Life’s a Beach: June Delivers Change to Parents
Celebrating some milestone events and life-changing moments this month, including a recent baby shower, has prompted Shelley Murphy in her ...
Tag: Parenting
Life’s a Beach: What Do You Want To Be in the Game of Life?
Life's a BeachBy Shelley Murphy By Shelley Murphy “It’s a weird week,” said my youngest son’s friend. “I graduated from college, ...
Life’s a Beach: Revving Up for Spring: The Sound of the Season
Life's a BeachBy Shelley Murphy By Shelley Murphy Yesterday, spring finally sprung. I welcome spring’s arrival and the warmer weather ...
Life’s a Beach: Resolution or Revolution: Pomp and Circumstance over Adulting
Life's a BeachBy Shelley Murphy By Shelley Murphy Next week, my youngest son starts his final semester of college. Before ...
Life’s a Beach: Tradition or Trend: A Wedding and an Anniversary
Life's a BeachBy Shelley Murphy By Shelley Murphy Earlier this month, my husband and I celebrated our wedding anniversary. We ...
Life’s a Beach: Hello, College: Planning, and Shopping, and Moving…Oh, My!
Life's a BeachBy Shelley Murphy By Shelley Murphy As the summer sun sets, the excitement of high school graduations fade ...
Life’s a Beach: Live Every Week like It’s ‘Shark Week’
Life's a BeachBy Shelley Murphy By Shelley Murphy The middle of summer is here and so are soaring temperatures. Most ...
Life’s a Beach: The Summer Solstice: Déjà Vu All over Again
Life's a BeachBy Shelley Murphy By Shelley Murphy Today marks the first day of summer and the June solstice. A ...
Life’s a Beach: Mother’s Day Regret and Reflection
Life's a BeachBy Shelley Murphy By Shelley Murphy Last Sunday we saluted mothers, or as we are otherwise known, the ...
Life’s a Beach: How I Spent My Spring Break
Life's a BeachBy Shelley Murphy By Shelley Murphy I have a love-hate relationship with spring break. Capistrano Unified School District ...
Life’s a Beach: Holiday Wishes: Family Is the Best Gift
Life's a BeachBy Shelley Murphy By Shelley Murphy My two sons spend weeks compiling their Christmas wish lists. Not me, ...
Life’s a Beach: Thanksgiving Traditions: Time to Trade the Old for New
By Shelley Murphy It’s that time of year, the time when families come together to celebrate their Thanksgiving traditions. One ...
Life’s a Beach: Turning Back Time: A Summer Vacation Spent with ‘Friends’
Life's a BeachBy Shelley Murphy By Shelley Murphy Last month, my younger son underwent shoulder surgery, which subsequently left ...
Wellness and Prevention: Self-Care Is an Important Part of Parenting
Health and Wellness: Susan Parmelee By Susan Parmelee I learned something very important when I had three children under the ...
Life’s a Beach: Celebrating Parents’ Day: Surveys Question Happiness
Life's a BeachBy Shelley Murphy By Shelley Murphy The Fourth of July’s festive fireworks aren’t illuminating the sky, and the ...
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