Laura Laytham ZakiMy 9/11 StoryBelow is the email letter that I sent to my immediate family two days after 9/11. It details what I saw and what life was like in New York…Sep 7, 2016Sep 7, 2016
Laura Laytham ZakiMe and My Vitamin GenerationI think my children have been on vitamins their whole life. From the minute they started in my womb I took my daily prenatal vitamin. As…Sep 2, 2016Sep 2, 2016
Laura Laytham ZakiFlorida’s Car Culture: Lessons on Drop-Off & PickupWe just moved to Orlando from Los Angeles. California is supposed to be the mecca of car culture. It has Route 66 and Disney’s CarsLand and…Sep 2, 2016Sep 2, 2016
Laura Laytham ZakiEmail Christmas Cards — Is This a “Thing” Now?This morning, while checking my email, the strangest thing happened. I got an email from my husband’s cousin’s family out in California…Sep 2, 2016Sep 2, 2016
Laura Laytham Zaki10 Steps to Becoming a “Florida Mom”These days Orlando is growing with leaps and bounds. Every day more and more families are moving here from all around the world.Sep 2, 2016Sep 2, 2016
Laura Laytham ZakiThis Year (2016) I’m Not Kidding Around…The new year is here and I am inspired to make this the best year ever! There’s so many things I want to do and achieve this year. I’m not…Sep 2, 2016Sep 2, 2016
Laura Laytham ZakiCode Red DrillsTonight I read my second grade son his bedtime story. He’s really into “choose your own story” books and the one he likes the most is about…Sep 2, 2016Sep 2, 2016
Laura Laytham ZakiHow I tried (and failed) to be on the PTA…When my son started kindergarten I tried to join the PTA. We were living in California at the time and I dutifully attended the first PTA…Sep 2, 2016Sep 2, 2016
Laura Laytham ZakiHappy Not to Be Nineteen…I turned 40 last summer. It’s been hard accepting that. It’s been hard acknowledging that. Sometimes I “forget” I’m 40 and try to pretend…Sep 2, 2016Sep 2, 2016
Laura Laytham ZakiHow to Be Friends After MotherhoodMotherhood is the greatest test of any friendship. Before I had children I knew only a few people with kids. Most of them I heard from…Sep 2, 2016Sep 2, 2016