It was raining. Not the rain for ten minutes kind of rain – but the kind of rain that has you drenched like a mop bucket – the merciless, pouring, pounding kind of rain. It wasn’t cold, so instead, you felt like you were pushed into a muggy puddle, dirty, …
Read More »Dolan and TedX University of Nevada, Reno
Coming up on February 23rd, TedX University of Nevada will be coming back for its 7th annual conference. Each year, speakers from our community share their vision for a better community, building small ideas into passionate businesses and organizations with the intent to share a better future. In hopes of …
Read More »Why the Nextdoor App is the 21st Century Whipping Post (and How We Can Change It)
About four years ago, I got a postcard in the mail inviting me to join something called Nextdoor. I had never heard of it, but apparently one of my neighbors sent an invitation to me. I thought it was an ingenious way to meet some new neighbors in my community, so I …
Read More »Martial Arts for Kids: Why I Love It!
I always worried about having kids who were sports nuts. I am definitely not athletic, although I tried when I was growing up, in order to be included in activities. I played soccer, basketball and volleyball. Soccer lasted about a year, did not enjoy it. Basketball was longer, I really …
Read More »What Moms Need Now is a Community of Support
Hello mamas! My name is Melanie. I’m a wife to a wonderful man, and we are going on five years together. We have two boys, ages 3.5 and 11 months. I’ve had the privilege of being able to stay home with our boys from the very beginning. It hasn’t always …
Read More »How You Can Support the Family of Maddie Watkins
This is a tough post for me to write since it effects a family very dear to my heart but it’s incredibly important I do my part to help raise awareness and support for my dear friend Maddie. My friend Doug Hunter and I wanted to share the story of …
Read More »Are We Too Sensitive?
Are we too sensitive? Or not sensitive enough? You’d think that these questions would never occur in the same space – but it’s something that is on my mind often. It seems someone is offended by every type of lifestyle, comment, and interaction. And there’s a reason that “you can’t …
Read More »I am a mom-judger
I am a mommy-judger. Full disclosure: it was so easy to judge. It IS so easy to judge. Judging tells me that I’m not failing completely as a mother. It makes me feel like I’ve got something together. I compare, tear, and smugly look on as a child is screaming …
Read More »How to be a Not-Annoying Neighbor
I recently had a neighbor experience that left me super frustrated. My husband and I came home one day to an index card in our mailbox that basically read, “I have not slept a full night in weeks due to your animals.” That was it. No signature. So we went …
Read More »Back-to-School Donations needed for Washoe County School Children
Do kids still have lunchboxes? Mine was a red Peanuts version, the thermos had Snoopy on it. That might have been the year I had a blue Muppets book bag. Kids might use Bento boxes today. My friends with school-aged children are in Back-to-School mode, as I am sure yours …
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