Author Archives: Andrea Stunz

I had a fun conversation with my adult nephew recently. He told me of a most unusual gift that he consistently gives for all gift-worthy occasions. Batteries. For birthdays, for Christmas, for baby gi...

How many people do you know who have stumbled upon pornography as a child by accident? How many people do you know who, because of this exposure, got stuck in the hamster wheel and couldn't get out? I...

Most conversations start with a question, right? And questions need answers, right? My husband is famous for asking me two contradicting questions and expecting one answer. His questions require a com...

I'm three years into this grandma gig and it's pretty sweet. I think most grandparents would agree. Watching my daughter love, care for, and raise her son is one of the richest blessings in my role as...

I am a food show junkie. If I want to watch something on TV, which isn't all that often, and I don't have something specific in mind, I will always defer to a cooking show or foodie show of some sort....

I don't remember playing many games as a child. When I had my own kids and started playing games with them, I realized why. I'm competitive. I'm fairly certain I stomped away from a family game a time...

Today, December 4th, 2017, I realized that I didn't buy my kids an advent calendar. I also realized that I am okay with that. Since I can remember, I've bought our children the cheap .99 advent calend...

On only my second visit, a therapist mentioned to me that she could tell I was driven. She noticed this by checking my pulse and by my answers to her random questions that I have a hard time relaxing....

Disclaimer: I, in no way, shape or form, profess to be a technical expert. This post comes purely from the school of hard knocks and because I care about you. There are multiple reasons that I spend a...

Fifty, half a hunert, half a century, silver jubilee, o' folk, like fine wine, quinquagenarian, quintastic!, demi-centenarian. These are words that now describe my 50-year-old self. My favorite happen...