Cyber Monday Deals
There are some great Cyber Monday deals out there (better than last year!). We’ve picked out the best ones in case you’re in the… Read More
Author: Meg Collins
Making the Holidays Fun this Year (while Keeping the Pressure Off…)
A couple of years ago we wrote about 7 Ways to Simplify Your Holidays. After re-reading it, it was almost a relief to think… Read More
Amazon Prime Day Deals for 2022
Cue the excitement, folks! The mega-retailer’s sales event for its Prime subscribers is in full swing (today and tomorrow), and this year, it does… Read More
Halloween Decor Inspo 2022
We started covering Halloween Decor to bring joy to the holiday during the dark days of the pandemic when trick-or-treating was off the table,… Read More
Chances Are: Evaluating Re-entry Risk for Young Families
A framework for deciding if and when to re-enter the world in-person in the age of coronavirus
Settling In To the “New Normal” – Summer and Beyond
Published originally in our Mother’s Day Newsletter. Click here to subscribe. It’s day sixty-something of shelter in place here in Northern California. Honestly, I’d really… Read More
Lessons Learned for Coronavirus: Interview with Infectious Disease Expert
I learned some key things from listening to a Joe Rogan podcast — his guest was the director of the Center for Infectious Disease… Read More
Putting the Pandemic in Perspective
March 16, 2020 Greetings from the San Francisco bay area. It’s Meg. Our island community of Alameda has been isolating and social distancing for… Read More
The Problem with the Mommy Wine Culture
In our holiday email, I joked that there‘s not enough spiked eggnog in the world to deal with toddler holiday tantrums. Afterward, I received… Read More
7 Ways to Simplify (like, really simplify) Your Holidays
The holidays were difficult (but manageable) with one baby, but when my second baby was born, it became completely un-fun. I was over-committed, overworked,… Read More