Disney Book Group sent me a copy of The Trials of Apollo #4 to check out and is partnering with me for a giveaway It’s not hard to understand why Rick Riordan is called “storyteller of the gods” by Publishers Weekly. Successful best-selling series such as Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, and the…
Free Digital Resources for Teaching Fire Safety to Young Ages
This is a post sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association and Sparky.org. Did you know that in a typical home fire, you may have as little as one to two minutes to escape safely from the time the smoke alarm sounds? No one likes to think about the possibility of a fire in their…
I Didn’t Love Middle School But Now I’m Teaching Middle Schoolers!
When you ask people about their middle school experiences, no one ever seems to have happy memories. It doesn’t matter if their middle school years were just for two years (grades 7-8) or also included grade 6. There’s something about middle school (tween & teen angst, perhaps?) that makes it a place that people don’t…
National Theatre DC Welcomes Parrotheads for Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville
Parrotheads missing Jimmy Buffet concerts can pull out Hawaiian shirts, hula skirts, straw hats, and leis for Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville at the National Theatre in Washington, DC. Visit Margaritaville beginning Tuesday, October 8 to get away from it all and stay to find something you never expected. About Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville With…
5 Questions to Ask When Looking for a New Home
This post is sponsored by Chapman Row When my husband and I were looking to buy a home nearly 20 years ago, there were certain criteria we were looking for but were flexible on others. We had a budget in mind but had some wiggle room. We knew what we loved about the house we…
10 Tools That Will Help You Take Charge of Your Digital Life
This post is sponsored by Google Have you ever thought about the role technology plays in your life? Living a digital life is exciting but also complicated. Digital devices make us more productive, help us stay connected, allow us to keep learning, and provide a much-needed break from reality. Our phones are the first things…
BroadwayHD Streams Award-Winning Theater to Your Living Room
While it’s always fabulous to be able to see a live theater performance, there are often obstacles families face in being able to share the experience with their kids. Fortunately, BroadwayHD, the premiere streaming service for live theater, helps to bring families together to experience the magic and thrill of theater in the comfort of…
DC Readers: Win Tickets to Mike Birbiglia’s The New One Coming to The National Theatre
It’s the start of a new season of shows at Washington, D.C.’s The National Theatre and comedian Mike Birbiglia kicks off the venue’s 16 productions with tour stop of his hit Broadway play The New One.
How Bowflex Max Trainer M8’s Athletic Intelligence Delivers a More Effective Workout
Time was always my biggest obstacle when it came to regular workouts. As a mom who runs her own business, my workouts fell by the wayside when I got busy. I sometimes find it hard to justify hour-long classes when I feel like I had so many other things to do. With the Bowflex Max Trainer…
How to Keep a Love of Space Science Alive After Apollo 11 Anniversary
As the sun set on another record setting day of heat in Washington, DC, I found myself searching for a spot of grass big enough for my family in the shadow of the Washington Monument. Earlier in the day I wasn’t sure that we’d venture down to the National Mall for the Apollo 50: Go…
