Tips + Tricks

My husband is not only extremely good-looking, he also has a sexy accent because he is from Greece. Our last name is hard to pronounce, and even harder to spell, so we often have to explain where he is...

I absolutely refuse to wear a swimsuit to the beach. The chafing. Ugh! The awkward tan lines. Ew! Constantly worrying about it shifting or being pulled down by a wayward child? It’s a hard pass from me! My family has finally...

Before we know it, May will be here and we’ll start receiving those beautiful graduation announcements in our mailbox! Smiling seniors donning their letter jacket or graduation gown, holding their college pendant or a treasured extracurricular item... Whether it’s...

Did anyone else struggle to get into the holiday spirit this year? While shopping at one of my favorite big box stores, as expected, the cashier asked me how I was doing. I would usually give a generic, "Fine, how...

The holidays are a stressful time of year, and they can be extra stressful for blended families trying to plan for pick-ups and drop-offs, attempting to maintain sacred traditions while creating new ones, and hoping to respect the emotions...

Now is your chance. Stop the cycle! Take the candy and RUN! But only to give it away or put it to good use. Don't be like some people I know who may or may not hide it in the...

Self-care is a well-known topic. It is almost too well-known already.  Everywhere we look we read “self-care this, and self-care that…” That much-needed love fuel that I crave but don’t know how to get because I don’t have a seven-step skincare routine...

Did you know fall is one of the best times in San Antonio to start a flower garden? That was certainly news to me when I moved here from Chicago almost 10 years ago. Most of us think of...

I think it’s pretty safe to say that having children brings about a monumental change in the way we think about—and prepare for—the future. Though we don’t want to imagine our kids having to live without us, especially in...

As an event coordinator and lover of all things birthday, I was excited to update this list of birthday freebies for kids. In our family, we typically have a big bash of some sort on the weekend closest to...

It's back to school time and things seem more expensive than ever. If you're staring at school supply lists wondering where to find that semi-hex graphite drawing pencil, a rainbow of poly folders and enough glue sticks to stretch...

The first weekend of June was a historic one in the United Kingdom: people came together to drink tea and eat sandwiches in the streets, they waved flags and marveled at spectacular flyovers, mixed gin and tonics, and listened...

In a couple of weeks, we will be boarding a plane for our first time flying as a family of five. I am no stranger to traveling with my children, and I can even boast of experience with LONG...

We are right in the middle of Teacher Appreciation Week, and if you're anything like me, you just realized that you haven't gotten anything for your kids' teachers (whoops). As an educator myself, the irony of this is not...