The beginning of school is just around the corner. We spent the morning at the school bookstore getting the books for the coming year. Then comes the issue of storing the books in the school locker. Invariably there is the age old mismatch of space. After lots of searching...
Last Thanksgiving we went to my sisters and watched movies on a projector she had borrowed from her brother in law. Its images filled almost the entire wall. All the kids had a blast. We all came home with the resolve to get one ourselves. No longer did we...
As you can tell, I’ve recently ‘lost’ a child to the big bad world of growing up and have been trying to find reasonable ways to make her life away from home comfortable. Sharing our journey also gives me a way to connect with her while giving her some...
So you are getting ready to go off to college. You know to pack clothes, but then there are the toiletries, linens, clothing upkeep (read: what mom has always taken care of for you), storage, school supplies, fridge supplies, and food related. We’ll tackle each one. Apologies if I...
So often we send our children off to school, and secretly worry about the ‘Freshman 15’. That is that by eating cafeteria food at school, our children will invariably gain 15 lbs their freshman year. Our orientation visit put that fear to rest. My husband, who for better or for...
So I thought moving into the dorm room was going to be a breeze. We had been given the layout of the room and furniture for the typical room. The assigned room was in a dorm we had seen before. There were no surprises, right? Wrong! The typical room...
Sadly, the above and below are not a staged photos. It it is what the only available surface in my daughter’s dorm room looks like on any given day for the last 3 weeks. As you’ve seen, her dorm room is tiny. It has room for 2 beds, 2 chests,...
What to pack is aways tricky, even more so when you are moving and trying to simulate a ‘home away from home’. As we recently moved our eldest to boarding school, I am going to share with you some things you might helpful and we were either glad we...
It is always nice to have a birthday cake that is a hit with teens. This year we had a groovy cake. Follow the pictogram to make your own. Decorate as desired. Cut. As you can imagine, I was barely able to get a picture before it was devoured....
Sometimes a single piece of furniture can make a room. The armoire/ cupboard above is one such treasure. It has gracious curvy lines. It has ornate carvings. It has a spectacular patina finish. Then it has this completely unexpected pop of vibrant interior blue. Now if you are currently...