~Spring Break~ Welcome to the Weekend Spotlight! This week I am sharing a few photos from our Spring Break in California. We celebrated Easter, Spring Break and attended college tours for my son! Emotional, exhausting and lots of statistics oh and traffic! My daughter flew out from her college for Easter Weekend so we were all together [Read more…]
Updating College Daughter’s Bedroom
Hi Everyone- This is bedroom update for my college age daughter is a project of love; love for my daughter. Over the holidays {last year} we discussed updating her room to move away from pink & brown to gray & navy! Well, fast forward to this past summer when she was living at home while [Read more…]
Easy Care Package Idea
My daughter is in college and I am constantly thinking about care packages (I haven’t actually gotten my act together to send a care package)! And, when I’m not thinking about them she is good about texting me reminders or notices that her roommates’ moms are sending care packages. But this was such an easy care [Read more…]
College Care Package Party for Moms
When my baby girl left for her first year of college several of the moms got together on a Sunday afternoon to prepare care packages for our girls. Sniff. Sniff. Breathe. The hostess served wine for us moms. Some of us may have had a second glass. Here are the details: Each mom was asked to bring enough of [Read more…]
College Dorm Room Ideas
Hi There- This post is dedicated to all the parents of incoming college freshmen. The days leading up to departure are filled with excitement, fear, sadness, plans and a sense of new-ness that brings back the first day of kindergarten! New bedding, new backpacks, lamps, towels, toiletries, laundry bags… that list goes on and on. [Read more…]
when your child leaves for college: pep talk for parents
grab a tissue…. This post is dedicated to all the parents of incoming college freshmen. The days leading up to departure are filled with excitement, fear, sadness, plans and a sense of new-ness that brings back the first day of kindergarten! New bedding, new backpacks, lamps, towels, toiletries, laundry bags… that list goes on and [Read more…]
Rape Aggression Defense national self defense program
One of the most important class I have taken since graduate school was a self defense class I took with my daughter before she left for college. My decision to find a program was validated with this statistic we learned in the first hour of this 2 day class: The most likely time in a woman’s life to be [Read more…]
State Flags Make Fun Graduation Gifts
Hi Everyone- It’s graduation season! Here is a super fun graduation gift for the high school grads off to college in the fall! I buy multiple Colorado state flags at a local Colorado store. You can also find state flags on Amazon. I usually pair them with cash since they are so affordable. These are easy gifts [Read more…]
College Care Package Ideas
HI all- As some of you know I have a college age daughter! She is now a junior at a Midwest school! I want to share a few ideas for care packages. It’s that time of the new year where students settle into a routine and may get a little homesick. I mailed my daughter care packages during [Read more…]
Daughter Leaves for Study Abroad
Today we dropped our daughter off at the airport. In a matter of hours she will be en route to Florence Italy where she will study abroad over the next 112 days. But, who is counting? We are so excited for her adventure. Really. We supported her goal to study abroad, because it was [Read more…]
I am not ready but my daughter is…
Reposted after my WordPress migration: My daughter drove to school this morning, taking her last final for the semester. She is a junior in high school. She is a great girl who happens to have what I would have envied when I was in high school (brains, beauty, an athlete and a strong inner confidence). She is also in [Read more…]
Best College Dorm Idea!
BEFORE MY DAUGHTER LEFT FOR COLLEGE SHE WANTED A COLORADO FLAG! THAT’S MY GIRL! I POSTED THIS PHOTO ON MY PERSONAL FACEBOOK PAGE AND GOT A TON OF LIKES ! I KNEW WE HAD NAILED IT FOR DORM DECOR! WE FOUND THIS IN THE MOUNTAINS, BUT A QUICK AMAZON SEARCH WILL FIND WHAT YOU ARE [Read more…]
