Finding reliable care for an aging parent can feel overwhelming. You are navigating questions about qualifications, costs and availability while trying to honor your loved one’s independence. The right home care provider offers more than just assistance with daily tasks. It brings trained caregivers who understand individual needs, transparent communication with families, and the peace…
My middle daughter did her study abroad in Singapore, so she was able to visit Malaysia a few times. I, sadly, was only able to see her in Singapore, but Malaysia is on my bucket list. I started making book lists for Asian countries a decade ago. At that time, I could only find two…
One of the highlights of our trip to Kauai was visiting the botanical gardens. These two gardens, the Allerton and the McBryde Botanical Gardens, are side by side, so you can purchase a ticket to see them both. There are several options. We took the bus tour version, but I would have liked to return…
My husband and I have been empty-nested for a few years now. At first, it was a little sad not to have the kids at home. Over time, though, we have enjoyed the freedom of just doing whatever we want. We’ve recently discovered traveling without kids, something we never did when the kids were at…
My oldest, Zoe Lee, who graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and studied Industrial Design, won a National Science Foundation grant for graduate school. She will be starting her Master’s Program at MIT this fall. This fellowship will also fund her PhD. We are so excited for her to begin this new…
Thank you for inviting me to the Westchester Children’s Book Festival! I had a wonderful time. It is always a good time to sit next to Phaea Crede. We met many years ago at a Barefoot Books event where her wildly popular picture book, Jet the Cat (is not a cat!), is now being translated…
Thank you to House of Heroes for sponsoring this post. If you are anything like me, you have tried every trick in the book to make screen time feel less like the default setting of your evenings. Activity kits that lose their novelty by Thursday. Board games that work brilliantly for two sessions and then…