I'm just coming off of 2 days at Disneyland with my mom, sister-in-law and two almost-Kindergarteners- my older daughter and niece. When my mom first proposed the idea, I didn't jump at the opportunity. When I thought of Disneyland, I thought of overstimulation with a capital O: massive crowds, unpleasant smells, and loud, annoying noises. Sensory overload using vacation days? No thank you! Though as the trip approached, I began to get really excited to see the magic of it through my daughter's eyes.
After being exposed to the movies “Child’s Play” and “Carrie” at an impressionable young age, I decided I was done with scary movies. The gore, creepy music and blood curling screams just didn’t do it for me. It didn’t feel worth it to get scared to the point of having certain scenes haunt my dreams (ahem, final scene of Carrie).
Read MoreI’ve never been one to watch the news much. Sure, I’ll read it, but watching the news itself is always such a downer that I decide not to put myself through it. Lately, though, difficult-to-stomach news seems to be everywhere we look. In a world where it’s hard to turn off all the information coming our way, I offer you 6 tips for finding peace in turbulent times. (Full disclosure: I'm writing these for myself too.)
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