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As a working mom, life gets pretty busy. I am constantly trying to find the balance between #momlife, #wifelife, and #melife. So in this blog post I am focusing on, yep you guessed it, me. Me and my girlfriends, to...

I'm 38 weeks pregnant with my fourth daughter and I am over it. Don't get me wrong, I realize how much of a blessing it is to grow and raise tiny human beings. But between all of the discomfort...

It takes a village to raise a child. –African Proverb This quote has been ringing in my ear all weekend.  For the weekend, my sisters came to stay with me in my itty-bitty apartment. Normally, I wouldn’t be up for it,...

What moms really want on Mother’s Day As Mother’s Day approaches, dads will rush to the stores and buy moms their favorite flowers, a potted plant, or maybe a necklace with that ever so subtle “MOM” charm. Your kids might...

Spring break is almost here, and we've compiled the top San Diego spring break camps. If you plan on staying in town and are looking for some fun camps and options for your kids to keep their brains and...

Part one | Part two As the morning progressed... it felt more like some type of mom reunion. The chatting was happening and the photos were being taken (Melissa Tara Photography/ Crystella Photography) , and it was all perfection. This...

It's that time of the year . . . St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner on March 17th! The day when most of us scour our closets and jewelry boxes looking for anything with green. If you hurry,...

Yes, it's one of the commandments. We likely heard it all the time growing up: Respect your parents. Respect can be a fickle thing though, can't it? Some experts say that if we respect our kids, they will respect us....

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...

Dear Daughter,            I know it's hard right now, you are growing up. It's harder for me. No matter how big you get, you will always be my baby girl. I live in fear every day....

Ok it wasn’t really meat juice. It was broth, and it wasn’t by choice, I promise you. My parents were immigrants and both came from poor households. They grew up during a time when parents relied on the advice...

My first pregnancy was a little too perfect. I literally felt that "glow" people talk about, and I truly never felt more beautiful in my entire life. I've always been overweight, but when I was pregnant that first time...