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The Ideal First Aid Kit for Summertime Fun

The Ideal First Aid Kit for Summertime Fun

Malia Curran

“Be prepared.” These words are the reason my suitcase is habitually too heavy to lift, especially in the summer. I don’t like to be a worrywart, but as a mother of two little ones – and with an embarrassingly low pain threshold myself – I like to be prepared for summertime’s stings, scrapes and sore anything.

I’ve wasted one too many hours of precious vacation time in search of my favorite remedies away from home. These days I’m known for having everything from tea tree oil to arnica gel at the ready!

Here’s what I’d pack in a bottomless suitcase for every family trip to the mountains, coast or park:

 

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A Mother's Day Wish List

A Mother's Day Wish List

 Momservation: The best way to spoil a mother on Mother’s Day is to give her the day off from being Mom.

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Please don’t ask me that question.

The same one you ask me every year.

It may sound kind, considerat

Celebrate Mom's Beauty

Celebrate Mom's Beauty

Paige Schilt

When I was growing up, my family had a Mother’s Day ritual. Dad would bring the kids to a department store, give us each $10 and let us loose to find a gift for Mom.

One year, my 8-year-old sister — whose thrift was legendary even then — was overwhelmed by a display of pricey gold-plated bracelets. “But what will I have left when I’m old?” she lamented, before reluctantly handing over her whole $10.

As a mom myself, I know the best presents have nothing to do with price... Read More

Weekly Challenge #14: Veggie Bags (aka Grab and Go!)

Weekly Challenge #14: Veggie Bags (aka Grab and Go!)

 

FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2013 2013 Weekly Challenge #14: Veggie B

Recipe Girl: Dishing out good everyday eats

Recipe Girl: Dishing out good everyday eats

Lori Lange is a former elementary school teacher who traded the classroom for the kitchen when she founded the blog RecipeGirl.com. The Recipe Girl Cookbook comes out April 15. We chatted with Lori about her new cookbook and life at home in the kitchen... Read More

Gifts along the way

Gifts along the way

Before I applied to bring Listen to Your Mother to Sacramento, my thoughts were consumed by the end of the journey… the night when everything would come together on stage and the audience would be swept away in the stories I knew were just waiting to be told.

Having been a part of the LTYM San Francisco cast, I remember the audience’s response… I remember the tears and the laughter. I remember the joy on their faces after the show... Read More