Your Style ~ Yourself ~ Your Life
As you plan a trip to Paris, you may be asking, “Is the Paris Museum Pass worth it?” The four-day pass for one adult (62 Euro at the time of our visit), gained skip the line access for both my 13-year-old son and I as we toured Paris. For reasons beyond our control, we were actually outside of Paris for… Read More
Maximize Your Time In Paris #1: Stay in a central location For us, this meant a hotel just off the Rue de Rivoli. The room was small – but we were barely in it – and the bathroom was generous by most European standards (especially the high-mounted rainfall shower). What mattered most to us was that les Jardins de Tuileries… Read More
For many people, the best of Paris means eating out. Family travel in Europe is an entirely different beast. I was lucky enough to travel recently with my thirteen-year-old son on a “sibling trip.” Packing for a trip to Paris means you may put a bit more thought into what you’ll wear on vacation – not that you’ll instantaneously turn… Read More
A Napa getaway can seem like a far-off luxury when mired in the world of special needs parenting. Raising any child can strain a partnership – but this is often magnified in a special needs family when finding a caregiver for your loved one can be especially challenging. We have to carve out small windows of time for ourselves as… Read More
Father’s Day, like almost everything else in your life, is redefined in a special needs family. In ways large and small, the challenges of special needs parenting are often magnified on days when typically developing families can celebrate in special ways. In a special needs family, though, you learn to celebrate the mundane. Being a special needs father is not… Read More
Family travel with autism can be difficult. With a diagnosis of autism – or many other similar ones – you may find the radius of your family’s life starts to shrink dramatically, often overnight. Between an individual’s desire for routine, a full schedule of therapy, and an unprecedented level of exhaustion, it can be daunting to even think about travel,… Read More
101sharesShareTweetPinFamily travel with autism can be difficult. With a diagnosis of autism – or many other similar ones – you may find the radius of your family’s life starts to shrink dramatically, often overnight. Between an individual’s desire for routine, a full schedule of therapy, and an unprecedented level of exhaustion, it can be daunting to even think about travel,… Read More
I wrote this in 2019, before our lives were changed by this global pandemic. It still rings true – with the exception of likely needing to hold your group brunch over Zoom. Is it time to refresh your Mother’s Day? Becoming a mom is a pivotal moment in your life. Overnight, your focus and attention shifts from the world to… Read More
Are you considering a new way to earn extra holiday money? Sure, there are plenty of ways to earn a little extra cash this holiday season – many stores and restaurants hire seasonal help. You can provide childcare for people attending celebrations. Or you can sell something yourself. If that’s the route you go, then Color Street is the way… Read More
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