Erica and I met while working in entertainment Public Relations over 20 years ago. It was what is now referred to as a “toxic work environment.” We, and several others from that office, bonded over that work environment – once…
And Just Like That… I Wrote a Book
During the lockdown portion of the pandemic last year, I decided I needed to immerse myself in a project. I found some notes I had taken several years ago during a workshop on how to self-publish an e-book and just…
The Big C or a Breast Cancer Diagnosis
I have The Big C. Cancer. Breast cancer. I know, right? I don’t even have boobs… It was definitely a shock; I’m still trying to accept it. I’ve decided to write about it since you’re all along on this crazy…
So What’cha Want
What I want, apparently, is to be left alone. Almost exactly a year ago, I wrote The Kiss of Death or Dating Post – Pandemic. Here we are a year later thankful to be alive, with a vaccine. Some places…
Travel: Universal Orlando Resort {Day 2}
Due to our lack of planning on day one, we missed out riding the roller coaster we had come so far to ride – Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure. If you stay at a Universal Orlando Resort hotel, you get…
Travel: Universal Orlando Resort {Day 1}
When travel is one of your favorite things and you haven’t done it in over a year, sometimes you just have to say screw it. Pandemic or not, it was time. My sister, daughter and I chose our destination purely…
Each and Every Day or Teens and Depression
By Terri Takata-Smith Eight Seconds…Who’s listening? Hello? Anyone there? Apparently, I only have eight seconds to get your attention and hold it. If this were 20 years ago, I would have an additional four seconds! Yep, we as humans have…
Teenage #Girlboss
In 2015, I wrote an article for Business.com called 10 Successful Businesses You Didn’t Know Were Run by Women. In the article, I highlighted large corporations who at the time had female CEO’s, a food blog started by a fourth…
10 Christmas Movies for Moms to Enjoy This Holiday Season
Watching Christmas movies is one of my favorite traditions of the holidays! My personal favorite is The Family Stone. It wasn’t one I could watch with my family, so every year, I would put on the fire, grab a beer, wrapping…
13 Going on… {Quaranteen}
My daughter turned 13 at the end of the summer. As you know, this is a milestone birthday, and one she has been looking forward to for years. Her goal of becoming an actual teenager and not just a tween was…
I Have a Very Particular Set of {Mom} Skills
You know in the movie Taken when Liam Neeson says he has a particular set of skills? Well, moms have them, too. Mom skills, if you will, and they aren’t to be messed with. Before the country went into lockdown, my…
Travel: London, England {Part One}
This trip to the UK was supposed to be a big family trip to visit relatives and dig into some of our family roots. My sisters and I are first generation Americans. While we don’t have dual citizenship, we do have…