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My Holiday Shopping List

It’s getting close to Christmas and I’m behind on my shopping. I missed all the Black Friday Christmas sales for one reason or another and now I’m scrambling to find presents for my family.This year I’m taking a different tactic. I’m focusing on the 3 C’s of Christmas which are communication, creativity and collaboration. Yup, I’m only buying gifts that fit into these categories. Lofty, perhaps…but …

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Risky Business: Getting To The Core

I got into an argument with a guy recently concerning the reasons why it feels so disorienting to do a somersault when you get older. I know, I’m “that” dinner party guest. He claimed it had to do with the aging process of your ears and the crystals that inhabit the ear canal. I agreed […]

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Talking to Your Kids About Depression

Depression is a disease, not a weakness. I was heartbroken when I heard about Robin Williams death yesterday. He lived in my small town of Tiburon, California, and I would see him on occasion at local restaurants like the Buckeye Roadhouse and Luna Blu. I received the sad news right before my family sat down for dinner, and we talked with the kids about how great he was in movies such as Mrs. Doubtfire, Good …

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10 Tips for Organizing a Kitchen

Can’t ever find your pots and pans? Never a spatula at-hand when you need one most? Always frustrated at the can opener that always jams? Read on to make your hectic life just a little bit easier by organizing your kitchen!

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“Inclusion” for Children with Autism

You want inclusion, said Rick Clemens, an inclusion specialist who spoke at a conference I recently attended. Rick gave one of the keynote speeches at the All Ages and Abilities Autism/Aspergers Conference in Huntington Beach.