The Good-ish Parent

I always imagined I’d make the perfect parent. Sadly, it didn’t turn out quite that way and, over the years, I had to lower expectations. Today, I’m more than happy (& quite proud, actually) to have comfortably settled into the “good-ish” category. I make one hell of a “good-ish” parent.

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Board Game Recommendation and a Blue Memory

Board Game Recommendation and a Blue Memory

‪ When Jared (my husband) and I were in medical school, a popular dance song hit the airwaves. Every. Single. Day. Mind you, we didn’t have any fancy music players back then, like we do today, which play the exact song you want to hear at the exact moment you

5 Reasons Why I Bought My Kid a Coin Jar: Teaching Children to Save Money

5 Reasons Why I Bought My Kid a Coin Jar

    You may have read the backstory to this purchase, in ‘When a Good Idea Smells Like Cinnamon and a Fart‘:     Quick recap:   I purchased a counting vessel, for storing my children’s coins. The story itself is a bit long-winded (pun intended), but it’s meant to

When a Good Idea Smells Like Cinnamon and a Fart

When a Good Idea Smells Like Cinnamon and a Fart

(a money lesson for the little guys)   It came out of my son’s lips tonight, as I readied myself to say goodnight. “Cinnamon and a fart!” The words, strung together alone, made me chuckle. But they belonged in a backstory, in which resided their culprit: a jar. Want the