Lauren Simone Blogs

Beverly Jones consults and mentors in childcare centers, after school and public school settings. Beverly, often known as “Ms. Bev”, has worked 8+ years as a nurturing Early Education Program Director who lead her team strategically in all aspects of the program. Her accomplishments includes: 26+ years family support, 3 accreditations, successful implementation of curricula: Creative, Wee Learn & GOLD, 5 Best of Boca Awards, trained new school owner, and won Best Teacher of Boca in 2010. Working simultaneously as a teacher, business support, and family support at schools in Georgia, Florida and Alabama has made Beverly the best consultant...

Press Release: Nine year old actor, model, and author inspires early career searchPublished by: KidzNewswireOlivia Lauren is a 9-year-old actor, model, and author. While on acting auditions and modeling castings, Olivia’s world expanded as she was exposed to and started learning about various occupations, such as manager, agent, photographer, casting director, movie director, camera crew, hair stylist, makeup artist, voice over actor, and sound engineer to name a few. Olivia currently attends a STEM school, and as such learns about the work of scientists, inventors, engineers, and mathematicians. She also learns the violin and the trumpet at school. Having been exposed...

Sunday was a laid back day. I was exhausted. I overslept and missed breakfast and a chance to attend church on the beach. By the time I finally got up I joined my husband to help with the laundry. He wanted to make the most of our penultimate day and I wanted to listen to my body which was shouting "relax!" Since I wasn't going to pay anyone to give me a massage, I just slept! He went on a tour of China town.  I figured I'd stay in for the morning and do a luau at night until I...

The longer I stay here the more I fall in love with Hawaii. Yesterday was the best day of our vacation in every aspect- food, transportation, scenery, weather, and experience. First we skipped the continental and went to Ihop. Mom n Matt had steak omelettes, Mel and I had the Belgian waffle combos.  It was delicious and filling and our server Willa was very nice and tolerated all my quirks. I asked that I had eggs from the shell and not from the carton and well done close to burnt. My sister and I hate wet eggs. Matthew got 5%...

Got up, felt great mentally but exhausted physically, had a bowl of cereal and told Matt to go to breakfast without me. I couldn't stomach another egg or pancake. So I called my children and got ready for the conference. Yup I am inHawaii  because the American Psychological Association chose the best venue ever to host a conference. Needless to say poster session, symposia n workshops were scanty bc people only attended their own and students only attended what was relevant to their graduate work (I'm guessing)  My reference to the plantation refers to the work force. The pic above...