**CONTEST CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO WINNERS BECKY PASSANNANTE, TARA MCCALL, EMILY HOCH, ANGELA ABEYTA.**
I know! I had no idea they were there either. It’s almost like they sprouted out of nothing.
Well, they kind of did. Brent Christensen started building these magical ice castles three years ago, and brought to life something that was previously backyard fun [...]

I have had a rough year. Health-wise.
I was in danger of losing my eyesight in January. I broke my finger in July. But, most of all, this year has been eclipsed by a strain of bacteria that invaded my ear during SXSW Interactive in March. Invasive Group A Streptococcus to be specific. The bacteria that [...]

For the last decade or so, my family pretty much poured its heart and soul into my company. Until recently, I co-owned a graphic design and multimedia development firm that built health education research web sites, primarily for the government. They were large-scale, complicated – and as you can imagine – money from the government [...]

Hubby and I had lunch at The Yard House recently. (OK, more like *every* day, but who’s counting?) The Yard House, with 50 zillion beers on tap, none of which we can have over lunch, also blasts classic rock incessantly over their loud speakers. And while I have nothing intrinsically against classic rock, and there [...]

Many of us were moved by our recent guest blogger Casey’s story about depression and overdose while pregnant. She was so brave to share her story with the world so that could help others.
I co-own a company that does health education research (and multimedia development around the research – that’s where I come in) and [...]

OK. Maybe not for *every* family. But there sure were *a lot* of families there this year.
If you have never even *heard* of the Denver Zombie Crawl, let me enlighten you.
Started 5 years ago by Denver native Danny Newman, the event has grown exponentially every year until this year’s event, held last Saturday in Skyline [...]

I often say blogging brings me interesting experiences. In truth, those experiences are also often uplifting and emotional too. That can be said for the luncheon I attended in Denver last week, where our Colorado First Lady Jeannie Ritter welcomed Marta Martinelli, the First Lady of Panama, to discuss disparities in healthcare around the world.
The [...]

I turned 40 last month. I refuse to consider myself middle-aged, but seeing as my mom turns 70 this year and I have a 7 year old son – I suppose you can think of me as middle-ish.
What’s weird about being in the middle is you start having a parental role for not only your [...]

Friends, if you look up the word surreal in the dictionary, you will see a photo of me, sitting in the American Idol finale audience. Because that’s what happened this week – thanks to the Ford Fiesta folks* – a night where my best friend and I got all dolled up, sat in the Nokia [...]

Last week, I had a post on my personal blog that described a very emotional struggle we all go through as parents – I went too far in an argument with my son. I felt really vulnerable, but everyone was super supportive. Monday, I wrote a more snarky post about a mom who expected ticketed [...]