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Using Instagram to reach your community
This past June my debut young adult novel “Genesis Girl” was published by Month9Books. The sequel “Damaged Goods”…
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The ‘Wait to fail’ model needs to change
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. Right now there are families all over Washington who bleed money to help…
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Put her in a puffer vest and she’s unstoppable
Fall in the Pacific Northwest means two possibilities: Either you complain about the damp, wet, cold that permeates…
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All Mom wants is a clean getaway
Car washes were never enough to wash my car-ownership sins away.
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School safety tops this mom’s list of things to worry about
The day before the Cascade Mall shooting on Sept. 23, there was a bomb threat at my son’s…
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Batch cooking: This dinner hack is totally worth the mess
My favorite meal-prep trick of all time is letting Dream Dinners help get supper on the table. Company…
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Winning this bet on breakfast could be worse than losing it
Breakfast at Denny’s is a cultural touchstone. When I realized that neither of my children had ever been…
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It’s not too late for this mom to tackle algebra
Another week has gone by when I didn’t use algebra. OK, maybe that’s not true. Algebra probably came…
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North Cascades National Park is a family treasure
On August 25th the National Parks Service turns 100, and many of our parks are becoming victims of…
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Summer brings sunshine and stress
This is the point in summer vacation where I lock myself in the bathroom, turn on the fan…
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Slipcover battleline: Taking a stand against grime
What germs are you sitting on when you relax on the sofa?
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Parents’ battle against the sun turns ugly
Summer is here and battle lines have been drawn. The Sunscreen War is in full force. The first…
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Why a dirty car is actually a vital tool for a busy parent
“You do realize your car smells, right?” my sister asked me after climbing into my passenger seat.
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Learning to love and let live old features of my 1984 home
Why am I, like so many Americans, obsessed with making older homes look like they were newly constructed?