This year retailers are offering early deals and even if you’re not quite in the holiday spirit or ready to shop, my 2019 Holiday Gift Guides are here to help you keep an eye out for this year’s must haves! The end of the year often feels like it’s coming like a fast moving freight…
Why I’m Glad I Took My Teens to See RENT at National Theatre DC
“I’ve never cried so much at a show,” my almost 16 year old daughter, Emily, said as we left the National Theatre after last night’s opening night performance of RENT. As we walked briskly to our parking spot on an unusually frigid night, we talked about why we want to see this powerful rock musical…
Celebrate World Kindness Day with Me & Google During a Twitter Chat TOMORROW 11/13 at 9 pm ET
This post is sponsored by Google It’s cool to be kind and no one knows that more than Google! In honor of tomorrow being World Kindness Day, (Wednesday, November 13), you’re invited to join me and Google for an #ItsCoolToBeKind Twitter chat. We’ll be talking about simple acts of daily kindness, treating others like they…
John Leguizamo Brings Latin History for Morons to DC’s National Theatre
As part of his 2019 tour, comedian John Leguizamo is bringing his one-man Tony-nominated Latin History for Morons to Washington, D.C.’s National Theatre. Inspired by the near total absence of Latinos from his son’s American history books John Leguizamo’s Latin History for Morons will be at the National Theatre for one weekend only: Thursday, November…
6 Surprising Facts About Domino’s That Are About More Than Pizza
When you teach middle school and you tell your 8th grade computer science classes that you’re going to be out the following day because you’ve been invited to Domino’s global headquarters, they want to know: 1) Are you going to get to eat pizza? 2) Will you bring us some? When the invitation from Domino’s…
4 Lessons I’m Learning from Teaching and Parenting Teens
When my brother and I were in elementary school, one of our favorite games was Life. It simulates one’s adventures through adulthood and even though it has surprising twists and turns as you traverse the board in a miniature car, it never could have prepared me for the many unexpected moments that plagued our family…
5 Features to Look for When Buying Your Next Pair of Wireless Earbuds
This is a sponsored post If you prefer earbuds to the over the ear style of headphones like I do, you know that not all are created equally. Besides high-quality sound that will deliver crisp sound when on calls or listening to music and Bluetooth capabilities so you can go completely wireless, here are 5…
RENT Coming to Washington, DC’s National Theatre in November
A year consists of five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes but Jonathan Larson’s RENT measures the passage of time in seasons of love. The first time I saw RENT, I was a graduate student in Boston. The now Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning masterpiece had only been on Broadway for a year but I instantly…
How to Teach Coding at Home with Game Changers Kits
This 4-H National Youth Science Day post is sponsored by HughesNet “I don’t understand why we’re not using the computer if this is a computer science class,” one of my 8th grade students groans as he sits down at his computer while I pass out papers. Despite being tech savvy online, the teacher in me…
8 Ways to Help Your New Teen Driver Stay Safe on the Road
Early milestones during our child’s younger such as the first steps and first birthday are just as exciting as those that come during the teen years. Events like high school, a first homecoming or prom, and taking driver’s education as a precursor to getting a driver’s license are exciting for kids when they hit double…
