Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category
Not Again?!?!?!?! By Ali Skylar
November 18th, 2020
CHARACTERS: Ali, mom, and Chaz, her 21 year old son SETTING: Ali and Chaz talking on the phone CHAZ: So mom, good news, I can def take the flight tomorrow at 2:15. Get home a week earlier for Thanksgiving. ALI: Yay! Work let you out? CHAZ: Yep, I’m good to go. ALI: Okay, let me ...
Budget Conscious Bedroom Design Trends for Children by Kristina Marshall
November 10th, 2020
There's enough work that goes into being a great mom without the pressure of investing thousands of dollars to make your kids' rooms stylish. But, even without breaking the bank, it is possible to achieve fabulous! Here are the top ten popular kid's bedroom design trends you can recreate on ...
When Tech Goes Airy-Fairy by Pamela Francis
November 9th, 2020
I am in the middle of learning a totally new skill to add to my cadre of success secrets for my businesses. I am going to refrain from telling you the exact skill I am being taught (for now) because I haven’t run the metrics on strategic placement of a ...
Ted Lasso To The Family Rescue! by Ali Skylar
November 8th, 2020
My kids are about 7 years apart. My daughter, Lexi, now 28, is the big sister. My son, Chaz, is 21 years old and the younger bro. When they were young, it kinda sucked when it came to planning family vacations, or trying to find a game we could all play ...
A Time to Seek: Meaning, Purpose and Spirituality at Midlife by Susan Pohlman (Book Excerpt)
November 4th, 2020
My midlife disequilibrium began unexpectedly. I started experiencing pseudo panic attacks when Katie left for college, a feeling that I couldn’t inhale deeply enough. The doctor assured me that it was nothing major—this was life. Katie was happy and thriving on her campus in California, but I missed her desperately. ...
Mom, You Just Don’t Get It by Ali Skylar
November 2nd, 2020
The other day my 21 year old son Chaz called after watching a documentary called The Social Dilemma. According to the filmmakers, this documentary is “a powerful exploration of the disproportionate impact that a relatively small number of engineers in Silicon Valley have over the way we think, act, and ...
Resounding presents “Dracula”: LIVE immersive audio drama, review by Andrea Santo Felcone
November 2nd, 2020
A new live immersive audio entertainment company, appropriately named Resounding, debuted their first audio play this past weekend with two performances of “Dracula”--one on the eve of Halloween, the other on Halloween itself. If you think back to images of old radio show performers huddled around a large microphone, this ...
All In by Later Mom Ali Skylar
October 25th, 2020
I was at a Motherhood Later Zoom gathering when one of the moms shared a bit about her parenting journey, and how an extremely challenging birth experience “birthed” an incredible commitment on her husband’s part to help make changes in the workplace. On a global scale, Josh Levs’ work has ...
Keeping the House Clean with Kids by Will Cotter
October 22nd, 2020
Almost everyone wishes to have a spotless house throughout the day, but keeping a perfectly neat house with kids is a lot of work. Every mom will tell you how easy it was to clean their house when they didn’t have kids, and Bettercleans.com knows better than anyone how hard ...
What?!? I’m An Older parent?!? by Ali Skylar
October 18th, 2020
I’ll never forget the moment I realized that my hubby, Jamie and I were “older parents.” I never really gave it a second thought until my son, Chaz, now 21, was in Kindergarten. He came home one day after Jamie picked him up from school very upset. Me: Hey love! How ...
