For the past 10 years, we’ve done a weekend in the desert outside of Palm Springs with some friends. It’s a tradition that our family loves, as we are joined by other families with kids. We’ve been doing it long enough that as our friendship circle has widened, so has the group that comes with us. This year was our biggest year yet, and it was a blast. We had new friends and old, friends from church and from doing music and from the blogging community, and it turned out to be such a fun group . . .
that’s what SHE said: A solidarity fridge, a very happy brain, losing a companion, Mindy Kaling on confidence, and more…
SPAIN'S SOLIDARITY FRIDGE | NPR.ORG In the Basque town of Galdakao, a community cuts down on food waste by delivering leftovers to a communal fridge known as the Solidarity Fridge. An inspiring legacy of the financial crisis's imprint on Spain, the culture of the Basque region ("to eat well") helps its own in a time where unemployment rates are still high and the people are still reeling from a devastating economic crisis. Inspired by images of people searching dumpsters for food, Alvaro . . .
Friday Finds: Cute & Casual Dresses
1. Fit & Flare Dress | Old Navy 2. Printed Crepe Easy Waist Dress | Target 3. Kimono Dress | Mossimo Supply Co. 4. 1969 denim western shirtdress | The Gap 5. Southwestern Print Shirt Dress | Forever 21 6. Chambray Dot Shirtdress | Anthropologie 7. Seersucker Shift Dress Merona | Target 8. Swing Dress | Old Navy 9. Stem V-Back Dress | Nordstrom . . .
What I want you to know about raising a severely impaired child
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Jessica Ronne. “Why didn’t you bring Luke?”My husband and I often hear this question voiced from well-meaning folks and there’s not a simple answer just like Luke is not a . . .
How to talk to teachers about adoption-related issues
I don’t talk very much about some of the attachment-related issues that our family deals with. I’m intentionally vague about it, but at the same time I’m not trying to sugar-coat anything. I don’t think it’s honoring to go into detail about all of the ways my child with attachment, but at the same time, I don’t think it’s helpful to other adoptive families who read here to pretend like it isn’t a factor. So I will preface this post by making a sweeping generalization: kids who have spent . . .
Wednesday’s Child: Alac
Every Wednesday I feature a child recently highlighted by a local Wednesday's Child newscast to share the stories of children from around the country who are waiting for a family. My hope is that this can broaden exposure for the children highlighted, but also serve as a reminder that these children represent thousands of children currently in the foster-care system. Perhaps their stories will inspire you to consider opening your home to a child needing a family. For more information and to . . .
What I want you to know about living with Fibromyalgia
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Janna Haynes. In 2007, after a few years of trying to figure out why I was constantly in pain, overwhelmed with fatigue and my joints felt like a 65 year old (I was 26), I . . .
QOES: How many pillows do you sleep with?
Comfort is a big deal when you're trying to get some sleep. The number of pillows you use, the kind of pillows, the arrangement - I am very particular about my pillows. To the point where I sometimes bring my own to a hotel. Source I sleep with three pillows. They're really old pillows that have been flattened down but I'm so used to them that I can't bring myself to buy new ones. I sleep with two under my head, one going vertically, one going horizontally. I don't know why. I've . . .
My new favorite dress
Every once in a while I will find a dress that's perfectly comfortable and stylish and easy to wear without ironing, and I will order it in several colors and pretty much wear it every day until it falls apart. I just love a single piece of clothing that I don't have to match, that I can throw on and look "put together" with no effort. Last summer it was this dress: It was from Old Navy and I ordered it in every color, and have worn the black one so much that it is nearly . . .
What I want you to know about being an immigrant
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Bronwyn Lea. This is what I want you to know about being an immigrant.In the ten years I have lived in the United States, people have often been shocked when I tell them that . . .
- Newer Posts
- 1
- …
- 233
- 234
- 235
- 236
- 237
- …
- 499
- Older Posts