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Young Adult

When To Get Angry

 Forgive me, this blog post might be a bit scattered and may include a few sidetones. A quote I have grown quite fond of lately: A bad attitude is like a flat tire-- you can't get anywh...

S.M.A.R.T. Goal Setting

Towards the end of my senior year of high school, our class was given an assignment: learning to set realistic goals. To help us with this assignment, we were given an acronym to memorize: Speci...

My First Credit Card

My first credit card was meant to be used as over-draft protection on my checking account, but once I learned that I had a $4,000 credit limit, I thought, "Lets go crazy! I can pay it off later!". ...

The Skirt I Shouldn't Have Worn To School

Making the transition into high school can be difficult for some girls. High school is an experience that you go into feeling all grown up and come out of only to reflect on just how much you've le...

Summer Boredom Busters

My summers were always spent working my part-time job or complaining about how I had absolutely nothing to do. It's quite a frustrating thought, actually, to spend september through june twiddling ...

Always Tell Mom and Dad Where You're Going

When I was in high school, I was already desperately craving the same freedom my college-aged sister had. I wanted to stay out past curfew, party with the older kids, drive around with all of my fr...

Graduation Day: The Proud Parent Moment and Why I Skipped Mine

By the time I reached my senior year of high school, my case of senior-itis was quite advanced. As someone who went through the running-start program (early college classes) in high school, I was a...

Finding A Prom Dress That Lives Up To The Perfect Invitation And Teaches Your Teenage Daughter The Size On The Tag Doesn't Define Her Beauty

It’s been two weeks since my oldest daughter was asked to prom on a perfect sunny evening on a hillside overlooking the Seattle skyline.  The roses have dried and time’s marched on; leading us to t...

Mom Will Always Keep Your Homemade Gifts

My family moved to the United States just before I entered the first grade. If learning english wasn't already hard enough, I had to keep up with American holidays too?! I'd never heard of Hallowee...

My Experience With Dieting in the 8th Grade

 Our bodies are just as different as we are. They take in exercise and tolerate foods very differently, with some help from scientific and genetic factors. Although it may be difficult to chan...

Time Spent in the Kitchen

Ever since I was a little girl, I was always fascinated by what went on in the kitchen. To this day, my mom's house still smells like home cooking anytime I come over. And if I'm not hungry, she st...

Letter to Self

By now, there are things you know you want to do, goals and aspirations you have, values and beliefs that you stand by… believe it or not, these things will change over and over again no matter how...

My teen driver, and legal jargon for dramatic effect

I have three children who I expect to be responsible drivers, and one (the one who just got her license) to require an almost daily lecture.     I drew up a six page car ...

Teaching your teen - In a car accident, do the following

Here's a checklist that teens can keep in the car: Remain calm. If someone is hurt, call for help - don’t hesitate.   Put on your hazard lights.  Watch for oncomin...

A letter to my teenage daughter with her first job…

Honey,  There’s a lot anyone at your age can't anticipate, so I thought I'd send you this list hoping to pass on some information you and ALL people your age should know. ...

Just fill it up to the line...

...and other things I should have known before leaving the nest. Three days ago I had boarded a plane alone and ventured thirteen hundred miles away from home to my first year of college. Two days...