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Lauren Havens in Raising a Smart Kid

Dec 24, 2016

Sensing the Holidays: Smell, Touch, Hearing, Taste & Sight

Best wishes to every for a happy holiday season. If 2016 was as sh*t for you as it was for me, hopefully 2017 will be even a tad bit better. *fingers crossed for us all*

Lauren Havens in Raising a Smart Kid

Dec 2, 2016

Finding Sanctuary within Ourselves and Sharing It

In a season that often seems filled with “things”, I am finding peace and comfort in the sanctuary of friends and joy from giving to others and to organizations whose missions align with what I see as moving the world in the right direction.

Lauren Havens in Raising a Smart Kid

Nov 29, 2014

Discovering Fun Gifts for the Holidays

I don’t always have time to find awesome items on my own, especially when trying to use the scarce resource of brainpower this time of year for finding gifts for friends and family. I can’t even think of what cool things there might be sometimes, so I use a few…

Lauren Havens in Raising a Smart Kid

Nov 23, 2014

Books for a Great Cause — Success!

Last night I attended a fundraiser for our local animal shelter, Animal Protection Society of Durham. I went last year, and I had a great time, especially with the silent auction part of the event. Yup, I’m a sucker. I wanted to contribute something this year, if I…

Lauren Havens in Raising a Smart Kid

Nov 18, 2014

A Young Reader’s Christmas List

I’m not planning to give my daughter anything for Christmas because she wants it; I’m going to get her a few things (aka books) because I want to read them with her. This Christmas should be the easiest, I hope, for me as a parent since my daughter is almost one and a one…

Lauren Havens in Raising a Smart Kid

Dec 18, 2013

A Christmas Sleigh of Books

One of my favorite memories about Christmas as a child was getting a small wooden sleigh out of the attic that we filled with Christmas-related books. We set it by the fireplace, near the stockings, where we tended to gather at night, so it was easy to peruse the books…