by Linda Hopkins | May 2, 2022 | Family, Love, May 2022
Most adults have a broad circle of acquaintances and a much smaller circle of close friends—you know, the ones who would drop everything to drive us to the airport or the hospital; the ones who show up with soup when we’re sick, Kleenex (and emergency hugs) when we’re...
by Linda Hopkins | May 2, 2022 | Love, May 2022, Mompreneur, Pets
Years ago, I used to joke that I was no one’s mother except the cat’s. That statement is no joke in that I have not carried a child in my womb, although I now have two stepdaughters, four grandsons and one granddaughter. I claim no blood relation to these charming,...
by Linda Hopkins | Apr 4, 2022 | April 2022, Children, Education, Family
If you are the parent of a school age or soon-to-be school age child, you have your homework cut out for you. The assignment: selecting a school. Both public and private schools offer excellent opportunities for your child to learn and grow. It’s a matter of...
by Linda Hopkins | Mar 31, 2022 | April 2022, Children, Education
Whether it’s your child, your puppy, or your spouse, behavior is always a verb, according to Dr. Sheryl Kaufman, aka “Dr. K,” retired principal and founder of Educational Journeys, LLC. “Behavior is communication. It’s how you handle things,” she said. “Life is all...
by Linda Hopkins | Mar 7, 2022 | Aging and Retirement, Beauty, March 2022, The South
It’s official. I am a senior citizen. I got my Medicare card in the mail last month and metaphorically blew out 65 candles on the cake (we used six to avoid eyebrow singe or an unplanned upper lip wax). I still ate the frosting flowers first and licked my fingers,...
