If you’re anything like me, you have approximately 4,392 videos of your kids on your phone. Not only are these clips hogging precious storage space, but how often do you really go back and watch that one clip from...
For my friends and family reading this, I'll answer this right away: We're staying, at least for now, but we hope for longer, maybe forever. But raising children in San Francisco comes with challenges, and my husband and I...
There is literally nothing that makes me happier than the smell of pumpkin bread baking in the oven. It reminds me of crisp Fall days from my childhood, the changing of colors on the trees, and the sign that...
Every year, Chinese New Year gets more exciting, as my daughter Ilse begins to grasp the concept of time and holidays. One of my favorite aspects of Chinese New Year is the gifting of sweets to family to wish...
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Are you that mom? That mom who loves to take pictures, printing, and hanging up your treasured moments? Or perhaps you just love to take pictures but couldn't be bothered with the printing yet, because #momlife. A couple of...
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If you have a complicated relationship with alcohol, I'm here to tell you that you're not...
When my daughters were little, they took private swimming lessons at the Stonestown YMCA with a lovely, young San Francisco State University student named Elyssia. But teaching my girls how to swim all four strokes was not the only...
I recently attended a work shop for moms looking to de-clutter and de-stress their life.
The speaker has devoted much of her recent years to pursuing a life of minimalism. While that word means different things to different people,...
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