DCPS (DC Public School) Lottery ~ EXPLAINED!

February 04, 2020

DC Public School (DCPS) So. You moved here from Maryland or Virginia because you heard there’s “Free Pre-K” here.” Or you moved from somewhere else in the world and you heard there’s this thing called a “school lottery” and you have absolutely no idea what that means. I know. I didn’t understand it either. Here […]

Living in Washington DC With Kids & Dogs: Dupont Circle

December 20, 2019

Dupont DC Neighborhood Tour Once upon a time, in my single girl days, I lived in Dupont Circle in a one bedroom condo. Along came Prince Charming, a.k.a. Real Estate Dad, and he moved in with me, Sammy and Thora (my original two corgi mix loves of my life.) Then we had Princess Roundhead and […]

Living in Washington DC With Kids & Dogs: Glover Park

November 15, 2019

Glover Park Neighborhood Tour Where you live is important. I don’t just mean what kind of house you live in, but location, location, location! Today, I’m going to talk about a little gem of a DC neighborhood – Glover Park. There are a lot of great reasons why Glover Park is so sought after, and […]

How Many Times Will I Say “Class Mom” In This Post?

October 07, 2019

Volunteered As Class Mom Another weekend down for the real estate family. I volunteered to be Class Mom for both Princess Roundhead’s 2nd grade and Chubs’s Kindergarten. The good part is that I’m co-class mom for both classes with my mom-friends. That makes it much more tolerable. The bad news (for my co-class-moms) is that […]

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 […]

I Didn’t Even Apply But I Was Recruited Anyway

May 08, 2019

I Was Recruited Anyway If you want to volunteer at any DC Public School, as of Fall, 2018, you have to jump through the added hoops of getting a TB test and being fingerprinted at the DCPS Central Office. Suffice it to say, most people are too busy for this nonsense, so there is a […]