renée a. schuls-jacobson
When Vacation Lowlights Become Highlights
The other night, I asked my son to tell me his favorite memory from our recent vacation in The Happy House. It…
When Your Kid Is Smarter Than You Are
Many summers ago, our family went to a local art festival, and while I visited another booth, my son found a turquoise…
Dear Diary, I Hate You: A #SoWrong Moment by She’s a Maineiac
I knew the moment our sixth grade science teacher made us lab partners, John was The One for me. It was the way he smirked and shrugged. The way his dark Rick Springfield hair spilled into his eyes. …
Adolescence: Another Taste
In honor of National Poetry Month, I’m committing poetry. While other girls, afraid of their own soft hands hid behind masks, under…
Tweet With #TribalChix About Survivor Tonight!
A bunch of you know that I’m a Survivor junkie. And that I’ve even tried out to be on the show several…
Learning To See
April is National Poetry Month, so I’m sharing words in a different way. There was only one crayon I liked in the…
Tingo Tuesday: Are you Pana Po’oing or is it Head Lice?
It’s Tingo Tuesday! The first Tuesday of each month, I share a word from The Meaning of Tingo & Other Extraordinary Words From Around the…
Do You Know How To Get To The Emergency Room?
When my nephew was 18-months old, he fell down a flight of stairs. Landing with a thwack on the hard brown tiles,…
5 Things I Learned at BlissDom 2013
I just got back from Blissdom ’13 in Dallas. While I’ve been blogging for almost three years and have built somewhat of…
Anxious About #BlissDom? You’re Not Alone!
In a few days, I’ll be attending BlissDom, a blogging conference in Grapevine, Texas. I’m excited to network and meet some cyber-buddies,…