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DON’T FORGET YOUR LUNCH is a quick-read book you can flip through for inspiration and advice or a saga of raising kids you just can’t put down.
ABOUT
Kelli M. Wheeler is an award-winning family columnist whose humorous and poignant tales of parenting were published for 16 years as Momservations ® both in print and online. She is the author of the Momservations® greatest hits book, DON’T FORGET YOUR LUNCH: Diapers to Diploma Parenting Wisdom and the humorous gift book MOMSERVATIONS®: THE FINE PRINT OF PARENTING.
She is also an accomplished freelance writer whose clients include former California First Lady Maria Shriver, Sacramento Parent, Bay Area Parent, Gannett News, and CBS Local. A favorite book she is published in is THE WAY OF GRATITUDE: Readings for a Joyful Life along with writings from Mary Oliver, J.K. Rowling, Jack Kornfield and Anne Lamott. Before becoming a full-time writer, Kelli worked in public relations and promotions and was a 5th grade teacher in the Elk Grove Unified School District.
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
How Letting Go Gave Author Kelli Wheeler Freedom in Midlife – by Kelli M. Wheeler
“I’ve always been a competitive person. In elementary school, I had to finish first, get an A+, and outrun any game of tag. This evolved into more as I grew older. I needed to be the first in line, in the fastest lane, the girl who knew the most about sports, the woman who could shut down any debate.
I thought this was who I was. I’m here on this earth to compete. I always saw it as a positive trait. I was praised and rewarded for my overachiever tendencies.
But then, I got a reality check.”
How 15-Year-Old Author Kate Ainley-Zoll Is Bolstering Women in STEM with Her New Book “Portraits of Perseverance” – by Kelli M. Wheeler
“Kate was waiting for our interview in the tiny house she built in her parent’s backyard. She was dressed professionally for a 15-year-old: turtleneck with a black blazer and black slacks. There she sat at her painted plywood desk. Homemade lemonade and Thin Mint cookies, fresh from her Girl Scout cookie inventory, were set out in front of her.”
Not So Happy With the State of the World? You Can Change Things for the Better—Here’s Where to Start. – by Kelli M. Wheeler
“Imagine if we all decided to change our little corner of the world for the better in any way we could, with even the simplest gestures. I wonder what it would look like?
I’ve always been a sit-in-the-front-of-the-classroom type person, eager to raise my hand and take a shot at the answers. I also have little patience for people who sit around and make suggestions but who don’t step up and make a decision.”
What Do You Want Your Corner of the World to Look Like? – by Kelli M. Wheeler
“It began because of my anxiety about becoming an Empty Nester. I was being designated for reassignment because my oldest had just returned to college and my youngest was about to be installed in her dorm room. I was going to miss the rewarding job of actively raising kids.
I also felt overwhelmed by the climate of hate and intolerance that was poisoning the country I loved. People’s fear of change was causing children to be locked in cages, parishioners to be gunned down in churches and hate groups to become the loudest and most influential voice at the table.”