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Every Black Friday and Amazon Prime day I have let the Instant Pot deals pass me by. But after the new year, I decided it was finally time…

So here’s a story I never thought I’d be telling. Yet, for those who know me well, there is somehow nothing surprising about it. It’s…

This time last year I wrote about how 2016 was a steaming hot pile of garbage. And I could easily write the same about 2017.…

On Wednesday, December 6, I was sitting in my son’s elementary school library for the monthly School Advisory Council meeting. The principal received an urgent…

Despite the most proactive and protective actions we can take as consumers and as parents, we must rely on our government to ensure so much…

I love essential oils. I have written about them many times but have been clear – I do not believe they can cure cancer or…

Back in September, I published my blog post detailing my struggle to get answers from the School District of Philadelphia about my children’s school’s alarming…

Ever since my second child was born in 2013, I haven’t been the same. My pregnancy, delivery, and recovery seemed uneventful enough (apart from a…

In 2015 I saw a national news report called “Philadelphia’s Dirty School Program” that shattered me. I immediately sent out a letter to the Office of…

Disclosure: This post was created in partnership with Reward Volunteers.  The world feels like a pretty scary place right now. But I believe that “action is…