Holidays + Seasons

If your calendar is bedecked with special holiday events this Christmas season, here are 5 tips (from a professional makeup artist) to glam up your mom makeup for a festive night out on the town. Every holiday season, I look...

Nowadays, coming up with Valentine's ideas outside the box of cards is a challenge. Sure, the classic cards and sweets work! But are you the mom on the go that needs something quick and easy? Are you not a...

My family celebrates Christmas, and when my kids were little, my husband and I experienced it entirely through their eyes.  The joy they found in the traditions, the food, the music, and the wonder of the season was simply...

  YOU BETTER WATCH OUT, YOU BETTER NOT CRY, YOU BETTER NOT POUT, I'M TELLING YOU WHY... You, too, can enjoy the holidays!!! I know what you're thinking - "But I have the planning and the shopping and the wrapping and the juggling and the...

Holidays can be stressful and challenging. Easter is no exception. There is grocery shopping to be done, house to be cleaned, new clothes shopping and the typical Easter Day preparations. Those preparations include dying eggs, filling plastic eggs with...

There's nothing quite like the sight of a fitness center during the first couple weeks of January. No place to park, no empty cubbies to store keys, and every cardio machine is taken by a new gym-goer in cute, matching-from-head-to-toe,...

I wouldn't call myself much of a cook, but during the holidays, I pull out all the stops. I love the old faithful recipes that have been passed down through the generations. But I also enjoy coming up with...

Halloween can be overwhelming for kids on the autism spectrum. Kids with autism usually don't like crowds, loud noises, too much activity, strangers, or unexpected changes in schedule. Through the years I have been able to put some things...

As of February 1st, my house will be properly decked out with a pink tablecloth, countless heart-shaped window clings, and the finest Valentine’s Day-themed napkins the dollar store can offer. Clearly, I’m more into celebrating than decorating. Even before...

My 17-year-old daughter and I have been members of the National Charity League since she was in seventh grade. The group offers a variety of opportunities for mothers and daughters to work together in the community. Volunteering with my...