Ages + Stages

There is no shortage of hospital bag lists on Pinterest and blogs. After comparing several and seeing many of the same items on the “must bring” lists, I packed my hospital bag 5 weeks in advance of my due...

Summer is here and the need to keep my child entertained greatly increases. My go-to places are SeaWorld San Diego, or the San Diego Zoo. Both parks are perfect for entertaining and tiring out the young ones, but one thing...

I wear yoga pants most days. I even bought a pair of Lulu Lemons to join my fellow moms in the “active wear” is life movement. I’ll say, most days I am totally cool with rocking a t-shirt and some...

I have been breastfeeding for years it seems like. Four kids in four years and breastfeeding or pumping for all of them has been exhausting to say the least, but oh so worth it. But let's be honest, breastfeeding doesn't...

The end is near and all the typical pregnancy things have happened– my body, skin, energy levels and physical capabilities have all changed. I understand it’s part of the process and I’m not fighting it. However, when a friend...

I never thought that I would be “that person” who had a hard time getting pregnant. My sister sneezes and gets pregnant. So when my husband and I started trying to have a baby and things weren’t happening like I...

I thought I was done with perfectionism- and then I became a mom. When I began the most important undertaking of my life, everything I had learned about the pitfalls of trying to do something "perfectly" went flying out the...

Motherhood is amazing. I have been a mother for about four months now, and it is the best thing that ever happened to me. I've embraced the mom bun, accepted that certain articles of clothing may never make it...

My husband and I rent a 1,000 square foot 2 bedroom apartment in University Heights. When we planned on starting a family we decided to embrace Tim Gunn’s “Make it work!” mantra when it came to our living space,...

Because, if you lean crunchy, I bet you already SHOP ORGANIC. We are super lucky in San Diego County to have a whole bunch of choices for purchasing organic, including produce grown locally.  I mention my favorite places to shop...

Productivity. I hate that word. It has been my enemy since the day I brought my new baby home. We haven't always had a tortured relationship. In my pre-child life, to do lists were my favorite. Every morning, I would...