This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of the American Cancer Society. Well, in a week full of crummy news, an online friend lost her husband to cancer, and I found out that my dear friend Katrina lost one of her few local writer pals in a battle with cancer. There is [...]
Tonight is a sad night for many people, but perhaps none as much as the Lynch family. Their 9 year old daughter, Mikaela, drowned after getting out of the vacation house when no one saw her. This is a common tragedy, sadly, for parents of children with autism. Mikaela was severely developmentally disabled, having the [...]
I love good quality recycled products, gorgeous design, and all that is even better if the product is made in the USA. That’s why I’m excited to introduce you to Noubar Bags. Made from repurposed billboard ads, these fold over clutches are gorgeous! See: Beauty helping to save the environment and made in America? What [...]
Every Tuesday, I try to write something I learn or take away from raising kids with disabilities. This week, it’s a little more closer to home, in that I’m thinking about how raising my children has directly changed my life. In fact, it’s directly changed every single item that lines my pantry and fridge. About [...]
It’s been difficult to find a palatable gluten free pasta that is painless and easy to cook. I think I’ve tried just about every one, and none of them is satisfying or the right consistency for this fussy Italian woman. That is, until I recently received a sample of Viviana’s gluten free pasta for review. [...]
Last Friday, we learned that Abercrombie & Fitch refuses to make clothes for plus-sized women. In an interview with Salon, CEO Mike Jeffries said, “In every school there are the cool and popular kids, and then there are the not-so-cool kids,” he told the site. “Candidly, we go after the cool kids. We go after the [...]
Last week, I had an interesting incident with Zoe. As we’ve made this journey with homeopathy, my biggest question has been, “Does homeopathy work to relieve the disabilities caused by autism?” It’s been an interesting process. While others see dramatic events immediately, we’ve seen baby steps and things like 3 steps forward, 1 or 2 [...]
I just want to start out by saying that I fell off The Fast Metabolism Diet, and immediately felt like crap. Coffee was back, wine was back, balance was OUT the window. My water consumption was back down to a glass or so a day, exercise was done for, and I was back to what’s [...]
I am a chocolate SNOB. I know that fine quality chocolate contains things I don’t let my kids eat: sugar, cream, milk, etc., all deliciousness, and also comes at a price to my waistline. So IF I’m going to eat chocolate, I won’t waste my time on the stuff you can get online at the [...]
Recently, I received a Pyramid Pan for review. The Good This fat-reducing silicone cooking mat has lots of uses and is easy to cook with. I got a large one – which means, it’s a bit big for my cookie tray, but I like the bigger size because I can use it as a trivet [...]
