Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, I was roaming around Sur La Table last week (yes, this was a very fancy Girl Scout event and we basically spent our entire year of cookie earnings) as we waited for the cooking class for my Cadette Troop’s culinary badge, and I...
A Work of (Literal) Art: Tiffany’s Later List
In our work, we are fortunate to see tons of Later Lists, like the models here and here. And as you know, The Together-Verse is all about organizing yourself in ways that work for YOU. So, you can imagine our delight when a recent The Together Leader course...
March Tips: Swim Clinics, Sunshine & Sustainability
Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, I mean, does anyone else feel like they need to call this hotline right now? I certainly could use a positive pep talk from a kindergartener! With so many different domestic and international crises happening at once, my...
February Tips: Snow Days, Sisters & Slack!
Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, January was like a century long. But all tropes aside, is it really possible that I de-decked the house just a month ago? Between the gazillion snow days here in the DC area, daytime and evening Together courses, and general...
December Tips: Racing, Roots & Rejuvenation
Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, December always gets me – in all the ways. This December marks the third anniversary of my father’s unexpected death and a complicated time for this dual-religion big-blended family. On top of emotions, it’s also full of...
November Tips: Gatherings, Grace & A Giveaway!
Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, Gatherings. Oh, my. As the holiday season approaches (and trust me, it is complicated over here in the Together-verse with my multiple religion, blended family, co-parent palooza), I’ve been thinking a lot about gatherings....
October Tips: Honeycrisp (or not), Handwritten Lists & Hot-off-the-Press!
Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, Real autumn has arrived in DC, and this Maine girl is thrilled. The windows are open, the AC is off (until it is not because #humidity), and I’m stockpiling the very best variety of apple. Stand down, Honeycrisp lovers, the...
Reader Feature: Building a Playlist for PD
Last fall, in anticipation of a dark, screen-filled winter ahead with a side of holiday loneliness, I built myself a Playlist. Not of songs, but a literal PLAY List: things to turn to when I needed a joy boost. Sidenote: Elena and I even talked about it on her...
Pandemic Parent, #3: Homeschool Wasn’t Built in a Day!
Over here in the DC-burbs, it is beginning to look like this is going to be a long-game. And while I’m all for some structure AND for lowering the parenting bar, we all may want to consider holding back a little bit before pulling out the big guns of online learning,...
The (Fanny) Pack is BACK!
It’s no secret that I have an enduring love for fanny packs. In fact, my passion is well documented here, here, and here. But what do you actually PUT in your fanny pack during the school day? Kristi O., a Dean of Students for Charlotte-Mecklenberg Public Schools,...