The Best GenX Movies from High School and College Before we get to the actual list of movies, I just want to point out that yes that is me in the picture. 1987 prom.. big hair and all. Sadly the backdrop of NYC makes it a bit harder to tell just how high my hair was but let’s just say…
Do You Really Need All That Stuff for College? Raise your hand if you’re currently in the throes of getting your college-bound freshman ready for the big move. It doesn’t matter if they’re going to college right in your hometown, home state, or if they’re going across the country, the amount of “things” that are suggested they have is overwhelming…
Tuesday means a new episode of my podcast, Conversation on the Rocks, is available for downloading! This was a great conversation because many of our relationships – whether they’re with spouses or significant others, friends, or family – are being tested big time right now. So it begs the question whether it’s being isolated together or unable to see one…
With 50% of first-time marriages ending in divorce, it would be almost impossible for you to not know someone who has or is going through a divorce. And considering that 70% of divorces are initiated by women, there’s a good chance that one or more of your current girlfriends are in that situation. So how can you, as their still…
One of the topics that I see pop up in the single moms and divorced moms groups that I belong to on Facebook is what to do with one’s rings after a divorce. It’s not a question any of us thought we’d have to ponder on the day we received said rings, but if you’re like the 50% or so…
I know most of us do some grilling in the winter time but it pales in comparison to how much grilling gets done in the spring and summer! With the first day of spring right around the corner, it’s time to start doing some spring cleaning of our grills and dream about the yumminess that they soon will be producing!…
Is there a teen living here? Remember the days when Fisher-Price decorated your house and your living room looked like Geoffrey the Giraffe (that’s Toys R Us speak in case you’ve forgotten) puked all over it? Those days are like wine and roses compared to what your house looks like when you have a teen living with you. Here are…
Teens and Relationships Relationships get really interesting during the teen years. And I’m not just talking about boy-girl relationships (although, those get REALLY interesting) I’m talking about ALL relationships from friends to parents to siblings to teachers. But the one thing that is consistent about relationships is that they’re typically between two people and rely heavily on communication and interaction…
10 Steps to Keep Kids Safe on Roblox Roblox is all the rage with the under 12 group these days and that’s giving parents some concerns. They’re concerned that their kids are seeing pornographic images, entering into chatrooms with people they don’t know, and downloading viruses to the computer that affect the entire household. While you don’t necessarily want to…
5 Ways to Be a Good Potluck Dinner Guest Potlucks are a very popular way for church and school groups or large offices to throw a celebration with lots of food. It keeps costs down and you get a huge variety of food for relatively little work on the hosts part. People are typically split down the middle when it…