The Santa Monica Pier Aquarium is a great place to exploring the pier, where you can spend a whole day. While your kids are still little and amazed by the world, while your underwater explorer still loves the mystery of the deep dark blue and its inhabitants, while your … [Read more...]
Flashback Friday: Moving Day
Moving day is something you never forget. June 2010 My friend Sam is in town, trying to decide if he wants to move to Los Angeles. He's lived in a lot of places, one of them New York, which he loves. LA is really, really different, amirite ladies? I moved to Los Angeles from … [Read more...]
Yes on Proposition 56 Is a No to E-Cigs for Kids
Proposition 56 is on the ballot in November There are going to be a lot of items on the ballot in November, and you might start hearing ads about Prop 56. I've only heard the ones against it, and they make me spit-take. Because when I listen closely, I hear "Paid for by [INSERT … [Read more...]
So Glad They Included Me
Updated! So Glad They Told Me is released TODAY. You can buy it on Amazon - and check out my brand new author page there! Does the world need another book about motherhood? Yes. Because So Glad They Told Me: Women Get Real About Motherhood from the Her Stories … [Read more...]
Hansen Dam Aquatic Center
Hansen Dam Aquatic Center is an oasis in the San Fernando Valley. While there is still a bit of summer left, I want to recommend the pool at Hansen Dam Aquatic Center. To get there we took the 101 to the 405 to the 118 to the 210 and exited on Foothill Blvd. That may seem like … [Read more...]
Letters For Scarlet by Julie C. Gardner: Book Review
Back to school reading for grownups. By the time a woman is thirty, she has experienced loss, most likely. It's true for men too, I'm sure, but in Letters For Scarlet, a book about grief, friendship, grace, and courage, the losses are felt most keenly through the eyes of … [Read more...]