I'm going to try something for a minute. I'm going celebrate my little life. I'm going to be proud of trying to be a good mother. Trying to be a good housekeeper, a good wife, a good PTA president, a good member of my community, a good writer, a good daughter, sister, … [Read more...]
Malibu Country Mart’s Annual Winter Wonderland
Starting this Saturday, December 6, and running through December 20, the Malibu Country Mart will be transformed into a winter wonderland, SoCal style. There will be the usual suspects: Christmas tree, menorah, and twinkling lights. But on each of the December Saturdays before … [Read more...]
Process
Photo by Jawed Kayim from Wikimedia She enters the room every day. Most days, she sits down and writes. Some days, when there is more activity in the house, she perches on the edge of the chair, pushes around a thing or two, and then gets up and leaves, returning after dark, … [Read more...]
Try Giving Memories Instead of Things – Slideshows by Bari
A slideshow of memories makes a lasting, meaningful gift Do the people in your life really need that box of cheap plastic crap that you can get on sale today for $4.99? Do you really want them to open a gift that they are going to forget the moment you walk out the … [Read more...]
Kids Can Give Back With Charity Checks
I want to model giving back for my children. I have done this with my work for Help a Mother Out, a group that gets diapers to needy families. I do it with my volunteering at their school, and we do it together when we prepare donations of our gently used goods to local … [Read more...]