There is so much to love about this month!! For starters it’s my birth month, woohoo! I get to ask my mom for my favorite meal for my birthday. I haven’t decided yet but it’s either going to be a delicious Mexican dish known as molé or Tortas de pollo in green sauce. My… Continue reading It’s finally here again!
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 had a very emotional moment just now. I was finishing nursing Elysse and as she lay in my arms deep in sleep I felt the tears streaming down my face and a myriad of thoughts flooding my mind. Thoughts that made me feel sad, lonely, empty and insecure. Thoughts that make me want to… Continue reading When you feel half empty
Sometimes the people you love the most, that you hold in the highest regard, and which you have the deepest respect for, can often hurt you with unkind words and believe that it’s ok. It isn’t ok. Words matter and they can hurt. Deeply. And it’s not because we are too sensitive, it’s because… Continue reading If it isn’t kind, keep it in your mind
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
Little baby bathed – check. Toddler bathed – check. Dinner ready – check. Mama exhausted – check. There are moments in the day when things just flow so well from one moment to another. Moments when I feel I am fully in my element and that God had it so right when he decided… Continue reading A gift that can’t be duplicated
I tend to over think things. Especially bad moments or experiences. I tend to replay them over and over in my mind trying to figure out where things went wrong. Which is ok, but also at the same time futile. It’s ok when the thinking brings new light to a situation, but futile once… Continue reading Wouldn’t it be nice to just hit “erase”
I went to sleep feeling completely exhausted and unfortunately it hasn’t been an easy night. Somewhere between the 3rd or 5th time being woken up by our crying 3 1/2 year old, I thought of Mother’s Day and of my mom. I did a little Google search and found this: And of course being… Continue reading To all the brave and beautiful mommies – Happy Mother’s Day
Brené Brown has a great video On Empathy that explains so well the difference between empathy and sympathy. About that vulnerable place where you are asked to “feel with a person” when they are saying to you, with or without words “I’m scared, I’m overwhelmed”. I experienced a very vulnerable moment this morning in which a rush… Continue reading About a girl: mommy vs self
Last I left off we were in Borrego Springs, the kind of place that is so remote and small that you intentionally have to be going there. It’s not somewhere you happen to stop by on your way to your real destination. And don’t get me wrong, it’s a beautiful slow moving quiet place, the… Continue reading In search of wildflowers: Don’t blame the Toms
Purse Meets Diaper Bag 