Jeanne
Jeanne is a married, full-time working mom with an MBA in Marketing from Golden Gate University and BA in Communications from San Francisco State University. She is an Associate Director of Sales for Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants and loves that her career enables her to promote the city she loves. Jeanne and her husband Daniel live in San Francisco with their two daughters, Ilse and Alice. When Jeanne is not working, writing, or volunteering at Ilse's school, she enjoys traveling, spending time with family, and cooking from her collection of cookbooks (70 and growing) while sipping Hudson Bay Bourbon. Follow her adventures on Instagram.
Giving Thanks Every Day
2020 has sure done a number on us. Remember when the new millennia was supposed to be this huge thing, when we worried about the Y2K madness that was going to disrupt our lives?...
Safe Friends Date Options for the Busy Parent
I miss my friends, colleagues, and relatives. I miss my circle of people. I miss hugs. I really MISS HUGS! Life has not been the same since the pandemic restricted our way of life....
5 Easy Dishes to Make with Children’s Snacks
Nearly eight months into our pandemic world, I have found our pantry overflowing with foods, particularly children’s foods, like cereal, yogurt, candies, fruit gummies, etc. Rather than throw out perfectly good food, I’ve taken...
Secret-cations and Four Other Things to Stop Shaming Ourselves
Secret-cation. Are you taking one this year? Have you taken one? I came across the idea in a New York Times article that talked about how people were taking vacations in secret. They didn’t...
The Make-under
Wearing a mask has become second nature, almost because I still have to think about bringing one whenever I leave our apartment for the day. Like my mask, I now carry a clear bag...
Dear San Francisco
Dear San Francisco,
I’m celebrating 20 years of living here this month. It’s the longest I’ve lived anywhere. Guam was dethroned nine years ago in 2011; I had lived there for ten years. Most people...
It’s Watermelon Salad Season
In honor of National Watermelon day on Monday, August 3, I am revisiting one of my all-time favorite summer recipe posts: Watermelon Salad. I first wrote about my watermelon salad three years ago. I...
SFUSD Won’t Be Starting Up Again This Fall
On Thursday, San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) announced that they would start the Fall 2020 school year with distance learning. I wasn't surprised. LA and San Diego counties had already announced that they...
Freedom From My Phone
Our phones are our lives. Let’s face it: we are glued to them. When we are not texting, we are scrolling through emails, our social media feeds, or clicking “purchase now” on our favorite...
When Extended Family Takes on Childcare
I don’t know about you, but raising children these past few months has been rough. For the last few months, my family has juggled work schedules, distance learning classes for our elder daughter Ilse,...
