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Dreams 26 Aug 2013 | 07:01 pm

by Donna Schwartz Mills My dreams are as fanciful and weird as they’ve always been – except they no longer feature me in a starring role. Instead, I am a spectator, watching (and occasionally abettin...

Summer Songs, Good Times 19 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm

by Donna Schwartz Mills I am a member of the Generation Fabulous group of midlife bloggers, which runs a monthly bloghop. This month’s topic is “Songs of Summer.” Did you catch that viral Stephen Co...

European Village Style at Villa Metro in Valencia 16 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm

by Donna Schwartz Mills View of the Great Room in one model at Villa Metro, Valencia. Photo copyright 2013 Donna Schwartz Mills The last time I went house hunting was 17 years ago, when our da...

College Panic 15 Aug 2013 | 08:32 pm

by Donna Schwartz Mills Royce Hall (Photo credit: wmnoe) Tuesday night, our daughter asked us what we thought of a particular college she wanted to apply to — because if she wanted letters of recomm...

Searching For a Cheap Wireless Plan 14 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm

by Donna Schwartz Mills I often marvel that I was able to get through the first 35 years of my life without owning a cell phone. Mind you, these amazing communication devices were neither widely avai...

The Last First Day of School 13 Aug 2013 | 10:27 pm

by Donna Schwartz Mills English: A small box of Kleenex. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) My husband leaves for work really early every morning, so I’m used to sleeping through the 5:00 a.m. alarm. But tod...

Going Off The Script 13 Aug 2013 | 02:02 am

by Donna Schwartz Mills The Wheatland Amphitheatre near Sacramento. Copyright 2013 by Donna Schwartz Mills I have a ton of things to do before I send my daughter back to school tomorrow. So wh...

An Open Letter to Matt Damon: Yes, Your Kids CAN Get a Damned Fine Progressive Education in Los Angeles Public Schools 9 Aug 2013 | 12:45 am

by Donna Schwartz Mills Matt DAMON (acteur) (Photo credit: startinghere71) Dear Matt Damon: It has come to my attention that you and your family are moving to Los Angeles. As a lifelong Angeleno (w...

President Obama Visits Warner Center and All of Los Angeles Wonders Why? 7 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am

by Donna Schwartz Mills Topanga Plaza. The fact that President Obama was flying in to Los Angeles today for a Tonight Show appearance was rather ho-hum news. He may not spend as much time here as he...

A New Mess 3 Aug 2013 | 04:34 am

by Donna Schwartz Mills On Monday, the day after I returned from BlogHer, I went to my doctor’s office for what was (for me) a routine ultrasound. She looked at the image and shook her head. “You ha...

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