by Amanda Goodman | Jun 6, 2019 | Bullying
Not another one. I whispered that to myself while I was in the waiting room of a doctor’s office. “Dan James Richards, of Creston, died on May 30 at the age of 16.” Dan ended his life after being bullied…relentlessly. The rest of the obituary...
by Amanda Goodman | Jun 4, 2019 | Social Media
I have hit the age where nearly everything that comes out of my mouth to my kids starts with: “when I was your age.” I still don’t have the story that ends with me walking 10 miles…uphill…in a blizzard like my Dad did. But my kids...
by Amanda Goodman | May 30, 2019 | Perfect Polly's
This was me yesterday. There I am in an extreme close-up…holed up in a public restroom. Why? It was either that or let my temper and “choice” words get the best of me. This is called growth 😉 So I went to count to 10 in order to find my zen. Long...
by Amanda Goodman | May 28, 2019 | Mom Life
I have a new mantra that I will repeat to myself every day this summer: “Just wing it. It’s all good, mama.” I don’t know about you, but every year at this exact time, I try morph into a combo of Perfect Polly & Carol Brady to plan the...
by Amanda Goodman | May 13, 2019 | Friendship
A friend of mine in her early 30s found her first signs of crows feet. By her reaction I didn’t know if she needed talked off the ledge or a bottle of wine. She jokingly asked me, “Is it all downhill from here?” When it comes to fine lines and gravity…yes. Yes it is 😉...