Aye Aye, Captain
Janice Weinsoff2021-07-15T13:54:17-04:00Life Interrupted The last three words I said to my husband were Aye Aye Captain. Of course, I had no way of knowing that those words would be the last w [...]
A Taste of Summer
Janice Weinsoff2021-07-04T11:42:30-04:00Cool Down This Summer With These Recipes Living in Florida, we are used to warmer temperatures. Generally speaking, eating light is imperative with summ [...]
I Am An Empty Nester… Again
Janice Weinsoff2021-06-21T10:09:33-04:00After The Pandemic March 12, 2020. This is the day I became a re-nester after the global pandemic. Fifteen months later, they have moved out. I am an em [...]
Should Your Daughter Join A Sorority?
Janice Weinsoff2021-06-21T11:42:47-04:00Rushing In Is your daughter considering joining a sorority? Both of my daughters did. They had different recruitment experiences but joined the same so [...]
Sorority Recruitment: What to Wear
Janice Weinsoff2021-08-09T14:47:49-04:00Four Rounds and You’re In a Sorority!! I remember my daughters going through sorority recruitment. I don't think they knew what to expect or what to wea [...]
Have a Child Going to College?
Janice Weinsoff2022-06-03T15:57:39-04:00Get These 3 Legal Documents Ready HaveUHeard that once your child reaches the age of 18, they are considered a legal adult. Without the proper legal for [...]
Advice For Parents of New College Students
Janice Weinsoff2021-03-30T12:08:27-04:00The Time Will Fly By Here we are 2021 and colleges are sending out acceptances. Reading the Facebook posts and seeing the questions from overwhelmed pa [...]
New York City Take 2
Janice Weinsoff2021-06-10T11:48:26-04:00Moving My Daughter Back to NYC In September 2019, I moved my youngest daughter to NYC. Her sister moved up three weeks later. When they came home in Mar [...]
My Daughter’s Study Abroad Experience
Janice Weinsoff2021-06-14T13:46:58-04:00Not All Classrooms Have Four Walls Study Abroad programs are quite popular. Most programs were paused for 2020, but they are reopening up again. My dau [...]
SOBEWFF 2021 Recap
Janice Weinsoff2021-06-15T16:42:28-04:00Fan Girling at the Wine & Food Festival SOBEWFF 2021 just wrapped up. This is one of my favorite food events. Although COVID changed the event, it [...]
Tips to Ensure You Get Your Security Deposit Back
Janice Weinsoff2021-05-20T11:04:16-04:00My Daughters Move A Lot If you have kids that rent, you have probably put down a security deposit. My two daughters have moved in and out of a dozen pla [...]
My Top 10 Trader Joe’s Items
Janice Weinsoff2021-08-09T14:48:04-04:00Our Favorite Products Just the mere mention of Trader Joe's brings up countless favorites from bloggers to aficionados and everyday people like my daugh [...]
From Empty Nesting to Re-Nesting
Janice Weinsoff2021-05-14T13:40:51-04:00What It Was Like Living With My Adult Daughters Empty-nesting to re-nesting to empty nesting again and back to re-nesting. The amount of times my living [...]
NY Times Cooking
Janice Weinsoff2021-08-09T14:48:14-04:00A Collection of Chef's Recipes If you are a foodie like me and love cooking, get yourself a subscription to NY Times Cooking. It has become is one of m [...]
10 food bloggers to follow
Janice Weinsoff2021-04-28T14:05:55-04:00Up Your Meal Game It has been over a year since I became a re-nester and my daughters moved home due to the pandemic. We share recipes all the time and [...]
Victoria
Janice Weinsoff2021-04-21T16:15:22-04:00The Garden City Seeing as we were already out west, we decided to continue on and take in some Canadian cities. Victoria is easy to get to by ferry whic [...]
Sleepless in Seattle
Janice Weinsoff2021-04-21T15:03:21-04:00A Quick Three Day Excursion Seattle was one of the destinations on our Mother-Daughter trip to the West Coast. Personally, we had never been but had hea [...]
