How to help your teenage daughter cope when period pain is more than “just PMS”

She cries until she had no tears left. I sit near her, stroking her hair, wiping a damp, cool cloth across her forehead, feeling completely and utterly helpless. I am, by turns, good cop/bad cop: gently soothing tones tempered with firm reminders to breathe when she begins to get hysterical. This … Continue reading →

5 Ways to Eliminate Birthday Stress and Party Like It’s 1987

Birthday stress. It's a thing. In a world of idyllic Pinterest images and perfectly-curated Instagram feeds, it's hard to keep up with the virtual Joneses. But the fact is we've been stressing about birthdays since way before social media. I'm hardly one to pass judgement since I have a whole … Continue reading →

The Homework Hustle Playlist for Those Times When You Can’t Even

The new form of parental torture is homework, in case you missed the memo. Or maybe it's not new at all. Maybe it's always been there; it's just that, before Facebook, there was no way to commiserate. And at least today we have Google it whereas 30 years ago our parents had to know shit so they … Continue reading →

Fall Decluttering: Home Office Edition

I sit. Staring blankly at the screen. Avoiding the oh-so-necessary fall decluttering of my office space. I steal glances over at my Instagram feed looking for...what? Inspiration? Distraction? Oooh! A Facebook notification! Procrastination at it's finest, folks. My bladder (which has never … Continue reading →

Art of Persuasion: I Know What You Did to Survive Last Summer

It's the last weekend before the kids head back to school and while the kids are off sharpening their pencils and labeling their school supplies, you may find you're staring, glassy-eyed at a steady stream of "Welcome" emails from the kids' schools, asking yourself where the summer went. Or … Continue reading →