Vaccine Hunting: My New Hobby

I’ve been called a Vaccine Pimp, Vaccine Hunter, Vaccine Angel, Vaccine Pusher and even Vaccine Harriet Tubman (by a Black friend). Whatever folks call me, one of my unexpected new-found hobbies has been finding and spreading the word about vaccine availability. To date, I’ve had over 200 friends and family…and their friends and family…tell me that I’ve helped them to more easily secure appointments. Here’s my secret to success!

Frozen, Texas-Style: The Snow Never Bothered Us Anyway

We don’t get snow often in Texas, and certainly not enough to shut down Dallas for over a week! The kids were out of school for SEVEN days…and we made the most of it.

2020 In The Rearview

2020 – what a year you were! Despite the way it turned all of our lives upside down with a mixed bag of ups and downs, it turned out to be one of my favorite years of all time. I’ve learned so much this year about myself and those I choose to surround myself with, not to mention every possible video conferencing app ever created.

Our Christmas Haul

In what’s typically a shindig-filled month of celebration, Christmas 2020 didn’t gift us with the “presents of other’s presence.” Ours was a very small affair. Despite that – or maybe because of it! – the gifts flowed heavily this year!

Help Build Amazing Families for National Adoption Month

Did you know that the average adoption costs nearly $50,000 in one-time expenses? Could you come up with that chunk of change without destroying your finances or working three jobs? I can’t imagine anyone not being able to help a child and build a family simply because they can’t come up with that large lump sum, which is why I’m so passionate about the work that helpusadopt.org does.

Celebrate My 100th Episode & Win My Favorite Things!

In celebration of my 100th live episode (ONE HUNDRED!), I’m giving away a bunch of my favorite things that I’ve talked about over the past few months of our daily chats!