When You Go to a Yoga Class and Come Home with Skin Cancer
My black & white photo makes it look tame; In reality it looks angry and red, a slash across my shoulder blade, like I was in a bar fight.
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- Nov 15, 2019
- 8 min
I Tried NUULY and I am in Love (about that one time I tried a clothes rental service)
Unboxing is all the rage and I’ve tried a few over the years. But today? Today I received my box from nuuly. And I am THRILLED.
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- Nov 6, 2019
- 6 min
If You Send a Kid a Care Package, Chances Are...
If you send a kid a care package, chances are they’ll want one every holiday day. And if you’re like me and didn’t quite get one ordered...
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- Nov 6, 2019
- 10 min
Firefly, Fired and Flew
We made it to three Firefly Music Festivals starting when my daughter was 15. That sounds ridiculously young now, but somehow seemed...
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- Oct 14, 2019
- 7 min
Hello Fall. Goodbye Summer 2019 — I Hated You.
I have always loved fall. But never more than this year, because this summer…this summer crushed me. The summer of loss and relentless...
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sheila clancy
- Jul 26, 2019
- 7 min
"Don't be Sorry, Help Us": The Best Response I've Ever Heard From a Grieving Parent
This is personal. And if you’re a human, living on this planet, it should be personal for you too. It has to be. On June 30th I read this...
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- Jul 10, 2019
- 6 min
Summer Jobs -- the Next Generation
“Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June.” ~Al Bernstein June equals freedom, amiright? There is something so deliciously...
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- Jun 11, 2019
- 6 min
Summer Jobs
Sometimes they’re lemons, bitter and hard, and sometimes they’re cool, sweet refreshing lemonade.
I hope your kids have some of both.
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- May 11, 2019
- 4 min
When all you Want is a Burrito
“You’re gorgeous. Wanna go out sometime?” Not offensive right? Would you go so far as to say it’s a compliment? Me too. But what if your...
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- Apr 30, 2019
- 8 min
#What'sMyName
*Updated to include the website created by Samantha Josephson’s parents. Please support their mission. Click the link below to learn how...
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sheila clancy
- Mar 12, 2019
- 6 min
The Biggest Test You Should Prep For Isn't the SAT
We talk a lot about tests at Acumen, and as a mom I’ve been living tests for y-e-a-r-s: entrance exams, achievement tests, mid-terms,...
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sheila clancy
- Feb 13, 2019
- 6 min
The One Question You Should Always Ask Your Teen Before They Head Out the Door
“Do I have everything?" My college roommates and I used to ask that every time we walked out the door to go somewhere. None of us carried...
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sheila clancy
- Feb 8, 2019
- 4 min
Welcome to Fool's Spring, SATs, and Genius Ideas to Combat Dreaduary
February. Dreaduary. Am I right? And no, I’m not a Valentine’s Day hater. We’re holiday people around here, so we’re all about heart...
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sheila clancy
- Jan 29, 2019
- 7 min
Who to Call When You Lose Your Car and How to Avoid Trouble that Might Lead to 17 Phone Calls to Mom
I made a New Year’s Resolution to try new things/experiences in 2019, and I’m soon to have 2 kids in college, so the things on the list...
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sheila clancy
- Jan 23, 2019
- 3 min
15 Things I miss About the Boy Man When He’s Away at School
“If I were him, I’d be offended.” That’s what my daughter said when she read my last blog. Whoops. Definitely not my intent. So, in the...
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sheila clancy
- Jan 11, 2019
- 4 min
On the 12th Day of Christmas, My College Kid Gave to Me (aka Why Winter Break Should be SHORT)
You know the tune, sing it with me…On the twelfth day of Christmas, my college kid gave to me… Twelve dirty dishes (in the sink. Every...
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sheila clancy
- Jan 9, 2019
- 5 min
Do. Donate. Demonstrate. How to Crush a Dampened Holiday Mood and the College Essays.
Pretend this was written 3 weeks ago when that quote was still funny. That was my intent. But then, you know, life happened. And now...
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sheila clancy
- Dec 8, 2018
- 4 min
College Essay Advice: “Don’t Worry About Being Smart, Just Be Yourself” ~Monica Geller/Friends
📷 Let’s talk essays. Say that out loud to your teen and I bet the conversation stops faster than a Waze driver hearing “police ahead.”...
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sheila clancy
- Nov 26, 2018
- 4 min
“Who Says I’m Going to College?”
📷 “WHAT ARE THE SATs??” That’s what my brother yelled into the phone at me in 1988. He was a high school senior and I was a college...
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sheila clancy
- Nov 18, 2018
- 3 min
What Not To Ask a High School Senior (trust me)
📷 “So where are you going to school next year?” You’ll want to ask every high school senior that starting in about November. Don’t....
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