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Michelle Koeppl is an Orange County native who is married to her best friend, loves all things outdoors, traveling, and can generally be found planning one sort of event or another in her spare time.
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April 2, 2016 •
2016, April 2016, Cover Story, Entertainment, Past Editions •
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Comments Off on FOL-DE-ROL and FIDDLEDY DEE DEE
By Michelle Koeppl Segerstrom Center for the Arts Sprinkles Fairy Dust on Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella Since Cinderella premiered in movie theaters in 1950, more than twenty Hollywood film adaptations have been made, and what was once simply a...
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January 1, 2015 •
2015, Big Kids, Decor & Crafts, Home Life, January 2015, Money Matters, Teens and Pre-Teens •
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Comments Off on Money Smart Stuff
Objects to Help Your Kids Reach for Financial Success at an Early Age I’m sure, if you really took a second, you could remember your first piggy bank. Your first coin purse. Your first secret stash. The hole in the back of the closet. The enormous mason jar...
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November 1, 2014 •
2014, Decor & Crafts, Home Life, November 2014 •
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Comments Off on 4 Ways to Dress Up a Plain White Plate
With everything that you have to worry about around the holidays, why make decorating the table for those big family meals an ordeal? Here are four simple and inexpensive ways to make your guests feel like you took way more time than you did to show them they...
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October 1, 2014 •
2014, Big Kids, Education & Learning, October 2014, Teens and Pre-Teens •
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Comments Off on Homework Help: Dialing in the Homework 411
Though you may be lucky enough to have some peace and quiet from 8am to 3pm now that school is back in session, you’ll soon also face the problem of the homework your kids will bring home. So what do you do when you need to sit down with your child and you...
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September 1, 2014 •
2014, Big Kids, Decor & Crafts, Home Life, September 2014, Teens and Pre-Teens •
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Comments Off on MAKE THIS: Lawn Twister
When I was a kid, Twister was all the rage. At every single birthday party I can remember attending between third and seventh grade, we played and played and played until we were tangled in a hysterical pile, laughing till our sides hurt. For about $20, you...
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September 1, 2014 •
2014, Big Kids, Decor & Crafts, Home Life, September 2014, Teens and Pre-Teens •
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Comments Off on MAKE THIS: Mason Jar Lanterns
The budget for this project depends on what you’ve already got laying around the house. With the crazy push towards rustic-chic in the last few years, it is very possible you have a few lidded mason jars hanging around! If you don’t, you can still make...
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August 1, 2014 •
2014, August 2014, Big Kids, Education & Learning, Teens and Pre-Teens, Uncategorized •
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Comments Off on STEAM, STEM, MESA… What? : Decoding the New Learning Acronyms
DECODING THE NEW LEARNING ACRONYMS I got my first cell phone when I turned 17. A junior in high school, I was a part of the first generation of students to have their phones banned in classrooms and on campus – before iMessaging, Angry Birds, and Snapchat...
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June 1, 2014 •
Decor & Crafts, Entertainment, Expert Advice, Home Life, June 2014 •
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Comments Off on STRESS-FREE PARTY PLANNING: It’s possible. Just tap into your inner Scout.
I’m the party planner in my circle of friends. I’m the one who suggests a party for every birthday; July 4, Martin Luther King Jr. day, and any Wednesday, Friday or Saturday that our friends don’t have plans in between. I’m also the one who, for...
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May 1, 2014 •
2014, Babies, Home Life, May 2014, Sports, Health & Fitness •
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Comments Off on Beating the “Baby Blues”: A Postpartum Survival Guide
Spring has officially arrived, and with it, signs of new birth everywhere. But for many new moms, those signs of new birth can look a little blue. Vinyak Shanbhag, M.D., the Medical Director of the Postpartum Depression Program at St. Joseph’s Hospital...
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April 4, 2014 •
2014, April 2014, Community, Environment, People & Profiles •
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Comments Off on Sustainability, Hands-On: The Ecology Center of San Juan Capistrano
As beautiful as they are, the long days of spring and summer bring a particular awareness of the newly awakened world around us, and too, all that must be done to keep it fresh, nourishing, and beautiful for our kids and the generations to follow. But how?...
