Posts by Dara Kurtz
Independent Woman
It doesn’t matter what age you are, young or old, married or single, being an independent woman is important. It’s nice to know you can stand on your own two feet if need be, and that you can make it on your own. That doesn’t mean you necessarily want to be on your own, it…
Read MoreBack Home
“I’m back home,” my daughter Zoe screamed as we entered our house. “We’re home and we aren’t going anywhere for a long time,” my other daughter, Avi, yelled. “We’ve been away for a week,” I pointed out, “Both of you are acting like you’ve been forced to go away to a horrible place for months…
Read MoreSocial Media
Social media can be perplexing and complicated. Especially since there are so many different social media platforms. I’ve encouraged my family to use social media as a way to stay connected to my kids. If you have children or grandchildren, you know they’re always glued to their phones and technology. I was posting something on…
Read MoreSpring Break
I need a break. My kids need a break. Thank goodness, it’s Spring Break. It’s that wonderful time during the school year when the weather is beautiful, it stays lighter longer, and school is on vacation for a week. It always comes at just the right time, when we need a break so badly we…
Read MoreApril Fool’s Day
I treat April Fool’s Day like a national holiday. In fact, it’s actually one of my favorite days. I love playing innocent tricks on the people I love, and I enjoy having tricks played on me. While I don’t discriminate and will play a trick on anyone, my daughter Zoe and I have gotten into…
Read MoreWorld News
It’s hard to ignore world news. While I want to know what’s going on in the world and pay attention to current events, I don’t like focusing my energy on negative things. As you know, most of the information being reported on any news channel is negative. Especially when something big happens such as the…
Read MoreWhat To Make For Dinner?
Is anyone else tired of thinking about what to make for dinner? I find cooking dinner for my family during the week exhausting and aggravating. It’s exhausting because I have trouble coming up with ideas about what to actually make. While there are a ton of wonderful online cooking blogs, it takes time to decide…
Read MoreFurry Friends
I went with my daughter to pick up our dogs. We’d been out of town and the dogs had a relaxing few days at the boarder they usually frequent. I like to think of it as a spa for them instead of spending time locked in a cage. It sounds more user friendly. We’d missed…
Read MorePandora’s Box
Sometimes I look around the room, when I’m at a party, and wonder if everyone is really as happy as they seem. If their lives are as “perfect” as they want me to think. I know the answer. Of course not. Everyone has problems, difficulties, challenges, but most of the time no one talks about…
Read MoreIs It A Cold Or Allergies?
Is it a cold or allergies? This seems to be the question I find myself asking, and I know I’m not the only one who is perplexed about this. Last week, my daughter Zoe had a cough that seemed to linger. She didn’t have any other symptoms, but the cough was persistent and annoying. We…
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