Jeanne Hizon
Jeanne is a married, full-time working mom with an MBA in Marketing from Golden Gate University and BA in Communications from San Francisco State University. She is an Associate Director of Sales for Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants and loves that her career enables her to promote the city she loves. Jeanne and her husband Daniel live in San Francisco with their two daughters, Ilse and Alice. When Jeanne is not working, writing, or volunteering at Ilse's school, she enjoys traveling, spending time with family, and cooking from her collection of cookbooks (70 and growing) while sipping Hudson Bay Bourbon. Follow her adventures on Instagram.
Lessons Learned from My Daughter’s First Week of Preschool
My family began the new year with a new school. The sudden and unfortunate closure of our beloved daycare last fall gave us the opportunity to research new preschools and daycares. Fortunately, we found...
Addressing Safety and Security Concerns in My Childcare Search
I've toured six potential childcare/preschool facilities for my daughter. The journey has been tough for us as a family because we had had the perfect daycare up until a few weeks ago. At the...
On Losing Our Perfect Daycare: the Loss and the Scramble
Recently, we said goodbye to our beloved daycare. Due to reasons beyond their control, our daycare had to close permanently. I am still in shock, still saddened that my daughter, Ilse, will no longer...
Inserting Fun Into Work Travel – It’s All About the Little Things
As I sit my hotel room in Washington D.C., checking emails and texting my husband in between appointments, I think about how much I have come to enjoy work travel, especially as a parent....
This Is How I’m Creating Memories, One Tablecloth at a Time
Last night, I replaced my plum-colored tablecloth with a plaid tablecloth from our dining room cabinet. Plaid tablecloths are fantastic because they can easily be centered on a table, using the lines from the...
Is Your Family Ready to Evacuate in the Event of an Emergency?
In the wee hours of last Monday morning, I awoke to the smell of smoke. It wasn’t smoky in our bedroom or our apartment, but the smell of burning wood was heavy. I immediately...
Pumpkin Spice Makes Everything Nice
When September rolls around, all things “pumpkin spice” appear: cereal, oatmeal, ice cream, pastries and confections, candles, and the dreaded (for some) pumpkin spice lattes in all the coffee shops. You either love it...
Delivery Dry Cleaning: The Rinse Experience Is a Definite Repeat
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I’ve been fortunate to have dry-cleaning services wherever I have worked, but this is not always as convenient as it sounds. Special items, like...
How to Lunch for Under $10 a Day Without Having to Pack It Yourself
Up until last October, I ate nearly all of my lunches at work in a cafeteria. Even if I didn’t like the hot lunch selection that day, I could always make a salad and...
Restaurant-Inspired Easy Watermelon Salad Recipe
Every summer, I look forward to the abundance of melons (watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew) that appear at my local grocery store. Their syrupy, sweet aroma smells like summer to me. On a hot summer day,...
