School Years

World Teen Mental Wellness Day takes place on March 2nd of every year. The day encourages people to increase awareness and break the stigma around mental health, while providing support and resources for teens...

Am I A Grinch For Wanting A Minimalist Christmas? For quite a while now, I’ve struggled with my relationship to “stuff.” Deep down, I want to be a minimalist. And by minimalist, I don’t...

5 things you must absolutely have to make your life easy as a working mom who once thought she’d never understand stay at home parents. As you may have read here and here, I was...

October is National Dyslexia Awareness Month. Did you know that dyslexia affects as much as 10%-20% of the entire worlds population and makes up 80%-90% of those with specific learning disabilities in the school...

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness month. This is my journey to realizing that I'm parenting with PTSD. According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men...

Halloween is my favorite holiday. I keep a running list all year long of costume ideas based on world events, new movies and songs, and my favorite puns. Sometimes we want something closer to...

This November Austin ISD is putting their biggest bond package in the district's history on the ballot for voters to decide. Many busy moms that I spoke with plan to vote, but acknowledged that...

Since 2004, I’ve been watching and supporting the homeschooling movement grow and broaden. I’d like to share a few observations that might help some Texas parents as they make decisions about what’s best for...

The new school year has officially kicked off! New smells, new memories and new teachers. And although the first few days, perhaps even weeks, are shiny and bright, the newness fades and the monotony...

Do you leave notes in your kids lunch boxes for them to find every day?  You don’t?!  Well you definitely should.  Kids love getting fun notes from their parents, grandparents and other people in their...