Tag: Life’s a Beach

It’s mid-October, but many retailers have already signaled the start of yet another holiday season, Shelley Murphy writes, noting in ...

When a loved one dies, it’s been observed that we go though stages. Though going back to school is not ...

Despite developmental psychologists’ best efforts categorizing parents into specific child-rearing styles, from authoritative to bulldozers, “The reality is, there’s no ...

In her latest Life’s a Beach column, Shelley Murphy celebrates her firstborn son’s 29th birthday, sharing 29 heartfelt, yet random ...

With Capo Unified students looking to break out of their classrooms in a few weeks, parents may be scrambling for ...

Though it’s been a decade since her oldest son graduated from San Clemente High, Shelley Murphy can never forget the ...

Now that her son and his fiancé have begun to plan for their nuptials, Shelley Murphy this month takes a ...

Shelley Murphy acknowledges that while she’s already afraid of flying, she is terrified of crashing. Thoughts of taxiing, tarmacs, and ...

After partaking in the holiday rituals of cooking, cleaning and clearing the Christmas clutter, Shelley Murphy is not in the ...

’Tis the season for family traditions, Shelley Murphy writes in this month’s Life’s a Beach column. Though Shelley and the ...

Annual holiday traditions mean a lot to Shelley Murphy—despite some of the headaches that come along with planning her family’s ...

October is the perfect month to spruce up your home before the holiday festivities start, Shelley Murphy writes in her ...

Saturdays, Monday nights … Thursday nights and, well, just about whenever football is on TV every fall and winter, means ...

As National Dog Day approaches on Aug. 26, Shelley Murphy this week remembers her family’s experience bringing their adopted Lab-mix, ...

With both of her sons graduated from college already, Shelley Murphy believed behind her were the moving-day rituals most parents ...