Although I focus on travel/food/lifestyle/wellness as my primary niches, I’ve been at the keyboard for 30 years writing about a variety of topics. I’m a devoted lifelong learner, which means I’m lucky enough to explore a lot of passions and interests through my writing. (That’s just one of the many perks of being a freelance writer!) And if a client comes knocking on my door in an industry I’m interested in learning more about, I dig right in. Here’s just a sampling of additional topics I’ve written about that didn’t seem to fit neatly into my other categories.
Environment
- USA Today Sustainability: Making a Difference Starts in the Kitchen
- Parade: 8 Ways to Love a Tree
- Funworld: Pumping Up Sustainability Efforts at Water Parks
- National Environmental Education Foundation: Making NPLD 2020 a Virtual Success at Carters Lake; Need Teacher Resources for Virtual Classes?; Where Does Your Water Come From—And How Can You Keep It Clean?; How Household Water Usage Affects Water Quality; Celebrate Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary; Tips for Organizing a Beach Clean-Up; Test Your Pollinator Knowledge!; How Safe is Your Seafood?; Marshes, Estuaries, and Mangroves, Oh My!; Greening STEM’s Place-Based Learning Connects Students to Their Communities; Does Your Home’s Indoor Air Quality Need a Refresh?; San Francisco Bay Students Get Hands-On Ecology Lesson at Duxbury Reef; Hands-on Activities You Can Do (At Home and At Work) to Help the Environment; Join the Fight to Reduce Plastic Pollution!; Love Your Local Park? Set Up an NPLD Event to Take Care of It!; Take Students on the Watershed Sleuth Challenge; Take STEM Education Outside During Environmental Education Week; Take ’em to the River (or Lake or Ocean); STEM: “Wet” Students’ Appetite with Water Activities; Have You Thanked a Pollinator Today?; Ever Heard of Nutrient Pollution?; Tracking Bird Migration Patterns This Fall; How Landscaping Choices Affect Water Quality; How Students Can Give Back to their School; 5 Ways to Give Back to the Environment
Education
- USA Today Back to School: Girl Power! Programs Put Young Females on the Path to Success
- Parents: 13 Sneaky Ways to Keep Your Kids Learning This Summer (Straight from a Homeschooling Mom)
- Palm Beach Illustrated: 8 Ways to Keep Kids Learning at Home
- The Week: I homeschooled my kids. It was one of the best parenting decisions I’ve ever made.
- Good Life Family Magazine: 6 Simple Ways to Raise Kids Who Love to Read; Schools Out! Now What?
- San Diego Family: A Dozen STEM Activities to Engage Kids of All Ages
- Edible Education Experience: The Powerful Impact of Our Teacher Academy
- National Environmental Education Foundation: Shining the Spotlight on Women in STEM
- Medium: 8 Ways to Keep Kids Learning at Home
- Resources for Educators (newsletters for K-12 parents)
- Nutrition Nuggets: Nutrition Nuggets (4/19); Nutrition Nuggets (2/19); Nutrition Nuggets (1/18); Nutrition Nuggets (9/17)
- High School Years: HSY: May 2019; HSY: February 2019; HSY: October 2018; HSY: April 2018; HSY: January 2018