Risa Nye decided to go back to school and didn’t regret it for a minute. If you’re thinking about continuing your education, Risa’s story can inspire you! Read more from Risa on her blog. After about 15 years of working in high schools as a college counselor, and taking writing classes on the side, …
First day of school? Time for chocolate chip cookies. First day on the job? Time for chocolate chip cookies. It’s always time for chocolate chip cookies, says Leah Nyfeler. Food, they say, is love. A long-standing tradition at our house is first-day-of-school cookies. I’m not sure if this yearly treat started out for the …
(Please note: some links are affiliate links) “I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils.” Remember that great line from You’ve Got Mail when Tom Hanks was celebrating autumn in New York with Meg Ryan online? Well, I realize it is not autumn, but many of us are programmed to think of sharpened …
“Mom, it wouldn’t hurt for you to dress up a little before you drop us off at school,” says my 13-year-old daughter. Stop Dressing Like a Mom And by “a little” she means stiletto heels, coiffed hair, and full makeup. Her fashion icon is a friend’s mother who has the audacity to be cool and …