DC’s Best College Advisor – Get Your Kids Into College The Scandal-Free Way

July 17, 2019

Best College Advisor My kids might be nowhere near ready to leave the nest and go off to a university, but time goes by fast—and before I know it, they’ll be pulling ramen fueled all-nighters and fending off frat boys left and right. The college admissions process is no joke (just ask Lori Loughlin), so […]

Living in Washington DC With Kids & Dogs: She’s Not Dead, She Just Fell Over and Looks Dead

July 03, 2019

Living in DC With Kids And Dogs It is rare that I look back on a day and say, “Good parenting today, Melissa.” Mostly I feel like I’m just getting by on fumes and promising myself I’ll do better tomorrow. I’ll get back to this in a moment. There’s a postscript to the story of […]

School’s Out FOR SUMMER

June 14, 2019

School Is Out FOR SUMMER Today is the last day of school. Oh how I look so forward to summer with the kids. This is an exceptionally busy summer for us with work, weddings and all the planned visits we have to fit in, but I’m thrilled it’s summer. Even if I’m consistently sweating like […]