Bitchin Suburbia

Just about a year ago, my BBF told me about two little boys in her first grade class who embodied the giving spirit. Dylan Siegel had written a […]

“We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face… we must do that which we think […]

Sometimes it feels like teens and parents don’t speak the same language. When you glance at your kid’s texts, you likely will see a slew of acronyms and other […]

Remember the ice bucket challenge? It was a brutal tidal wave on social media of people dumping freezing cold water (or lukewarm marinara, depending on who you are […]

I’m always fully aware of how much I appreciate my friends, but there’s something about summer that really sends that sentiment home. My theory is that it’s the […]

I love holidays, and especially ones that have a killer back-story. And I literally mean killer — nothing better than ancient blood and gore that in modern times […]

It’s graduation season, and even if you don’t have anyone culminating, you can’t help but feel the bittersweet vibe of moving on. I can get teary-eyed just by […]

Isn’t feeling stuck the worst? I’ve been in a little rut of late — while I can picture myself flying, making gigantic leaps forward, in reality I can’t […]

Joy, happy, merry — are you feelin’ it today? I certainly hope so, because 2015 was one helluva rollercoaster that went to 11… and beyond. Today is the perfect […]

Temperature’s rising, and I don’t just mean outside. Summer is around its halfway mark, and that means we’re all knee-deep in “vacation.” This is actually a misnomer; while […]

There is a fantasy at the core of 50 Shades of Grey that is the sexiest part of the entire experience. And no, it doesn’t take place in […]

In the last couple of weeks, I have been a celebration jet setter. I’ve been to a bat mitzvah, a milestone birthday party, and a wedding vow renewal. […]