, cooking, errands and the like. All I kept thinking was, “Why did I put…
Vegas, Baby: Why Two Moms Went to Tao Beach.
What happens when two moms of two daughters each bust into the pool party at Tao Beach Las Vegas? Well… Now now, don’t judge. This was a matter of practical research. This was a matter of reigniting energy. This was a matter of seeking some unconventional fun in the name of reducing stress. This was a…
