Why I Built A Puppy to Save My Sanity
I’ve spent my career helping organizations use AI to solve big problems. Turns out the biggest problem I needed to solve was in my own kitchen, buried under a pile of backpacks and unsigned forms. I built Pomnie because I needed it. And if you’ve ever sat in your car after drop-off wondering what you forgot today—I think you might need it too.
Welcome to Pomnie. Let’s keep it all together.
Camp Chaos: A Guide for the Spreadsheet Impaired
It’s not even April and I’ve already gotten fourteen emails about summer camp registration. Fourteen. Some of them have waitlists. Some have early bird deadlines that passed in January. (January! When I was still recovering from the holidays and pretending my New Year’s resolutions were going to stick.) Summer should be fun, not a logistics nightmare. Plan ahead, give yourself grace when things inevitably get messy, and let Pomnie help you keep it all together so you can spend less time searching for the packing list and more time enjoying the ice cream cone at pickup.
Luck of the Irish
Every morning in our house is a roll of the dice. Will everyone remember their lunch? Will the right kid have the right uniform? Will somebody mention a major school event five minutes before we need to leave? The odds are never in our favor. But on St. Patrick’s Day, the stakes get higher—because in an Irish family, you don’t just forget things. You forget things with heritage on the line.
Roses are Red, Parties are Blue…
Nothing strikes fear into the heart of a busy parent quite like the phrase "Valentine's Day party—please see attached sign-up sheet." Oh, the sign-up sheet. My old nemesis.
I don't know who decided that February 14th needed to become a full-scale classroom production, but I have a few words for them. (Mostly thank you, actually, because my kids absolutely love it. But also—why?)
New Year, New Carpool Lane
Here's the thing about January—it makes you feel invincible. The holidays are behind you, the house is (temporarily) clean, and you've convinced yourself that this is the year your family becomes one of those families. You know the ones…. Maybe next year we’ll be one of them.
The Homework Hustle
“Oh no…” That familiar groan from the backseat, usually just before we hit the school drop-off line, means only one thing: someone’s remembered something crucial we’ve left at home. Today’s forgotten treasure? A history project. Learn how to keep it all together with Pomnie.
What’s for lunch?
What’s For Lunch? Has there ever been a more terrifying question? I don’t know about you, but my kids’ absolute favorite time to ponder tomorrow's lunch menu is precisely when they should be counting sheep. And I never know is what on earth is actually on the school menu. Check of some of my favorite 'raid the cupboards' lunches I’ve whipped up in a pinch & ways to never forget what’s for lunch at school again!
Five Things I Hate About Back to School
I was a school kid growing up, but as a mom in a house with four kids, in two different schools, back-to-school has taken on a whole new feeling for me. Here’s my definitive list of why back to school stinks for parents and how Pomnie can help.