Celebrate Summer & Getting Ready

It is Friday and the last weekend before many teachers go back to school (at least in my area)-which means the kiddos follow very soon. Challenge Your Teen, tween, and youngster of any age, to join you doing something fun and engaging this weekend! (no extra friends or families … just “your gang”) I know … Read more

My Writing Journey Continues …

Taking a detour this week from my normal theme about helping teens become confident and independent adults. (I’m sure some of you are relieved!) Thought I would share some insight about my personal writing journey since I last blogged on this topic in March. Basically, I can sum it all up with this one sentence … Read more

30-year Old Checklist … Seriously?

Back in September, I had Live! with Kelly & Michael playing in the background while I did some kitchen chores. They started talking about the “30-year Old Checklist” and I was drawn to the family room to sit down and watch with full attention. One by one, Kelly started to list the things that every 30-year old … Read more

New Development in Air Travel

Guess I’m just peeved this morning. Can air travel really be getting any more difficult or tricky?  The answer is YES! Start with the fact that air tickets are already expensive and so a traveler is already cranky (or at least I am). Add to that, you must either pack so efficiently that everything fits into … Read more