Spring brings longer days, blooming flowers—and a tidal wave of tiny, meowing fluffballs! It’s kitten season in the Bay Area, and that means animal shelters like Humane Society Silicon Valley (HSSV) are busier than ever.
Here’s the good news: Whether...
Every season I look forward to checking out new trends from the runway shows. It’s fun to see how designers have reimagined an old classic or created something new and exciting. However, as a mom of two young children,...
When restaurants are able to start opening again in the Bay Area (yay), even at limited capacity, they will once again show that they can adapt to al fresco dining. Which means if you decide to dine out, you’re...
Heart pounding, shallow breaths, blinking back tears. Rage pulsing through my veins.
That’s how I feel after leaving the meeting with all of my coworkers.
And even while my mind is racing, running over everything that was said, trying...
We all (probably) like to fancy ourselves as steady, stable people. Reliable! In control of our thoughts and emotions! But let’s face it, motherhood – or maybe just busy adulthood – has a way of… diversifying our thought processes. ...
The chase was intensifying. Two kindergarten boys (my son and a friend from school) were in pursuit of my four-year-old daughter with plastic lightsabers, while she sported a combination of Star Wars/Knight/Pirate attire and sprinted around our backyard.
Suddenly, a...
I realize that we are far away from the days where children were raised by a tribe, but sometimes I think we may have taken it a little too far. Likely, at this moment, thousands of moms are Googling...
A few weeks ago, as I settled on the plane on my return flight home from my last work trip of the year, I breathed a sigh of gratitude. I was grateful for exhilarating two days spent in Miami...
I was never the kind of girl who was a part of a group of friends. I don’t have a named group chat. There are no girls’ trips. Instead, I have great friends all across the country but none...
Christmas of 2017: gone was my child-free, 30-something, free and easy lifestyle that came with its own nonchalant and devil-may-care attitude towards most things in life. Many of my friends and family members had already ventured down the path...
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A Bay Area Mom’s Guide to a Family‑Friendly Weekend in Windsor...
If you’re craving a quick, high‑visual getaway that feels worlds away from the weekday grind — but still totally doable with kids — Windsor...
