The Personal Blog of a Gen X Mom.
It’s tax filing time and TurboTax has the tools you need to help you file your taxes correctly by yourself. Yes, by yourself! And for the first time ever, Americans can file their 1040A or 1040EZ returns, as well View Post
Celebrating each “first” with my son is one of the most joyous part of being his mom. It started with the very first time I ever saw him on his sonogram and still continues today. We’ve been through a lot of “firsts”, and we have plenty more to View Post
I’m a cat person. There’s nothing I love more than cuddling on the couch with our cats on a cold winter day. Clyde and Pearl keep me on my toes (literally, thanks to Clyde’s 4 AM feeding requests) and they bring so much fun and joy to our View Post
Keeping our medications away and out of reach from our son has always been a big priority in my house. He’s never expressed any interest in medicine and hates taking even a tiny does of cough syrup, but I would be fooling myself if I thought it View Post
Having and being a friend is such an important topic to discuss with children, and my wish for my son is that he will find the kind of friends that I made in school that are still my very closest friends to this day. They were there for me, View Post
It’s back to school time and that means early mornings, lots of homework, and busy days. Getting back into the swing of the new school year definitely makes our family appreciate our weekends a little more. After a long week at school and View Post
I can remember my son’s very first day of school like it was yesterday. We were so excited to have enrolled him in three-year-old kindergarten and he had such a great morning getting prepared before I took him to school. He woke up without a fuss, View Post
If there is one value I have tried to instill in my son, it’s that he should always be kind. Growing up in a culture where being cruel is often thought of as funny and cool, I want my son to know the difference and be accepting of others, View Post
School may be out for summer, but that’s no excuse to let the learning stop. Along with his summer reading assignments, our son is also learning more about the world around him by watching some really cool shows on Netflix. So far, his View Post
Hands down, one of the most popular children’s book series that flies off of the shelves in my library is Judy Moody by Megan McDonald. The Judy Moody book series, targeted at 6-9 year olds, is written about a feisty and independent-minded girl View Post
When I was growing up, I felt super special when my mom packed a lunch for me. Not that our school cafeteria didn’t serve great meals, but there was just something about my mom packing my lunch in my little Strawberry Shortcake lunchbox that View Post
