When you have winter birthdays (like my kids) you have limited options for birthday parties especially since I’m not one for having 30 screaming children inside my house. At these times, my husband and I are very grateful for...
About once or twice a year, I meet up with a group of friends at various local spas for a luxurious morning of pampering. Our ultimate- and ambitious- goal is to visit every luxury spa in the Bay Area...
In just under seven years my life roles have changed from a single, fun loving bachelorette with a side gig to an entrepreneur, wife, and mother. Figuring out my new job duties each came with its own challenges, and...
When you’re a parent to kids under five, everything seems to revolve around them (I wonder if/when this changes…). Are they sleeping and eating? Are they socialized, healthy, and happy? Milestones… What about the milestones?!? These questions shape those...
SWM (semi-wonderful mom) seeks similar for play-dates, vent sessions, and wine nights out. Matches should love to talk about anything but politics. Seriously. Anything. I love chatting about my LO and all things Mommy as well as our pre-Mommy...
Learning to do yoga is one of the best gifts I’ve ever given myself. I started about ten years ago as an antidote to all the running I do, and, at the time, I was merely looking for a...
I had a hard time adjusting to the slower speed of maternity leave. I’d become accustomed to the nonstop deluge of work emails, and I’d gotten into the habit of always checking my phone right before bed and immediately...
This is not an article about “how I got my body back” – which, by the way, has become one of my most hated phrases in the parenting world. This is an article about confidence, taking control, and the...
One of my favorite mentors once told me the secret to raising happy and healthy children is to know them well and genuinely think they are special for who they are.
This sounded really easy, because luckily my kids...
Marriage is awesome! It’s like a sleepover with your best friend every night and you always have a shoulder to lean on. Then you have kids and everything changes. You’ve probably been told this before, and you may have...
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