Mom life

Shaken from my sleep, I could hear my husbands excited voice,  "I think we have to go." I looked out our bedroom window and could see flames directly upwind of our home, which is nestled down a private tree-lined...

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...

It’s been a year since I made the decision to leave my stressful job to be a stay at home mom. The timing was perfect- it was right before Summer, and by staying home I didn’t have to pay...

Do you remember when frozen yogurt was the healthy alternative to ice-cream? I remember being part of the frozen yogurt frenzy in the, dare I admit, ahem... 80s. As San Diego became more health conscious, fruit smoothies evolved into our guilty pleasure. In...

We all have them, dirty little secrets, whether it's hiding from your kids so you can sneak in some alone time or wearing the same shirt two days in a row and not caring. My dirty little secret included a...

So, here I am, waiting in front of a trendy restaurant, trying to get in for brunch. A kind woman leans over and asks about my daughter in her stroller-age, name, all the basics. She starts telling me about...

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 love me some great Beyonce, girl power music. We live in an amazing time in history. Girl power is HUGE. Beyonce is singing about it. Hilary Clinton is campaigning to do it. Michelle Obama is encouraging young minds...

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 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...

Before I had my son I swore I wouldn’t post a ton of photos of him on my social accounts. I personally didn’t think anyone outside of my family circle would care, and I wanted to keep things private....