If I could give a message to high school seniors and their parents, I would tell them that a college choice (or a non-college choice) is not a report card on 13 years of education or 18 years of parenting. There is no final judgment. As with every stage of life, the key is finding...Read More| chinese grandma
It’s not too late to snag great gifts for Christmas. Late-stage holiday shopping can be a little nerve-racking, but you don’t have to give up on quality gifts just because the options are getting a little sparse. Turn your attention away from that perfect jacket or pair of jeans that is no longer available in...Read More| chinese grandma
What started as a random gift post on my food blog has now become 15 years of sharing my hyper-practical, often-weird take on gift giving. I’m not likely to nail someone’s sense of taste, but what I can do is give a gift that is useful — hopefully with a dash of fun and a... Read More The post Holiday gift ideas 2024 (Part 1) appeared first on chinese grandma.| chinese grandma
Now that my kids are older, I’m trying to ease out of the Mrs Claus business. So I was thinking maybe I didn’t have a lot to offer for gift ideas in 2023, even though I’ve never skipped a holiday gift post since I started this blog in 2010. But you know how little voices... Read More The post Holiday gift ideas 2023 appeared first on chinese grandma.| chinese grandma
Celebration is a ridiculous thing to be bad at, but it’s high on the list of the things I simply cannot do – right up there with writing legibly, holding a tune, and ping pong. When I turned 50 a year ago, all I wanted was to hold the fetal position in bed for a... Read More The post A recipe for turning 50 appeared first on chinese grandma.| chinese grandma
I’ve been obsessed all year with these luminous, colorful bracelets – made from sleekly gorgeous Japanese beads – and I’m excited to share my source with you holiday elves. Made of delicate colored glass, these elastic bracelets are light and easy to wear, quiet and unobtrusive but also bright and fun. I’ve hardly taken them... Read More The post Gift idea: Tila bracelets appeared first on chinese grandma.| chinese grandma
Christmas 2020 was only the second time we missed holiday season in Ohio in 27 years of marriage – the only other time was when I was super pregnant 18 years ago. But life teaches us to embrace change or be steamrolled by it, and after Christmas the six of us took what turned out... Read More The post Holiday gift ideas 2021 appeared first on chinese grandma.| chinese grandma
A comment popped up on the blog recently, from “A concerned chinesegrandma enjoyer”: “HELLO CHINESE GRANDMA, HOW ARE YOU? I HOPE YOU ARE WELL. WHAT THE FRICK HAPPENED TO THE WEBSITE?” Ha. And ouch. I deserve that. For years I was here for you all with food, guidance and ideas, and then I dropped off... Read More The post Resurfacing appeared first on chinese grandma.| chinese grandma
Trying on my wedding dress would be the ultimate test. A slim column of white satin, it has aged and yellowed after two decades, but its unyielding dimensions haven’t budged. I’ve aged and greyed, had four kids, and my dimensions have stretched and softened. I knew the dress did not fit as recently as last... Read More The post Small victories appeared first on chinese grandma.| chinese grandma
I’m always on some kind of self-improvement kick, and this year I’ve tripled down. Mostly I’m focused inward – partly because I’m in that wildly introspective time known as midlife, but also because cultivating peace and compassion is my way of balancing out this year’s surreal sense of being cast as an unused extra in... Read More The post Waisting time appeared first on chinese grandma.| chinese grandma
