What Is the Motherhood Penalty?
Many parents feel the pull on their time and resources to balance work and home. We find and pay for child care, we watch as remote work merges with managing virtual learning, and somehow, we find a way to fit…
This Was Us (and Me!)
When millions of people tuned in to watch the final episodes of This Is Us, I was right there with them. Well, sort of. During its six-year run, I recorded each show and watched later, by myself, so I could…
They’re Baaaaack!
Oh, joy. They’re home. For the summer. Don’t get me wrong. Their mother and I have been aching for months to have them back in our newly empty nest. Lucy is a rising senior in college. Will has just finished…
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
The most fun I’ve had reading non-fiction. Written by psychotherapist, New York Times best-selling author, and national advice columnist Lori Gottlieb, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone chronicles the author’s sessions with a series of her patients, while also…
Richmond’s Civil Rights Icon
Fifteen years before Rosa Parks sparked the modern Civil Rights movement, a young Black lawyer opened a law practice in Richmond. Born in this city in 1907, Oliver Hill had grown up in Jim Crow Virginia, attended Howard University Law School,…
Transformative History at Virginia Museum of History and Culture
Witness transformative and inclusive history in action at VMHC! The newly renovated Virginia history museum on Arthur Ashe Boulevard is not to be missed.
Our Families, Our Streets, Our Safety
Driving is riskier than ever, but why? Exploring what’s happening on the roadways, and what’s being done to improve safety for drivers, cyclists, & pedestrians.
Early Summer Sipping for the Family!
Skinny Coconut Daiquiri 1½ cups unsweetened vanilla almond milk ½ cup canned coconut cream 1 medium frozen banana (chop in chunks before freezing) 2 teaspoons lime juice ½ teaspoon lime zest ¼ cup fresh coconut chunks (shredded unsweetened coconut…
What Is Intuitive Eating – and Is It Right for Families?
What intuitive eating is and is not and how to know if it’s right for your family.
Richmond’s Fab Five Hikes
I can proudly say I’ve been a Virginian for, let’s just say, a very long time. Yet, it wasn’t until the pandemic began that I started to explore much more of the Commonwealth. Of course, I’d been to Richmond before…
