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Now Appearing in Generation Boom
I’ve added a new publication to my client list: Generation Boom, a magazine targeted at baby boomers. What is Generation Boom? “The magazine redefining life, health and finance after forty. It’s the source for conversational, relevant articles that discuss everything from health and fitness to travel and inspirational people.” I’m enjoying my assignments so far. For October/November, I covered the basics of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy and put together a useful guide on how to dump your … Read entire article »
Filed under: Articles, Freelance, Health, Personal Finance
Circle of Life
I’ve got mental whiplash. My first 30 minutes of work today were dedicating to researching baby boomer debt and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. Serious topics for mature adults. For the next hour, I brainstormed story ideas for a website for new parents by scanning posts about building baby’s vocabulary, separation anxiety, and “playdates” for 8-week-olds who lay flat on their backs. Let’s hope I don’t mix these things up. After all, “baby boomer” means something else entirely … Read entire article »
Filed under: Amateur Mom, Parenting
This Just In: UNLV Articles
Bet you never thought flashy celebrity chef Guy Fieri had anything in common with a university think tank. But think again: I’ve written about both for UNLV Magazine, the official magazine of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas — not to mention many more news and feature articles about their alumni, research, faculty, and students. I’ve just added a new page with links to work I’ve published in UNLV Magazine. These stories are among the most … Read entire article »
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The Benefits of Reading to Older Kids
Storytime is central to the bedtime routine in our house. Well, so is chaos, but eventually we get around to PJs and toothbrushes and, finally, books. We’ve been reading nightly to our kids since they caught a regular bedtime. Often when kids learn to read to themselves, parents shift away from reading together. It’s understandable — we want to encourage independent reading. Our 5-year-old doesn’t start kindergarten for two more weeks and she already reads very well. Scary well. But she still loves to have us read to her. And we love to oblige. Shared storytime doesn’t have to end in grade school. When you read to older kids, a brand-new world of benefits opens up, according to experts like longtime teacher and teaching instructor Mary Rose of Orange County, Fla. Here … Read entire article »
Do you lie to your doctor?
This week’s assignment is to track down the 5 Lies We Tell our Doctors. It got me thinking how going through three pregnancies and childbirth makes you a whole lot less self-conscious about going to the doctor. That’s a lot of hours waiting in paper gowns and shapeless drapes, reading two-month-old copies of magazines I never see anywhere else, like Good Housekeeping and Working Mother (which, don’t get me wrong, I love). When your exam does start, your bodily privacy ends. There you are, as exposed as Britney Spears exiting the limo, and if you’re really lucky there is probably a student shadowing your doc (or, in my case, midwife) that day, and she’s a hands-on learner. At that point, lying seems rather pointless to me. What could I possibly hide … Read entire article »
Putting the Focus on men for June
Every June at Women’s Focus, we train our eyes on the guys. It’s Father’s Day, it’s grilling and lake time — summer’s here and we celebrate all the ways guys can strut their stuff. This year, my articles for the men’s issue include a look into the jobs of three different working dogs, and a piece on big boys and their big toys (vintage fire truck, anyone?). I also profile Team in Training recruiter Sarah Cundiff, who has inspired women for five years to believe that, like her, they can go from the couch in the spring to the finish line in the fall at the Nike Women’s Marathon. Remember to look for your free issue all over town at Dillons, newsstands, and lots of other locations. … Read entire article »
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