“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see” – Henry David Thoreau This is one of my favorite quotes, because it speaks to me so deeply when it comes to motherhood and parenting. I was texting with a group of my close friends just now and one of them made a… Continue reading Motherhood: Embracing life and my reality
Because a little humor, especially in the world of parenting, goes a long way. Always. Tonight I am so tired. The kind of tired where I’m sitting on the toilet and I start to fall asleep. Yep, that tired. Today was a pretty fantastic day filled with errands (the good kind, the ones you… Continue reading Wanted: Rest
Well the meltdown of all meltdowns happened earlier this evening. It was almost epic. Mommy lost it a little. After an evening of non stop moments of being needed as a mom, I was trying to wrestle our 1 year old into her damn PJ (which is equivalent to getting a drunk person into… Continue reading About a mom: Total downward spiral
Buahahaha! I was laughing my a** off at this one. I swear my husband and I must’ve had an exact moment like that cuddly couple on the couch when we decided to make the big leap to have a baby. Or something similar to that. I read a blog post the other day that… Continue reading Parenting: How we got suckered in
I think the moments I feel the most happiness is when I am taken away by our kids enthusiasm for life. When I see life through their eyes. And today was real special because we took Celeste to her very first Cirque du Soleil show – Kurios. When we sat down at our seats she… Continue reading Welcome to Kurios
This one really hit home when I read it. People always look so surprised when I tell them I have a temper. They can’t imagine it, and that’s because I tend to only show my temper around people I feel will love me and forgive my short comings in my darkest hours. So most… Continue reading Pause
I remember being at our Church’s Worship Team Christmas Party four years ago and as we sat there, new parents, with our 6 week old baby sleeping in her stroller my husband made a comment about just waiting for things to get back to normal. One of the ladies said to us that we… Continue reading Parenting: The “new normal” no one talks about
While it’s only been a week and two days since my last day at work, I am so thankful that I made the choice I did. The day I gave my resignation and walked back to the office space I shared with another colleague she commented that I looked much more relaxed. She had… Continue reading About a girl: resignation
I’m not going to lie, motherhood / parenthood is filled with a ton of not so great moments that no other parent or book could possibly describe to you as well as actually living through it. At times it’s madness. “Pull out my hair” is an expression that doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface.… Continue reading My favorite moment – kite flying
Montecito Sequioa Lodge was everything and more. I loved it for its comfortable simplicity and reminder of what’s truly beautiful in life. Family. Connection. Nature. No TV. No internet. As we began our departure from Orange County and 45 minutes into our 7 hour car drive we heard Celeste’s voice from the back seat “why… Continue reading The beginning of a family tradition
Purse Meets Diaper Bag 