Mal-a-tat-too, and other zen parenting tips.

Mal-a-tat-too, and other zen parenting tips.

by | December 6, 2012 | yumkins

How does it all boil down to this? I have reasons to feel pretty well-footed in the mellow mothering department. Six kids later—boys and girls ranging from four-years to almost 13 years old, more than a decade working in urban elementary charter schools in cities all...
Happy Anniversary, Lifeyum.

Happy Anniversary, Lifeyum.

by | November 13, 2012 | yum living

Now, take a breath. Or a month’s worth. A year ago, I ventured in to the wild, wild web. I can say this because when I went to college, it was with a cool old manual typewriter that my father gave me. The mac lab was a big, big deal. Cell phones were carried in...
Change your life, Change the world®

Change your life, Change the world®

by | October 26, 2012 | your yum

Page 61 of The Fire Starter Sessions, Danielle LaPorte asks a question that seems simple at first: How do you want to feel? You decide. It’s up to you. Truly. Feeling good starts with a decision: I am not my thoughts. Feeling good is relative, but it’s...
Change is a comin’

Change is a comin’

by | September 11, 2012 | yum living

There is something to it, this notion: Give love. Who doesn’t want to give love, make a difference in the world and make a difference right here where we are? Life is horrific sometimes, i.e. this day in 2001. But there is so much good out there, too, and much...