Magicify Your Life

Full disclosure: I’m not an actual magician. 

Build a Mental Wellness Toolkit

As we face the COVID-19 Pandemic, we’re all making preparations to keep ourselves safe, like stocking up on medical supplies and food, practicing social distancing, and being vigilant about handwashing. But what are we doing to protect our mental health?

When Your Child Is Somewhere Between ‘Sick’ and ‘Healthy’

When our son was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition shortly after birth, the first question my husband and I asked was, “What do we do?”

The answer will not surprise anyone who has dealt with a rare illness: wait.

21 Everyday Adventures in Creativity

Kids somehow know they need creative activities every day to stimulate their minds and release their emotions — from finger painting to singing silly songs to making up games at recess. But adults, oh, we’re the worst. We think of creative activity as inessential, something better left to artists who are good at it. We are wrong. 

Make Room for Magic

Want to magicify your life, but not sure where to begin? The beginning is an excellent place!

Birthday Magic: Fill a Mailbox with Love

 

Remember when getting the mail used to be fun? Long before junk mail and bills and email spam and all the other delights of adulthood, mail was special.

How My Dog Found Me – Twice

Not long after our beloved 13-year-old Simba passed, I came across an adorable little dog wandering in our neighborhood.

The Magic of Multitasking and Other Lies We Tell Ourselves

For a while there, multitasking was the buzzword for success. Women could have it all — career, marriage, kids, friends, hobbies, beauty — through the magic of multitasking. But like shoulder pads and greed and everything else that “worked” in the ’80s, it turns out cramming a thousand things into every single moment is actually a pretty bad thing.

Surviving the “Sad Internet”

When the sound of my crying wakes my husband Lex in the middle of the night, it’s usually because I’ve read something incredibly sad on the internet. Abused animals, hungry children, acts of unimaginable violence — somehow, the most depressing news of the day always finds me.

“Where do you get these stories?” he asks. “Are you on the Sad Internet again?”