You just pulled into your driveway from picking the kids up from school. There was silence from one kid, shouting and kicking from another, and you forgot to buy groceries. As you turn off the engine, you ask yourself, what just happened?As a parent, you carry an...
A: Typhus is a fleaborne illness that can cause serious infections in people. Typhus is caused by a microorganism called a Rickettsia. It can cause fevers, rash, and headaches in people and often requires hospitalization. There were 220 cases reported in L.A. County...
After someone has died, if the credit card company does not file a claim against the estate within 120 days, then they don’t have to pay the credit card debt. That’s only half true. When there is a Probate, there is an automatic 120-day “Creditor’s Claims Period” that...
The team at the Upway Showroom in Redondo Beach will set you up for a trial ride on an e-bike that will make you comfortable. Upway is revolutionizing e-bike retail by making premium electric mobility accessible and sustainable. Based out of their Los Angeles UpCenter...
It’s been more than a year since the fire changed everything. Like so many others, Julia and I found ourselves displaced, adjusting to a version of life we never expected. What we thought might be a temporary chapter stretched into months, and then into more than a...
Growing up, I relied on my mother and three small sisters for everything, from food and warmth to survive the Great Famine, to the hopes and dreams that kept us going during the Cultural Revolution. Whether we sheltered ourselves in the tiny wooden hut my father built...
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms. My mother, who was a fabulous hostess, taught me so much about entertaining at home. I dedicated my book, The Book of Entertaining at Home, to her. As I began to entertain in my own home, one memorable idea that my mother taught...
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what our kids actually see when they look at us mothers.Not the obvious things. We all know they see the lunches packed, the schedules managed, the reminders, the rides,the constant doing. But beyond that, there are the quieter...
Becoming a safe traveler in a foreign country before boarding your flight.Comprehensive preparation involves researching the destination’s local laws, cultural norms, and current safety advisories through official resources like the U.S. Department of State Travel...