New York for First-Timers
Janice Weinsoff2023-02-24T16:06:56-05:00The Iconic to The Off Beat Like any large city, New York can seem overwhelming for first-timers. Certainly, you will want to see the iconic sites. But i [...]
New York for Sports Fans
Janice Weinsoff2022-04-12T15:20:52-04:00So Many Teams, So Little Time My family has been to New York many, many times. We always try to schedule at least one trip around baseball season so we [...]
New York For Foodies
Janice Weinsoff2021-06-07T14:39:50-04:00Sharing Our Favorite Places to Eat As a self-proclaimed foodie, New York is one place where there is a restaurant for everyone, regardless of your taste [...]
That’sa Vegan Meatball
Janice Weinsoff2021-03-31T11:22:59-04:00Italian deliciousness When you need your fix of spaghetti and meatballs, there are some great recipes for vegan meatballs and vegan tomato sauce. I have [...]
Ahi Tuna Poke Wontons
Janice Weinsoff2021-03-30T12:06:59-04:00Nacho Ordinary Tuna Poke I stumbled across this recipe on Nosh City in early 2021. As a pescatarian, I still try to limit my seafood intake to no more t [...]
Creating A Tranquil Patio Space
Janice Weinsoff2021-11-10T10:46:03-05:00My Relaxing Retreat Living in South Florida has its benefits. It means you can enjoy patio weather nearly every day. My patio is a second-floor, small s [...]
Cooking & Watching Celebrity Chefs
Janice Weinsoff2021-06-10T13:15:12-04:00Food Glorious Food From virtual cooking classes to food shows to food & wine festivals, if you are new to cooking or a huge foodie like me, I recomm [...]
Creating Sustainable Neighborhoods
Janice Weinsoff2021-10-02T15:33:28-04:00From One of Fort Lauderdale’s First to Know My Uncle Lou could be considered a real estate mogul in Fort Lauderdale. Born and raised in Miami, he moved [...]
A Piece of the Past
Janice Weinsoff2021-10-13T10:33:26-04:00Preserving Memories For the past year-plus of the pandemic, my sister and I have assisted in the care of my 89-year-old mom and her sister, my 92-year-o [...]
About Me
Janice Weinsoff2023-06-06T14:24:00-04:00Some Fun Facts If you’ve been reading HaveUHeard for years or you’re a newcomer, I want to start off by saying thank you for your support! I write about [...]
Our Kind of March Madness
Janice Weinsoff2021-03-10T08:57:33-05:00Sports - 2021 Version I can’t believe it’s been a year since the NCAA March Madness 2020 was canceled, with professional sports following behind. Thank [...]
A Thread of Blue: Leaning on My Faith
Janice Weinsoff2021-03-12T10:05:36-05:00How Faith Got Me Through Difficult Days The Siddur, the term for a Jewish prayer book, contains a set order of daily prayers. My familiarity comes from [...]
Red, White, & Buffet July 4th Party
Janice Weinsoff2024-10-14T13:21:39-04:00Easy July 4th Party Ideas July 4th is right around the corner. We've got a July 4th table for small, intimate gatherings that will sparkle and shine. Bu [...]
Claim A Home Office Deduction
Janice Weinsoff2021-03-03T15:50:42-05:00What If You WFH During The Pandemic? Many people are working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you’re one of them, you might wonder, “Can I cla [...]
The Sandwich Generation
Janice Weinsoff2022-06-03T16:02:54-04:00What Does This Mean? The term Sandwich Generation describes many of us even if you have not heard the term before. We are finding ourselves stretched th [...]
I’m Stoked About Mad Hippie Skincare
Janice Weinsoff2021-08-09T14:49:22-04:00Here’s the Skinny Living with my grown daughters during the pandemic has many positives. One is their knowledge about skincare products that are clean a [...]
My Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Recs
Janice Weinsoff2023-06-30T14:35:57-04:00A Mother-Daughter Tradition It has been a tradition of ours to go to the Nordstrom Anniversary sale. They used to really make a big deal about it with a [...]
