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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 latest Life’s a Beach column to reflect on motherhood and all the joys (and challenges) that come along for the ride.

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Life’s a Beach: What Do You Want To Be in the Game of Life?

By Shelley Murphy “It’s a weird week,” said my youngest son’s friend. “I graduated from college, my friend got engaged, and I’m going to Europe. It’s…

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Life’s a Beach: Revving Up for Spring: The Sound of the Season

By Shelley Murphy Yesterday, spring finally sprung. I welcome spring’s arrival and the warmer weather it brings. According to an age-old seasonal proverb, March comes…

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Life’s a Beach: Resolution or Revolution: Pomp and Circumstance over Adulting

By Shelley Murphy Next week, my youngest son starts his final semester of college. Before returning to campus, he rang in the New Year with…

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Life’s a Beach: Tradition or Trend: A Wedding and an Anniversary

By Shelley Murphy Earlier this month, my husband and I celebrated our wedding anniversary. We commemorated the occasion by attending a wedding—a wedding that our…

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Life’s a Beach: Hello, College: Planning, and Shopping, and Moving…Oh, My!

By Shelley Murphy As the summer sun sets, the excitement of high school graduations fade and the reality of college sendoffs commence. For many freshmen,…

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Life’s a Beach: Live Every Week like It’s ‘Shark Week’

By Shelley Murphy The middle of summer is here and so are soaring temperatures. Most residents and tourists crowd San Clemente’s sandy beaches to beat…

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Life’s a Beach: The Summer Solstice: Déjà Vu All over Again

By Shelley Murphy Today marks the first day of summer and the June solstice. A time for students of all ages to say goodbye to…

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Life’s a Beach: Mother’s Day Regret and Reflection

By Shelley Murphy Last Sunday we saluted mothers, or as we are otherwise known, the unpaid laborers who love unconditionally. On Mother’s Day, moms are…

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Life’s a Beach: How I Spent My Spring Break

By Shelley Murphy I have a love-hate relationship with spring break. Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) students spent the first week of April celebrating spring’s…

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Life’s a Beach: Holiday Wishes: Family Is the Best Gift

By Shelley Murphy My two sons spend weeks compiling their Christmas wish lists. Not me, each year my list is short and my number one…

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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 week from today, friends and…

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Life’s a Beach: Turning Back Time: A Summer Vacation Spent with ‘Friends’

  By Shelley Murphy Last month, my younger son underwent shoulder surgery, which subsequently left him in a shoulder sling for the remainder of the…

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Wellness and Prevention: Self-Care Is an Important Part of Parenting

By Susan Parmelee  I learned something very important when I had three children under the age of 5. Self-care is not selfish; in fact, trying…

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Life’s a Beach: Celebrating Parents’ Day: Surveys Question Happiness

By Shelley Murphy The Fourth of July’s festive fireworks aren’t illuminating the sky, and the smoldering smell of sulfur isn’t lingering in the air but…

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