Tech Savvy Mama

College graduation is an exciting milestone! 🎓 I've compiled a list of the best gifts that help them commemorate their next chapter. There are gifts at a range of price points to help them outfit new apartments, explore their new city, make commuting easier, keep them organized and safe, and celebrate their alumni status. 🎉

Best Gifts for College Grads College graduation is exciting and the best gifts for grads are thoughtful ways that help them celebrate their special milestone.

Computers are essential devices in our daily life but the dizzying array of choices, along with an alphabet soup of abbreviations, can make buying a laptop feel overwhelming. With the help of MSI Gaming, I put together this guide to help you choose a laptop that’s right for your computing needs and your budget.

10 Things to Look for When Buying a Laptop Buying a laptop can feel overwhelming when trying to match your computing needs with tech specs. Here are 10 things to look for.

ABCmouse.com Early Learning Academy's app free Basic Access plan through their app provides safe personalized learning experiences for ages 2-8, making it a welcome change from pricey subscription-based and paid apps. Here's everything you need to know about how to personalize learning to support diverse learners.

ABCmouse Review: Free App Personalizes Learning for Ages 2-8 My in-depth ABCmouse review examines how the free Basic version of the app provides high quality personalized learning for ages 2-8.

When you walk into Orangetheory and the light hits just right✨

WE did this Team Orangetheory! 🧡Thank you for joining me in fundraising, training, and running for St. Jude as charity runners! You showed yourselves what was possible outside the studio when you put your hard work inside to the test and made a difference for St. Jude kids and families. 🫶🏼

THANK YOU! Already excited for our studio to DC next year!

Work trip or food tour of Kansas City? 🤔 Solid 3 days in the City of Fountains doing both! 🙌🏼

Photos not necessarily in the order of consumption:

1- brisket sandwich
2+3- avocado toast & blueberry pop tarts
4- brisket and burnt ends
5- Corolla’s Grocery and Deli Italiano and pomegranate soda from Sicily
6- Monte Cristo
7- Thai coconut salad

Scenes from Schenectady and the College Curling National Championships 🥌 plus a side quest to the NY State Capitol Building! 😍

Time with my favorite college curler and his fabulous teammates in a new place plus architectural grandeur = 10/10 weekend! 🙌🏼 🎉

Thank you for being such wonderful hosts and being so welcoming to this bonspiel newbie! 🥰

You're invited to The Big Draw at The National Building Museum this Saturday, March 14! Fun for all ages, this free event celebrates the power of drawing as a tool for better understanding the world around us.

David Macaulay, author and illustrator of The Way Things Work, will be attending. Get info about his drawing demonstrations and free, 30-minute small-group workshop schedules through my post.

The National Building Museum The Big Draw Celebrates Drawing The National Building Museum The Big Draw is a free festival for all ages to discover drawing as a tool for better understanding the world.

Mission success!!! 🎉 After launching in September 🚀and being deployed off the ISS 🛰️in December, we are thrilled to report our CubeSat posted two tweets with photos 📷 it took of Earth to Twitter/X from space! This means we met our primary goal of tweeting from space which is what we proposed to NASA when we were selected for the Cube Sat Launch Initiative in 2021.

Huge congratulations to David Copeland and the SilverSat team, including current and past student participants, mentors, fellow board members, and parents. WE DID IT!!! 🎉

Hey mamas: Just a reminder that motherhood wasn't meant to be done alone and there's no reason why you have to. There's no prize for suffering in silence. Here's your reminder to reach out to someone in your village today. https://instagram.com/reel/DUOa5AvkW1Z/

What People Saw VS What Was Really Happening // I’ve seen so many moms posting lately, feeling depressed and alone and hopeless. I can’t help when it comes to some external conditions, but sharing my truth might offer some comfort and insight so if this found you… from one mom to another... The effects pregnancy/postpartum/motherhood has had on my mental health took me by surprise. Prenatal hit me hardest, but in both pregnancies it was a long season of depression. I was lucky enough to have a support system around me that encouraged me to seek specialized care. Let me be clear: If you’re feeling this heaviness, please do that without shame. Find a remote therapist specialized in prenatal/postpartum depression. Open up to other moms. So many of us experience these things but keep it to ourselves until someone else shares first. Change your habits and be honest about what’s not working— at a pediatrician appt, the doctor noticed I was off and asked if I was okay. It was the first time I said “I am not okay” out loud. Remember, professionals like your OB-GYN and your doula are part of your village. Support is EVERYTHING during pregnancy/postpartum and all too rare. If you are in a season, please know I’ve been there, too, as have so many of us.

How much do you know about AI and what it can do to our kids' photos? When AI can ‘undress’ people with a click, it's important that being tech savvy includes AI-aware! https://instagram.com/p/DUYx92VEQKj/

i don’t usually post heavy or upsetting things, but as a mom, this one hit hard. while many of us are doing our best to live peace-filled lives & raise kind, thoughtful humans, technology is moving in ways that we can’t ignore👏especially when it comes to our kids.👏 if you haven’t looked into the “undress” feature or Spicy Grok connected to X, i encourage you to read up on it. not to scare you, but so you know the gravity of the situation bc it’s terrifying.👀 this isn’t about panic or outrage, & shouldn’t be controversial. it’s about awareness, boundaries, & doing our best to protect our vulnerable kids in unprecedented times.