An Amazing Thai Inspired Dish
Janice Weinsoff2021-03-02T10:04:20-05:00Honey Garlic Butter Shrimp in Coconut Milk My daughters love to introduce me to food bloggers. The most recent introduction is the website Half-Baked Ha [...]
Are You The Victim of Identity Theft Or Fraud
Janice Weinsoff2021-03-01T14:04:58-05:00A Warning To Follow Theft. Hopefully, you have not been a victim. What about Identity Theft? While not a break-in, it sure feels that way. For my first [...]
Do You Have Plantar Fasciitis?
Janice Weinsoff2023-03-31T16:21:33-04:00It May Be Plantar Fasciitis Have you ever woken up with foot pain? It may be plantar fasciitis. It has been over three years since I was diagnosed. Fort [...]
A Guide to the Top Meal Kits
Janice Weinsoff2021-05-01T15:02:40-04:00When You Just Can't Cook Anymore Most of us have probably cooked more this year than any year before. It is one of many reasons why the meal kit industr [...]
What Are Your Legal Rights With Your 18 Year Old?
Janice Weinsoff2022-06-03T15:57:53-04:00HaveUHeard that once your child is 18, they are considered a legal adult? It was close to 10 p.m. when I received the call from my daughter, then a juni [...]
Life is Complicated
Janice Weinsoff2023-06-30T14:52:47-04:00For the past four years, my business partner and I have run the blog HaveUHeard. Its premise is that College Is Complicated. We set out to provide insider information from current students and parents; a been there, done that approach from trusted sources so that other parents would have this virtual village all in one location. If I learned one thing over the past four years (trust me, I learned a lot more than one thing) is that it truly does take a village.
Do-Good Brands to Do Good By
Janice Weinsoff2023-05-31T15:35:28-04:00My first awareness of a do-good brand supporting a social issue was Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream. I was too young to be impressed with anything other than their amazing ice cream but since their onset, they have adhered to their mission while still making amazing ice cream. Today, I am keenly aware of the social issues that brands get behind.
My Mom’s Amazing Chicken Soup
Janice Weinsoff2021-10-07T14:25:43-04:00Jewish Penicillin My mom makes the most amazing chicken soup! There is nothing like a bowl of hot steaming chicken soup when you are under the weather o [...]
Inked by Dani Temporary Tattoo
Janice Weinsoff2021-04-19T15:58:29-04:00Step up Your Tattoo Style When I was growing up, a tattoo seemed taboo. In fact, HaveUHeard that some religions, my own included, it is considered taboo [...]
Quinoa Goat Cheese and Parmesan Cakes
Janice Weinsoff2021-08-09T14:45:39-04:00Quinoa Makes A Great Side or Main Dish I first made these almost eight years ago after changing my eating habits. For one thing, I knew quinoa was a gre [...]
Yoga: Namaste in Good Health
Janice Weinsoff2023-02-10T12:36:54-05:00Get Your Ommmm On! I started doing yoga several years ago after being invited by friends. I had been recently widowed and downsized our home. Naturally, [...]
Being Thrifty is Great for Your Budget
Janice Weinsoff2021-02-09T12:55:34-05:00Are you thrifty? I have many childhood memories of my uncle going to garage sales and coming home with a bunch of stuff that did not seem useful at all. But he was extremely talented and could take almost any item and upcycle it to use as something else. Up until last year, I had not heard of the term upcycling.
Vegan Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup
Janice Weinsoff2021-10-05T14:18:29-04:00I love soup… from my mother’s chicken soup to soups that use fresh vegetables (and the stock from my mother’s chicken soup), there is nothing more comforting than a bowl of soup paired with a salad or a sandwich.
Why Do We Shame
Janice Weinsoff2021-02-09T14:19:42-05:00If you use any of the social media platforms, you have probably seen a monumental increase in shaming, criticizing, and judging which, IMO, is a shame. During these past fourteen years, I have used Facebook to share family photos, market a charity’s fundraisers, sell in the marketplace, and reconnect with old friends and acquaintances. I think it is a great platform for small businesses, such as HaveUHeard but during the past two-plus years, I have noticed an increased amount of parent shaming.